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The Electronic Zoo Hundreds, maybe thousands of links and great information on a large number of animals.
Museum of Zoology Pictures, descriptions, dissections, links and
more on almost any creature you can imagine. Adjust for your family's
beliefs.
EMBL Reptile Database An Online information
resource on reptile taxonomy with a focus on the species level.
Database covers all living snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians and
crocodiles. (For you Moms leary of snakes in the house, there's
a great article on why reptiles should not be kept as pets). From
the European Bioinformatics Institute.
AfriCam Live action images from web-cams set up at 3 different wild animal game reserves in Africa, takes pictures at frequent intervals.
Principles of Classification Here is a good site for learning about the system scientists use to classify all things that was originated by Carolus Linnaeus. Designed for middle school and above. Warning: You may want to adjust content for your family's beliefs.
Biosis Principles of Classification, the internet resource for zoology is a great zoology reference site that is organized based on these classifications. Here you can find links to a multitude of animals (we just looked up tapir yesterday). Also if you click on Subjects at the top of the page, you can find links for a variety of topics in zoology, like classification (taxonomy). Also there is a glossary for zoology terms. This is designed for younger kids.
Zoobooks Games and information for the kids PLUS a Teacher's site containing Lesson Plans for unit studies on several of the books.
Enchanted Learning A terrific Web site with over 500 pages to print out and color WITH information on each animal and Web sites to check out for further information!
GeoZoo Shows the animals for each state/province's flags and more.
NASA Web sites maintained by the four Strategic Enterprises Aero-Space Technology, Earth Science, Space Science and Human Exploration and Development of Space. Links to "Cool NASA Web Sites" include Y2K, Space Place, Space Flight, and Space 2000. Includes a kids section, student section, NASA TV, and more
National Space Society Links to many space related sites. Focuses on advancements made in the eventual habitation of space and other planets. Huge site with educational resources
Space Camp Enter at your own risk. You and your children will be dying to go after visiting this site. Links and games relating to SPACE CAMP (simulated astronaut training) and AVIATION CHALLENGE (simulated fighter pilot training).
The Nine Planets Multimedia tour of the Solar System. An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. By Bill Arnett
Hubble Telescope Images Fascinating photo galleries of pictures taken by the Hubble Telescope. Also has links to related information sites.
Yerkes Observatory Virtual Tour Yerkes is a 100-year-old observatory with five research telescopes, one of which is the largest refractor in the world. This virtual tour is designed to not only show you what kinds of things you would see on a real tour, but also to give you a little history and show you a little of what goes on behind the scenes
Sky & Telescope Magazine For weekly updates on interesting sights
each night in the sky, you might consider subscribing to Sky &
Telescope's News Bulletin mail-list. In cooperation with the American
Association of Amateur Astronomers -- educational resources available
Astro Mart
Huge listing of astronomy classifieds and auctions.
Orion Telescopes
Colorful, easy to use, on-line catalog for new Orion telescopes
and binoculars.
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
Build a Solar System An easy form to fill
out to help you figure out how to make your solar system model.
Other interesting forms to fill to make models of star sizes and
distances from earth. From the San Francisco Exploratorium.
Planet Information Sheet A chart to help you make a scale model. NASA/Montana State University, Bozeman Ceres Project.
The Thousand-yard Model or, The Earth as a Peppercorn by Guy Ottewell Astronomical Workshop, Furman University.
Biology
Virtual Microscope Photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy, offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). Florida State University.
Guide to Human Body Breathing lungs, beating hearts, more (anatomically explicit material). Also contains an Automotive Anatomy section! By Informative Graphics.
The Heart: An On-Line Exploration (Franklin Institute Science Museum)
Birds
The Great Backyard Birdcount The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. A fantastic Web site including backyard birdcounts by citizen scientists, bird identification & bibliography with photos and wav files, and information on choosing and placing feeders and bird food.
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter Photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds. Also has a forum for commentary and discussion on bird identification.
Body
Neuroscience for Kids Learn more about the nervous system (includes activities & experiments), maintained by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
Prenancy Calendar The First Nine Months A bandwidth and computer memory intensive Web site requiring patience while loading, but interesting.
Botany & Gardening
How to Garden Home of the online gardening magazine Garden.com -gardening for today's world. Beautiful graphics, great search engine, contests, etc.
The Great Plant Escape Help Detective Le Plant & his partners,
Bud and Sprout, unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
Celebrating
Wildflowers Coloring Book - Lots and lots of beautiful, downloadable
drawings of wildflowers, classified by their scientific and common
names.
