Introduction

African American Sites 

Art Sites 

Children's Sites

Computers And Internet

Educational Sites

Entertainment Sites 

History Sites 

Literature Sites

News Sites 

Reference Sites

Science Sites

Site Directories 

Web Search Utilities

Science Sites

Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone 
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/albell/homepage.html 
Explanation of how Bell invented the telephone. Has links to other pages about Bell and other inventors. Grades 4-Adult 

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org/public/index.asp
All you need to know about dental topics as well as finding a new dentist. Good source of all kinds of tooth and dental information both for reports and for general knowledge. Grades 6-Adult.

Bill Nye The Science Guy 
http://www.billnye.com/ 
A zany homepage to match the zany antics of Bill Nye the Science Guy! Unfortunately he's gone commercial and lots of the PBS science links and content are gone. Apparently you can still buy the tapes from Disney Educational and links to some of his more recent works are there, too. Grades 4-8 

Calendars Through The Ages
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html
A discussion of how calendars were developed and the various calendars in use in the world today and throughout history. This site, along with a companion site, Daylight Savings Time, (http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/), provide an informative look at time keeping. Grades 5-Adult.

Causes of Color
http://webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/index.html
A discussion of color and light. An excellent website that describes how colors are formed from several sources. Grades 5-Adult.

Center For Insect Science
http://insected.arizona.edu/home.htm
A collection of lesson plans for using insects in the early elementary classroom. It integrates math, language arts, arts, drama ans science for students in grades K-3. The information includes supporting materials and worksheets. Teacher.

The Dynamic Earth
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/
A Flash™ presentation on geology and mining from the Smithsonian Institute. There are dead links to other topics that are labeled "Coming Soon". A good presentation with the potential for more information later. Grades 5-12.

FDA Homepage 
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm  
The homepage of the Food and Drug Administration. Contains links to pages which contain information about the FDA's various functions including human and animal drug testing, cosmetics, biologics, medical devices, food, and toxicology research. Great site for information. Grades 6-Adult 

The Field Museum of Natural History 
http://www.fmnh.org/default.htm  
Exhibits, educational  information and visitor information make this an interesting site to visit. Exhibits change periodically, but there is always something good. Grades 4-Adult 

Flying Turtle Science And Technology Education
http://www.ftexploring.com/
A collection of explorations into several biological and physical science topics including energy, photosynthesis, super bugs, whales and dolphins, and an introduction to technology. Grades 4-8.

Franklin Institute Science Museum 
http://sln.fi.edu/  
A virtual museum including changing exhibits, hot links to other exhibits and a directory to other science and educational sites. A great place for science information. Grades 4-Adult 

Hall of Dinosaurs 
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/  
A serious dinosaur museum. While the topic will attract younger students, most of the content is aimed at an older audience. An excellent, well organized site. Grades 6-Adult 

Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide 
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/mwm/www/sci.html  
A directory of interactive science web sites world wide. It even has one in Chinese! A good source for science sites. Grades 6-Adult 

Healthopedia.com
http://www.healthopedia.com/
A health and wellness encyclopedia. A wide variety of topics is included as well as news stories and health tips. It also includes updates on clinical trials and a drug index. A good source for older students and adults. Grade 8-Adult.

It's Elemental
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
A clickable periodic table which leads to information about each element. It gives the physical characteristics, history of the element, distribution and availability, and the electron configuration. Links are provided to a printable table and games and puzzles utilizing the elements. Grades 5-Adult.

Insectlopedia
http://www.insectclopedia.com
All the information about insects you've ever wanted and more. It lists species, helpful and harmful, insect control information and research results. Includes pictures and short videos. A good source. Grades 5-Adult.

Jefferson Labs
http://education.jlab.org/index.html
Jefferson Labs is a consortium of university and Department of Energy researchers exploring nuclear physics at the quark level. Their education section includes links to student and teacher resources dealing with physical science. It is a great source of information about atomic structure and the elements (see It's Elemental above). Grade 5-Adult and Teacher.

