Science on the Web

Here are some interesting places to visit on the World Wide Web.

Cool Movies

• Brain Pop (all subjects)
• Brain Pops Movies with an Earth Science Theme
• BrainPop Movies with Biology topics: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078802849/student_view0/brain_pop_movies.html

BrainPop Movies with Life Science topics: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007877800x/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html

• BrainPop Movies with Physical Science topics: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617049/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html
  • Vega Trust
• Nova

Journals

• Scientific American - Online Magazine
• Science Online - The magazine is online.
• The Skeptical Inquirer - The magazine of the Committtee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
• Nature - International weekly journal of science
• Science News - Summary weekly journal of science

Chemistry Resources

• WWW Links for Chemists - A big list of sites
• Paul's Chemistry Lab - Links for all levels of Chemistry
• ChemTeam - A Tutorial for High School Chemistry
• New Chemistry Lab Guide Home From the University of Illinois, at Chicago
• Roanoke Valley Governor's School Some labs on the web
• Teachers First Chemistry Resources Another links page
• Chemistry Resources Online - check out the tutorials and exams
• Online Tests from Ohio State - Practice for the big day
• UCI Simulations- Several neat chemistry simulations
• Education Index Chemistry Resources- List of links
• ChemmyBear- Some tutorials, including flash cards, along with some links
• Chem Web- A ThinkQuest course of chemistry
• The Chemistry Page- lots of info and links
• The Second Law- A great discussion of... the second law of thermo and entropy

Biology

• Human Genome Education Program - From Stanford a great list of links
• Dissection links -
  • Below are online dissection sites I recommend:
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/doit.html (cows eye dissection, real photos)
• http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html (graphic interactive representations)
• http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/Biology/ppepe/BIO145/lab04.html#anchor1742562 (shark/dogfish/cartilaginous)
• http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/ (all system development)
• http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/ (really reviews systems similar to human systems)
• http://froggy.lbl.gov/virtual/ This site has many types of dissections, photographs of real organisms,
• http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/virtual_worm/index.html (worm development)
• http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/flash/v4/index.htm (Owl pellets for skeletal development)
• http://froggy.lbl.gov/virtual/ (cartoony pictures you can add and remove systems)
• http://www.ofsd.k12.wi.us/science/frogdiss.htm (Start Virtual Frog….these are real pictures, every graphic)

Earth Science

• Paul's Observatory - Astronomy Links
• National Earthquake Information Center USGS Earthquake Info
• The Why Files - Good graphics, great questions
• Earth Science Headlines - From Marshall Space Science Laboratory
• Environmental Sites on the Internet - A HUGE list
• Exploring the Planets- From the National Air and Space Museum
• Geography from space- Neat pictures from space

General Science Topics

• The Fastest Grill in the World-Just for fun, with liquid oxygen