Astronomy/
Astro Web Courses
BBC
Online - History - Science and Discovery - Cosmology: Why did Galileo
believe the earth moved around the sun?
Biblioth�que -
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon - Presentation: Cassini's Paris Observatory has
links to some of the electronic original documents to be found in their
archives. This is the English version site. You can also find current research
at
U of
Paris Observatory research.
Dickinson College Physics
and Astronomy: Some high-school to college astronomy resources
Mysteries
of Deep Space - Classroom Activities: A NOVA TV site for high school
students on topics in astronomy.
PASSPORT TO
KNOWLEDGE PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE: The nature of Black Holes.
Solar System Simulator: A NASA site
that allows you to view your own solar system from any point in time and space.
Spacekids.com: This website is aimed at
middle schoolers and offers Flash tours of the solar system.
STRUCTURE
AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE: This NASA website includes the latest
material on the extremes of gravity, space, & time.
Solar
System Tour- the Nine Planets: This award-winning site takes students
through an quick tour of the major features of the solar system's major bodies.
[Top]
Astronomy/
NASA Resources
Cassini probe: The first
mission solely to Saturn and it's moon Titan destined to arrive on July 1,
2004.
Earth Images JSC: Want to see the Earth
from nearly any vantage point covered by NASA space missions? This is the place
to start. A great geography connection.
NASA
Photo of the Day: Each day a professional astronomer discusses what an image
means and what it tells us about space.
Nasa TV: Where to go found out when to
watch a live launch on cable or satellite TV.
NASA Space
Sciences Homepage: The latest in cool science from NASA can be found here.
Science
Information Infrastructure: "collaboration among teachers and
scientists. The SII at the Exploratorium is developing educational resources
using NASA images and datasets."
Shuttle
Countdown Online
Spacelink
- Instructional Materials
NASA
Photo Gallery
Astronomy/
Exobiology
SETI @ home: "a
scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)."
You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio
telescope data.
Astrobiology @ NASA: Is there
life in the universe? How do we find out if Mars has life? The trip to answer
these starts here at the NASA Ames research center.
[Top]
Astronomy/
Space Exploration
Challenger
Center OnLine Space Station Resources. These centers are to be found around
the country, institutions dedicated to furthering space science education.
Clementine Probe: Water is
found on the moon!
Human spaceflight @ NASA: The most
comprehensive stop for all you want to know about living and moving through
space.
[Top]
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention. An unheralded branch of government that is doing some of the
best work in the world on not only infectious diseases but also in the fields of
mental health and brain function.
[Top]
Biology/
Animals
CELLS alive!
Hotlist
Insects
Insect
Scavenger Hunt Lists
Migrating
Monarchs and Trekking Timber wolves on the Internet
Patterns
in Nature
Rainwater Reptile
The
Connecticut State Museum Frogs
Exploratorium's
"Frogs" web tour
Microbe Zoo- Water World: Find something weird in a pond? Look for it here
in this image database.
The OwlCam page: This site follows the
yearly adventures of a nesting pair of Northern Barred Owls. You can see daily
updates throughout the spring.
[Top]
Biology/
Artificial life
A-life
- Team #2966
Artificial Life on the Web
Java A-life Experiments
Artificial Life Online
Biomimetic
Robotics
"Boids" (Flocks, Herds, and
Schools)
Complex
systems
"Floys" -
Territorial artificial life flocking java creatures
It's
Alive -- Main Story
Nerd World
ARTIFICIAL LIFE
New
Scientist Planet Science DIGITAL CREATURES .
PhysicsWeb
Features - Physics and biology
Welcome to
Zooland!
[Top]
Biology
/Body Systems
Anatomy (Human)
Basics Exercise
Human Anatomy
On-line - InnerBody.com
Human Body-Teacher
Resources
Science-Nature for Kids
Stanford
Virtual frog Project
The
Digital Anatomist Project
[Top]
Biology/
Biomolecules
The
Virtual Cell Biolmolecule page: While the descriptions are brief, this is a
good starting spot for learning more about the basic molecules of bioichemistry.
The
Biology Project @ Arizona State: A very thorough set of tutorials and
visualizations of every facet of biomolecules found in cells. Great online
practice for high school biology.
RasMole 3-D
biomolecule viewer: This free download is a small application that, when
launched, will open and read any .pdb (protein database) format files. This is
one of the display lingua franca's for biochemists. You can download
any molecule you
desire for viewing. Knowing the 3-D shape of a protein allows you to predict
interactions with other components within our cells.
