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Welcome to the Science Links Page!

I have checked these links many times, but the internet is changing rapidly. If you find one of these links isn't working, or if you would like to include new links, please send an e-mail to david@studentworldteacher.net. Thank you.

Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Math | General Science | Earth Science | Weather | Physics | Paleontology

Astronomy, Space, Solar System, Etc.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  
• The Solar System in Pictures - Astronomy webquests and pictures of all the planets in the solar system. The pages load fast and there are great learning quizzes.
• Amazing Space - A set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.
  
• California Space and Science Center - Lesson plans and other resources for teachers.
  
• Windows to the Universe - Graphics intensive web site about space science.
  
• Thursday's Classroom from NASA - Connection between NASA's latest research and the classroom.
  
• The Astronomy Cafe - Over 3000 answers to astronomy questions!
  
• AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet - pointers to astronomy information
  
• NASA - NASA's homepage
  
• NASA Spacelink - many lessons (complete with objectives, age appropriateness, etc.) and information about the space program can be found here. One of my favorite links.
  
• The Nine Planets - My favorite link about the solar system! It is awesome!
  
• Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth - lots of pictures
  
• SKY Online - Articles from SKY Magazine
  
• The Web Nebulae - great page for star watchers. Maintained by the same person who does The Nine Planets

Biology Related Sites

• Alpine Tundra - The tallest lifezone, the alpine tundra can be found at any latitude on earth. Yet, the elevation that the alpine tundra begins is different depending on where you are.
  
• eNature.com - All about plants and animals.
  
• Environmental Sites on the Internet
  
• Links to Ecology
  
• Landscape Ecology and Biogeography
  
• BioTechnology Site - Definitions, databases, etc.
  
• Photosynthesis
  
• Biology4Kids

Math, Chaos, Fractals, Etc.

• Math Expression - Free math tutoring online.
  
• Math Poems - Math ebooks and math poems by acclaimed educator Joe Pagano.
  
• Visual Math Learning - This site features a free online interactive tutorial for pre-algebra students that is rich in games, puzzles, and animated manipulatives that emphasize learning concepts by visualization.
  
• Helping Kids with Math and Reading - Math and Reading Help for Kids is a growing directory of original articles and resources centered on the topic of children's education. The purpose of this site is to provide a centralized information portal to help parents and children make informed decisions about school related issues.
  
• Algebra Homework Help - Learn and enjoy algebra the easier way from a variety of sources and with an automated calculator to answer simple and complex math equations. Let our automated calculator help you with your algebra homework to answer either simple or complex math equations.
  
• mathepower.com - This page calculates most of the typical Math exercises for school. It also explains how the exercises were calculated, and tries to help pupils to understand the exercises. Using it is completely free. The site is available in English, French and German.
  
• edHelper.com - Extensive math resources that span from basic math to higher level math. Free math worksheets.
  
• Creative Teaching Associates - Teaching Tools For Home and School
  
• GoMath.com - On-line math help.
  
• DoYourMath.com - Interactive practice.
  
• Geometry.net - Math search engine - for middle school and above. Lots of links!
  
• Math.com
  
• Multiplication Facts
  
• The Chaos Metalink
  
• Fractint WWW Pages
  
• Gallery of Interactive Geometry
  
• What is a Fractal?
  
• Favorite Mathematical Constants - Great Site! More constants than you can imagine.
  
• Mathematics Archives
  
• Professor Freedman's Math Page - Math anxiety, basic math and algebra, college adult learners.
  
• Units of Measurement
  
• Aleks Math Tutor
  
• Mathematics Resources - Tons of resources on math societies, educational math websites, famous mathematicians, math tips, and more.

Chemistry

• ChemTours - Help with General Chemistry.
  
• Chemistry Periodic Table - Find chemical element facts at www.chemicool.com. Chemicool.com offers chemistry forum, tools and more.
  
• Periodic Table - Periodic Table database with description of all the elements featuring Periodic Table Quiz.
  
• American Elements - This website has a lot of information about the elements especially as used in industry; specifically the research and uses of each of the elements, including properties, safety data and applications.
  
