OpenCourseWare
From MIT, has courses freely available over the Web, not for
granting degrees just to benefit the public.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Science Outlook
This is a free site that offers a wealth of resources on the
subject of science. This site provides up to date science news
headlines from a vast number of sources. Check it out
http://www.scienceoutlook.com/
American Museum of Natural History presents: OLOGY
The suffix"Ology" means the study of something, and
each OLogy topic is a specific scientific discipline. Topics
include paleontology, astronomy, archaeology, genetics, marine
biology, physical science(Einstein), and biodiversity. Kids can
dig into these topics by playing games, meeting real zoologists,
asking questions, reading stories and taking polls and quizzes.
http://ology.amnh.org/
Your Amazing Brain
Explore your brain, take part in real-life experiments and test
yourself with our games, illusions and brain-benders
http://www.youramazingbrain.org.uk/
Encylopedia of Life
Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the
Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all
key information about all life on Earth accessible to anyone,
anywhere in the world.
http://www.eol.org/index
2004 IUCN RED LIST
"The world?s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented
rate, according to the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
and a companion study of the data, the Global Species Assessment
(GSA)." List is searchable. Includes bibliography, photo
gallery, excellent collection of links to information about
various species.
http://www.redlist.org/
Instant Anatomy
Free website provides colorful illustrations of the human anatomy
that are clearly labeled and arranged to teach a mastery of
anatomical terms.
http://www.instantanatomy.net/anatomy.html
The Physics Classroom. Hosted by Studyworks and aimed at high
school physics students, this site links to physics tutorials, a
multimedia physics studio, and other resources.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
The NOAA Photo Library has been produced to help bring the work
of one of America's most remarkable Government agencies to the
American people
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html
EXPLORATORIUM
The museum of Science, Art and Human Perception.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Discovery Channel is a great place to start online space
exploration. Use this Space Guide as a starting point for your
students.
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/space/space.html
American Rivers
Water Scarcity & Instream Flow , Endangered Species , The Rivers
of Lewis and Clark , Community Watersheds , Army Corps Reform ,
River Science , Puget Sound rivers , Columbia River , Snake River
In The News
http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer
Librarians' Index
More than 14,000 carefully selected and evaluated resources
oranized into Best of... Databases (invisible web), Directories,
Specific Resources. Search by keyword.
http://lii.org
BIOME
BIOME is a free catalogue of hand-selected and evaluated Internet
resources for students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners
in the Health and Life Sciences.
http://biome.ac.uk/
River Systems of the World
Although an ample source of breaking news, the World Wide Web has
its limitations when it comes to natural history, except
pertaining to tourism
http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/
Chemical Elements.com
An interative periodic table
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Royal Society of Chemistry
Interactive periodic table and more
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_j.htm
The Aquatic Biome
Water is the common link among the five biomes and it makes up
the largest part of the biosphere, covering nearly 75% of the
Earth�s surface.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/aquatic.html
Welcome to the World's Biomes Page! Biomes are defined as
"the world's major communities, classified according to the
predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of
organisms to that particular environment
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html
ILLUMINATIONS
From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. On line
lessons and help.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons.aspx
Fresh Water Ecosystems
All Along A River This ThinkQuest site has information on how
rivers are formed and other physical aspects of rivers, as well
as case studies of the Singapore River and the Rhine. Discover
Canada
http://www.eagle.ca/%7Ematink/themes/Biomes/watereco.html
The World's Biomes
Welcome to the World's Biomes Page! Biomes are defined as
"the world's major communities, classified according to the
predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of
organisms to that particular environment
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
Take a Walk in the Rainforest -- A Self-guided Tour
Tropical Rainforests are home to 50-90% of all the world's
species of plants and animals. Rainforests provide us with
oxygen, help maintain our climate and give us essential foods and
medicines. Rainforests have intense tropical sunlight, high
temperatures and virtually constant rainfall. This environment
has enabled organisms to develop specialized adaptations to the
environment and to each other. Over time, this specialization has
promoted extraordinary biodiversity in the rainforest.
http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/rainwalk.html
Biomes-Major Biomes of North America
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/biomes.htm
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine
on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology,
Scirus searches over 200 million science-specific Web pages
http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
WEB ELEMENTS
Periodic table on the web.
http://www.webelements.com/
RDA's
Chart for daily recommendations.
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2&tax_subject=256&topic_id=1342&placement_default=0
MATH FORUM
Great site with teacher and parent areas as well
http://mathforum.org/
Science NetLinks
Inventions
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=357
TEN PLANETS
A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
PLANETS
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's
planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted
from the interactive program
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
SOLAR SYSTEM NET
This website has 315 web pages with over 340 pictures. This
website has 2 purposes: To give a pictorial overview of the solar
system and to quiz you about these pictures.
http://www.the-solar-system.net/
PLANETARIUM
http://www.free-planetarium.com/
ASTRONOMY NOW
The UK bestselling astronomy magazine now online.
http://www.astronomynow.com/
Kids astronomy
Powerful and fun resource for kids, exploring astronomy and other
space related topics. Play games, learn through interactive
applications, and much more
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
INTERACTIVE MATH GAMES
Here is a great resource for any level math teacher. It includes
virtual manipulatives related to the NCTM standards for grades
Pre-K - 2. Change the last number in the url to find different
grade levels.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_1.html
COOL MATH
Explore a world of math where difficult porblems can be fun and
discover hundreds of resources, exercises and an amusment park
devoted to math.
http://www.coolmath.com/
Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive
lessons, puzzles and worksheets. We have provided free homework
help since 1999! There are more than 400 pages of activities for
students, educators and parents
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
This Hofstra University Web site goes into graphic detail about
everything a growing mathematician needs to know about calculus.
