Science

ABOUT SCIENCE - This website covers all areas of bioscience. It is funded by GlaxoSmithKline, the Biogen Idec Foundation, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The site contains information and links on a wide variety of topics. For student and teacher use.

ARKIVE Endangered Species - This not-for profit organization's mission is to give access to photos and films of the world's endangered species. Discover and learn about the world’s endangered animals, plants and fungi - reveal what they look like, what makes them special and why we should protect them. In 2009 ARKive was named one of The Telegraph's top 10 best video websites and The Times’ top 10 best education sites (the UK’s two leading quality newspapers)

CyArk - CyArk is an organization dedicated to preserving images of heritage sites around the world through 3D technologies. Their mission is to ensure that these sites will not be lost to future generations due to natural or other disasters. Sites can be chosen by location or theme, and lesson plans are also available. The photos in many cases are breathtaking and give teachers and students an opportunity to see places they might otherwise never see.

Gale General Science Collection - A collection of over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments. (Password, if required, is empirelink).

HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES LIST - From the US National Library of Medicine. Many links for teaching, and links related to youth, mulit-cultural, mental health, sports, drugs, etc.,

ICE AND SKY: A HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE - Through his study of Antarctic ice, Claude Lorius was the first scientist to prove the impact of human activity on our climate. His extraordinary life intermingles science and polar adventures. Wild-Touch and Luc Jacquet invite you to share this unprecedented epic to better understand the incredible phenomena that affect us all.

Next Generation Science Standards - Click on this link for research-based up-to-date science standards. Resources for implementation are also available here.

Popular Science - Popular Science has been a leading source of science and technology news since its inception way back in 1872. PopSci.com first came online in 1999, and in 2008 we launched our biggest redesign yet: a new site built in Drupal that’s easy to navigate and chock-full of exciting daily content.

Science News for Kids - Science News for Kids (SNK) is an award-winning online publication dedicated to children 9-14, their parents, and their teachers. SNK offers timely, interesting news stories and features, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, and web resources.

The Why Files: Science Behind the News - The mission of The Why Files is to explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and to present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner. We are based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but The Why Files covers science at all institutions that engage in scientific exploration and discovery.