Virus
World: Use the above program to view various virus structures. Just choose
one of the the .pdb descriptions to save and view using RasMole.
[Top]
Biology/
Brains!
Auditory Perception Demonstrations
and Experiments.
Brain Awareness Week
Clinical
PET - Neurology
Grand Illusions
inquiry Almanac - Spotlighting... - May, 1997
Interactive
Illustrations of Color Perception
Interactive
psychWeb Sites
Java
APP- Making perceived colors
Lit
in Cognitive Science - Oxy College
NeuroAnesthesia
Notes
Neurolab Online
Neuroscience
for Kids: My all-time favorite sight on the three pound universe we all have
between our ears!
Neuroscience
for Kids - The Eye
Neuroscience
for Kids - The Ear
Sound and
Silence: The importance of guarding your ears against loud noise
This
Is Your Brain on Electricity
Wired
9.08 Let's Make Your Head Interactive
[Top]
Biology/Cells
Bio4kids
cells
Cells Alive
Teacher
Resources for HHI microbes 2000
What are cells?
Intimate Strangers-Microbes:
This PBS series does a wonderful job of explaining these essential life forms.
[Top]
Biology/Evolution
ABCNEWS.com
Lee Dye Snails No Slowpoke at Evolution
NOVA
Online Teacher's Guide Odyssey of Life II The Unknown World
Intimate Strangers-Microbes
The
WWW Virtual Library_ Evolution (Biosciences): Harvard's Department of
Molecular biology has lot's of in depth information about how genes and the
proteins they code for can tell about the history of life.
Lesson
plans using the novel "Jurassic Park"
[Top]
Biology/Paleontology Links
Smithsonian Museum's Department of
Paleobiology
Dinosaur's at EBrit:
An extremely thorough site for any dinosaur question you
might have from this British Encyclopedia.
Luis V. Rey's
Dinosaur and Paleontology Art Gallery
Paleontology of the Oceans of Kansas
Museum of Paleontology @ U
of California at Berkley: A very comprehensive database of extinct life
forms.
Paleontology & paleoart links
The
Dinosaur Web Pages by T. Mike Keesey
BBC
Online - Walking with Dinosaurs - Chronology
[Top]
Biology/Genetics
About the
Genome Database
Hawley Lab Home Page
Human genome-education kit-
Introduction
to Virtual Fly Lab
Lesson Plans
Genetics (2)
Lesson Plans
Genetics
MICRO-ECOSYSTEMS
New scientist clone
Oncolink
Pointers
To Genetics On The Net
The Genome Database
UCSF
WWW Page-The ABCs of DNA
Welcome to The Great American
Gene Company
[Top]
Biology/Plants
Go Plants!
Carnivorous Plants FAQ
Fastplants from the U of Wisconsin: The fruit fly of plant genetics, this
little member of the mustard family is easy to grow in the classroom and makes a
great tool for all sorts of studies
[Top]
Biology/Sensing
Electrolocation
Fishes at Cornell
FREE
HHMI neurobiology lectures 'Senses and S.
Interactive Illusions
Interactive
Illustrations of Color Perception
Pictures
from Bell Labs-neurons
Seeing, Hearing and
Smelling the World
[Top]
Biology/
Teaching Biology Support
The
Biology Project @ Arizona State: A very well developed site for teachers and
students.
Access Excellence:
Of the best resources available for science teachers, this Genetech sponsored
site has current biology news, lesson plans, lab activities, and teacher support
areas.
The Athena
Project Curricula: This Northwestern US site has links building on interest
in the natural world for an integrated science curriculum.
The Biology Place: This subscription based
site offers a free trial to let you see what high-school level materials they
have to offer.
Breaking
The Code: DNA Lesson plan for Middle School
Harvard
Dept of MCB - More Biology Links
Howard Hughes Beyond
Bio 101: Taking undergraduate college biology into the 21st century.
Main
Menu- virtual Frog dissect
Oncolink: The University of
Pennsylvania's cancer information website
Science-Nature for Kids.
Teacher developed
Biology Mysteries: Forensic science is a hot topic and one of high interest
to students- stop here to see some tested lesson plans.
[Top]
BBC - The
British national exam (GCSE) Chemistry Review: What are the vital topics for
every high schooler in Britain to know? Try your hand at these "revisions" or
practice quizzes.
