The Exploratorium
Home page of the famous San Francisco Exploratorium.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
This virtual museum brings the exhibits, resources, and fun of a museum
visit right to you. It's not quite the real thing, but a visit should satisfy
your yearning for learning about science. It includes lots of links to
other Web science sites. Wander, wonder, and just have fun!
Field Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, is an educational
institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and
among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for
greater public understanding and appreciation of the world in which we
live.
PhotoNet at CalTech
The PhotoNet is a database of several thousand images on the history
of science; contains many photos of eminent scientists who have been associated
with the Institute during its more than one hundred year history, as well
as images on the diverse history of science in America during the twentieth
century.
Science for the Millennium
A striking, beautifully designed online "virtual" museum. The exhibits
range from Einstein to computers, from physics to biotechnology. Worth
a visit just to see the superb graphics!
The American Museum of Natural History
Many of these exhibitions here consist of objects and specimens not
only from the American Museum of Natural History's own collections, but
from museums and private collections from the world over, gathered together
to tell a story of discovery and knowledge in the most compelling way possible.
Froggy
Page
Lots of fun and interesting things related to frogs, including pictures,
images, and information.
Computers
and Jurassic Park
Using Computers to Uncover the Past, or how science was used in the
"dinosaur eggs" aspect of the Jurassic Park story.
Measure 4 Measure:
Sites That Do the Work For You
Collection of links to websites that calculate a very large variety
of things. Sections include: Science/Math, Health, Finance, and Everything
Else.
The JASON
Project
Founded in 1989 by the discoverer of the RMS Titanic. Each year, a
two-week scientific expedition is mounted in a remote part of the world
and broadcast in real-time, using state-of-the-art technology, to a network
of educational, research, and cultural institutions in the United States,
Canada, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom.
Monarch Watch!
This is the fourth year of an outreach program now called the Monarch
Watch. The goals are to further science education, particularily in primary
and secondary school systems, to promote conservation of monarch butterflies
and to involve thousands of students and adults in a cooperative study
of the monarch's fall migration.
General Exhibitions;Inventions and Inventor
Invention Dimension
The Invention Dimension highlights a different American inventor every
week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and
their impact on society. Also an extensive list of related links to invention
and innovation sites on the Web.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Find inventors or inventions that have been recognized for their great
contributions to science and technology. Browse by: The Inventors
(alphabetical indexor by date of induction), or by Index of Inventions.
Important
Historical Inventions and Inventors
Very basic information about the people who have invented things throuhout
history are listed here, according to the ytpes of things they invented.
A good starting place for research.
American
Inventors and Inventions
An exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution features stories about
a number of important Americans inventions.
Innovative
Lives
Background and biograpghical information on living inventors, provided
by the Smithsonian Institution.
Inventors
Links to a wide variety of information about inventors. You will want
to click on the topics: Historical Inventors or Historical Inventions.
British
Inventors, Scientists and Engineers
Brief, informative articles from the Spartacus Encyclopedia. Most biographees
are from England, and influenced the INdustrial Revolution with their works.
African American
Inventors
Has several sections that focus on various categories of inventors
and inventions of African-Americans.
African
Americans in the Sciences
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed
to the advancement of science and engineering. Scroll down to their "Inventors"
section.
Wacky Inventions
Some of the rather unusual invention patents are featured here. Please
note: past months are still available at the bottom of the page.
To Fly
Is Everything...."
A virtual, visual museum dedicated to the invention of machines that
fly. Includes a substantial section on the attempts prior to the Wright
Brothers' successful experiment. Lots of good information here!
The
Industrial Revolution
Index to important people and events in the English Industrial revolution,
with background on important inventors and inventions of that period of
history.
The
Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo
This web site gives an account on the contributions of Renaissance
mathematicians to the development of science and art is based on a videotape
of the same name. This site looks in particular at the work of Galileo
and describes with drawings, films, and animations his work with inclined
planes and accelerated motion.
Nineteenth
Century Scientific American
Selected issues of Scientific American magazine of 1845 are available
online, including a section which gives a list of invention patents awarded.
Patent Search
Search for the information on information about patents. Find out who
has a patent on something, and the details of the patent. This is a complicated
database to use, but a bit of patience will yield a lot of interesting
information.
Biography
Resources
If you did not find information on your inventor or scientist, here
is another place to look, a general collection of biographical websites!
