CHS Dragons Online - General Science Links

The Constants and Equations Pages (http://tcaep.co.uk/) - comprehensive reference for astronomy, science, and math.

CBL Clearinghouse (http://cesme.utm.edu/resources/CBL/cblclearinghouse.html) - Put up by the Center of Excellence for Science & Mathematics Education offers a large number of activities and resources related to the CBL system and TI calculators.

Discovery Online presents The Skinny On... (http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon.html) - A large number of topics. Do you ever wonder "Why There's No Channel 1 on a TV", or "Why You Never See Baby Pigeons?" Find the answers to those and more at this site.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Science and Math (http://www.enc.org/)

Exploratorium Science Snacks (http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/) - This site is full of Snacks but they're not the kind you eat. They're the kind you can learn from and have fun with. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium.

General Science Internet Resources (http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/science/general.html) posted by the Los Angeles County Office of Education TEAMS Distance Learning Project.

How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm) - Explanations about all sorts of things that you might want to know. There is a lot of physics here, but don't limit this just to physics classes.

The Lab (http://www.abc.net.au/science/default.htm) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's gateway to online science

The Learning Studio (http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/index.html) - Ten cool activities designed by the Exploratorium

The MAD Scientist Network (http://www.madsci.org/) is a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.

National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/) home page.

Scanning Electron Microscope (http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/) - How it works, an image library, and Internet links.

Schoolhouse: Science (http://teacherpathfinder.org/School/science.html)

Science Activities Manual (http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/samcok5.shtml) - K-5 Curricular Emphasis by Grade Level and Content Topic

Science Activities Manual (http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/samthk8.shtml) - K-8 Curricular Emphasis by Grade Level and Theme

Science and Technology Reference (http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/sci0000.html)

Science Lesson Plans, Activities, and Resources (http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/science.html)

Simple Machines (http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~hixson/index/machines.html) - Internet resources and lesson plans

Sites for Children: Planet Earth and Beyond (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/earth.html) - Animals, Dinosaurs, Zoos and Aquariums, Weather and the Environment, Geology and Science and Astronomy and Space

Sites for Children Science and Technology (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/science.html)

Wind: Our Fierce Friend (http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy/) - Put wind to work. Explore this natural phenomenon and build your own wind-powered machine.

The Universal Law of Gravitation (http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html) as stated by Sir Isaac Newton - An excellent explanation from the Astronomy department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Visualize Science (http://www.explorescience.com/) - Interactive activities to be used to teach several physics concepts: Mechanics, E+M, Waves, Astrophysics, and Optics. This site will require that you have the Shockwave plug-in associated with your browser, but if you do not have it there is a link to download the plug-in. This is a really COO site and is well worth the small wait while downloading the plug-in.

A Walk Through Time (http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html) - The Evolution of Time Measurement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html)

4000 Years of Women in Science (http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html)

Technology History (http://www.refstar.com/techhist/) - a collection of links dealing with the history of a wide variety of technological innovations.

Ask An Expert (http://www.askanexpert.com/) - a list of over 200 web sites and e-mail addresses of experts who will answer questions on any subject.

Athena Science (http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/html/science.html) - many online scientific texts, plus science software and links in many science areas.

Bad Science (http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html) - an exploration of some science phnomena which are often explained incorrectly.

Canada's Schoolnet: Science Resources (http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/resources/) - Resources for students and teachers, in areas of biology, chemistry, environment, geology, math, physics and technical education. Follow the "Sciences" link.

Cornell Math and Science Gateway (http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/) - links to resources in math and all science areas, plus an "Ask A Scientist" link. Of special interest to students in Senior 1 to Senior 4, and educators.

Dr. Internet's Hands-On Science (http://www.ipl.org/youth/DrInternet/questions.html) - lots of suggestions here for science sites that kids might want to visit.

Discovery Channel Online (http://www.discovery.com) - articles on nature, science, technology and other areas.

Earth and Sky (http://earthsky.com/) - based on the related science radio series, the site covers discoveries, science concepts, questions and science news about astronomy, earth science and environmental science.

Educational Resources in Science (http://www.cln.org/subjects/science.html) - extensive links to resources in many science areas, from the Community Learning Network.

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science (http://www.treasure-troves.com/) - an amazingly detailed online encyclopedia covering such science areas as: astronomy. chemistry, mathematics, physics, planetary science, science history and scientific biography.

Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum (http://www.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html) - visit the interactive exhibits such as the online exploration of the heart.

Hall of Science (http://www.tenet.edu/academia/sci.html) - an extensive collection of science resources in areas from archeology to zoology.

History of Science and Technology (http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hstm/hstm_ove.htm) - the WWW Virtual Library starting point for links dealing with the history of various science and technology areas.

The Internet Services List (http://www.spectracom.com/islist/) - by Scott Yanoff. Click on the science-related links to find science resources.

Quirks and Quarks (http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/) - at this online site related to the popular CBC Radio program, you can find out information about upcoming programs, search the program archives, try the science quiz or check out the hot science sites for information on everything from the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks inside atomic particles.

SciCentral (http://www.scicentral.com/) - a gateway to the most valuable scientific resources online, in over 120 specialty areas in science and engineering.

Science and Technology Ready Reference (http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/sci0000.html) - part of the Internet Public Library; access to an extensive collection of information in many science areas.

Science Hobbyist (http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/) - links for the amateur scientist, science demos, science education and science museums.