ChemBalancer Game:
Type in the correct coefficients, press the "Balanced" button, and see if you
got it right. Nice factoids pop up at the end of each reaction.
C13
to C12 ratios: What do these isotope ratios tell us about
fossils?
Chem4kids: A very basic set of review and
explanation pages that are clearly laid out. 8th graders should look at and
download the Biochemistry Overview pages in preparation for 9th grade.
ChemSense
ChemTeam
Main Menu
Chemmybear.org: An AP chemistry teacher
has created a very helpful site for all sorts of topics. The AP chem study cards
alone are worth the visit.
EDF Chemical Scorecard Home: Want to
know what toxins are being released from a site near you? The Environmental
Defense Fund online database allows you to quickly check the EPA paperwork on
emissions around the country.
Eric's
Treasure Trove of Chemistry: Now at Wolfram research, Eric Weisstein's
elaborate database of terms and concepts from the high school to postgraduate
chemistry courses is a great place to go for concise technical information.
General
Chemistry Questions & Answers: This well organized site at Frostburg State
University is aimed at high school students.
Genesis Periodic
Table Modeling: Genesis is a NASA space probe that is examining the solar
wind in order to uncover the history of our solar system. A basic overview of
matter and the periodic table is given.
New
Scientist Web Links Category Chemistry: The British one-stop site for
excellent science coverage has the best of chemistry links organized here.
Periodic Table
- WebElements: The best place to start! Use the
"Electronic configuration" applet to understand how electrons add to the s, p,
d, and f sublevels in atoms.
Periodic Table- downloadable Flash version: WebElements has both PC and Mac
versions of this excellent executable file.
Just place it on your desktop and launch it whenever you need a table!
Periodic
Table - Artistic Flash Version: For those of you who like a little more zing...
Periodic Table- Create your own online: The NASA Genesis Mission allows you
to follow in the footsteps of Dmitri Mendeleev and organize your own table.
Period Tables- How many variations are there? This page has more types than
you could ever want to see.
Radial
Chromatography - Science Museum of Minnesota: A fun and inexpensive way to
separate molecules by mass.
Scientific
American-Ask the Experts Chemistry
[Top]
Chemistry/
Nature of the Atom
Physics 2000:
This excellent site discusses how Einstein's contributions helped
create the field known as quantum mechanics. Post WWI science (especially
chemistry) was revolutionized. Superb java applets allow you to try out atomic modeling- and a dynamic periodic table for electron shell notation
must be seen to be believed!
Real-Time
Visualization of Quantum Atomic Orbitals
Hands-on Atom: Can you
play an atom as you would a xylophone? Try using photons of light to "strike"
some visual "notes" in this java applet.
Spectra of
Gas Discharges: A java applet that clearly shows the spectral line
"fingerprints" for many of the common "s" and "p" block elements.
Imagine
the Universe!: Useage of the EM Spectrum to dissect an element's quantum
leaps is outlined.
[Top]
Chemistry/Materials
Science
Is glass
a liquid or solid?: What is an amorphous solid? Find out the details on the
"oozing stain-glassed windows" idea that has made the rounds in recent years.
Can glass really flow like molasses?
Bubbles in
Space: What happens when you do the something as ordinary as dropping alka
seltzer into water under the microgravity conditions of the International Space
Station? Look for the unexpected answers in the ongoing Saturday Morning Science
experiments of astronaut Don Pettit.
Mineral
Gallery geochemistry: The Amethyst Galleries in Tucson has an extensive set
of photographs and chemical formulas for all of the major mineral groups.
Zippeite is one of my favorites.
[Top]
Computer Based Tools/Data
Acquisition
Calculator-Based
Laboratory: Texas Instrument's venerable CBL system has been upgraded to
create the CBL 2. With Vernier data collection probes and a laptop or TI
graphing calculator, real-time data collection can really make a difference in
the classroom.
Vernier Data Probes: Starting with the
Apple II, this company has pioneered robust and accurate data probes for student
use.
TI calc.org: The non-profit clearinghouse
of all programs and helps related to the graphing calculators produced by Texas
Instruments.
Computer Based Tools/Image
Processing
ESRI Schools and
Libraries Program: If you are interested in using the universal GIS
(Geographical Information Standard) for teaching about the planet's geography,
ecology, or human interactions, ERSI has the best software on the market. You
can integrate data from all sorts of sources to look for visual trends in
everything from population growth to sediment loads in streams.