City Farmer:
Urban Agricultural Notes from Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture
The Bug Club The Bug Club is a club devoted to young people
and the "young at heart" who find insects and other
creepy crawlies interesting and even fascinating.
Butterfly
--- absolutely scads of information about all types of butterflies
Bees,
Beekeepers & Food Web site dedicated to bees and all they
do for us. Includes games, food tips, etc. Also a great place
to buy honey.
Ant Farm Home
Page Links to games, photo gallery, live 'ant-cam' images,
and general ant information. Recommend adult supervision as there
are message boards and chat rooms on this site.
Ask
Orkin Bug Guide Everything you ever wanted to know about
ants, termites, mosquitos, fleas, roaches, rodents, and other
pests. Tips on living with bugs! Get the buzz on bugs - or mice
and rats. Did you know cockroaches prefer carbohydrates to protein
and fat? Find out cool facts on those creatures that make our
skin crawl!
Department
of Entomology (Iowa State University) Just about everything
you wanted to know about bugs and then some more.
Department of Entolmology (Texas A&M)
3D Insects Department of Entomology Virginia Tech
Rearing Sheets: Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life. Instructions on how to raise 16 or so insects! University of Arizona Center for Insect Science Education Outreach. This Web site appears to have a LOT more than just these rearing sheets.
Chemistry (See Experiments below)
Chemistry Drill This site provides you with a Element Symbol and then you will be able to answer questions about it. Answers are provided on a periodic table of elements.
University of Sheffield's ChemPuter (Interactive calculators for chemistry)
Web Elements Periodic Table (Sheffield University)
Rader's Chem4Kids.com
Dissection
Interactive Frog Dissection An Online Tutorial
The Whole Frog Project
The Virtual Lab (lobster) --- explores how muscles often function
in a system of levers, and uses simple principles from physics
to show how they work
Cow's Eye Dissection (step by step)
Virtual
Sheep Brain Dissection
Electricity
Theater of Electricity Web site of The Museum of Science
in Boston, Mass. Includes picture and video gallery, teacher resources,
and a lightening safety quiz.
How to Make a Pin-Hole Camera (Kodak) This
bulletin explains how to make and use two types of pinhole cameras-a
cartridge pinhole camera and a can or box pinhole camera, using
common household materials.
Food
The Twinkie Project Absolutely hilarious! A must see for all ages!
Earth Science
Caves
Caves and Caving in the UK Information about caves in the UK
National Cave Association Lots of facts, links, and pictures about caves
The Underwater Caves of El Jacinto An interactive journey where you're the explorer of a recently discovered cave in the Yucatan. A must see.
Earthquakes
Recent Earthquakes in California & Nevada Learn about the earthquakes in California and Nevada
Earthview San Diego State's Earth Science Site
U.S. Geological Survey Good earth sciences info from the government
Volcanoes
Volcano World (NASA supported site) Has lesson plans, articles, the premier volcano site
University of Texas Volcano Page 14 easy to use links to various volcanic sites.
USGS on Volcanoes Web site for the Cascades Volcano Observatory. Lots of pictures and links, plus the really nifty "volcano-cam." Images and information are updated very regularly.
Glaciers
Glaciers Learn all about glaciers
InteliHealth from Johns Hopkins' Health Information
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis for Healthier Living.
United States National Library of Medicine
Dr. Koop An interesting commercial site -- helps in answering many medical questions
RXList Look up any drug and get complete product information.
New England Journal of Medicine Read about recent research, ask questions, research, more
Inventors Hall of Fame Look up inventors or their inventions and learn all about the person or the invention!
Inventure Place Great links to hands-on museum sites, on-line exhibits, invention sites, kids sites, competitions/awards, and much more
NOVA's Einstein
Links - Links to photos,
quotes and biographies.
Nobel Prize
Learn about it's history, past/present winners, and much more
The Franklin Institute Science Museum Incredible web site with many, many links
A Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Go to the National Museum of Natural History or the National Air and Space Museum!
Hands-on Science Centers World Wide Links to public museums around the world with interactive education. A nice resource
American Museum of Natural History Virtual tour of the exhibits, calendar of events, coupons for discount Imax tickets, and much more.
Exploratorium: ExploraNet Web site of the Exploratorium in San Francisco, hands-on science museum. Good resources and experiments
Optics
Optics for Kids Elementary school children might enjoy this quick
look at some optical basics. Information and experiments about
this science of light.
Rocks
and Minerals
Rock Collecting by Don Irving. How one family got started
rock collecting. Wonderful links
The Mineral
Gallery A constantly growing collection of mineral descriptions,
images, and specimens, together with several ways of accessing
these descriptions; by name, by class, and interesting groupings.
