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- General Science
- Cool Cosmos
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
- Offers pictures of a variety of things (Space, Animals, Peopls) using Infrared Light
- There are also a variety of activities, videos, learning opportunities and more
- Extreme Science
- www.extremescience.com
- Check out a variety of information, links, and tools
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- Astonomy (Space and Space Flight)
- Please note: Some of the sites are slow to load
- Exploratorium Observatory
- www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/index.html
- Follow the links to learn more about Mars, our Sun, Mercury and more
- Exploring the Planets
- www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htm
- Take a virtual visit to the National Air and Space Museum
- Learn about planets, comets, space flight and more
- Hubble Site (From Space Telescope Science Institute)
- http://hubble.stsci.edu
- View photos and learn about discoveries made through Hubble
- Human Space Flight
- http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
- Learn about The Shuttle and the International Space Station
- Imagine the Universe
- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Hover over the orange circles to link to different types of information
- Mars Exploration Rover Mission
- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov
- Learn more about Mars and the Rover Mission
- NASA
- www.nasa.gov
- Visit the NASA homepage
- Click on "Enter Main NASA Site"
- Use the search box to find specific information
- Runaway Universe
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe
- Learn about galaxies, the universe, supernovas and more
- From Nova Online
- Science@nasa: The Science Mission Directorate Website
- science.hq.nasa.gov/
- Scroll down to search for missions
- Space Today
- www.spacetoday.org
- "Covering space from Earth to the edge of the universe"
- Scroll down the page to find links to a ton of information
- Windows to the Universe
- www.windows.ucar.edu
- Includes sections on: Space Weather; Myths, Stories and Art; History and People; Earth's Climate; Polar Regions; Space Missions; Images and Multimedia; News
- Yahoo News!
- http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/International_Space_Station/
- Up-to-date news on the International Space Station
- Biology
- The Biology Project
- www.biology.arizona.edu
- Great information and activities
- Cells Alive!
- www.cellsalive.com
- Lots of cell information
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- Plants and Animals
- Animal Diversity Web
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
- Type an animal name into the search box, then click on the result that interests you
- Aquatic Plant Identification
- http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/m-plants.html
- Learn about Plant Taxonomy - The science of plant identification
- Bacteria-Animal Symbiosis Site
- http://web.uconn.edu/mcbstaff/graf/Sym.html
- Learn more about symbiosis here
- Biomes of the World
- http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
- This is a simple site from the Missouri Botanical Garden, but it does have great photos and a lot of information
- This page is very slow
- Biomes of the World
- www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html
- Offers links to additional pages on Biomes
- Boreal Forest
- www.borealforest.org/edresc.htm
- Learn about the plants and animals living around Ontario, Canada
- enature.com
- www.enature.com
- Follow the links through these field guides to learn more about animals
- To search for articles, change the drop-down menu to articles and type in your topic, this is great for finding info concerning biomes.
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- Games Parasites Play
- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/G/Games.html
- Learn more about hosts and their parasites
- Introduction to Biomes
- www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html
- This is a rich offering with a ton of information
- Mission Biomes
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/
- From the NASA’s Earth Observatory – “where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet”
- North American Mammals
- www.mnh.si.edu/mna
- Learn about mammals in your area or elsewhere in North America
- From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Parasitic Diseases
- www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c3.html
- Find all kinds of links here
- Tree Of Life
- www.concord.org/~barbara/workbench_web/unitIV_revised/tree_life_wrkst.html
- Learn about the key components within living cells
- World Biomes.com
- www.worldbiomes.com
- Covers 5 of the World's major biomes: Aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands, tundra
- The World's Biomes
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php
- From the University of California and includes: freshmwater, marine, desert, forest, grassland, tundra
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- Genetics
- Blazing a Genetic Trail
- www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/
- Learn about how flawed genes cause disease
- DNA From the Beginning: Children Resemble Their Parents
- www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/1/concept/index.html
- From the Dolan Learning Center
- Drag and Drop Genetics
- www.zerobio.com/drag_gr11/mono.htm
- From Zerobio.com
- Glossary of Genetic Terms
- www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm
- Click on the word to get the definition
- Mendel's Experiment
- www.mendel-museum.org/eng/1online/experiment.htm
- Genetics Practice Problems
- http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm
- Try out these on-line practice problems
- New Hope for People With Sickle Cell Anemia
- www.fda.gov/fdac/features/496_sick.html
- From US Food and Drug Administration
- Sickle Cell Advantage for Malaria areas
