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Astronomy
Asteroid
and Comet Impact Hazards
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Learn about the dangers asteroids and comets pose to Earth.
Astronomy In Your Face
• Space pictures, movies, animations, links, and more.
Astronomy Interactive Network
• Detailed information about radio, optical, physics and the history of astronomy; with games, pictures, quizzes, glossary, timeline, links, and message boards.
Astronomy Thesaurus
• Astronomy terms in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian; all terms cross referenced.
Aurora
Page
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Information links and images about the "northern lights".
Blast
from the Past
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A recently discovered deep-sea core contains convincing new evidence an
asteroid impact 65 million years caused the extinction of dinosaurs. This
exhibit shows new evidence.
Lunar
phases
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Tutorial on why
the moon changes shape.
Lunar
Prospector
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Current and past
moon exploration, including moon phases, geology, and mythology.
Mars
Global Surveyor
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Describes the NASA mission to map Mars.
Mars
Pathfinder Mission
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Get the latest news and photos from NASA's expedition to Mars.
Mir
Space Station
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Photos, press releases, history, scientific details and mission reports.
Mission
to Mars
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Site that shares information about exploration of the red planet. .
Online Planetarium Show
• Educational site about the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, historical astronomers, mythology, and light pollution.
Space
Telescope Science Institute Home Page
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See pictures and movies of distant stars.
Views of the Solar
System
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Pictures, facts and history of the planets and other cosmic places in
our solar system.
Views of the Solar
System (en espanol)
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Earth Sciences
Extreme Science
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Includes some of the the biggest, baddest, and the best in the natural world. Check out world records and meet some of the scientists who are studying this stuff.
Franklin's
Forecast
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Learn how to be "weatherwise".
Global
Warming: Focus on the Future
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Explains global warming and its effect on earth.
Mountain
Maker, Earth Shaker
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How continents and mountains are formed by plate tectonics (requires Shockwave).
NASA's Earth Observatory
• Explore with scientists the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data.
NASA's Planet
Earth Observatorium
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Includes information on impact craters, tsunamis, ozone, and more.
Polar
Connections
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Activities for getting to know the Arctic and the Antarctic. (in Spanish)
Polar
Connections
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Activities for getting to know the Arctic and the Antarctic.
The
Ozone Hole Tour
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Learn about the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.
This
Dynamic Earth
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Learn about the theory of plate tectonics, the force causing earthquakes.
U.S.
Geological Survey
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Focuses on earthquakes, floods, water quality, natural
resources and more.
Virtual
Earthquake
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Learn to read a seismogram from a simulated earthquake.
Volcanoes
Online
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Explains why volcanoes erupt, which volcanoes around the world are still active,
and how plate tectonics plays a role.
Water
Science for Schools
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Includes information on the properties of water, the water cycle, groundwater, and the uses of water.
Windows
to the Universe
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User-friendly learning system on the earth and space sciences for use by the general public. Developed by NASA.
World Book Encyclopedia: The Seasons
• Learn what causes the seasons and what changes accompany each of the four seasons.
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Life Sciences
Ask an Expert
American Rose Society Ask the Experts
Ask A Curator
Ask a Scientist
Ask Our Experts at the Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
Population Genetics Questions
Whalenet: Ask a Scientist
3-D
Insects
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View animated beetles, wasps, ants, and other insects.
Animal
Resources
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Quick facts and in-depth resources on many animals.
Biodiversity
and Conservation
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A hypertext book covering the origin and nature of biological diversity
and approaches to preservation. Includes information on endangered species,
deforestation, and pollution.
Book
of Insect Records
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Which insect is longest, heaviest or fastest? Find out here.
Cells
Alive!
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Watch cells and other microscopic organisms move.
Developmental
Biology Cinema
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Video of developing organisms; includes the Fly Morph-O-Genesis.
DNA
Workshop
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Replicate a strand of DNA and follow the genetic code to create a protein.
Endangered
Marine Animals
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Site includes the status and history of endangered marine animals.
Endangered
Species Home Page
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Includes complete listing of endangered and threatened species, the Endangered
Species Act, and other information about the program.
Endangered
Species Slide Show
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Defines and shows examples of extinct, endangered, and threatened species.
Fly
Lab
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Choose the genetic makeup of two flies and watch what happens to their
offspring.
Learning
Guide for the Human Brain
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Click on different parts of the brain to find out what they do.
Marine
Ecosystems
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Information on ocean animals, coral reefs, El Nino, shorelines, and marine
plants.
Nanoworld
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Microscopic pictures of insects, cells and human hair.
Paleontology
Without Walls
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Learn about dinosaurs and other fossils.
Personality
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What makes us who we are? This site explores the psychology of personality.
Plant
Encyclopedia
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Provides pictures and complete descriptions of over 3,000 species grown
in North America.
Plants
National Database
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Plant information, by scientific or common name, plus information about
wetlands and endangered plants.
Spring's
Journey North
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Join other students across the country following animal migrations and
other signs of spring.
Tour
the Human Heart
Tree
of Life
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Site shows the relationships and characteristics of plants
and animals, via "phylogenetic trees."
Trees
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Basic information about identifying different types of trees, and a year
in the life of a tree.
Virtual
Frog Dissection Kit
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Dissect a frog on your computer.
Virtual
Tour of the Dinosaurs
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Photos of dinosaur fossils and basic information about dinosaur groups
and time periods.
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Physics
TIPTOP: The Internet Pilot to Physics
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A unified physics resource promoting physics not only to scientists, but also to industry, schools, students, and anyone interested in physics and natural science.
Amusement
Park Physics
• How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design?
In this exhibit, you'll have a chance to find out.
Atom
Builder
• Site teaches the fundametals of building a carbon atom out of quarks and electrons.
Build
a bridge
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Great site that offers four bridge-building challenges, and teaches how
to choose the right bridge for each situation (requires Shockwave)
Eric's
Treasure Trove of Science
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Check the exhaustive Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy encyclopedias
Explore Science
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Perform physics experiments online.
Fizzics Fizzle
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physics for all levels, from beginners to introductory college level.
Fundamental
Physical Constants
How
Things Work
• Questions and anwers about the physics of everyday life
Laws List
• The rules, principles, effects, paradoxes, limits, constants, experiments, and thought-experiments arranged alphabetically.
Learn Physics
Today
• Online textbook covering Mechanics, Lights & Waves,
and Electricity
Little Shop
of Physics
• Experiments and brainteasers.
Perpetual
Motion Machine Page
• Gives plans for four perpetual motion machines
and explanations for why a perpetual motion machine is a physical impossibility
Physics 2000
• An interactive journey through modern physics.
Physics 2000
• An interactive journey through modern physics.
Radio
Transmission
• Explains the transfer of sound from transmitter to receiver.
The
Particle Adventure
• An introduction to Particle Physics (atoms, electrons
and beyond)
Toys
in Space
• Reports on how toys that rely on gravity work in space
Visual
Elements
• A visual interpretation of the Table of Elements.
Web
Elements
• Periodic Table of Elements with chemical information about
each element
Webs
Wires Waves
• Explore the science of communication, with speech waves,
codes, radio, and other technology. (In English and Spanish.)
Weights
& Measures
World
Chemistry
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Includes tutorials, virtual experiments, and quick reference
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