Safety: Fire, First Aid & Poison Control
Kid's Fire Safety Page US Fire Administration site is full of kid-friendly tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire. Quizzes and games about smoke alarms, escape planning, home fire safety, and a parent-teacher lounge.
The Merek Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy--on-line version of
this publication. Also includes a very informative MediQuiz.
American Red
Cross Includes updates on recent disaster rebuilding with
excellent pictures, virtual museum tour, first aid/cpr information,
and, of course, how to help disaster victims.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Take a tour of the theme pages describing the 5 line offices, NOAA programs and activities, acquire data collected from NOAA projects, locate NOAA staff, and learn about opportunities within NOAA.
Naval Meterology & Oceanography Command Unlock the mysteries of oceanography with this site
Sea World All sorts of information and pictures of the terrestrial and aquatic animals in the Sea World/ Busch Gardens parks. Includes Shamu TV, and a really nice Educational Resources page with age appropriate classroom activities.
New Bedford Whaling Museum Contains collection of whaling artifacts and artwork, the museum's research library, which emphasizes local, maritime, and whaling history, and links to many other whaling sites.
The Mariner's Museum extensive maritime and oceanic information, educational resources, huge research library, and great search engine.
Pelagic Shark Research Foundation The word 'Pelagic' is ancient Greek for the open ocean, high seas, offshore environment, of which most of the earth's surface is comprised. This site offers excellent information and very vivid pictures of every type of shark. (lots of big scary teeth pictures!)
Maritime Virtual Archive Lots of links to maritime sites, including a fascinating Etymology page with links to books dating back to the 1700's.
Water Vocabulary (Sea World)
A Coast Journey Through the Northwest Intertidal Zone Includes tutorials and links. By Nancy Sefton.
The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean Free downloads of games for the kids.
Snow
Questions and Answers about Snow
Winter Storm/Blizzard Preparedness and Safety
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration This site is absolutely incredible which includes interactive learning on El Nino, Interactive Weather Information Network includes national weather warnings, etc. (this page refreshes itself every 60 seconds) and on and on.
The Weather Channel This Web site contains a myriad of information on weather.
Weather Images This is a one-stop weather site. From here, you can get radar and satellite imagery, other weather maps, and cool weather cam views!
Hurricane Hunters Air Force Reserve who fly into the eye of hurricanes
The Tornado Project On-Line Learn about tornado myths, tornado oddities, personal experiences, tornado chasing, tornado safety, and tornadoes in the past as well as more recent tornadoes, more
Lightning Hear electrifying stories and learn some shocking facts about lightning. Best of all, you'll get a chance to show off what you've learned. Take the lightning quiz and win the hottest prize in cyberspace
The Weather Dude This site features musical meteorology pages. The Weather Dude is Nick Walker from the Weather Channel.
Make Your Own Barometer from the Miami Museum of Science ---
Do you know what the air pressure is today? You can find out for
yourself by measuring the air pressure on a barometer.
Experiments
Robert Krampf's Experiment of the Week The experiments are targeted for a wide range of students. Most are simple enough for very young students, the author also includes suggestions for continuing the experiment at a higher level. With a bit of work, most of them can be turned into top notch science fair projects. E-mail at krampf@aol.com to receive his free weekly e-mail experiments.
A Lesson Plan for Growing Crystals Matthew A. Beebe, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary.
Beakman's Rock Candy Recipe Rock candy is a fabulous way to see what crystals are about.
Smile Chemistry Site A page of over 200 chemistry experiments
prepared for children.
Misc.
Simple Machines (how simple machines work & their functions)
Commercial Site for Stirling stroke engine. Description and diagrams of a heat engine which derives work from the thermal expansion and contraction of a gas. University of Melbourne.
Dragonfly Web Pages (University of Miami) Features something new on a regular basis. Learn about flight, skeletons, bugs, etc.
Science Hobbyist science fair ideas and links to other sites.
New Jersey Online: Yuckiest Site on the Internet Fun science site to explore. Visit Worm World and other yucky gross science things. Fun!
Beakman's 50 Question List Answer questions like: Why is the sky blue? Why do cats cough up hairballs? Why is a diamond so hard? What makes soap work? What are fingernails made of? and tons more
Inner Learning On-Line Ideal reference for studying human anatomy and a fun educational program to learn about cars
Encarta Site Includes Lesson Plans
Morse Code contains alphabet and dictionary of Morse Code, listen, more.
American Radio Relay League "ARRL" for Amateur Radio. Become a
"ham!"
Scanning
Electron Microscope
Edmund Scientific Great catalog for science goodies!
Science Universe Learn about astronomy, zoology, oceanography, meteorology, math, biology, microbiology, robotics, botany, more