- Mouse Genetics Gizmo
- www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=35
- From ExploreScience.com at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
- www.genome.gov/10002096
- Offers definitions of many terms some with detailed explainations
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- Mitosis
- Cell's Alive
- www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm
- Follow the directions on the top of the page to learn more about animal mitosis
- Mitosis Tutorial
- www.csuchico.edu/~jbell/Biol207/animations/mitosis.html
- Click the long ovals on the bottom of these pages to go through this tutorial
- Mitosis Plant and Animal Cell Slides
- http://biology.nebrwesleyan.edu/benham/mitosis/index.html
- Click the links on the left side of the page to see photos of plant and animal mitosis
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- Biology Mysteries
- The Beast of Loch Ness
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/
- Check out information on the Loch Ness Monster from NOVA
- Big Foot Researchers Organization
- www.bfro.net
- Check out this search for Big Foot
- In search of Giant Squid
- http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
- From myth to reality - learn about the giant squid
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- Chemistry
- The Elements
- Chemi Cool Periodic Table
- www.chemicool.com
- Cool interactive periodic table
- Environmental Chemistry
- http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/
- More information than you can use on the elements
- A Periodic Table of the Elements
- http://periodic.lanl.gov
- From Los Alamos National Library
- The circle icons at the top of the page offer more info such as an intro to chemistry, how elements are named, an alphabet list of the elements and more
- The Visual Elements Periodic Table
- www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/index.htm
- Here is a visual representation of the elements - a combination of the arts and science
- Very slow to load - try this at home if you have a fast connection
- Webelements: Periodic Table - Scholar Edition
- www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar
- Click on the element symbol for more information about that element!
- The Wooden Periodic Table
- www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html
- Here is a whimsical approach to the elements and the periodic table
- I have to admit - this is my favorite
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- Cosmetics Research Project
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
- www.safecosmetics.org
- "working for safer products and smarter laws that protect our health and our families from toxic chemicals"
- Check out the news stories
- Chemistry.org
- www.chemistry.org
- American Chemical Society
- Search this page for information on Cosmetic ingredients
- ChemSoc homepage
- www.rsc.org/chemsoc
- Try typing cosmetics into the search on this page to get info from the UK
- Environmental Working Group
- www.ewg.org
- "non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to using the power of information to protect human health and the environment"
- Use the Quick Index drop-down menu to find information on Cosmetics
- Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Cosmetics
- www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html
- Offers regulations, labeling, and info about cosmetics
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- Physics
- Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe
- http://physicsweb.org
- Learn about "Physics: News, Jobs, Resources"
- Sections include history, CERN's experiments, everything you want to know, fact and fiction, questions.
- PhysicsWeb
- livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/index.html
- Learn about Antimatter, start with the Kid's Corner to get background information.
- A great place to learn about what's new in physics!
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- Viruses
- Big Picture Book of Viruses
- http://virologia.ua.es/dmsander/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html
- This is really cool with good information and great images
- How Viruses Work
- http://science.howstuffworks.com/virus-human.htm
- Shares info about what makes viruses work
- Click the link that reads "Lots More Information" for many additional links
- Sometimes this is very slow - be patient
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- For more information go to our library's Health and PE page
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- Weather
- Learn about local and national weather here:
- WMUR Weather
- www.thewmurchannel.com/weather/index.html
- Learn about NH's weather here
- In case of bad weather, you can also access the school closings from this page
- Weather.com
- www.weather.com
- Type in any zipcode or place name and learn about that area's weather
- Great for traveling or just learning about who is getting wet, keeping dry, shivering, sweating in our country
- Weather information
- Hurricanes: The Greatest Storms on Earth
- earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Hurricanes
- Get caught up in the swirl of information about these deadly storms
- There is a cool glossary function here that you can choose to enable making the information easier to understand
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- Wright Brothers and First Flight
- The American Experience
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/flight/feature_wright.html
- Check out this history and photos
- Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Museum
- www.first-to-fly.com
- Learn a bit of Wright Brothers history and view some of their work
- Wright Brother’s Flying Machine
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wright
- Click on the links to take you to more information
- Be patient – this is a little slow to load
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