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General Science
- 4,000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
- Better Hair Through Chemistry - A scientific approach to the concept
of the "bad hair day," exploring the chemistry of human
hair, shampoo and conditioner, and the permanent wave (perm).
Includes "fun activities to do with your very own hair:"
building a hair hygrometer to measure changes in humidity, a
healthy hair test, and creating curls using your fingernail.
From the magazine of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/
- Bill
Nye the Science Guy
http://www.nyelabs.com/
- Discover Engineering.Org - "If you surf your way through this site,
you'll know way more about engineers and engineering than most
adults. You might even decide that you want to become an engineer."
Includes activities, games, design projects and more.
http://www.discoverengineering.org/
- Energy
- Recommended web sites and print resources. Includes megasites,
sites on specific types of energy, and sites expressing viewpoints.
A Library Journal Netconnet Pathfinder for grades 4-8 and 9-12.
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA106234
- Exploratorium:
the Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception - Follow a crew as they visit Antarctica,
explore the science of your favorite sport, or visit the 1915
Panama Pacific International Exposition in 3-D. There's lots
of great information and fun things to do at this site.
http://www.exploratorium.com/
- The Faces of Science:
African Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
- Girls
Go Tech - Great links
to a variety of science, math and technology topics. Most sites
will be interesting to boys, too!
http://www.girlsgotech.org/
- How
Stuff Works - If you've
ever wondered how things like cell phones, bathroom scales, or
even laughter work, then check out this fascinating site. Great
for school reports or for fun.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
- Inside the Teenage Brain - Check out the latest research on the
teenage brain, and found out the answer to questions like, "just
how much sleep do teens need?"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/
- Invention
Dimension - inventions
and inventors.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
- Junior Reference Collection - This database includes U*X*L Science
along with several other reference sources. Available only to
Duluth Public Library cardholders. Part of ELM/Electronic Library
for Minnesota; subscription provided by the State of Minnesota.
- Kids
Health - A good source
of health information for kids, teens, and parents.
http://www.kidshealth.org/
- My
Pyramid.gov - Explore
the official new food pyramid from the United States Department
of Agriculture to learn about the food groups and to see how
much physical activity you should be getting. Take an animated
tour of the new pyramid. Discover a wealth of ideas that can
help you get started toward a healthy diet. There are tips for
each food group, physical activity, eating out, a sample menu,
and more.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
- Newton's Castle - Take a stimulating journey into the world and
revelations of scientist, mathematician and great thinker Sir
Isaac Newton. Learn about his discovery of gravity and optical
theories. Learn why cars roll uphill and why dogs chase cars.
Visit Newton's secret library. Compare Newton to two other scientific
geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, and discover why all
three faced censorship.
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308/index.htm
- Science for Families - A fun site for the whole family with
lots of great information, homework help, games and other activities.
http://scienceforfamilies.allinfo-about.com/index.html
- Science of Cooking - What makes a pickle a pickle, and why are they
found in so many cultures? Check out this site to find out these
and many other fun and interesting facts. Also includes recipes
and activities--pickle battery, anyone? For kids in grades 6-12.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html
- Sport! Science @ the
Exploratorium - Why do
curve balls curve? How do your toes affect your athletic ability?
This site explores the science behind your favorite sports!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html
- WebElements Periodic Table - A picture of the Periodic Table of
Elements, plus lots of information and pictures for each element.
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
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Earth
& Sky
- Biomes
- Recommended web sites including both megasites and sites on
specific biomes. Also includes search tips. A Library Journal
Netconnet Pathfinder for grades 4-8 and 9-12.
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA106215
- The Constellations
- Learn about the 88 groupings of stars called the constellations.
Read the Greek myths after which the constellations are named.
Discover fascinating facts about the stars, including size, speed
of rotation, visual magnitude, and distance (in light years)
from Earth. Observe detailed star charts to help you locate the
constellations in the night sky.
http://www.dibonsmith.com/stars.htm
- Earth
& Sky - How wide
is lightning? Why is the sea salty? What's the difference between
a butterfly and a moth? Why are people ticklish? For answers
to these and many other scientific questions, read or listen
to scripts on this website, companion to a radio program of same
name. Visit the Skywatching Center to learn about tonight's sky
chart and to follow the phases of the moon. Print "Connect
the Stars" pictures of constellations, draw lines between
the stars, and color in the legendary characters that ancient
skywatchers saw-like bears, warriors, snakes and fish! This site
features many great learning activities for kids and teachers.
