Weblinks Collection - Science
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Griffith Observatory
Home Page
Griffith Observatory is a non-profit educational
institution whose purpose is to provide information on
astronomy and related sciences to the public. The
Observatory is divided into three main areas: the Hall
of Science astronomy museum, the telescopes, and the
Planetarium Theater.
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
The official website for NASA.
The Nine Planets: A
Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
An
excellent site for demonstrating the educational and
visual appeal of the Internet. Nine Planets contains
information, pictures, and statistics relating to the
nine planets and their sun and moons. Information about
comets, meteors, "other solar systems," clouds, and
asteroids is also presented.
Science @ NASA
Partner with NASA providing "daily news about NASA
research, live sky events, space weather, and
opportunities...to participate in real NASA science."
Featured is an affiliated site
Space Weather, which respectively provide lesson
plans and activities about science in the news and
information about current weather phenomena. News is
archived (select More Headlines) back to 1996.
Sky and Telescope
Learn about the sky above and outer space beyond from
Sky and Telescope magazine. Includes weekly
'observing highlights'.
StarDate Online
Excellent educational astronomical site. Sections
include stargazing tips; Sky Almanac; telescope guide;
annual events; full-text of their daily StarDate radio
program; AstroGlossary; FAQ file; Solar System Guide;
and more. Also available in Spanish as Universo Online.
From the University of Texas McDonald Observatory.
Virtual Tour of the Sun
A
visual tour of the sun using photographs, diagrams, and
movies. Subjects such as solar flares, solar wind, and
sunspots are discussed. Each page has clickable images
with text, others enlarge for closer viewing. One movie
shows the complete eclipse of the sun. Useful for
teachers and kids alike.
Voyager Project Home Page
Official web site of the JPL/NASA Voyager Spacecrafts 1
& 2. Contains: Current status of each spacecraft;
Spacecraft description; Voyager's Planetary Tour; &
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BioZone
This is an extensive database of biology links that can
used to access a selection of websites and newsfeeds.
Endangered Species
Since 1961 the World Wildlife Fund has been working to protect endangered species. Use this site to learn about the status of key endangered species such as tigers, elephants and giant pandas.
Human Anatomy Online
Patients and professionals can explore the different
body systems using anatomy labels that link to
illustrations and descriptions. There is an 18-page
general anatomy lesson, as well as the Interactive
Anatomy with pictures and over 100 animations. Java is
needed to see the pictures and animations. Created by
Informative Graphics Corporation which produces viewing
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Earthquake County (Southern California 2006 edition)
Information about earthquake basics, why we should care
about earthquakes in Southern California, and what we
can do before, during and after earthquakes happen to
prepare and protect ourselves and our belongings.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - U.S. Dept of
Energy
Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change Site
Basic information about climate change including the science of climate change, health and environmental effects, U.S. Climate Policy,
and what you can do. There is also a link to Climate Change for Kids.
Field Guide to the San
Gabriel Mountains: Natural History
Learn about the animals, plants, geology and geography,
and weather of the San Gabriel mountains. A bibliography
of print materials and links to online resources are
also included.
Marine Weather.com - Daily Tide & Current Predictions
Offers graphical and textual information for many
Southern California beaches once California (NOAA)
region and "Get List" is selected. You can chose tide
information for either today or tomorrow.
National Earthquake
Information Center
Latest quake information, maps and lists of recent
earthquakes, earthquake hazards, how to prepare for an
earthquake, earthquake FAQ and other information.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
From the site: The Pew Center on Global Climate Change was established in 1998 as a non-profit,
non-partisan and independent organization. The Center's mission is to provide
credible information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in the effort to
address global climate change.
Southern California
Earthquake Data Center
Provides current and historical seismicity data as well
as links to other earthquake sites.
Seismo-Watch
View recent earthquakes in the weekly seismic maps of
Central California,
Southern California, and
Mammoth Lakes California (Archived to 2002). Also
includes
earthquake safety information;
archive of worldwide large earthquakes (M6+) since 2001;
and a
glossary of terms, definitions, and processes.
Volcanoes of the World
Volcano World
(University of North Dakota)
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Aviation Week & Space
Technology
Daily updates of the latest in civil and military
aviation and space industry news and analysis. Includes
selected full-text articles from the print version, plus
headlines and links to news from Aviation Daily and
Aerospace Daily magazines and nice list of other Web
aviation resources.
How Stuff Works
Explains simply, with excellent diagrams or pictures,
how many common appliances, machines, and technologies
work. Also covers health, animals, and the home. A small
sample of topics covered includes: smoke detectors,
remote controls, UPC bar codes, bread, digital clocks or
watches, compasses, microwave ovens, fuel cells, hybrid
cars, Boolean logic, lock picking, and more. Many have
links to Web sites or related articles for further
reading. Some of these articles might be useful for
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Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human
perception located in San Francisco, California. Online
since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first
science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web.
Included in the site are more than 12,000 Web pages and
many sound and video files, exploring hundreds of
different topics.
Frank Potter's Science
Gems
Excellent annotated directory of more than 2,500 science
resources sorted by category, sub-category, and
grade-level - kindergarten through college. Also
includes an annotated collection of links to lesson
plans and great science discoveries of the 90's. From
the University of California, Irvine.
Fun Science Resources
Especially for Students
An
excellent gathering of science experiments from various
sources for early and later elementary, middle school,
and high school level students in various fields:
astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physical
science, and technology from ReachOutMichigan.org
(Southeastern Michigan Math-Science Learning Community
Coalition).
Nye Labs Online -
Science Experiments
Bill Nye the science guy demonstrates about 40 different
experiments you can do at home, complete with
explanations of how things work.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
The Internet Public Library provides links to help
students pick a science project.
Science.gov
A
gateway to authoritative selected science information
provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research
and development results.
TryScience.org - Science Experiments
Collection of science experiments organized by topic
from
a
partnership between IBM Corporation, the New York Hall
of Science (NYHOS), and the Association of
Science-Technology Centers (ASTC).
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Math and Science Gateway
From Cornell, categorized and annotated guide to
resources in mathematics and science for educators and
students in grades 9-12.
Math Forum @ Drexel
Information of interest to mathematicians, math
teachers, parents, and students studying geometry and
other branches of math. Math resources broken down by
grade level and type of math. Check out Ask Dr. Math and
MathMagic. Excellent resource.
Math in Daily Life
This site shows how math helps us in our daily lives. It
demonstrates math concepts such as probability,
compounding, growth, geometry, and relationships in
situations such as gambling, savings and investing,
population growth, home decorating, and cooking. Links
to other web sites of related math interests.
Math2.org
A
collection of math reference tables that include:
General Math; Algebra; Geometry; Odds and Ends;
Trigonometry; Calculus; Statistics; and Advanced Topics.
In Spanish as well as English and includes an
English-Spanish Math Dictionary.
Sieve of Eratosthenes -
Information about Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Eratosthenes of Cyrene - University of Utah
Prime numbers - Math Central |
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Scripps Institute of
Oceanography - Tides
Offers excellent graphical and textual information about
tides for Los Angeles and other major sites on the West
Coast showing the current status along with yesterday's
and tomorrow's tides. |
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Laws List
Subtitled: Laws, rules, principles, effects, paradoxes,
limits, constants, experiments, & thought-experiments in
physics. From aberration to the Zeeman effect, this is a
mini dictionary of physics and astronomy terms.
How Things Work:
Explaining the Physics of Everyday Life
With an archive of questions asked and answered back to
September 1996, this is a great resource for all those
science questions asked at the reference desk.
Searchable and browsable in categories arranged like the
chapters of the book of the same name.
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