General Science Resources
Periodic
Table of the Elements
Colorful display of the Periodic Table. Lots of graphical displays
and arrangements make it easy to use and understand.
Periodic
Table of the Elements: Los Alamos
The famous government lab involved with the exploration of the atom
offers this Periodic Table, which includes a bit of history for each element
along with the basic data.
Web
Periodic Table of the Elements
Very thorough and easy to use Periodic Table of the Elements. Just
keep clicking for more and more information on your favorite elements!
From England.
Periodic
Table of the Elements
A simplified arrangement of the elements, with a basic amount of information
on each element. Good for a quick check.
The Why Files?
Find out about the background behind science stories that make it to
the daily news.
Science Daily
Links to the latest research and discovery stories in the various fields
of Science. Allows searching of the collection.
African
Americans in the Sciences
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed
to the advancement of science and engineering, includes chemists, biologists,
inventors, engineers, and mathematicians; so we can see how the efforts
of individuals have advanced human understanding in the world around us.
History of Medicine
The Library's resources for historical scholarship in the medical and
related sciences are among the richest of any institution in the world.
Collected over many years, they include rarities and exhaustive materials
for the support of studies in the history of human health and disease.
LabSOURCE
Newsletter of the national laboratories managed by U.C. Berkeley: Lawrence,
Los Alamos
Biological and Medical Science Resources
EvolveIT
This virtual lab is designed to help you understand the various processes
of evolution. You will have the opportunity to manipulate various parameters
of the species, such as variability, heritability, and beak size, and parameters
of the environment, such as precipitation and island size. You can then
observe the effect of these parameters on the evolution of bird beak morphology
in the hypothetical bird populations.
General Biology
I, Syllabus
A complete Introduction to Biology class, online with links to related
information. From Chris Halloran, Warren County Community College. A valuable
resource to anyone studying Biology.
Human Biology
I
Complete online college course in Human Biology. Includes slide list
and notes, links to related resources, lecture notes, and articles.
On-Line
Biology Book
Table of Contents. Click on the underlined items to go to those chapters.
The text items are modified lecture outline developed for a freshman-level
biology, at Estrella Mountain Community College. Created by the instructor:
Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D.
EMCC
Biology Internet Resources
Excellent collection of links to information of use to students of
Biology, from a college level class at Estrella Mountain Community College.
Created by the instructor: Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D.
A Modern
Herbal
Online version of a 1931 book about herbs, their uses and qualities.
Includes lots of background information, including botanical name, family,
habitat, and uses.
Hardin Meta
Directory of Internet Health Sources
This gateway is managed by the Hardin Hospital at the Uiversity of
Iowa. They "list the sites that list the sites" ... pages have pointers
to the most complete and frequently cited lists in each subject.
North American Reporting Center
for Amphibian Malformations
Dedicated to solving the mystery of malformations in amphibians, and
enlists the collaboration of scientists, students and the general public.
The work began in 1995, when middle school students on a field trip to
a farm pond in Minnesota discovered a large number of frogs with misshapen,
extra or missing limbs.
Onco-Link: Cancer Information
A resource center for information about Cancer. Includes an excellent
compilation of newsletter articles on topics of current interest in the
health-medicine areas.
AIDS Information
AIDS information from the National Institutes of Health Gopher.
New York Online Access to Health
Practical information related to medical and general health matters.
Information given in both Spanish and English languages.
Centers for Disease Control
Lots of information about disease and health from this government agency.
Includes these sections: Diseases , Health Risks , Prevention Guidelines
and Strategies, Travelers' Health, and more.
Yahoo! Health: Medicine
Links to lots of Internet resources related to medicine and diseases.
Marine Biological Lab
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) was established in 1888, devoted
to research and education in basic biology. Lewis Thomas, author of The
Lives of a Cell, has called the MBL "the uniquely national center for biology
in this country." Scientists and students throughout the world come to
the MBL to conduct research, teach, study, and collaborate with other scientists.
Bio Tech
BioTech is a hybrid biology/chemistry educational resource and research
tool, intended to be a learning tool that will attract students and enrich
the public's knowledge of biology issues in the world today. At the same
time, BioTech is also a research tool for those already involved in the
broad subject of biology.
A Gene Map of the
Human Genome
Human genes mapped here. Images have been chosen to illustrate the
myriad aspects of human biology, pathology, and relationships with other
organisms that can be revealed by analysis of genes and their protein products.