http://www.earthsky.org/kids/
- EarthDay.gov for Kids - Provides links to federal government web sites
for kids that relate to Earth Day and the environment. The sites
include fun facts, games, and information.
http://www.earthday.gov/kids.htm
- Global Warming 101: An Initiative of the Will Steger
Foundation - "Global
Warming 101 raises broad public awareness about global warming
as witnessed through Will Steger's polar expeditions."
http://www.globalwarming101.com/
- How Space Shuttles Work - Examine the parts, design and various
systems of space shuttles. Also includes information on shuttle
history, the work the shuttles have done, pictures and links
to resources such as NASA and the Kennedy Space Center.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle.htm
- Mars Exploration
- Beagle
2: The British Led Exploration of Mars - This site provides information about the Beagle
2 project, a "British led effort to land on Mars as part
of the European Space Agency's Mars Express Mission, launched
in June 2003." Includes press releases, news, a blog, resources,
FAQs, information on a planned landing. From the Open University
in England.
http://www.beagle2.com/
- Mars
- A profile of Mars featuring facts, news, and photos. Includes
information about missions and a timeline of Mars missions from
the Soviet probes in the early 1960s to the present. Also provides
links to related stories and resources. From the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/space/mars_index.html
- Mars Exploration Rover Mission - A NASA site with all the latest information
and photos from the Mars exploration program. Includes special
pages for children, students, and educators.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040111a.html
- Surfing the Net With Kids: Mars Exploration - A list of kid-friendly links to sites
about the current exploration on Mars.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/marsexploration.htm
- NASA
Imagers - Fly with Echo
the Bat and Amelia the Pigeon as they discover Earth science
lessons on identification of land use, exploration of habitats,
and changes in the environment. Through interactive games, Echo
demonstrates remote sensing with satellites, and the everyday
use of the electromagnetic spectrum. Amelia explores perspective
using aerial photography. Recommended for grades K-8. Also included
for parents and teachers is an activity guide with lesson plans
and reproducible hands-on activities.
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- NASA
Kids - Find out everything
there is to know about National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) on this spaced-out website filled with activities and
games. Learn how shuttles blast off. Be the first to explore
a black hole (and live to tell about it!) when you play an intergalactic
adventures board game. View the universe in "cosmic colors"
that our eyes normally can't see. Pretend you are a spacecraft
engineer, and test out new spacecraft material. Read space stories
written by kids. Whip up some El Niño Pudding that maps
the ocean's heat. A galaxy of fun!
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
- The Nine Planets - a multimedia tour of the solar system.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
- Polar Science Station - Lots of great information, activities, stories,
and links related to the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions.
http://www.literacynet.org/polar/
- Shuttles Are the Work Horses from Outer
Space - A collection
of information and links related to the U.S. space shuttles'
history, work responsibilities, future schedules and more. Includes
video and pictures. From Space Today Online.
http://www.spacetoday.org/SpaceShuttles.html
- Sky
and Telescope Magazine Online
- Do you like to follow what's happening in the night sky? Need
information on space for a report? Check out this site.
http://skyandtelescope.com/
- The Space Place - This NASA site has information and activities
for discovering the universe.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Savage Earth
- Information, pictures, and animations of volcanoes, earthquakes,
and tsunamis.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
- Weather.com
http://www.weather.com/
- What's Up With the Weather? - Examine "the science and politics of one
of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth
about global warming." Learn more about fossil fuel consumption,
the role ice cores play in the global environment, and predictions
for "what would happen to the world's coastlines if the
West Antarctic Ice Sheet melted." Includes a teacher's guide
and a FAQ. A production of Nova and Frontline, programs produced
by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/
- Windows
to the Universe - Learn
about constellations, galaxies, stars, our solar system, planets,
"strange stuff in space," and more. Check today's weather
in space. See current views of the sun and the Earth's aurora.
Information is available in elementary (beginner), middle school
(intermediate), and high school (advanced) reading levels. Also
includes teacher resources.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
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Nature
& Conservation
- The Adventures of Herman - Meet Squirmin' Herman and learn all about worms'
bodies, where they come from, and the important jobs they do.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/
- Bagheera.com:
a Website for Our Endangered Species - Click on "In the Wild" for information
on endangered and extinct species, or on "Image Center"
for pictures of endangered animals.
http://www.bagheera.com/
- Biomes
- Recommended web sites including both megasites and sites on
specific biomes. Also includes search tips. A Library Journal
Netconnet Pathfinder for grades 4-8 and 9-12.
