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Please note: You may continue to use this page type if you desire. <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>News Websites</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Science News and Information<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.brightsurf.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.brightsurf.com</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Current Science News for Kids.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>MSNBC News</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/</A></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Fox News</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><A href="http://www.foxnews.com/">http://www.foxnews.com/</A></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4></FONT> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>National Geographic News<BR></PRE></FONT><A href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/</FONT></A> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Experimental Design</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides science experiment ideas along with videos of the experiments in action.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Ideas for wacky experiments you can do in your kitchen!<BR> </FONT><A href="http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Properties of Matter</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information on the Properties of Matter.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.strangematterexhibit.com</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Interactive Periodic Table<BR> </FONT><A href="http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information and graphics about Atoms, Elements and other topics in Chemistry.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.chem4kids.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.chem4kids.com/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>A list of websites in the different areas of Chemistry.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzchem.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzchem.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Physical Science</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides easy to understand information and animations for physics concepts.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.fearofphysics.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.fearofphysics.com/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Interactive to show the relationship between angle, velocity and mass for projectile motion.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/Applets/ProjectileMotion/jarapplet.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/Applets/ProjectileMotion/jarapplet.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Physics for Kids- Provides information regarding concepts in Physics.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.physics4kids.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.physics4kids.com/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Interactive tutorial on Electricity and Magnetism<BR> </FONT><A href="http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Page of links to various websites about Sir Isaac Newton.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.tretherras.cornwall.sch.uk/Library%20Web/Library_Services/Help_sheets/Isaac%20Newton.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.tretherras.cornwall.sch.uk/Library%20Web/Library_Services/Help_sheets/Isaac%20Newton.htm</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Quick tutorial on the Law of Gravity.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/sciencekids/gravity.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/sciencekids/gravity.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: -27pt"><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE> <DIV align=center><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: -27pt"><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=5><STRONG><FONT color=#800000>Rocks and Minerals<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE></DIV><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>The Adventure of Mineral Man and Rockhound. A thinkquest created by students on rocks and minerals.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://library.thinkquest.org/5234/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://library.thinkquest.org/5234/</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4>Great list of websites for resources on rocks and minerals</FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4></FONT></o:p> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><A href="http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#different"><FONT size=4>http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#different</FONT></A></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4>Excellent overview of the exploration, technology, production and distribution of oil.</FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><A href="http://www.api.org/story/"><FONT size=4>http://www.api.org/story/</FONT></A></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Plate Tectonics/ Geologic Time Scale</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Interactive website to teach about the Geologic Time Scale.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explotime.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explotime.html</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information and an interactive animation to understand Plate </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Tectonics.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/#</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE> <DIV align=center><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=5><STRONG><FONT color=#800000>Atmosphere and Weather<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE></DIV><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information, games, and folklore about Weather.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.weatherwizkids.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.weatherwizkids.com/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information for understanding our Earth Structure, Atmosphere and Cycles.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.geography4kids.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.geography4kids.com/</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG><FONT color=#800000><FONT size=5>Space/ Our Solar System<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=2> </FONT></o:p></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>NASA website designed for middle-school students.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4> </FONT></o:p></PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=left><PRE style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT size=4><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman">Provides information about Space and our Solar System.</FONT></FONT></PRE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <P align=left><A href="http://www.cosmos4kids.com/"><FONT size=4>http://www.cosmos4kids.com/</FONT></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Pollution</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information on the different types of Water Pollution.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/types.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/types.html</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Provides information about the causes and effects of Air Pollution.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/programs/schools/pollution.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/programs/schools/pollution.htm</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=5><STRONG>Miscellaneous</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Searchable database to learn the basics of "How Stuff Works".<BR> </FONT><A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://science.howstuffworks.com</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>List of Informative Science Websites Listed by Subject<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.visualscience.info/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.visualscience.info</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Windows to the Universe provides educational information, games and </FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>opportunities to get involved in scientific research in the basic areas of Earth Science.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.windows.ucar.edu/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.windows.ucar.edu/</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Fun, animated information on topics in Earth Science.<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/elevator.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/elevator.html</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>List of great website links for every science topic you can imagine!<BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Science/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Science/</FONT></A></PRE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT size=4><o:p> </o:p>National Geographic for Kids</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT size=4></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT size=4> </FONT><A href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/"><FONT size=4>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/</FONT></A></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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