• eMolecules - Real Chemical Searching
  
• BioChemHub - The Online Biology and Chemistry Education Center
  
• World Chemistry Web Site - The World Chemistry Website aims to support high school and college students taking advanced chemistry courses. The site contains virtual reality models, three-dimensional interactive tutorials and models, a quick reference guide, learning checks, a glossary of over 200 chemical definitions, searchable databases, related links, the opportunity to email on-line tutors and much more.
• Chemist's Art Gallery
  
• WWW Hub for Chemistry
  
• Chemistry for Kids - Great set of activities!
  
• ChemCenter - Lots of Resources.
  
• The Catalyst - High School Chemistry resources.
  
• ThermalCal.com - Calorimetry: The Universal Detector.
  
• chemsynthesis.com - This website is a freely accessible database of substances with synthesis references and physical properties. There are currently more than 40 000 compounds and more than 45 000 synthesis references in the database.
  
• Thermochemistry - This website contains a large number of Topics , the general theme being thermodynamics with emphasis on the properties of solutions, including chemical equilibria. The treatment is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying chemistry and related subjects.

General Science

• American Museum of Natural History
• ExploreLearning.com - Great online gizmos!
• AfriCam.com - Live web cam from Kenya!
• Ask ERIC
• Fun Science Gallery - A lot of great activities!
• The CoolStuff Newsletter Archive - The Free E-Newsletter from Arbor Scientific that's packed with demonstration ideas, lesson plans, and teaching tips!
• Exploratorium Science Snacks - miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium. Great activities!
• Utah Science Site - Lots of great resources at different grade levels. Check out the Sci-ber text explorations under New Core Resources for each grade level!
• The Why Files - Relates science and current events.
• Classroom Technology - Using Technology in the Science Classroom.
• ExploreScience.com - 45 great interactive models of things from light mixing to density.
• Bad Science - Addresses common misconceptions.
  
• A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions
  
• Educational Hotspots
  
• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
  
• History of Science, Technology and Medicine
  
• Science From NPR - National Public Radio's Science page
  
• NPR Science Friday Real Audio Archive - need audio hardware and software
  
• Network Science
  
• SecEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources
  
• Science Hobbyist
  
• Science On-Line
  
• Zepti - web search engine
  
• DirectoryScience - The comprehensive science directory
  
• ScienceDirectory.info - Science Directory includes information about the alternative science, geometrics, paleontology, technology & society and more.
  
• Top 100 Science Sites - Best Science Sites were collected in this rating and sorted by popularity. The URL of every science site was found in Internet search and amount of quotations of site's address is used to create the rating.
  
• Science Fair Project Ideas - Provides grade school students with science fair project ideas.
  
• Yahoo Collection of Science Pointers
  
• Yahoo Collection of Physics Pointers
  
• Yahoo Collection of Chemistry Pointers
  
• ENC Catalog of Curriculum Resources
  
• Hot List: Weekly Science News
  
• www.4kids.org
  
• Utah Science Site - Check out the Sci-ber text links!
  
• ExploreScience.com
  
• The Soundry
  
• Galileo
  
• Science News Magazine
  
• Science Misconceptions
  
• Ed Helper - Lesson Plans
  
• The Innovative Classroom
  
• StudentWorldTeacher.net - A site dedicated to Teaching and Learning science.

Earth Science

• The Rainbow Connection
  
• Snow Crystals
  
• Lightning
  
• Ozone Data and Resources
  
• Lightning - All kinds of information and pictures. Check out the FAQ link also.
  
• Environmental News Network
  
• Earth Balloon - The Earth Awareness program is an interactive enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22 foot model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. The Earth Balloon is ideally suited for use in earth science, environmental science, pollution, geography, math, etc. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, tectonic plates, scale, seasons, timezones and more. Travels to schools everywhere. Earth Balloon curriculum includes a pre visit\ packet consisting of worksheets, data sheets, puzzles, etc.
  
• PlanetPals Earthzone - Ecology, natural resources, etc.
  