GIS- What is it?: This site explains
all about the GIS standard and how it is used from NASA to city hall.
Projects in Scientific
Computing: The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center has many articles showing
high high-speed computations have attacked some numerically thorny issues that
range from human disease to planetary weather.
[Top]
Cool Science Ed
Support/Online
Science Magazines
ABCNEWS.com
Past Mad Rad Columns: test
Discover Magazine
Discovery Online
Nature
Contents volume 408 no 6812
Scientific
American Editors' Selections
Scientific
American- Explorations
Scientific
American
tech.LEARNING
science links
Welcome to Science Magazine Online
[Top]
Cool Science Ed Support/
University Science Tools
Cornell
Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Index
of -~mattingl-courses-scicore-dreamweaver_f00-handouts_minislides_f00
The Nebraska
Academy of Sciences
[Top]
American Museum of Natural
History: test
Discovery Online
Education
@ nationalgeographic.com
Exploratorium ExploraNet
Fermilab Education
Office Homepage
Franklin
Institute Architext Querying
Hatfield Marine Science
Center -- Oregon State University
Millennium
@ nationalgeographic
Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry
Science
Education Gate-Way
Science sites
SII
@The Exploratorium
SLN Explore Our
Resources
Smithsonian Magazine_
increase and diffusion
The Franklin Institute Science
Museum
The Natural History Museum
Theme
Clusters - Science Museum of Minnesota
UC
Museum of Paleontology Public Exhibits
USGS Learning Web
Virtual
Library's Museum Index
Virtual Worlds Land Grant
University
Welcome to UCB Museum
Paleology
[Top]
About. com Elementary Educator's site:
A constantly updated resource guide for K-6 teachers.
About.com Secondary Science Sites: Science topics arranged by field of study.
Busy Teachers
Web site: This excellent site at California Institute of Technology has it
all!
CCCnet
Charlotte Splash
Page
Cornell
Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Education
Resources
Educational Resources
from L &L
Encarta
Online-teachers favorites
Everyday Classroom
Tools Project
Virtual Lessons lessons from ERIC: The federal clearinghouse of all
lesson plans.
Frank Potter's
Science Gems: This commercial website still offers lots of lesson plans in
many different areas.
Journey
North 1997-98 Teachers Manual
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators
Lennox
Teachers
NEC Gakkos
New Scientist Planet
Science
Newton's
Apple Teacher's Guides
NSF Network Montana
Lessons
NY TIMES Front
Page
Planet Innovation Main
Menu
Pursuing Excellence
Reform in Action
Shortcut to Welcome to
Letsfindout Kids' Encyclopedia
Teacher-Developed
Lesson Plans at Berkeley
Teacher-Developed
Lesson Plans
The
Lesson Plans Page
The Woodrow Wilson
Collection
TrackStar
Weisstein's
MegaLinks
Welcome to AskERIC
WinStar for Education
[Top]
General lesson plans/
Sci Lesson Searches
Awesome
Library - science lessons
CCCnet
Everyday Classroom
Tools Project
Frames Enhanced Search
Galileo
Curriculum Module
Lesson
Plans - Discovery Channel School
MS
Science Lessons
New
Scientist Planet Science Award-winning web sites
Science & the
Environment - Great Web Links
Science In the
Headlines
Science
Lesson Plans-Columbia Ed Dept
Science
Sites-lessons from BC
Search
McREL's Web Site
Teacher-Developed
Lesson Plans
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Planetary Info
Challenger
Center OnLine Mars Links
Center for Mars
Exploration Home Page
Challenger Center
OnLine Mars Links
Center for Mars
Exploration Home Page
Complete
Mars Coverage
Mars 3 mission Homepage
Mars
Atlas home page
Mars
Atlas
Mars
Multi-Scale Map
MARS
outreach program
Mars Polar
Lander Official Website
Mars QTVR
entrance Page
mystic
mars
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA MarsWeb
PDS
Mars Explorer for the Armchair Astronaut
The Whole
Mars Catalog Breaking News
Mars Global Surveyor -
Welcome to Mars!
Mars
Multi-Scale Map
Mars Today
marstoday.gif
at humbabe.arc
Martian times Weather
Mission to
Mars Homepage
Welcome to
the Planets
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Activities
Mars Rover Education
Homepage: JPL's current classroom activities on Mars exploration are located
here.