Cells Alive
Animations of cells show how they act and react. Very nice graphic
illustrations, with motion demonstrate cellular concepts with clarity.
Physical Science:Astronomical Resources
The
Nine Planets
This is a multimedia tour of the solar system with text, pictures,
sounds and an occasional movie. Each of the planets and major moons in
our solar system is briefly described and illustrated with pictures from
NASA spacecraft. With a few clicks, you can see images that only a few
decades ago could only be dreamed of.
Planetary
Sciences
If you enjoyed your visit to the Nine Planets (above), you will also
like to visit the National Space Science Data Center, with its vast amount
of information (including immages) related to the U.S. Space Program. Organized
according to subjects covered, including space mission projects, planets
and satellites, etc.
International Space Station
NASA has produced this website to allow the public to stay up with
the development of the International Space Station, which is scheduled
to be started in 1998. Includes lots of pictures, plans and other information.
Hotlist: Space
Science
A large collection of links to Internet resources related to Space
Science and Astronomy.
Cosmos & Chronos
A site dedicated to examining the theories of Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky,
who believed that earth's history includes ctatstrophic changes that alter
the polar axis, and which also affected the nature of life on the planet.
(He also offers a new understanding of evolution that conflicts with Darwinian
theory.)
SETI Institute
Information about scientific research in the general field of Life
in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(SETI). " I think the SETI enterprise can best be understood as a kind
of exercise in the archeology of the future." Physicist and philosopher
Philip Morrison, MIT.
Cyberview3d
A chance to move a space station and view it in 3D. "The Acme Space
Station Corp. is pleased to announce the new top-of-the-line models in
its fleet of Galactica-class space stations. The Interplanetary Metroplex
models provide the ultimate in comfort, security, and convenience for up
to 175 million residents."
Physical Science:Earth Science Resources
Virtual
Earthquake
Virtual Earthquake is an interactive Web-based program designed to
introduce you to the concepts of how an earthquake EPICENTER is located
and how the RICHTER MAGNITUDE of an earthquake is determined.
Virtual Geology
Labs Online
Several online geology labs are available online here, from California
State University, Los Angeles. Inlcudes: Virtual Dating, Virtual Earthquake,
etc.
Cascades Volcano Observatory
A great place top start your exploratrions about volcanos. Has lots
of information freely available.
Geology of National Parks
- UCSC
College course in the geology of national parks, with links to some
park Web sites that have interesting rock formations.
Geology 41 Webpages
From a Geology professor at Duke university: "The primary purpose of
these pages is to allow students enrolled in the Fall 1995 semester to
review slides shown in class." Lots of good images relating to Earth Science.
Continental Drift
A graphic demonstration about "continental drift." Part of an online
exhibit by The Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Geosciences (IEIS)
This server is a prototype Integrated Earth Information Server (IEIS,
as in eyes on the globe). It is built on the infrastructure provided by
the nation-wide Unidata Internet Data Distribution (IDD) network, in which
participating universities are establishing information servers containing
a range of earth-related data.
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Site of the famous "ocean floor" map; plus extensive databases in both
coastal and open ocean areas; includes bathymetry, underway geophysics
(gravity, magnetics, seismic reflection), sediment thickness, data derived
from ocean drilling and seafloor sediment and rock samples, and data from
the Great Lakes.
Volcano World
A colorful, exciting source for information about volcano science.
Includes lots of pictures of volcanos! Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Yellowstone
Park, Devil's Tower-- and even Mt. Lassen.
John Muir (Environment)
Huge environmantal database and information on the famous explorer
and pioneering naturalist, John Muir.
Home Arts:
Gardener's Library
Search the Plant Encyclopedia for information about plants and trees.
Includes scientific names and other vital information about the plant.
PLANTS: Plant
Database Search
Search this database for common and scientific names of plants and
data about them. Horticulture
Solutions
Lots of information about trees and plants: Flowers, Fruits, Houseplants,
Pests, soils and fertilizer, trees and shrubs, vegetables.
Garden Web
An interesting commercial site that has a variety of information related
to gardening and plants.
The Garden Spider's Web
A comprehensive site where gardening information and links are available.
GardenNet
A commercial gardening store front, where information and products
for gardeners is available.
Quake Record
of the Day
View the very latest seismographic data from earthquakes around the
world at this site. Very impressive displays!
