Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Element Tables -- Here is some information on the elements. You can view them in periodic table form or list them by name, symbol or atomic number.
Science Fairs -- A project of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council, this homepage is designed to aid students in the most difficult aspect of their science fair experience; getting an idea. From Canada.
ChemTeam -- A Tutorial for High School Chemistry. The ChemTeam provides study resources in all standard topics for students in high school and Advanced Placement chemistry.
VirtualRiver -- Here you will find two interactive exercises designed to help you learn about river processes like discharge, flooding, and flood frequency. Each activity requires you to make careful observations and measurements, do simple calculations, and answer questions about your work. A "Certificate of Completion" will be available to you at the end of each activity.
StarChild -- A Learning Center for Young Astronomers.
The Planetary Society -- Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of our solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life.
NewScientist.com -- Your ultimate science and technology website.
The Interactive Star Chart -- A great resource for amateur astronomers and us plain old 'stargazers'. Visit the site and choose your location, time and viewing location and MyStarsLive will generate a star map of the skies above your home. The chart identifies stars, planets, constellations, and galaxies and even tells you about upcoming events like eclipses, asteroids, and meteor showers.
Technology and Society -- (Center for the Study of) How is all the new technology changing society, and what does it say about us? Visit this site to find out. Learn about the latest events in human cloning, the effect of e-mail on the workplace, the ultrasound cancer cure, and much more. Really amazing 'goings-on' here folks!
Virtual Physics -- Immerse yourself into an alien abduction story to learn about: Waves, Magnetism, Optics, Sound, Light, Electronics, Electricity, and the Scientific Method, or Join a time-travel adventure and you can learn all these physics topics in a 3D interactive environment: Motion, Forces, Newton's Laws, Machines, and Thermodynamics.
Amateur Astronomy in Hawaii -- A nice website filled with astronomical information and links.
Views Of The Solar System -- This Site Presents A Vivid Multimedia Adventure Unfolding The Splendor Of The Sun, Planets, Moons, Comets, Asteroids, And More.
Students & Teachers
Becoming Human -- Journey through the story of human evolution in a broadband documentary experience.
The Biology Project -- An online interactive resource for learning biology.
California Academy of Sciences -- A large site, and online resources are difficult to locate among so many pages, but if you're persistent, it might be worth it.
Ag BioTech InfoNet -- Covers all aspects of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering in agricultural production and food processing and marketing. Our focus is on scientific reports and findings and technical analysis, although the page also covers emerging issues of widespread interest, developments in the policy arena, and major media coverage.
The @stro Pages -- Dedicated to amateur astronomy and space enthusiasts around the world.
The Franklin Institute Online -- Pages and pages, project after project, there's a ton on online information here.
A Century of Physics -- By the end of the nineteenth century, after more than two thousand years of intellectual struggle that began with the Greek philosophers, physical scientists had reason to believe that they were beginning to understand the universe. Their theories of matter and energy, of electricity and magnetism, of heat and sound and light were confirmed in laboratories throughout the world with increasing precision. Experimentation was the method, and mathematics the language, of a powerful, coherent body of knowledge called classical physics.
The Academy of Natural Sciences -- An international museum of natural history operating since 1812, undertakes research and public education that focus on the environment and its diverse species. Their mission is to expand knowledge of nature through discovery and to inspire stewardship of the environment.
Access Excellence -- A national educational program that provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web. The site for Health and Bioscience teachers and learners.
Lunar and Planetary Institute -- The Lunar and Planetary Institute is a focus for academic participation in studies of the current state, evolution, and formation of the solar system.
Elementary Science Program -- A resource for students and teachers of elementary science sponsored by The Elementary Science Program, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES.
The Media Resource Service -- A program of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. The service puts journalists in touch with reputable sources of scientific information. Whether or not you're a journalist, there are some excellent articles here.
Hot A.I.R. -- Produced by the same gang of people who from 1955-1994 founded and edited the Journal of Irreproducible Results. In 1994, when the Journal's publisher decided to abandon humor and the magazine, we decided to abandon that publisher. Unable to get use of the old name, we started a brand new publication. The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR).
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum -- From the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Chicago's first museum and only museum to specialize in the ecology and natural history of the Midwest from the Great Lakes to the prairies. Today, the Academy is a vital cultural and educational institution dedicated to promoting scientific literacy for all citizens.
Challenger Center Online -- Launch your exploration of space here for cool educational simulations, activities, news, and information. Challenger Center focuses specifically on comets, Mars, Earth, the Moon, International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, space probes, and the Solar System in general.
