Science and Health Resources
General Science:
Cornell University Science and Arts Gateway A wide range of educational resources for science and math disciplines for 9-12 grades from Cornell University's Dept. of Education.
EurekAlert A science news source from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the latest science, technology, medicine and health news since 1996. News is sorted into 14 different categories and gives references and contact information for each newsbyte.
Exploratorium Interactive exhibits and activities from the Exploratorium science museum of San Francisco. An excellent and fun site.
Extreme Science Information on time, space, weather, earth science, science and technology news, science reference, maps, atlases and much more.
4000 years of Women in Science Biographies, images and reference links to famous women in science throughout history.
The National Science Foundation The latest science and math news highlights and more.
SciCentral Gateway to online science resources and breaking research news. Includes biological sciences, health sciences, physical and chemical sciences, earth and space sciences and engineering sciences, as well as science ethics.
Science Learning Network A collaboration between six of the premier science museums in the United States, providing links to existing museum programs and many links to great science resources, funded by the National Science Foundation and Unisys.
Science Net A virtual science library on the web...even using Dewey numbers and subdivisions, linking to science pages, from the Toronto Public Library.
A Science Odyssey Profiles 120 scientists of the 20th century and their inventions, from the PBS series "People and Discoveries".
ScienceNiche A continuously updated directory of biology and chemistry resources on the web.
Science.gov Science information provided by U.S. government agencies. Explore selected web sites by topics ranging from Agriculture & Food to Science Education.
Astronomy:
Astronaut Selection: NASA Investigate the career of becoming an astronaut from the NASA site.
Galaxy Evolution Explorer A site devoted to the GALEX orbiting telescope, which shows images from galaxies both near and far.
HubbleSite Information on the Hubble Space Telescope and instructions on how to build a model of it. Other resources include Hubble news and discoveries, a gallery of images, and a guide to the telescope's construction and instrumentation.
Hubble Project Site from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center covers every conceivable topic on the HST, beginning with its creation to information on its parts, instrumentation, servicing, and discoveries. Includes an extensive image gallery.
NASA Online NASA's web pages offer tremendous resources for both students and teachers on space exploration and other science topics.
The Nine Planets (Now the eight planets) A multimedia tour of the solar system, including information on history, mythology, and current knowledge of each planet.
Space Today The history of space exploration, satellites, observatories, the solar system, and much more.
The Satellite Site Everything you want to know about satellites and the work they do: telecommunications, remote sensing, weather observations, global positioning, and scientific research, as well as the main orbital paths that satellites follow, from the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California
Space Shuttle Shuttle missions (past, present and future), details and diagrams about the structure of the vehicle, read/listen to interviews with shuttle astronauts, and much more. from NASA.
Windows to the Universe The earth sciences, solar system, our planet, astronomy and the universe divided into elementary, intermediate and high school sections, from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research,
Earth Science:
EnviroLink Resources of environmental information.
Extreme Science Information on time, space, weather, earth science, science and technology news, science reference, maps, atlases and much more.
The Field Museum of Natural History Visit wonderful exhibits of Chicago's Field Museum, which include expeditions, environmental rescue of ecosystems, paleontology, habitats, butterflies, and much more.
Google Earth Satellite imagery and maps combine to put the "world's geographic information at your fingertips".
Introduction to Biomes Covers basics like climate, flora and fauna and more detailed information about soil, smaller zones within each biome and adaptations the plants/animals have made to thrive in their environment.
National Park Service Information on National Parks in the United States.
NASA: Visible Earth A catalog of images from satelites and other sources of our home planet, including geographical regions, and topics such as biosphere, agriculture, environmental, and more.
The Nature Conservancy An excellent resource for conservancy projects, with a great primer on conservation science.
NatureServe A nonprofit conservation organization provides scientific data and information about conservation, endangered species, sustainable forestry plus two environmental encyclopedias. These provide facts on the plants, animals and ecosystems of the United States, Canada and Latin America, including in-depth classification, maps, histories and much more.
Ocean Planet An exhibition of ocean and marine science with excellent information and graphics, from the Smithsonian Institution.
Renewable Energy Explore the basic sources of solar, wind, water, and biomass energy. Contains hands-on construction activities and links to more information, from the Pembina Institute of Canada.
Savage Earth Examines the earth's changing crust, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and provides additional articles for more in-depth information, from PBS.
Smithsonian Natural History Excellent site offering information about all that is natural.
United States Geological Survey Index of geological information with search engine from USGS.
The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia Great information on extreme weather conditions such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, and how they occur.
The Wilderness Society This non-profit agency, devoted to protecting the American wilderness, provides scientific reports, policy briefs, maps, fact sheets, guides and other documents related to conservation.
The World's Biomes Highlights the aquatic, desert, forest, grassland and tundra biomes and covers temperature, precipitation, flora, and fauna.
Biology:
Atlas of Human Anatomy A modern, detailed look at the human body, from Virtual Hospital.
BBC Human Body and Mind Information on the body systems and the mind from the British Broadcasting Co.
The Biology Project "An online interactive resource for learning biology" provides pages on molecular biology, cell biology, Mendelian genetics, biochemistry, and more, from the University of Arizona.