Martian
Times Weather Activity
Live
from Mars - Weather Worlds
Live from
Mars - face lab
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Pathfinder
JPL Mars
Pathfinder Mission Home Page
Mars
TES News, Volume 5, Number 4
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Exobiology
Is
anybody out there- (1)
Is
anybody out there-
Planet
Science- Life on Mars Special
ANSMET
- The Antarctic Search for Meteorites
Beagle 2 the British
led exploration of Mars
Biospheres-
distant planet lab
Evidence of
Primitive Life From Mars
Exobiology
Strategy Report
Is
anybody out there- (1)
Is
anybody out there-
Life on Mars
Page
Life on Mars
MARTIAN
MUMMIES
Planet
Science- Life on Mars Special
SpaceViews
Was There Once Life on Mars
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Colonization
Explore Mars Now Interactive site:
Flash is required for this extremely thorough simulation of living and working
on a Mars science outpost. Highly recommended.
BioBLAST
A Project Under Development
MICRO-ECOSYSTEMS
lab
PBS
Online - Lewis and Clark Into the Unknown
red
planet the movie
The Whole
Mars Catalog Breaking News
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Global Surveyor
Homepage
Mars
Global Surveyor Images @ Malin Space
MGS MAG-ER Home Page
MOLA
Capture Orbit Data
mola_temp.gif
at ltpwww.gsfc
Science
-- Table of Contents {13 March 1998; .
[Top]
Mars/
Mars Landers
Mission to Mars Exploration Home page
at JPL
Spirit & Opportunity
Rover Homepages: Landing in January of 2004, these rovers will be able to
move more than 300 feet a day and sample rocks as they go. The mission- was life
once possible on Mars?
JPL Mars
Pathfinder Mission Home Page
Biographical
Sketches of Mars Team
Mars
Exploration Program - Education
[Top]
PASSPORT
TO KNOWLEDGE Electronic Field Trips
PBS TeacherSource
ShopPBS
presents PBS VIDEO
[Top]
Physical Sciences
Resource Center
PhysicsWeb
Features - Physics and biology
Virtual Physics labs @ U of Oregon:
These java applets are similar to Interactive Physics in modeling and collecting
data on events that are often too difficult to measure directly within a high
school setting.
Physics 113 @ Ohio
State: Lots of good applet links from a first year physics course and HW
solutions.
[Top]
Physics/
Aeronautics
Aerospace
Team Online
bubble world
UIUC
Airfoil Coordinates Database
[Top]
Physics/
Applied Physics
Welcome to CSMT!
Welcome to
PHY000201
Wiley
College_ Science and Mathematics - Physics
[Top]
Physics/
Atomic (Quantum) Physics
Physics 2000 @
Colorado State: This award winning site has a very easy to follow set of
tutorials that explain how Einstein's relativity theorems influenced quantum
mechanics and led to everyday technological advancements like the TV. I consider
this site to have the best java applets on the web today for quantum mechanics.
Quantum Physics at
Cambridge tutorial: A vast outline from de Broglie to Planck with formulas
stated.
The
Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Noble prize was awarded for his work in
this area. These notes from the U of Oregon clearly lay out the principles that
helped pave the path to the quantum model.
Practice Quantum test
at Marshall University in West Virginia.
Atomic
Physics on the Internet
Fermilab Education
Office Homepage
Imagine
the Universe! Spectra
SwRI
Space Plasma Physics Atomic, Molecular,.
The
American Experience Race for the Superbomb Nuclear Blast Mapper
The
Light Cone The Principle of Equivalence
[Top]
Physics/
Defense Topics
ATF Combat Zone
Jane's Combat Simulations
Jane's International Defense
Review
[Top]
Physics/
Electromagnetism
EM Waves tutorial @ Physics 2000: The Electromagnetic wave is introduced.
Watch Java applets on how accelerating charges can create fluctuating magnetic
fields and vice-versa so that the idea of "light" can extend to everything from
radio waves to gamma radiation.