University of Arizona -- Department of Physics. There are some very interesting online resources to be seen here.
Heavens-Above -- If you're interested in satellites or astronomy, then this is the right place! Their aim is to provide you with all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information.
Fear of Physics -- The field is mired with images of weird old men electrocuting themselves, strange equations, esoteric concepts, indecipherable books, etc. To most, physics is simply unapproachable. Here, they say "No Way" give it a chance! The authors of this site have been involved with physics for 15 years. This includes college, graduate school, Ph.D. degrees, government funded research, national conferences, and teaching at the university level. They Love Physics.
Chaos at Maryland -- Welcome to the Chaos Group at the University of Maryland at College Park! Chaos is a multidisciplinary science, and this is reflected in the fact that the members of the group are affiliated with diverse departments and institutions.
Education Programs -- From the Goddard Space Flight Center. Very cool resources here!
Comets & Meteor Showers -- news & information • professional & amateur observations • historical research Compiled by Gary W. Kronk
EarthTrends -- The Environmental Information Portal offers the most current data on a broad range of environmental issues.
Lederman Science Center -- Introducing Students to the World of Science.
eNature.com -- This is a commercial site, but they have some excellent content, and nature discovery tools.
Popular Science -- There is a wealth of information of this, the web site of Popular Science magazine.
United States Virtual Observatory -- The National Virtual Observatory (NVO), headed by astronomer Alex Szalay of The Johns Hopkins University and computer scientist Paul Messina of the California Institute of Technology, will unite astronomical databases of many earthbound and orbital observatories, taking advantage of the latest computer technology and data storage and analysis techniques. The goal is to maximize the potential for new scientific insights from the data by making them available in an accessible, seamlessly unified form to professional researchers, amateur astronomers and students.
The Ozone Hole Tour -- From the Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Cambridge.
Stormy Weather -- A nice online tutorial about the weather and it's origins.
The Nobel Channel -- Have a look at the Learing Studio on this excellent web site.
Science Poetry Center -- This page is a place for students to post their own poetry, with the subject being anything having to do with Nature or Natural Science, including Life, Earth, Physical and Environmental Science topics.
Nobel e-Museum -- Some nice resources here.
NBII -- Developed and maintained by the
Center for Biological Informatics of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Snow Crystal Physics -- Why do snow crystals form in such intricate, symmetrical shapes? Where is the creative genius that produces these miniature masterpieces of frozen water, quite literally out of thin air? The answers to these questions can be found in the physics that governs snow crystal growth -- from the peculiar surface structure of ice to the mathematical instabilities behind pattern formation.
Physics Central -- The American Physical Society represents some 42,000 physicists, and most of our work centers on scientific meetings and publications-the primary ways that physicists communicate with each other. With Physics Central, we communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone.
WebElements -- Aims to be a high quality source of information on the WWW relating to the periodic table. Coverage is such that professional scientists and students at school will all find something useful. Currently most information is about the elements themselves but the scope of WebElementsTM will include simple compounds as well in the future.
New York Times: Science -- Excellent resources here.
Science Playwiths -- Created by Peter Macinnis, he says "This is my play space. Simple science things will appear here when I think of them or find them: you are free to share them. Simple science is often done with junk, and it involves using everyday things to pose interesting questions."
Virtual Courseware -- An ongoing project dedicated to developing interactive Web-based activities for the Life and Earth Sciences. These activities are designed to enhance the learning and teaching of scientific principles at the undergraduate college and university level as well as at the high school AP level.
Science News -- An award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science. This is their excellent web home.
National Institute of Health -- Office of Science Education, coordinating science education activities at the NIH. Developing and sponsoring in-house science education projects. These programs serve elementary, secondary, college students, teachers and the public.
Science U -- For people who like science. Interactive exhibits make science fun. Engaging multimedia articles and activites make Science U a great place to learn about science. And above all, our commitment to quality brings you an exciting, creative, and informative science experience at the click of a button.
Smithsonian Institution -- The Institution is as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding more than 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge". The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.
Spaceflight Now and their companion,
Astronomy NowAre excellent online resources for the study of spaceflight, and astronomy.
Volcano Expeditions -- From the field in Costa Rica. Check out a volcano, online!
National Science Foundation -- The National Science Foundation funds research and education in science and engineering. It does this through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, and other research and/or education institutions in all parts of the United States. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Their mission is to seek, teach, and communicate scientific understanding of the oceans, atmosphere, Earth, and other planets for the benefit of society and the environment.