Sea World - Busch
Gardens
A theme park with an environmental conscience. Planet Earth
The Planet Earth Home Page. See Earth as you have never seen it before
from this comprehensive astronomical site. Loaded with information about
our planet.
Physical Science: Earth Science-Weather Resources
WeatherNet
The WeatherNet offers over a hundred links to weather-related sites
on the Web. The most comprehensive list on the Web. National Weather Service
The U.S. government weather website, offering Current Weather, Climatic
Data, Weather News (Public Affairs), and related weather information.
Rain Or Shine
Offers a simple way to get weather information for 800 U.S. and international
cities. Provides 24 Hour weather forecast, satellite, radar image information.
Also has interesting weather facts for the date in history.
The Weather Underground
Quick weather information for the world is available from this popular
website. Click on a map for information on a state's weather and forecasts,
or click and go to another country, region, or continent. Offers a searcher
that will "Find the Weather for any City, State or Zipcode, or Country."
Interactive
Weather
Click on the following map, or enter the 3 digit station id to get
the current weather conditions for that location. From here you can also
go back to the main Weather page.
Yahoo! Weather
Yahoo! organizes a wide variety of weather information and services.
Check the weather by ZipCode, get ski reports, weather maps and images,
storm information, and other similar weather data.
Lycos Weather
A general starting place to find weather information for cities and
countries the world. Click on a map, or enter the name of a city to obtain
information.
The Daily Planet
Lots of weather information from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences
at the University of Illinois. Includes hypermedia instructional modules
on how to understand meteorology.
WXP: The Weather Processor
"WXP is a software package developed at Purdue University which is
a general purpose weather visualization tool for current, forecasted and
archived meteorological data." Offers analyses and forecasts through a
variety of viewpoints and data displays.
Intellicast
A variety of weather information on the U.S. and the world, from the
MSNBC network. Includes sections with ski reports, national parks, weather
& health, and an almanac which provides historical weather information.
Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey
"NRL Monterey is the only scientific center in the Navy wholly dedicated
to atmospheric research; conducting research and development to provide
objective local, regional, and global atmospheric analysis and prediction
as well as the development of automated weather interpretation systems;
that is, the effect of atmospheric changes on naval communications and
weapons systems."
Physical Science:Environmental Science Resources
Search the EnviroLink Library
EnviroLink Library is a comprehensive resource of environmental information
on the Internet. Information is grouped under subjects within each main
area of the Library. This link allows users to search this library by subjects
and key words.
EnviroLink Library,
Alphabetical index
EnviroLink Library is a comprehensive resource of environmental information
on the Internet. Information is grouped under subjects within each main
area of the Library. This link shows subjects in alphabetical order.
EnviroNews
A collection of news stories that deal with the environment, updated
daily. Allows searching by topic, which might be the best way to find what
you are looking for. For example, a search for "oil spills" retrieved over
two dozen excellent articles.
Search
RACHEL's Environment and Health Weekly
A search engine which allows you to search the past issues of a weekly
environmental magazine that covers a wide variety of topics. Enter the
topic or phrase you need information about, and a list of past magazines
will be displayed. Click on any that you want to read to have them displayed.
Eco
Compass: Sound Science and the Environment
Eco-Compass magazine provides a sampling of the most erroneous and
damaging brownlash (anti-environmental) myths and fables. The magazine
has identified many Web sites containing the true facts on environmental
issues.
Science
and the Environment
This site offers new sets of articles on various topics related to
environmental studies. They are grouped into eight subject areas: Biodiversity
& Wildlife Conservation, Alternative Energy & Fuels, Marine Ecology,
Health, Population & Agriculture, Clean Air, Climate Change & Atmospheric
Studies, Clean Water, Waste Management & Recycling, the articles present
an excellent sampling of the latest news in each area, reprinted from a
variety of publications.
Biodiversity, Ecology,
and the Environment
A collection of links serving as a starting place on the Web for research
on Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment. Once you are at the page,
scroll down until you find the topic you are interested in, and click on
it to connect with the resources. (Note: State Issues-- California).
Endangered Species:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a lot of information about
endangered species, including the official list of protected species (both
plants and animals) and answers to frequently asked questions.