• National Geographic Lesson Plans
  
• Electronic Volcano
  
• Induced Earthquake Bibliography
  
• Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
  
• Mineral Gallery
  
• Volcano World

Weather

• Weather Lesson Plans
  
• The Daily Planet: Java Weather Visualizer
  
• Global Change Master Directory
  
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Paleontology

• The Fossil Of The Month Club - The Fossil Of The Month Club is a subscription-based service in which quality fossils are delivered right to subscribers’ doors. Each month, members of the Club receive fossils from around the U.S. and the world such as: prehistoric dinosaur and reptile teeth, real woolly mammoth hair, plant and fern fossils, fossils from the ancient ocean floor, and more. Fossil Of The Month Club subscriptions make a great, educational gift idea for science, dinosaur, nature, and history buffs. Those interested in joining the Club subscribe by visiting the Club’s website.
  
• The Ancient American Magazine
  
• Paleonet
  
• Museum of Paleontology - From the University of California, Berkeley
  
• Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs and more Dinosaurs!

Physics

• Splung.com - Splung.com is a web site designed for students who are learning A-level physics or revising for AS and A2 physics. It has numerous flash animations and which explain key physics ideas. There is also a physics forum for discussing and answering physics problems.
  
• Galileo - Wow, lots of info, online experiments. Very well done!
  
• ParticleAdventure.org - A great site! History, news, lessons on particle physics.
  
• American Institute of Physics - Access to Conference Reports, Physics Today magazine, etc.
  
• American Journal of Physics
  
• Nobel Laureates in Physics - Great resource page.
  
• Physical Review On-Line
  
• Physics Around the World
  
• History of Physics
  
• Physics Today Magazine
• Galileo Galilei
• Fundamental Physics - Scientific research and laboratory physics


Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Math | General Science | Earth Science | Weather | Physics | Paleontology

Sites of Interest to Home School Families

Homeschool Sites

• The Link, The Nation's Homeschool Newspaper. - The Link is the nation’s largest all-inclusive homeschool publication and is free of charge.
• Home School Enrichment, Inc. - The purpose of Home School Enrichment, Inc., is to provide encouragement and information to the Christian homeschool community.
• The Old Schoolhouse - Your Online Homeschooling Community. Lots of good resources!
• TrainUpChildren.com - Trainupchildren.com was founded with one simple mission -- to give dedicated home school families the best Web search results for educational resources, Bible oriented curriculum and home school support.
• Teach-At-Home - A comprehensive internet resource center for the home school community, including homeschooling news, feature articles, quick study guides, student quizzes and a categorized, fully searchable links index.

Teaching Aids

• Educational Baby Quilts
• Dr. Toy's Guide - Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products List
• Musical Word Magic - Help students learn to read with music!
• Creative Teaching Associates - Teaching Tools For Home and School
• Kids Educational Software For Preschoolers - Smart Neurons provides educational software for preschoolers and kids to help enhance their pre-reading skills, story building logic and imagination.
• EducationalToysPlanet.com - Unique collection of science, discovery and educational toys, sets and devices.
• Home School Discount - Find hundreds of home school curriculum items including Saxon Math, Alpha Omega LIFEPAC Gold, Switched-On Schoolhouse, Horizons Math, Learning At Home, and others. Plus you'll also find science sets, math manipulative, software, and games.
• The Brainium - Comprehensive online science resource for teachers, students and parents. Based on current curriculum for Grades 4 through 8.
• GEODONKA.com - Educational Software. The One Stop for Educational Software ranging from Child to Adult. We sell all the Major Brands and Titles at Wholesale Prices.
• HomeSchoolingSupply.com - Discount homeschooling curriculum.
• Bob Jones Homeschool - Shop Christianbook for Bob Jones Home schooling materials today!
• YoYsearch - a web portal with ten types of search
• Science Lesson Plans
• Homeschool Texts - Homeschool Educators Buy & Sell Books & Share Ideas
• Homeschool Curriculum - K-12 Curriculum for Homeschoolers Accredited K-12 School. Since 1975.
• Heritage Home School - Exceptional results for your child Complete Curriculum Packs
• Safetytots International - Award winning, educational child safety aids that teach children how to safely react to everyday situations - CD ROM, flash cards, coloring book, and more.
• Every Teacher's Shop - Educational toys, games, CDs and other teaching resources of interest to Teachers, Home-schoolers, and Parents for pre-K and elementary school age children.
• Children's Educational Toys - My Baby Boutique is an online store specializing in offering toys for children ages 0-10 years old.
• SuperKids Educational Software Review - SuperKids provides educational resources for parents, teachers, and kids, including impartial reviews of children's software, math worksheets, vocabulary builders and more.
• Fun with Science! - Complete science curriculum unit studies for homeschool or classroom use. Each unit includes easy hands on projects, work sheets, puzzles, links, suggested reading and much more.
• Homeschool Curriculum - A good source of homeschool teaching articles, teaching at home resources, and educational curriculum information.
• Encyclopedia - Available online for free and covers thousands of topics.
• StudentWorldTeacher.net - A site dedicated to Teaching and Learning science.