NASA Commercial Network 
http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov/index.html 
The commercial side of NASA and information which is of use to business. A good source of information on current technology and its commercial uses. Not as useful as other NASA products for students. Adult 

NASA Human Spaceflight 
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
NASA information page for shuttle missions and the International Space Station. Has links to other NASA pages as well. Grades 4-Adult 

NASA Space Place
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/
The kid's introduction to NASA and space science. Lots of games, experiments, explanations and pictures for elementary level students. Grades K-6.

NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory
http://teachspacescience.stsci.edu/
A place to search for educational materials from NASA. It leads you to other parts of the extensive NASA space science web. Excellent source for locating NASA information. Grades 5-Adult

National Weather Service 
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ 
The NOAA forecasts on the web. Forecasts are usually only a few hours old. Maps and videos and other links are also available. Can be busy at times. Grades 4-Adult 

MedLine
http://medlineplus.gov/
Over 500 topics of health and wellness from the National Medical Library and the National Institute of Health. Includes links to articles, encyclopedia and dictionary. It also includes a number of Flash™ programs on health issues. Great source of information. Grades 6-Adult.

Pigments Through The Ages
http://webexhibits.org/pigments/
Describes how pigments are created and how they are used in painting. A brief history, information on painting and sources of pigments are included. Grades 6-Adult.

Playing With Time
http://www.playingwithtime.org/index.html
Explores the world through a variety of time scales. Interesting. Needs Quicktime™ to run the videos. Grades 4-12.

The Raptor Center 
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/  
A description of various raptor species including eagles, hawks and falcons. Includes pictures, drawings and sound files. Has links to other bird sites. Grades 4-Adult 

The ScienceLab.com
http://www.the-science-lab.com/index.html
A collection of links to science sites. Includes many disciplines and many of the sites include instructional materials and some are just fun. Grades 7-Adult.

SciFiles
http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/treehouse.html
Information to accompany the NASA produced SciFiles (formerly Why?) television program that is aired by many PBS outlets as well as other sources listed on the site. Don't get it in your area? You can stream the video through RealPlayer™. Well produced series with a variety of support materials. Has sections for students, parents and teachers. Grades 3-5 and Teacher.

Sea World 
http://www.seaworld.org/ 
Information about various animal species, primarily aquatic but some land as well. Good design, interesting pages. Many articles are hot linked to a glossary. Includes lessons and teacher information. Grades  4-Adult 

The Smithsonian Institution 
http://www.si.edu/  
The Smithsonian Institution Home Page. The beginning site for the interactive features of the Smithsonian Institution. Grades 6-Adult 

Smithsonian Kids
http://www.smithsonian.org/kids/
A collection of games and learning experiences using the vast resources of the Smithsonian Institution. Grades 2-8.

Space Calendar 
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ 
Any event in the space program or astronomy is listed here. If you need current information about space, check here first. Most items are hot linked to more information. Grades 4-Adult 

Students for the Exploration of Space 
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ 
Images and information about space and space exploration. Links to other sites that deal with astronomy as well as FTP and gopher sites. Grades 6-Adult 

U. S. First 
http://www.usfirst.org/  
U.S. First sponsors an annual robot competition for high school students. This home page gives information about the program and its history. Also has links to other robot pages. Grades 8-Adult 

United States Naval Observatory
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/
An extensive collection of astronomical data. Gives information on eclipses, phases of the moon, both current and historic, complete data for sun and moon positions for a given date, important data about the planets and major stars...in short, more astronomical data than even an astronomer might need. Grades 5-Adult.

Volcano World 
http://volcano.und.edu/  
Information about volcanoes, historic and current, pictures of eruptions and a good layout make this an excellent source for volcano information. Grades 4-Adult 

WeatherNet 
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/  
The University of Michigan's weather project. Has access to satellite images and current data as well as forecasts and historic weather events Grades 4-Adult 

Web Elements
http://www.webelements.com/
A periodic table on the web.  Includes information about each element and its structure.  A great web resource.  Grades 6-12.

Welcome to the Planets 
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/  
Images of the planets selected from the NASA collection at JPL. Super  images. A must visit for any researcher of the solar system. Grades 4-Adult 

Wunderground
http://www.wunderground.com/
Interactive weather map and data from Wunderground, the commercial outgrowth of the old U of Michigan Weather Underground server. Good source of current conditions and forcasts. Grades 4-Adult 

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