Science Sites

Check out these cool websites related to science. These will change throughout the year. So check back periodically.

Happy Fall, Y'all!

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox

We're out of this world! See how scientists believe it all began.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/origins/univ-nf.html

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/black-hole-apocalypse/

Ocean Exploration - Would you be willing to travel to the deepest parts of the ocean? See how they explore this unknown territory and what they found.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/evolution-of-alvin/

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/bioluminescent-animals-photo-gallery

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-5-layers-of-the-ocean.html

https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/deep-sea/zones-open-ocean

https://www.basicplanet.com/oceanic-zones/

Do you know your 50 states?? All meteorologists need to know the states in order to make an accurate weather prediction. See how well you do.

https://lizardpoint.com/geography/usa-quiz.php

How do we read weather maps? What do all of those symbols mean? Use this site to help you.

https://ownyourweather.com/understanding-weather-symbols/

Weather Folklore, what do some of those sayings mean?

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14087734

Earthquakes happen everyday. Do we ever get them? Check out where they are happening today!

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

Ever wonder about Antarctica? It's a fascinating place where no one lives permanently due to its harsh conditions. Read all about it!

https://www.coolantarctica.com/index.php - has everything you need to complete the extra credit.

The Dinosaurs of Yesterday...learn more about these colossal, or sometimes tiny, creatures that roamed the Earth.

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/

https://www.thoughtco.com/

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

https://www.dinopit.com/category/dinosaur-profile/

What does the past tell us about today and tomorrow? Learn more about fossils, Pangaea and plate tectonics.

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/dinosaurs-and-prehistoric-life/fossils/ - the basics of fossils

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/plate-techtonics/v/pangaea - what Pangaea may have looked like years ago and where it's going in the future

https://www.livescience.com/38218-facts-about-pangaea.html - facts about Pangaea

https://www.livescience.com/topics/dinosaurs - All about dinosaurs

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/name/a/gallery.html - dinosaurs from A-Z

Are you tracking any hurricanes? Here's a great explanation of hurricanes and the list of names being used this year.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/05/us/anatomy-of-a-hurricane-trnd-wxc/index.html

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ (National Hurricane Center) has everything you would ever want to know about a hurricane.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Hurricanes/hurricanes_2.php

https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/tc_structure explains a hurricane's structure

Parts a Volcano

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/labelvolcano.shtml