A brief introduction to Nuclear Science - Beta Rays, Cosmic Connection, Nuclear Radiation and more.
Comets, Hubble Space Telescope, Galaxies, Black Holes and more
Newton's search engine will search all the web pages across the Science curriculum.
Energy efficiency, renewable energy - geothermal, solar, wind and biomass.
The Particle Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory presents award-winning interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, drk matter, accelerators and particle detectors. (SCORE)
Webquest activity focusing on the question: should genetically engineered food crops be specially labelled for consumers and why?
The site is easy to search with many outstanding features, including live web cams at each of their exhibits. You can take a tour of all the exhibit areas and find out what's coming up. The visuals are accompanied by music and live video stream.
Just what it says! It's a highly commercial site, but very useful in searching categories of stuff or keyword. This is for everyday kind of wondering questions like "How does cable work?" to far out "How does Nostradamus work?" type of questions. Practical for searches like "alternative energy": how solar energy works. Also gives you features like article of the day, question of the day, gadget of the day. Great for Science classes. Just fun to browse.
This is a great site for science classes investigating aspects of science like: space, the solar system, sports science, math and more. Some of the sites are interactive and are integrated with live webcam videos. There are links to Ten Cool sites, interactive exhibits and more.
Science Snacks is linked off the Exploratorium page. This link features miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium. It is a helpful site for science students looking for experiments or ideas for Science Fair projects. The how-to instructions are included.
This site is maintained by a world wide body of scientists based at Washington University Medical School and just as the name suggests is pretty wacky. They have something called a Random Knowledge Generator that is an archive of some extraordinary questions and answers like "Is Quantum teleportation possible?" It also has a search engine, FAQ, and Ask a Scientist capabilities. This is also a great place to search for experiments. The Edible/Inedible Experiments Archives are quite fun to browse.
An award-winning site that gives instructions on how to build scientific equipment from relatively cheap material and projects. The Fun Science Gallery also proposes laboratory activities such as performing scientific experiments. This site is not searchable, but it does have some great links to scientific news on the web. It also has annotated links to amateur scientist sites on the web, sites with original experiments. An additional feature is an Internet bibliography of scientific sites.
NASA's official web site is searchable by keyword or browsable by categories such as: history, aerospace technology, biological and physical research, space science, and so on. You can view a launch or go to some other cool NASA web sites through links off the home page: International Space Station, NASA Webcasts, Mars Odyssey. You can also send a question to NASA Launch Control. There is an archive of educational resources for teachers. A wealth of information.
NOAA's mission statement is �to describe and predict changes in the Earth�s environment and conserve and wisely manage the Nation�s coastal and marine resources.� This is a very attractive site with beautiful pictures of natural scenes. There are links to weather predictions and latest news stories like the dust storms of Asia and their effects on the United States. This agency forecasts and predicts, but its more important role is to affect national policy that will promote healthy bodies of water. NOAA provides educational resources and lesson plans for teachers. Question of the month is an interesting feature incorporating images from the NOAA photo library.
A wealth of information from the National Library of Medicine. Extensive information on diseases, with links to other organizations. Also an excellent drug reference.
This site, from Columbia University's Health Education Program, is geared to teens. It uses a question and answer format to deal with a number of health-related topics.
Information on health warnings as well as recommended or required vaccinations before traveling to another country. Another useful area is for government statistics on health.