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SCIENCE, MATH, AND NATURE RESOURCES

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Search all Best of the Web Science, Math & Nature sites:

General

• 101science.com
  Learn and research science, biology, chemistry, electronic and more.
  
  
• Calculating Change
  A 60-minute online video documentary for educators and parents on math and science reform from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• The Center for Science Education
  The UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory.
  
  
• Did You Ever Wonder?
  Berkeley Lab
  
  
• Eric Weisstein's World of Science
  
  
• How Everyday Things are Made
  From the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford University.
  
  
• HowStuffWorks
  
  
• Museum of Science, Boston
  
  
• Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
  
  
• National Museum of Natural History
  From the Smithsonian Institute.
  
  
• National Science Digital Library
  Educational resource for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, funded by the National Science Foundation.
  
  
• National Science Foundation
  
  
• New Scientist: The Last Word Science Questions and Answers
  
  
• PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway
  
  
• SciCentral
  "Gateway to the best scientific research news sources."
  
  
• Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
  Government Science Portal
  
  
• ScienceDaily Magazine
  
  
• Scientific American: Ask the Experts
  
  
• Sigma Xi
  Scientific research society
  
  

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Biology

• All the Virology on the WWW
  An index site maintained by Dr. David Sander at Tulane University Medical School.
  
  
• Animal Diversity Web
  From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
  
  
• Animal Info - Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals
  
  
• Atlas of the Body
  From the American Medical Association, anatomy and medical illustrations.
  
  
• BioethicsWeb
  "A gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources relating to biomedical ethics, including ethical, social, legal and public policy questions arising from advances in medicine and biology, issues relating to the conduct of biomedical research and approaches to bioethics."
  
  
• Biological Resources Division
  USGS
  
  
• Biology in Motion
  
  
• Biology Browser
  
  
• Biology Online
  
  
• Biology Labs On-Line
  12 interactive labs.
  
  
• Biology Project
  An online interactive resource for learning biology.
  
  
• Biozone: Bio Links
  
  
• Census of Marine Life Portal
  
  
• CSU BIOWEB
  
  
• DNA Interactive
  
  
• Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  
  
• FAO Forestry
  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
  
  
• Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
  
  
• Human Genome Project Information
  
  
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  
  
• Microbes.info
  The Microbiology Information Portal.
  
  
• National Biological Information Infrastructure
  
  
• PLANTS National Database
  Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA.
  
  
• PLoS Biology: Open-Access Journal
  Published by the Public Library of Science Biology, it "features works of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface with other disciplines."
  
  
• The President's Council on Bioethics
  "Advising the President on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology."
  
  
  
  

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Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
  
  
• Chemdex
  
  
• Chemguide: Helping You to Understand Chemistry
  
  
• Chemicals in the Environment
  OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets US EPA
  
  
• ChemIDplus
  A dictionary of more than 360,000 chemicals from the National Library of Medicine.
  
  
• Chemistry of How Things Work- ChemCases.com
  "Twelve case studies of chemistry in the products we use and the situations we meet."
  
  
• Chemistry: WebElements
  
  
• General Chemistry Online
  From Frostburg State University.
  
  
• Household Products Database
  Links more than 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets provided by the manufacturers.
  
  
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
  From the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
  
  
• Periodic Table (WebElements)
  
  
• Scorecard: About the Chemicals
  
  
• Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet



• The World of Chemistry
  From Annenberg Media
  
  
  

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Earth Science and Environment

• Biodiversity and Conservation: The Web of Life
  Provided by the City of Chicago Department.
  
  
• Dynamic Earth at National Museum of Natural History
  
  
• Earth Day
  
  
• Earth Revealed
  A twenty-six part online video instructional series on geology, the physical processes and human activities that shape our planet, from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Earth Science World- Gateway to the Geosciences
  
  
• Earthtrends: The Environmental Information Portal
  Focuses on issues of sustainable development and the environment, from the World Resources Institute.
  
  
• eNature.com
  Provided by National Wildlife Federation.
  
  
• Environmental Literacy Council
  
  
• Environmental Organization WebDirectory
  
  
• The Flora of Virginia Project
  From the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation.
  
  
• Forces of Nature
  Science, maps, photos and video from National Geographic.
  
  
• Global Forest Watch
  
  
• Journey North
  A four-part online video instructional series on the investigations of wildlife migration and seasonal change from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Marion Lobstein's Wildflower Webpage
  Marion Lobstein is an Associate Professor of Biology at NVCC- Manassas Campus.
  
  
• NASA's Global Change Master Directory
  
  
• NASA's Observatorium
  
  
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  
  
• National Parks Conservation Association
  
  
• Natural Resources Defense Council
  
  
• NatureServe Home: Knowledge to Protect the Diversity of Life OceanWorld
  From Texas A&M University.
  
  
• Scorecard
  Get the facts on local pollution.
  
  
• Take Our Web Geological Time Machine
  By the University of California, Museum of Paleontology.
  
  
• U.S. Geological Survey
  
  
• USGS GEO-DATA
  Scientific and energy related data.
  
  
• Wetlands - from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
  
• WorldBiomes.com
  Explore five of the World's Main Biomes
  
  
  
  

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Mathematics

• Algebra: In Simplest Terms
  A twenty-six part online video instructional series on algebra from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• American Mathematical Society
  Mathematical Research and Scholarship.
  
  
• Ask Dr. Math
  From the Math Forum @ Drexel
  
  
• Eric Weisstein's MathWorld
  
  
• For All Practical Purposes: An Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
  A twenty-six part online instructional video series with problem-solving exercises in the areas of management science, statistics, social science, geometry and computer science from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
  A ten part online video instructional series for elementary and middle school teachers introducing statistics as a problem-solving process from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Learning Math: Geometry
  A nine part online video instructional series for elementary and middle school teachers introducing geometric reasoning as a method for problem-solving from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Learning Math: Measurement
  A twelve part online video instructional series for K-8 teachers examining major ideas in measurement from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Learning Math: Number and Operations
  A twelve part online video instructional series for K-8 teachers examining the three main categories in the number and operations strand from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Learning Math: Patterns, Functions and Algebra
  A ten part online video instructional series for K-8 teachers exploring finding, describing and using patterns and other algebraic thinking from Annenberg Media.
  
  
• Math Forum: Student Center
  From Drexel University
  
  
• Math.com- World of Math Online
  
  
• Math2.org
  
  
• Mathematical Atlas: A Gateway to Mathematics
  
  
• Mathematical Functions
  
  
• Mathlets: Java Applets for Math Explorations
  
  
• S.O.S. Math
  
  

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Physics

• American Institute of Physics
  
  
• American Physical Society
  
  
• Death Star- NOVA Online
  Information on gamma-ray bursts, astronomy, the universe, cosmos and more from PBS.
  
  
• FearOfPhysics.com
  
  
• Institute of Physics
  
  
• The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond
  Fifty-two online video instructional series that helps demystify physics from vectors to momentum to electricity from Annenberg/CPB.
  
  
• Physics Central
  Learn how your world works.
  
  
• PhysLink.com
  Physics and Astronomy online education and reference.
  
  

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This collection is maintained by Myndi Pruett. and was last updated on 6/17/08.