Mars Global Surveyor -- Radio Science Team will acquire thousands of profiles of the martian atmosphere during the course of the MGS mission. The main mapping phase of the mission began in March, 1999. This phase of the mission concluded successfully, and the mission entered an extended mapping phase in January, 2001. The atmospheric profiles include precise temperature and pressure measurements as a function of height above the martian surface, and will allow Team members to observe the weather on Mars for more than one complete martian year (687 days). The Team is sharing this data with the participants in their outreach program. Students gain access to martian weather data when results are available, and they may compare the martian weather data with their own observations of Earth's atmosphere.
Space Telescope Science Institute -- Here, you can view photos from the Hubble telescope, and learn about astronomy in general.
Scientific American.com -- The agazine is awesome, and so is the web site! There are a wide range of scientific topics to read and learn about on this site.
ScienceMaster -- We are the Internet's science learning web site, catering to students, parents and teachers. We offer a friendly environment to support public & private school science education and home learning.
Questacon -- This site, from Australia, has some great resources for kids, teens, and teachers.
Molecular Expressions -- Acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs").
Sigma Xi -- The Scientific Research Society owns this interesting web site and in their Science Resources section there are many links to other online science resources.
HHMI's Biointeractive -- This Site Lets Students Experience A Virtual Neurophysiology And Cardiology Laboratory. Shockwave And QuickTime Animations Are Used Here To Help Students Examine Heart Patients, Follow The Movement Of Blood And The Activity Of The Nervous System, Watch Bacteria Invade The Body, Learn How An Electrocardiogram Works And More. The Lessons Are Designed For High School Students, And Schools Can Order A Free CD-ROM For Classroom Use.
Teachers
Ms. Lee's -- Kindergarten Experiments with Science.
SSMA -- School Science and Mathematics Association.
The Catalyst -- This site has been developed spedifically for the secondary education and high school level teacher as a rewource for finding relevant information for use in the teaching of chemistry.
NCREL -- A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides research-based expertise, resources, assistance, and professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and policymakers.
N-Body Shop -- Part of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. "We're in the business of designing and running software that enables high-performance computing on a variety of astronomy-related problems, including large-scale structure formation and planet formation. Please feel free to explore the links on this website and learn more about our research!"
National Science Teachers Association -- " ... to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all."
Spacelink -- a service of the Education Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space Science Education Resource -- This directory is a convenient way to find NASA space science products for use in classrooms, science museums, planetariums, and other settings.
AETS -- Association for the Education of Teachers in Science.
American Astronomical Society -- Some teachers resources for K-12 astronomy here.
American Association of Physics Teachers -- This appears to be a purely commercial site, however the annoucements and news section might be of some use to teachers, and is the sole reason for listing them here.
CIESE -- The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education. Established at Stevens Institute of Technology to help bring the Institute’s technology experience to the K-12 sector. There are a few teacher resources here.
bioQuest -- Offering the following resources: The BioQuest Library, BQ Notes, The BioQuest Website, publications by project staff and participants, workshops and presentations for institutions and organizations, and support of an extended BioQuest community. We encourage the use of simulations, databases, and tools to construct learning environments where students are able to engage in activities like those of practicing scientists.
biochemie.net -- Biochemie.net is the first-line, catalogue oriented portal for the biosciences.
Sissa.it preprint server -- I'm not a science teacher but this looked awesome to me. I'd appreciate some feedbank, from a teacher, on this site. Feel free to use the contact links (near the top of the page, above the search window).
The Journal of High Energy Physics -- A refereed journal written, run, and distributed by electronic means.
AAAS -- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs.
EHR -- The Directorate for Education and Human Resources is responsible for the health and continued vitality of the Nation's science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education and for providing leadership in the effort to improve education in these areas.
EricSE -- Clearinghouse For Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.
Globe -- A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.
American Physical Society -- Like many "Association" or "Society" sites, this one's main objective is to impress you with what they've done, or are doing, and persuade you to lay out the bucks to become a member, but it looked like a determined visitor could find a few resources here too so I listed them anyway.
Sourcebook -- For teaching science. Looked like it might be a good resource.
The Biology Page -- Created by DeLoy Roberts, a biology/zoology teacher at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. "A few items that might make your teaching of the science of Biology just a little easier. "
Association for Science Education -- An interesting site from the UK, and they appeared to have links to good resources. [Click on "Teachers"]