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA106215
- Butterflies and Moths of North America - A searchable database of butterfly
and moth records in the United States and Mexico. Includes photos,
checklists, and maps by state or county, and links to related
sites.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/
- CBC4kids Laboratory - Information about space, wacky science questions,
information about endangered species, games, and more.
http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/default.html
- Composting for Kids - This slide show tells in words and pictures
how to set up compost areas, what to put in them, and how to
use the compost in the garden.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html
- Duluth
Streams.org - Did you
know that there are 42 named streams that run through Duluth?
Find out about their history, water quality, what you can do
to protect them, and more.
http://www.duluthstreams.org/
- EEK! A Tree's True Color - With simple illustrations, this fall
color page answers six questions. Why do leaves change color?
Where do leaf colors come from? How do leaves change color? Do
leaves change color because of weather? Can you tell a tree from
its colors? Why do leaves fall? Follow the links to related topics
such as earthworms and evergreen trees. Environmental Educaton
for Kids (EEK!) is published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources for kids in grades four through eight.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/treestruecolor.htm
- Global Warming 101: An Initiative of the Will Steger
Foundation - "Global
Warming 101 raises broad public awareness about global warming
as witnessed through Will Steger's polar expeditions."
http://www.globalwarming101.com/
- Great Lakes Information Network - Lake
Superior - Find out how
the Lake affects the North Shore climate, see color photographs
of Lake Superior fish, and more.
http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/superior.html
- How to Compost - A quick and easy guide to composting.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/compost.html
- Jim
Arnosky's Wildlife Journal
- Author Jim Arnosky's official web site includes lists of his
books on wildlife, animal fact pages, an animal coloring book,
and more.
http://www.jimarnosky.com/
- Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration - Participate in a national science
project by sharing your field observations with students across
North America. Help track the coming of spring through the migration
patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, robins, hummingbirds,
cranes, budding plants, changing sunlight, and other natural
events. Includes lesson plans, activities, and other information
to help students make observations in their own community. For
K-12 students and the general public.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
- National Institute for Environmental
Health Sciences Kids Page
- Games, puzzles, riddles and more.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/
- Ology -Fun facts and projects for those interested
in genetics (how things are passed from one generation to another),
astronomy (the study of the universe), and paleontology (the
study of ancient living things like dinosaurs). From the American
Museum of Natural History.
http://ology.amnh.org/
- Polar Science Station - Lots of great information, activities, stories,
and links related to the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions.
http://www.literacynet.org/polar/
- Princeton University
Outdoor Action Website
- Animal Tracking Cards are a great way to learn basic track
identification. Each Card shows a general type of animal showing
the basic track shape, standard walking gait and some basic facts
about the tracks of the animals in that family. Print up a set
and take them with you on your next tracking adventure.
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/nature/trackcard.shtml
- Tree
and Leaf Identification
- a list of sites.
- Whales
- Links to web sites. Also includes lists of print resources.
A Library Journal Netconnet Pathfinder for grades 4-8 and 9-12.
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA210722
- World Wildlife Fund - Information about endangered species, forests,
oceans and more. Also includes games, quizzes and other fun for
kids.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
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Simple
Machines
- DirtMeister's Science Reporters Investigate
and Report on Simple Machines
- What are simple machines and where can you find them? Simple
machines help you move things more easily, and you can find them
everywhere!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htm
- MIKids.com: Simple Machines - information about the 6 simple machines, with
links to more information and projects.
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
- Simple Machines - a list of sites, developed by an education student.
Includes informational sites and sites with projects and activities.
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/simmach.html
Tree and Leaf Identification Sites
- About.com Leaf Key - A site to help you identify trees and leaves.
http://forestry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http:/www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/key/key1.htm
- A Beginner's Guide to Minnesota Trees - From the University of Minnesota Extension
Service.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6593.html
- EEK! A Tree's True Color - With simple illustrations, this fall
color page answers six questions. Why do leaves change color?
Where do leaf colors come from? How do leaves change color? Do
leaves change color because of weather? Can you tell a tree from
its colors? Why do leaves fall? Follow the links to related topics
such as earthworms and evergreen trees. Environmental Educaton
for Kids (EEK!) is published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources for kids in grades four through eight.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/treestruecolor.htm
- What
Tree Is It? - Identify
trees by leaf, fruit, or name.
http://www.oplin.org/tree/
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4/21/10
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