Science

General Science Resources

How Stuff Works

HowStuffWorks, is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

 

The Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway

Quality web sites are listed under various science categories.

http://www.cac.cornell.edu/Education/SAGE.aspx

United States Coast Guard

For over two centuries the U.S. Coast Guard has safeguarded our Nation’s maritime interests in the heartland, in the ports, at sea, and around the globe. Find out about their history, the organization structure, and their equipment.

http://www.uscg.mil/

 

SciCentral

Specialized sites in the area of science, engineering, and medicine are indexed here along with current science news.

http://www.scicentral.com/

 

The Why Files

Looking for current science news? This is a good site to explore.

http://whyfiles.org/

InventNow

Browse their database of inventions and inventors.

http://www.invent.org

 

Biology

 

Cells Alive

All the information you need on cells is given here complete with visuals.

http://www.cellsalive.com/

 

EE Link Endangered Species

Facts, lists, and information on endangered species from around the world.

http://eelink.net/EndSpp/

 

Human Genome Project Information

Information from the 13-year project to identify approximately 30,000 genes can be searched from this site.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml

 

Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World

The senses and the nervous system are explored in this site created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

 

Virtual Frog

This site is designed for high school biology classes.

http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//

Chemistry

Web Elements .com

http://www.webelements.com/

Chemical Elements.Com

Online, Interactive Periodical Table of Elements.

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

 

Interactive Periodic Table of Elements

http://www.periodictable.com/

A visually beautiful tour through the periodic table conducted by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/pages/pertable_j.htm

 

It’s Elemental (Jefferson Lab)

Elements of the Periodic Table viewed by atomic number, chemical name, or chemical symbol.

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html

 

Questions and Answers (Jefferson Lab)

Find how who discovered an element and when it happened.

http://education.jlab.org/qa/discover_ele.html

Find out the cost of your element!

http://www.chemicool.com/

 

Table of Isotopes

Information on Isotopes from the Berkeley Laboratory Isotope Project.

http://isotopes.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm

Element Song

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html