Bioscience Education Net A National Science Digital Library for teaching and learning in the biological sciences is a collaborative effort of 11 different science organizations.
Botany.com A plant encyclopedia for common or botanical names of plants, and also a dictionary of botanical words, maps of area temperatures, zone temperatures, and more.
Cells Alive Microscopic images include animations of cell processes, information on different infections, the differences in plant and animal cells, and compare bacterial, viruses and human cells.
Cloning How cells are cloned, plus the history of manipulating animal breeding and plant propagation. Links to the explanations of cells and DNA are also included, from Eureka! Science Corp.
DNA from the Beginning The basics of DNA, genes and heredity, three animated movies on genetics, a timeline of genetic discoveries, and information on code, manipulation, genome and more, created by scientists at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in NewYork.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body 107 full-text pictures from this classic text, provided by Bartleby.com
Human Anatomy Online An interactive program which contains illustrations of the human body with animations and descriptive links.
How Cloning Works A thorough non-judgmental discussion of cloning from how cloning occurs in nature to how clones are produced.
Human Genome Project Brief information on the Human Genome Project, founded in 1990 to map all the genes in human DNA. It includes a "Cloning Fact Sheet" and provides additional links, from the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.
NatureServe A nonprofit conservation organization provides scientific data and information about conservation, endangered species, sustainable forestry plus two environmental encyclopedias. These provide facts on the plants, animals and ecosystems of the United States, Canada and Latin America, including in-depth classification, maps, histories and much more.
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling A tour through the world of the nervous system to discover how the senses work and how the brain distinguishes information it receives through the senses.
Understanding Evolution The theory of evolution from Charles Darwin, plus links to other scientists, naturalists and topics concerning evolution and its history, from University of California at Berkeley,
Chemistry:
American Chemical Society Headline news in the chemistry field, links to articles for Chemical and Engineering News and other publications, plus links to other resources.
Common Molecules Over 500 common molecules, from arsenic to aspirin and displays the chemical formula and a 3D model of the atomic structure to manipulate, crystollagraphic details and other imaging options, aproject from Reciprocal Net
Making Science Make Sense Explore all the chemicals in the periodic table, plus more.
Nobel Prize Winners for Chemistry Lists and detailed explanations for all Chemistry Nobel Prize winners from 1901 through 1996.
Periodic Table Periodic table of the elements.
WebElements Provides the periodic table, plus other chemistry resources, from the University of Sheffield, England.
Physics:
American Institute of Physics Links to online journals, history of physics, and other valuable physics links.
Amusement Park Physics A classic site from Annenberg/CPB allows students to explore how physics affects amusement park ride design.
Cornell Theory Center Math & Science Gateway: Physics Gateway to physics sites for 9-12 grades from Cornell University's Dept. of Education.
Institute of Physics Links to online services, journals, books, and other physics links.
Nobel Prize Winners for Physics Lists and detailed explanations for all Physics Nobel Prize winners from 1901 through 1996.
Particle Adventure Explore the world of particle physics through interactive tours of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, dark matter, and other intriguing particles. A wonderful virtual field trip!
Physics Central Information on the way physics affects our world. Includes biographical information on physicists and their work, images, definitions of terminology, and more, a service of the American Physical Society.
Physics News Graphics The American Institute of Physics archive of images.
Physics 2000 From a professor at the University of Colorado, this interactive site introduces the world of twentieth century science and scientific principles and how they relate to modern technological inventions and gadgets.
Physics World An incredible collection of reference, history, biography and archival information for physics from IOP.
Science Matters Answers many topical questions related to physics (eg. Big Bang Theory, pulsars, quasars, etc.) and provides other great related science links.
Health and Medicine:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Government website that has detailed information on diseases and their prevention.
Diseases and Conditions Yahoo's subject list of links on various diseases and conditions.
Go Ask Alice Information on health related issues for students and adults from Columbia University's Health Education Program.
Hardin MD A comprehensive list of trusted medical and health sites, provided by a Medical library and the University of Iowa.
Health A to Z A mega-index of health and medicine sites with search engine.
IPRC Infosite Information on drugs, drug issues, prevention, statistics and much more, from Indiana University,
Mayo Clinic Health and medicine information, a separate searchable database on "Diseases and Conditions A-Z", and other medical resources.
Medline Plus Health website from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Merck Online Medical Library Merck medical manual of diseases.
NORD The National Organization of Rare Diseases, a clearinghouse for the government, provides a searchable database of sites providing information on thousands of rare diseases and disorders, including genetic diseases.
Online Medical Dictionary Definitions of medical terminology, provided by CancerWeb,
United States National Library of Medicine Access to professional medical databases at no charge, from the National Institutes of Health.
Nutrition and Foods:
The Food Guide Pyramid Find the daily servings for each of the food groups in this interactive food guide from the Food and Nutrition Center.
The Food Timeline A timeline of food history and period recipes, including a glossary of foods., from the Morris County Public library.
Global Destinations Recipes and facts about the cuisine of 36 countries and regions, from Global Gourmet.
Recipe Source The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes (SOAR) searchable and organized by ethnic cuisine or by the type of dish.
Shape Up America! Provides the latest information on fitness and nutrition, from the former U.S. Surgeon General, Everett Koop.
Updated 6/24/2012