It also features an online tutorial
http://people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Stefan_Waner/RealWorld/index.html
Welcome to snowcrystals.com! This site is all about snow
crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from,
and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures
are created, quite literally, out of thin air.
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Frequently Asked Qustions
The one-line description on this simple, uncluttered page says it
all: Our FAQ database contains hundreds of answers to frequently
asked questions on a wide range of natural science topics. And so
it does. You can browse these by topic -- they're in alphabetical
order, from aerial photographs to wildlife -- or do a simple
search of everything by typing a keyword or phrase in the text
box provided. There are 34 topics in all, several of which pop
up regularly as school report assignments, e.g., Endangered
Species, Volcanoes.
http://www.usgs.gov/search/faq.html
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Biographies
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/RBallHist.html
Anytime, Anywhere, Everyday Learning
e-Tutor offers students, parents and educators the vision, tools
and resources for initiating and implementing technology-rich,
activity-based learning. e-Tutor lessons have been created to
provide a superior online learning experience.
http://www.e-tutor.com/
History of Mathematics Short biographies of more than 1,100
mathematicians, with articles on the development of mathematical
ideas. Mathematics History Topic Index
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmathmatics.htm
CUT THE KNOT
This site is for teachers, parents and students who seek engaging
mathematics. Many of the topics are accompanied by Java
illustrations. There are more than 700 Java applets.
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml
National Science Foundation's Biology Research.
Interactive tour of the human cell.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/index.jsp
The GOLDEN SECTION RATIO
Things to do with PHI online activities, bio's and more
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/phi.html
National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives. University of
Utah Great on line puzzles etc for Pre-school to age 12.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Biographies of Female Mathematicians
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Women.html
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FACTS
http://www.caleuche.com/River/RiverFacts.htm
UNITED NATIONS World Food Program
http://www.food-force.com/?CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20061006jj
Agriculture in the classroom
Includes teacher resources
http://www.agclassroom.org/index.htm?CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20061006ii
42 EXPLORE
Exploring farming around the world, lots of activities to explore.
http://42explore.com/farming.htm?CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20061006kk
Early Math for grades 1 and 2.
By PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/grades_activities.html
FLASHCARDS-a plus math interactive flashcards
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards
WATERSHEDS:Connecting Weather to the environment
Great site with alot of resources.
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/broadcastmet/watershed/
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
This interface allows simple searches. Enter up to 5 keywords
which best describe your food item. Select a Food Group. Then
click on the Submit button. If you don't get a match, check your
spelling or try a related keyword. If you get too many food
items, try a more specific keyword. If you enter two or more
keywords, the program will search for food items which contain
all of the keywords. Keywords do not have to be adjacent or in
the same order as they appear in the food item. You can exclude
food items by placing the word in front of a keyword.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
SAVAGE SEAS
Wave maker and more
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/neptune-main.html
2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (PDF; 3.9 MB) and its
supporting guidance document MyPyramid Plan. Source: U.S.
Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2005/2005DGPolicyDocument.pdf
GEOTHERMAL Energy Bullet
From the Library of Congress Science and Technology and business
division.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/geothermaltb.html
Science tracer bullets,
From the Library of Congress, a listing of all bullets available.
The Library of Congress SCIENCE TRACER BULLET SERIES contains
research guides that help you locate information on science and
technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics,
lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you
to stay on target.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/tbs.html
Create a Graph
Kids Zone
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Tony Wayne's Water Rocket Page
Lots of links and help for building your water rocket.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pagrosse/h2orocketlinksi.htm
AmphibiaWeb
Contains species descriptions, life history information,
conservation status, literature references, photos, and range
maps for many species.
http://amphibiaweb.org/
Exploratorium: Frogs
This site features articles, interactive exhibits, and hands-on
activities.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html
Kidzone: The Water Cycle
Features explanations, fun facts, and printable activity pages.
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Cool Math games, worksheets and flashcards
http://www.coolmath.com/
Free printable math worksheets for elementary school and home use.
This includes generators for math drills, flashcards, time, and
money!
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
The Nature & Science of Autumn:
A Guide to Selected Resources
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/autumn.html
Animal fact guide
You can learn all sorts of interesting facts about the animals
roaming our planet on our Animal Facts page. You can also
download free coloring pages, word searches, mazes, and desktop
wallpapers on our Fun Stuff page or check out cool animal videos,
photos, and news on our Wildlife Blog.
http://www.animalfactguide.com/
Project Learning Tree is an award winning, multi-disciplinary
environmental education program for educators and students in
PreK-grade 12. PLT, a program of the American Forest Foundation,
is one of the most widely used environmental education programs
in the United States and abroad. PLT continues to set the
standard for environmental education excellence.
http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_19_1.html
Simple Machines
Lessons about Newtons first three laws of physics.
http://www.crestcapital.com/tax/motion_energy_and_simple_machines.aspx.html
Do you know all the allergens, additives, and ingredients in what
you eat?
Search for foods you care about, compare food lists, etc.
http://foodessentials.com/home