GRAND
ILLUSIONS-fiber optics
Lesson
Plan for Making a Pie Pan Speaker
To
Do and Notice Doing your own Image Walk
Unit
Summary - Communication - Vibration, Electronic Signals, and
Electromagnetic Radiation
Waves
ANIMATIONS
[Top]
Physics/
EM Spectrum
FCC EM Spectrum allocation in the United States (.pdf map)
Interactive
Illustrations of Color Perception
The
Light Cone - An Illuminating Introduction to Relativity (by Rob
Salgado)
[Top]
Physics/
General Support
Activity-Based
Physics
Biographies
of Physics
College
Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
CONTRIBUTIONS OF 20TH
CENTURY WOMEN TO PHYSICS
Dauger.com Atomina
Hands On Physics L
& L mag
Kids
Web - Physics
Lennox
Teachers
Leonardo Da Vinci,
The Man & the Inventor
Martindale's
'The Reference Desk_ Calculators On-Line'
Mathematics
of ChangeProjects CalcLab
NASA
Observatorium Education Center
Pantheon
of famous philosophers
Physics
Institute
PhysLINK - The Ultimate
Physics Resource phy.
PIVoT @ MIT
Project PHYSLab
Research
VLAB
[Top]
Physics/
High Energy Physics
Basic
High-Energy Astrophysics Spectra
High
Energy Astrophysics Learning Center
Virtual
Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Star.
STRUCTURE
AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE: This NASA website includes the latest
material on the extremes of gravity, space, & time.
Real-time
Physics Volume 2
Solar Maximum Homepage:
What happens when the sunspot cycle maximizes as it did in 2000? Look at the
violent face of the sun using different tools to examine the photons and
particles racing towards the Earth.
[Top]
Physics/
Magnetism
Ferrofluids: How do you make a liquid turn into a solid with an magnetic
field? Investigate the materials that change their state based on magnetic field
interactions.
Electric
Motor and the electromotive force: Watch the current
flow through this virtual wire inside of a U-magnet and change the rotational
speed and direction of travel of the wire loop.
Collection of Java Applets on Electromagnetism: The motor above is just one
of several great visualizations of how accelerating charges or magnetic fields
interact with one another.
Auroras- What are they and what causes them? Look for answers here at this
Exploratorium web tour.
Make your own aurora:
Using an electrical power
source, a magnet and a vacuum pump you can paint with electrical energy.
Portraits or our
magnetic star: The various magnetic fluctuations on the surface of Sol are
both beautiful and potentially deadly for any space traveler. See a collection
of the most spectacular solar images here.
[Top]
Physics/
Mechanics
ABCNEWS.com
Dropping Atoms to Measure Earth's Pull
ABCNEWS.com
Launch Pad Demolished at Cape
BBC
Online - History - Science and Discovery - Cosmology - 1 of 5
Build & Bust It
CNN
- Technology - 3-2-1-Kaboom! Historic launch pad to be blown up -
October 5, 1999
Georgia
Tech Physics - Mechanics Demonstrations
Hamel
manual spinning disc
Hands On Physics L
& L mag
Impulse
Movies
NASA
Balloon Car Contest
Roller
Coaster design
Shortcut
to Brooklyn Bridge - John Augustus Roebling - Great Buildings
Online
Steam Engine
Library
The
Gravity Tutorials
TIPTOP-Virtual
physics LAB
Wired
9.08 Smash Hits-vectors
Wires
as Springs Encarta Schoolhouse
[Top]
Physics/
Nanotechnology
Mag flux lines cube structures
ABCNEWS.com
The World's Smallest Motors
Atomic
species identification in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy by Time-of-Flight
spectroscopy
CNET.com
- Special Reports - How Nanotechnology Will Change the World
Florida Tech STM Image
Gallery
Physics
List for STM graphics
Selective
Metal Deposition- how to
STAP
STM Image
Gallery - Lobby
STM
Image Gallery - The Corral Reef
The
Nanoworld Home Page
Ultrafast
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Project
[Top]
Physics/
Projectiles & Orbital Mechanics
Gravity
mapping of the Earth by NASA: A pair of satellites will soon begin mapping
tiny variations in Earth's gravity, allowing scientists to track the motions of
mass around and beneath the globe for the first time. Measuring "g" tells us a
lot about the underlying physical structures of the earth.
Practicing
with the Catapult @ the U of Minnesota: A great java applet. You don't have
to understand the air resistance equations to hit the target- just turn off the
air if you wish. Try and deliver a payload to the top of a tower.
Projectile
Motion U of Virginia: Want to verify that a 70 degree and 20 degree launch
end up at the same spot? Use this applet.
CNN
- Managing the war in space - April 26, 1999
NORAD--North American
Aerospace Defense Command: You can find links to the crucial role that
evaluating projectile paths and the orbital mechanics of satellites has for the
defense of the US.