Best
Practices Database
Learn here how various organizations have helped move modern society
toward an "ecological utopia." The urban solutions database addresses many
issues of concern. Common areas are divided by Project Category, and then
further by sub-category. Each organization submitting a record to the database
was asked to choose up to three main categories from the list. Within the
main categories, they could choose as many sub-categories that applied.
Renew
America Environmental Success Index
The Environmental Success Index may be searched on several criteria.
To find entries that interest you, enter a City or State in the appropriate
field below, or select an entry from one of the other fields. Then, click
the "Search" button. You may narrow your search by entering more than one
selection, for example, your state, and the Program Focus in which you
are interested.
Physical Science: Physics and Physicists
Project PHYSlab I
A collection of physics labs from Project PHYSLab. They are available
for free download for anyone who wishes to use them. Also includes a collection
of URL's pertaining to science and Physics from around the world. An excellent
place to find other Physics information.
Circles
of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows
How are rainbows formed? Why do they only occur when the sun is behind
the observer? If the sun is low on the horizon, at what angle in the sky
should we expect to see a rainbow? This lab helps to answer these and other
questions by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a
water droplet.
MathMol
MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory
starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling.
Includes online hyper media textbooks for both elementary and high school
students. Nicely illustrated and easy to use.
CHEMystery
An interactive guide and chemistry textbook that is available online
for free. Covers a wide variety of chemistry concepts. Well organized and
easy to use. It was created by students for the ThinkQuest contest.
Physics 2000
Physics 2000 is a place to have fun learning visually and interactively
about physics and familiar high-tech devices. Discover the impacts of Einstein
and other early 20th-century physicists on modern technology, and enter
the exotic world of quantum physics. Plus lots more....
NanoKids
Nanotechnology isn't only for scientists. See how kids can learn about
this exciting new field that deals with micro-miniature (nano) devices,
online here. Physics Demonstrations
and Activities
From "The Physics of Everyday Life" workshop, which focused on five
key physical concepts: Newton's laws of motion, Bernoulli's equation, the
1st law of thermodynamics, Ohm's law, and Faraday's induction law, using
such activities as building a lever, flying an airplane, throwing a curve
ball, boiling water, and turning on a light bulb.
Scientific
Investigations
A collection of experiments reported online, with graphics. Includes:
Classical Mechanics, Rotational Mecahnics, Sports Related Mechanics, Astrophysics,
Numerical Techniques for Mechanics, Fluids, and Misc.
The American Physical Society
E-print (Journals Online)
Search from here for articles by physicists whoo have published in
several physics journals of the The American Physical Society. Tip: enter
a physics term that you are interested in or wonder about, and click "search".
Physics Journals
Yahoo offers a collection of physics journals online. Choose those
that sound interestiung to you, and click to go there.
Nobel Laureates
in Physics 1901 - 1996
This page is a service of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Library.
It contains a list in reverse chronological order of the award winners
with brief biographical information and a description of the discovery
taken from the Nobel Foundation's text describing each Laureate's discovery
and other sources.
Emilio Segrh
Visual Archives (Physics)
The collection focuses on American physicists and astronomers of the
twentieth century, but includes many scientists in Europe and elsewhere,
in other fields related to physics, and in earlier times. The Bruce
Medalists
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is a worldwide organization
that brings together research scientists, teachers, amateur astronomers,
and "armchair astronomers" to "advance the Science of Astronomy, and to
diffuse information concerning it." The ASP has awarded its highest honor,
the Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal, for lifetime contributions to astronomy
most years since 1898. Here is information about its winners.
The Center for History of Physics
Their mission is to preserve and make known the history of modern physics
and allied sciences including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like.
Note their online exhibits about Einstend and the Discovery of the Electron,
and biographical data in the visual archives from physics.
Discovery of the Electron
Colorful and informative exhibition on the history of the electron,
from the American Institute of Physics.
Einstein: Image and
Impact
Award-winning exhibition on Albert Einstein's life and discoveries,
from the American Institute of Physics.
Links
for "Mapping the Next Millenium"
Large collection of links to Web resources related to a futuristic
book, "Mapping the Next Millenium". Includes space, subatomic particles,
and everything in between.
Beginning
Physics
Nice, brief, and very basic introduction to Physics.
Physics
109N: Galileo and Einstein
Online notes and links for Physics course at the University of Virginia.
"The course explores two revolutions in our perception of the universe."
Revolutions
in Physics
Lecture notes to a college course on the history of Physics (University
of Alberta).
