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Science Curriculum Links
Astronomy Links
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NASA Website:
NASA provides great educational resources for both students and
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Planetary Fact Sheet: This source provides fact sheets on each planet. This source is made available by the National Space Science Data Center.
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Microwave Anisotropy Probe: This site, sponsored by NASA, describes the MAP mission and many other concepts relating to the universe.
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General Science Links
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Dr. Bob's Interesting Science Stuff: This site, hosted by Dr. Bob, has been given numerous awards for its educational value. It covers a variety of topics. |
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Saturday Mornings with Disney This site is the companion to a Disney kid's TV show on Sat. mornings. The show is a cartoon in which they talk about different science topics in a court setting...it's a riot!! The web site has all kinds of hands-on activities for kid's to do and explanations of the subject matter.
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The Learning Web promotes lifelong learning about biology, geology, hydrology and geography. It has educational materials, classroom resources and activities and topics that affect people everyday. |
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The Dinosauria has tons of information on dinosaurs including dispelling myths, life history and ecology, dispelling myths and more.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science: This site provides up-to-the-minute news and developmental ideas for educators. Their site includes offers for free publications and developmental activities. They also provide many resource links and a search engine.
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Biology Links
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The Whole Frog Project: This site provides access virtual frog dissections and slice images. Students can also pivot the specimen to look at the components from different angles.
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The Electronic Zoo has links to information on mammals, reptiles, birds and more. Great site for anything to do with animals.
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The Tiger Information Center: This site, sponsored by the International Tiger Center, is devoted to providing information to help save the five remaining tiger species. There is information regarding conservation issues, habitat issues, tiger information, teacher resources, and just plain fun stuff.
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Access Excellence, by Genentech, is a national educational program that provides high school biology teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web |
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Sea World: This site offers an educational resources link to teacher guides, which help plan lessons about marine life. This site gives vocabulary, objectives, assessment and lots of
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National Geographic: A wonderful source of all kinds of information regarding different cultures and animals. Different topics are featured: volcanoes, wolves, sea turtles, etc.
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The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: A part of New Jersey Online, this site appeals to kids in the most primitive way -- using the gross-out factor -- in a unique way to interest children in science. The latest feature of this award-winning Web site is "Your Gross and Cool Body," on human biology. Kids (parents & teachers too) can learn about why one farts, burps, snores & more -- with clickable questions, sound effects (oh no!) and interactive Q&A.
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Introduction to Clinical Microbiology This site contains information about bacteria, identification, chemical tests and disease.
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The Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, The Microbe Zoo. A fun website filled with information about microbes.
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Cells Alive This site contains a microscopy of living cells and organisms by Quill Graphics.
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Environmental Links
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Discovery Channel Online has feature stories, expeditions and animal cameras with live shots.
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Smokey Says: This site contains information about the preservation of natural resources, conplete with virtual trips through the forest. Included are links to US Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service and other resources.
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The Assateague Naturalist: This site has information about seashells, plants, birds, and other native species around DelMarVa.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation: This home page provides a wealth of information about our Chesapeake Bay.
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Physics Links
Earth Science Links
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Tornado and Storm Research Organisation: This site allows students to browse through pictures and
information dealing with tornadoes and other related storms. This site is sponsored by the United Kingdom, which has the highest frequency of reported tornadoes per unit area in the world.
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All About Rainbows: This site provides enough information about rainbows to be useful for students at any level.
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Volcanoes: This site is a comprehensive site on volcanoes. It gives information on how volcanoes erupt, where they are located and prediction of when they may erupt.
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Links to Museums
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The Exploratorium: This site provides access to The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco. It offers activities that are fun, educational, and easily used in the classroom. There are also links to additional teacher resources.
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The Franklin Institute: This site links to The Franklin Institute web site. It includes facts about the museum and experiments that it
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