Science Learning Network (http://www.sln.org/) - a collection of science inquiry resources of interest to students and teachers.

Science Net (http://sciencenet.tpl.toronto.on.ca/splash_c.html) - lots of links to resources in many science areas.

Science Online (http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/sci/sol/contents.htm) - a site at which students can talk to scientists, do science activities, find links to science sites, and teachers can talk to other teachers.

Science Sites (http://www.acorns.k12.tn.us/ac01000.htm) - links to science resources in many areas, from the Anderson County schools ... follow the Science link.

Science Technology Nature Adventure @ Discovery.ca (http://exn.ca/) - from the folks at the Discovery Channel; lots of science news, features and fun.

Science Topics: Yahoo (http://dir.yahoo.com/science/index.html) - a list of the science links available through the Yahoo Science page.

Science Sites : Faculty of Ed, U of Man. (http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/education/edlab//science.resources.html) - pointers to several assorted science resources.

Smallshop: Science (http://www.smallshop.com/science/) - links to a variety of resources in many science areas.

Sport Science (http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/) - find out about the scientific principles involved in many sports.

Virtual Reference Desk (Science) (http://www.refdesk.com/factsci.html) - gateway to a great variety of reference sources and resources in science.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Science (http://web.bilkent.edu.tr/vl/LibraryOfCongress/scig.html) - from here you can connect to any of the science branches of the WWW Virtual Library.

Yahooligans (http://www.yahooligans.com/) - internet sites of interest to young people; it has quite an extensive science section.

Ask An Expert at the Franklin Institute (http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/publications/askexprt.html) - another service of the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia.

Ask An Expert Page (http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska.html) - find an expert in science, technology, medicine, health, computing and the internet, and many more areas.

Ask the Scientific American Experts (http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/) - ask a question or look in the question archives.

Ask Dr. Science (http://www.ducksbreath.com/) - expect a humorous answer.

Ask Jeeves for Kids (http://ajkids.com/) - ask your question, and also check out the resources for students and teachers.

Ask How Things Work (http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW//home.html) - here's your chance to find out.

Dr. Universe (http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/) - You can ask Dr. Universe almost anything ... she'll go to Washington State University's great team of researchers to get information for you.

Great Canadian Scientists: Ask A Scientist (http://www.science.ca/css/gcs/ask/) - ask a science question or check the archive of previous questions and answers.

Ask the ARCHAEOLOGIST (http://www.uwo.ca/museum/faq.html)

Ask Dr. BONES (http://bunny.lek.net/~fed/) - ask about musculoskeletal conditions.

Ask the DENTIST (http://www.dentistzone.com/dds/dds_ask.htm)

Ask A DOCTOR (http://www.health.net.nz/ask_doc/index.asp) - ask questions and read other questions and answers in the database.

Ask A GEOLOGIST (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html) - from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Ask Dr. TOOTH (http://www.dentistinfo.com/faska.htm)

Amusement Park Physics (http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/) - Learn about the science behind merry-go-rounds, roller coasters, bumper cars and more!

Funderstanding Roller Coaster (http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/) - This is an awesome site where you can design your own roller coaster. See if you can shoot the riders off into space!

Skateboard Science (http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/ ) - Find out about the science of skateboard equipment and tricks.

Extreme Science (http://www.extremescience.com/ ) - Ever wondered what the biggest, baddest and the best are in the natural world? This is the place to find out.

Ask Dr. Science (http://www.ducksbreath.com/) - Dr. Science has his own radio show and you can email him with your science questions

How Things Work (http://www.howthingswork.com) - This site is for bigger kids... It shows you how a bunch of cool things work, like CD's and engines.

The Thinking Fountain A - Z (http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/nav/tfatoz.html) - This place has just about everything on science and this is their alphabetized list of what you can find

Weather (http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/) - Learn what causes rain, thunder, tornadoes and more!

The Thinking Fountian - Mold (http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf) - Everything you've always wanted to know about mold.

Bubbles (http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html) - Learn how to make great bubbles here.

Volcano World (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html) - Learn all about volcanoes!

Science Organizations:

Astronomical Societies (http://www.stsci.edu/astroweb/yp_society.html) - part of the Astroweb Database, an extensive list of groups and organizations with an interest in astronomy.

Electron Microscopy Yellow Pages (http://cimewww.epfl.ch/EMYP/soc.html) - links to electron microscopy societies and related groups, from the EPFL in Switzerland.

Entomology Societies (http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/societies.html) - an index of entomology societies, from Iowa State University.

Environmental, Wildlife and Conservation Organizations (http://netvet.wustl.edu/conserve.htm) - another great set of links covering these topics, from the Net Vet.

National Chemical Societies (http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/othersocs.html) - links to chemical societies, courtesy of the University of Liverpool.

National History Societies and Organizations (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/subway/nathistorg.html) - extensive links in this area, from the University of California, at Berkeley.

Physics Societies (http://www.physicsweb.org/resources/) - links to sites of learned societies for physics and closely related areas, from Physics Web. Under "Institutions and Organizations" follow the link to "Physical Societies".

Science and Research Organizations (http://netvet.wustl.edu/research.htm) - a wide ranging set of links to science organizations.

Veterinary and Animal Science Organizations (http://netvet.wustl.edu/vetorg.htm) - a very detailed set of links covering veterinary and animal science.

Web Pages of Scholarly Societies (http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/webpages.html) - very extensive links to organizations in many fields, including many in science.