Space Command is based out of Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs.
How Satellites Work:
How understanding orbital velocity and projectile motion allows agencies to give
you broadcasts from around the world.
NASA unmanned
satellite links page: A roundup of all of the NASA and other space agencies
that launch artificial satellites into space.
"New Moon": A team
project from San Diego on rogue asteroid intervention. A great "what if"
scenario.
Can "Armageddon"
come true? NASA's Near Earth Object program keeps track of the space rocks
that could impact our planet. A well-done Flash presentation.
Impact and
Gravity Simulator, v 2.2: This IBM programmer has made a very complex
simulator. Want to fire a planetoid into orbit around the sun? Lose the moon?
Have fun- source code is available!
Space Penguins Flash Game:
A truly addictive and fun little game that allows you to use your knowledge of the inverse-square law to slingshot a lost avian astronaut back to his spaceship.
[Top]
Physics/
Rockets
Rocket's
Away: The best place to start with water rockets.
SECME
1997 Summer Institute Water Bottle Rockets.
Water
Bottle Rocketry Links: A well maintained site.
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Physics/
Relativity
Glenbrook HS-
What is relativity? An overview of relativity and time dilation with several
good practice problems. A companion site
Physics 113 @ Ohio
State: Lots of good applet links from a first year physics course and HW
solutions. Look at the "recitations 8" onwards for some sample problems and
their solutions.
The
Physics classroom Relativity tutorial: While some of the problem sets have
broken image links, the samples are nice to follow.
NOVA Online Time
Travel: This site focuses on a popular fixture of science-fiction movies:
time travel. Using Einstein's Theory of Relativity, it has some great
illustrations of how space time can be bent and time is more malleable than you
might think. High school level.
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Physics/
Statics
Architecture.Design.History.Images.3D
Models_Artifice Great Buildings Collection
http--pmi.princeton.edu-pathways-webwalk-modules-bridges-
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Physics/
Thermal Energy
Andrew
Carnegie's James Watt
Entropy and the
Laws of Thermodynamics
Keywords for
The Engines of Our Ingenuity_
Shortcut to
Keywords for The Engines of Our Ingenuity
Steam
Engine Design -- Design Problem
Steam
Engine Design -- Tutorial #2
Steam Engine
Library
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Ecoplex Environmental
Condition On-Line for the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex
Virtual Worlds Land
Grant University
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Planet Earth/
Atmospherics
AIRNOW-Where I Live
air quality @ EPA
Auroras: see here
Global warming
article
Haze Cam Pollution
Visibility Camera Network
Hurricane
Hunters Virtual Trip
Portland Schools
Meteorological Network
SpaceWeather.com
-- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares,
auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
The Ozone Hole - a
Multimedia Tour!
The Ozone
Hole - Current models
WeatherNet4 - Home
Page
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Planet Earth/
Ecology and Environment
-Using
Lake Victoria Cichlids for model Ecosystems
Amazon
Expedition
Biomes and
Climax Communities
BRIT Home Page- Botannical
research
CSUBIOWEB
Ecology and Environmental Science
Developing
Personal Connections to Nature
Directory of Environmental
Resources on the I.
Ecology - Welcome from The
Mining Co
ENN.com - Brought to you by the
Environmental News Network
Environment
Related Websites
EnviroQuest-
A Statistical Study of Three Biomes
Global
land environments during the last 130,.
K-12$
Ecology & Environment
Live
From the Rainforest
Online
Resources for Teachers-ecology
Outdoor
Classrooms for the 90's Student lab
Schoolyard Nature Project
Science & the
Environment - Great Web Links
Sites of
ecological interest
Teacher
Resources -- Bookmark This Page
Teachers
Environmental Links @ Nat Academy of Sciences
The World-Wide
Web Virtual Library Environment
U.S. EPA Explorers Club
United Nations Environment Program
Why
Care About Ecosystems-
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Planet Earth/
Geology & Plate Tectonics
Amethyst
Galleries' Mineral Gallery
Earth System Science
Lessons- U of Montana
Featured Pages of the
USGS
SAVAGE EARTH
Online
Today's
Earthquake Activity
United States Geological
Survey
USGS Learning Web
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Planet Earth/
Remote Sensing
Connected Earth Views of
Space and Space Vie.