Schools/Diplomas

• K12 Online Home Schooling - Help give your children the education they deserve at home.
• EducationAtlas.com - The Online Education, Degrees, and Distance Learning Guide
  
• Online Degree - An online higher education portal enables professionals to find an online degree or certificate program best suited to advancing their professional goals.
  
• Learn English in New York - Our ESL classes are designed to fit your individual goals and needs. You will have many opportunities to Interact with foreign students from different background as well as teachers. Our full-time and part-time ESL classes include conversation, pronunciation, listening, reading, grammar, writing, vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and idioms.
  
• Online degrees - Let us help you find an accredited online university where you can earn an associates, bachelors, masters, or even doctorate degree.
  
• Testpedition - A Test Expedition - Your full resource for gaining information on your next exam. We provide you with the details as well as test taking tips.
  
• High School Diploma - At James Madison High School, you can earn a high school diploma anywhere, anytime, in distance learning courses that let you study at home.
  
• Help with SAT test - This course is designed to provide students with a heads up on the overall structure of the SAT test.
  
• Advantages of Private School - Learn about the advantages of private schools. A K-12 information resource on a range of topics like tutoring, private & public schools, child care etc.
• Interior Design Course - Complete interior design courses from Sheffield School with a combination of lessons, audio and video programs, and design projects.
• Online High School - JMHS online education offers an easy way to earn your high school diploma with a full high school curriculum, included single courses for those who home school.
• Photography Course - The world renowned photography school of NYIP, provides photography courses to students for a bright career in photography.
• Distance Education - PCDI distance learning career education courses teach the skills you need to advance your career. Choose our continuing education career programs; earn a college degree or your high school diploma online.
• Keystone National High School - Provides independent study programs for high school students.
• Home School Education - Private Home School For Grades 4-12 Enrolling Year Round, Start Today!
• Homeschool Curriculums - National Online High School Flexible FT & PT Diploma Programs
• Homeschool Schools - Links for Homeschool Schools
• York University - York University is influenced by the groundwork of an interdisciplinary thinking where both students and faculty are motivated to hit the boundaries of change
  
• Directory of Schools Science Links - Over 9000 courses and partner agreements with the top online colleges, universities and trade schools in the US and Canada.
• Learn To Speak French - Learn To Speak French is the golden opportunity that our online services provide you as an online learner or any of the interested learner.
• Ged Online Courses - The passGED Online GED program gives you everything you need to study for your high school diploma online. We offer resources and links for GED students, facilitators, and administrators.
• ITS Tutorial School Hong Kong - Physics tutor, chemistry tuition, biology help. Provides one to one or small group tuition for Hong Kong students or adult learners in most primary, secondary and many tertiary areas. ITS provides support for people who studying all science subjects. Specialists in providing educational support for second language speakers. Registered school in Hong Kong.
• College degrees by Ashworth College - Ashworth College offers exciting college degrees with the ease of distance learning to earn your career-oriented higher education program.
• Continuing education - Ashworth College’s continuing education program for adults and student seeking exciting careers with Associate Degrees in higher education.
• Teen Boarding Schools - Assisting parents in choosing a boarding school that is the right fit for their child by offering very useful information regarding different types of Boarding Schools.
  
• Troubled Teens - Easily available consultants Help for troubled teens, boarding Schools for troubled teens. We offer both wilderness training and academic training for troubled teens.
  
• SocietyDirectory.org / Education - Education Web Directory
  
• State Universities - A comprehensive directory of U.S. universities and colleges. Includes information about admissions, athletic programs, financial aid and student loans.
  

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