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SCIENCE

Physics, Chemistry, Biology... you name it, it's here.

 

Animal Kingdom:

Animals:
Animals - Links to animals with vertebrates and background information and facts
Healthy Pet
- Source for accurate, entertaining pet care information
Sea World and Busch Garden's
Animal Resources - Choose from the page or click on "Animal Bytes" for more choices

Amphibians:
Frogs - Contains information on all things about frogs-ribbit!

Birds:
Birding Guide - Trips, events and birding clubs
Ornithology Website
- Links to bird conservation, ecology and education
National Audubon Society

Endangered Animals:
Species Survival Commission - SSC -. The biggest network of conservation experts dedicated to fighting the species extinction crisis - The IUCN Red List of "Threatened Species."
ARKive
Images of life on earth.  Creating a lasting audio-visual record of life on earth. ARKive contains two main chapters: The Globally Endangered Chapter - featuring the world's endangered and protected species. The British Chapter - featuring endangered, protected and common species.
Fish: (NOAA - FAQs-answers to questions about fish)
FINS - Fish Information Service - An archive of information about freshwater and marine aquariums
Jason's (Interactive) Fishcam
- View the fish
Marine Life Web Cams
- Sponsored by Monterey Bay Aquarium

Insects:
Children's Butterfly Site
- Frequently asked questions about butterflies and moths. NBII housed at Big Sky Institute at Montana State University
Entomology for Beginners
- The basics of insect study
Hotlist's Insects
- Links to lots of creepy crawlies
Wonderful World of Insects
- Lots of information from smallest to largest and the fastest flyer.
Mammals:
Bats

Of the Sea:
WhaleTimes Seabed - Whales, Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins and more
Pete and Barb's Penguin Pages
- Inside this site you will find everything you want to know about
penguins. There are around 150 information pages and over 200 photographs

Whales
- The Kids' Times. NOAA Fisheries

Zoos:
National Zoological Park - Smithsonian
Electronic Zoo
- Full of animal resources


Astronomy and Space:

Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook - A lot of data, sometimes complex, about space and space flight
Eyes on The Solar System - JPL/NASA -  "Eyes on the Solar System" is a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data. Explore the cosmos from your computer. Hop on an asteroid. Fly with NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. See the entire solar system moving in real time. It's up to you. You control space and time. "

Picture of the Day
- Come back each day to view a different image or photograph of the universe
Solar System
- Introduction to the solar system, the sun and planets.
Planets
Moon
(Lunar Images)
Star Child
(lots of simple explanations)
Overview of the Solar System
(nice pictures showing relationship of planets);
View Solar System Live
(will need a Web browser to use)
Kids Web-Astronomy and Space - Look up Hubble Space Telescope pictures
Space Calendar
- A calendar of space related activities and anniversaries listed daily by month
Satellite Passes
- Predictions for 71 cities in US and Canada to tell when selected satellites will be in range
Space Shuttle
- Official NASA Shuttle site.  Learn about the external tank solid rocket booster, the crew cabin, cargo bay, the main engines and more


Earthquakes:
Earthquakes - Images of most recent earthquakes and active volcanoes
Earthquake Information
- Information from the US Geological Survey
Earthquakes of the last 7 Days
- See where the latest earthquake occurred and what it's magnitude was

Meteorology (Weather and Atmosphere):
Northern Lights - Learn more about them
Snow and Ice
- Glaciers, Blizzards, Snow and a Kids' Snow Page
Sunrise, Sunset Computation
- Enter a city name, a state abbreviation and the 4 digit date and you can see when the sun will rise and set
The "Weather Dude"
- A weather page especially for kids
Weather Map Symbols
- NWS & NOAA Jetstream 99 present weather symbols used
Weather Underground
- Quickly providing latest weather conditions for US cities
El Nino Theme Page- Learn all about El Nino, the mysterious ocean current that arises in the Pacific Ocean and affects weather around the globe

Oceanography:
NASA Oceanography
Gems and Minerals
- Mineral Science Collection at the Smithsonian
Site of the Week in Earth Sciences
- Gives sites on the Web that promote earth science

Volcanoes:
Volcanoes - Link to "Worldwide Volcanic Reference Map" and other volcanic activity
Volcanoes Online
- A ThinkQuest site designed to educate students about volcanoes; more specifically, what they are, how they are formed, and how eruptions effect us all
Volcano World
- A great site to learn all about volcanoes

Environment:
Envirolink
- Search under Air, Earth, Fire, Flora and Fauna, or Water
Plastic Bags
- Start with "Test Your Environmental IQ," then on to other resources; uncover a hidden picture by answering questions about recycling
Sierra Club
- Global Warming and Clean Energy

Fun Sites:
Science Snacks: Projects and Activities You Can Do! | Exploratorium - Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium.
Ask Dr. Science
- Today's question or a list of past questions
Optical Illusions
- See what you can see

Inventions and Inventors:
Invention Dimension - An information resource for anyone who wants to learn more about American inventors and their discoveries
Ben Franklin

Thomas Edison
- Father of Light
Thomas Edison - "He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no peoples... Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed."

Plants:
The Great Plant Escape - "Help detective Leplant & his partners Bud & Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life." University of Illinois Extension
Just For Kids
- University of Illinois Extension - includes: "The Great Corn Adventure", "My First Garden", and "The Secret Life of Trees."

Prehistoric Life:
Dinosaur Hall

Sue on the Web - Sue, the world's largest most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex is being prepared for
exhibition at The Field Museum in the year 2000.
BBC Nature - Prehistoric Life

References:
Science Hobbyist - links to all sorts of science spots
Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Adventure Bill in life science, physical science or planetary science

Science Museums:
The Tinkering Studio -
A Studio workshop for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration. Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perception
American Museum of Natural History

The Franklin Institute Science Museum

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