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Science Resource Center
Science Resource Center has thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations just a few clicks away. The information you find here is perfect for any research paper! Available throughout Lahser, or from home with a password. See Ms. Scott for a password list.
Comet Observation Home Page
Lists currently visible comets, comets that will be visible in the near future, recent news and observations, and other sources of comet information.
Comets and Meteor Showers
News, calendars and historical research on comets and meteors.
The Constellations and Their Stars
Sponsored by the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, this site offers photos, charts and information on stars, constellations, and the Milky Way.
Galileo: Journey to Jupiter
Links to images and resources from the Galileo space probe.
Heavens Above
Provides information needed to observe satellites such as the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and events such as the flares from Iridium satellites, as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information. Heavens Above provides the times of visibility, plus detailed star charts showing the satellite's track through the heavens. All pages, including the graphics, are generated in real-time and customized for a particular location and time zone.
The Moon
This NASA site features links to photographs of the Moon, the latest Moon-related news from sources such as NASA's Lunar Prospector mission, and facts, history, and trivia about the Moon.
NASA
Current news about the U.S. space program, plus links to all of NASA's sites.
National Geographic Star Journey
Includes a star chart with overlays of Hubble space telescope images, information on the Hubble telescope itself, and "highlights of the heavens."
The Nine Planets
A multimedia tour of the solar system, with text, images, some sound and movies.
PlanetScapes - Views of the solar system
The latest scientific information and history of space exploration, rocketry, astronauts, space mission, spacecraft, the sun, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. Includes photographs, text, graphics and videos.
SETI Institute
"Home for scientific and educational projects relevant to the nature, distribution, and prevalence of life in the universe." Outlines the SETI Institute's activities, the concepts and practices behind Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence efforts, and gives information on current events in space.
SkyView
SkyView is a Virtual Observatory on the Net which generates images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray. Choose the "non-astronomer" interface.
Space.com
Dedicated to space and all space-related subjects, this site focuses on news, information, education and entertainment in an effort to bring about a greater public understanding and enthusiasm about space and space-related subjects.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Information and pictures from the Hubble space telescope.
Stephen Hawking's Universe
From the PBS program, this examines antimatter, the big bang, black holes, cosmic rays, dark matter, imaginary time, quarks, quasars, radioactivity, Schrödinger's Cat, singularities, superstrings, and wormholes, plus offers web links.
Tonight's Sky
Includes a sky chart and paragraph of information for each day, the "Skywatcher's Forecast", and a list of skywatching websites.
Universe Today
The latest space and astronomy news, gathered from sites across the internet, with links to more detailed information.
Windows to the Universe
Produced by the University of Michigan and funded by NASA, this site "includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience."
AmphibiaWeb
Offers access to information for every recognized species of amphibian in the world. Species accounts contain species descriptions, life history information, conservation status, literature references, photos and range maps.
Anatomy of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body, featuring 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries.
The Biology Project
A collection of interactive learning activities and tutorials aimed at teaching biology concepts.
EE Link - Endangered Species
Links to information on endangered and extinct species.
WWF - US: World Wildlife Fund
Information on endangered species, forests, climate change, oceans, and toxic chemicals.
ChemiCool Periodic Table
General information, states, energies, oxidation and electrons, appearance and characteristics, reactions, other forms, radius, conductivity, abundance, and related articles for each element.
General Chemistry Online
Answers to questions, a chemistry glossary, calculators, tables, and graphing, a compound library, articles and more.
The Learning Matters of Chemistry
Features visualization of molecular models and atomic orbitals, and computer animation as QuickTime, MPEG movies, GIF's, VRML, and Macromedia Shockwave files, a software library, online exercises, interactive games and a software library.
MadSciNet - The Mad Scientist Network
Answers to questions about chemistry, physics, astronomy, engineering, computer science, earth sciences, and biological sciences.
The Math and Science Gateway
Sponsored by The Cornell University Theory Center, this includes links to sits on astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth and environmental science, agriculture, health and medicine, engineering, meterology, and a monthly math/science topic.
National Science Digital Library
"The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education." Free registration is required to access sections of this library.
SciNet
"A search engine and directory covering topics such as agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, environment, math, medicine, physics, social science, technology, and more."
Sport Science at the Exploratorium
Explores how the rules of science impact sports.
Earthquake Information from the USGS
This US Geological Service site includes maps and statistics on the earthquakes, updated daily. (The number is unbelievable!)
Extreme Science
"World records in earth sciences and in the plant and animal kingdom and the science behind why each one is the most extreme of its kind."
The Image
Guide to rocks, minerals and gemstones with color photographs.
An interactive guide to minerals and gemstones.
Mineralogy Database
4,255 individual mineral species descriptions and pictures with links to related sites.
Oceans Alive
The Boston Museum of Science site on oceans, contains information on the features of oceans, the water cycle, ocean life, and underwater exploration.
Paleomap Project
Illustrates the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years.
PlanetDiary
"PlanetDiary records the events and phenomena that affect Earth and its residents. Every week, this site presents geological, astronomical, meteorological, biological, and environmental news from around the globe." Includes astronomy, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and volcanoes.
Web Info - Radiocarbon Dating
Provides information on radiocarbon dating.
Savage Earth
The science behind volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, this site features original animations that illustrate the action of these natural phenomena. Includes annotated links to other sites.
Amusement Park Physics: What are the Forces Behind the Fun?
Describes the physics behind different amusement park rides in basic terms, plus a list of related links.
All about string theory: the basics, history, experiments, black holes, cosmology, and more.
PhysLINK
Links to physics sites online.
Physics 2000
An interactive journey through modern physics.