Department of Geography
at Hunter College, CUNY
Earth System Science
Lessons- Montana
EarthKAM
EROS home page
GEOG
485-551 Fall 1999 - Geographic Visualization Home Page
Hands
On! Spring 1997, Contents
Landsat
Program
Map
Division Collections
SII Project at
NASM
SPACE.com
Earthrise
Terra Server
The
Earth Observing System Educators' Visual .
The NASA-JPL
Imaging Radar Home Page
Third
From the Sun
U.S. Geological Survey
Visualizing Earth
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Planet Earth/
Water World Links
Hatfield Marine Science
Center -- Oregon State University
Locate Your
Watershed
PMEL Home Page
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Science Reference
BBC Science & Technology: The
"Beeb" is exhaustive in the depth of its science programs and the online section
is always ready to place current topics in their historical context.
CNN - Science -
Technology
Discover Magazine
Mars Surveyor 98 Home
Page
Martindale's "The
Reference Desk"- Calculators On-Line
The NIST
Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
The New Scientist Magazine: The
British version of Scientific American can always be counted on for wonderful
science reporting.
PBS Scienceline: Where would
we be without PBS? All of the educational resources can be found here.
The WWW Unit
Converter
Vernier Software Home Page
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American Society for
Engineering Education- Engineering Your Future - Precollege Site
Antikythera Mechanism from Crete
BBC
News _ Sci_Tech _ Hidden Antarctic lake links to alien life
Dan's GREAT
misguided science page
Jan-Feb
01 Ten Passed Technologies
Lockheed
Martin Digital Photo Collection
Martindale's
'The Reference Desk Calculators.
MIT Technology
Review - Nanotech + More
NASA Homepage
NASA K-12 Internet
Initiative
National Institute of Health
Scientific
American Editors' Selections
The Exploratorium
The Institute of Navigation
The Science
Stash and More
Welcome to NSTW Online
Welcome to PopSci.com
The What's New Website
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Science As a Process
A Science Odyssey: This TV
series was Charles Kuralt's last major program for PBS. It examines the changes
in science during the 20th century. A nice starting point for an historical
overview since it uses a "then" and "now" approach.
Evolution & the Nature of
Science: This thorough and award-winning site illustrates on how the fact of
evolution in biological species can be best explained by the theory of natural
selection. It also takes great pains to explain the differences between
pseudo-science and the real thing.
Faith
and Reason: The dialogue between these two differing methods of
understanding our place in the world was a subject of a PBS series. Creation vs.
evolution is examined in several different arenas.
History
of Mathematics
Life By The
Numbers- PBS Special:
This videotape series narrated by Danny Glover looks at how mathematizing
the world has gotten us to where we are today.
Nature science journal index:
Great resource for High school students serious about science.
PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE
Electronic Field Trips: These joint NASA endeavors have tried to make exotic
science happen in real-time for classrooms around the world. Originally
broadcast on satellite, these are now webcast. Complete support materials for
explorations of the sun, Antarctica, Mars, and the rainforest are available
here.
PhysicsWeb Features - Yeah,
but what about the crayfish?
Science Made
Stupid: Tongue-in-cheek-along-with-foot overview of science. A fun site.
SII
@The Exploratorium: The Science Information Infrastructure (SII) is "a
collaboration among teachers and scientists. The SII at the Exploratorium is
developing educational resources using NASA images and datasets".
The
James Burke Connection: One of my favorite authors, Burke has made the
history of science an engaging intersection of serendipity, technology, and
human drives.
The Learning Studio@The
Exploratorium: The premier science museum on the West coast has packaged all
of its educational topics on this page.
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>Science As a Process
/Mapping & Modeling
An Atlas
of Cyberspaces: How many ways are there to visualize how we all connect and
surf the web? Find out here in this growing. A related story can be found at
ABCNEWS.com:
Cyber Geographers Map the Internet.
Geographical
Data on the US: This US Geological Services site allows downloads of the
latest imagery and data sets of any geographical feature (pretty much!) in the
US.
Education Resources at the US
Geological Services, the folks that make the national topographic maps.
In thy
map securely saile: An online exhibit from the New York Public Library on
ancient and more recent maps and what they tell us about our views of the world.
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Scientific American Homepage: By
putting some of their best material online, SA has shown that they are still the
leader in intelligent lay discussion of the major science topics of the day.
Scientific
American - Index of Previous Issues
Scientific
American Editors' Selections
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