Science links

Artic Animals Astronomy Chemistry
Human Heart Marine life and tidepools Native Plants
Science Fair resources and ideas Science in the News Weather
Whales    

Arctic Animals

Alberta's Endangered Species
    http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/pages/species.html
The Arctic and its Animals
    http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3500/animals.htm?tqskip=1
Arctic Studies Center, this site contains information about the people, history ,animals, and environment of the arctic
    http://www.nmnh.si.edu/arctic/
Arctic Wildlife Portfolio
    http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html
Enchanted Learning-Arctic Animals
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/arcticanimals.shtml
Excellent site for tons of stuff such as many arctic and Antarctic animals, including simple sketches of many of them. Also plant life, weather conditions, and much more!!!
Grizzly Bears
    http://www.nps.gov/bela/html/bears.htm
Harp Seal
    http://otn.uoregon.edu/holmans/HarpSeal/PageyZwei
Sea World/Busch Garden Wild Arctic Adventures
    http://www.seaworld.org/arctic/index.html
Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources
    http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html
    Here you can find information on Polar Bears, Walruses, Baleen, Beluga, and Killer Whales 

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Astronomy Sites

Astro for Kids
    http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/default.asp
Funbrain Constellation Quiz
   http://www.funbrain.com/constellation/index.html
The Nine Planets
    http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/
Phases of the Moon and Percent of the Moon Illuminated
    http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/moon_phases.html
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
    http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Views of the Solar System
    http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Windows to the Universe
    http://www.windows.ucar.edu

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Chemistry

Chem4Kids
    http://www.chem4kids.com/
Chemical Elements
    http://www.chemicalelements.com/
The Elements Song, a fun way to learn the periodic table
    http://www.msdlt.k12.in.us/ChemCentral/Elements%20Song.html
It's Elemental:  Elements Flash Card Game
    http://education.jlab.org/elementflashcards/
Periodic Table ADventure
    http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/
Periodic Table
    http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_j.htm
WebElements
    http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html

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Human Heart
The Heart: An Online Exploration
    http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
InnerBody-Human Anatomy
    http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Label Heart Anatomy Diagram Printout
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/label.shtml
NOVA Online: Cut to the Heart
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/

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Marine life and Tidepools

Cabrillo Tidepool Study
   http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/tidepool.html
Fish Information Service
     http://www.actwin.com/fish/index.php
Intertidal printouts
   http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/biomes/intertidal/intertidal.shtml
Life in a Massachusetts Tide Pool
   http://www.umassd.edu/public/people/kamaral/thesis/tidepools.html
Life on the Edge
   http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/edge.html
Life on the Rocky Shore (A ThinkQuest site, created by students!)
   http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/ 
Ocean printouts
   http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
Seaworld Animal Resources
   http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html
Smithsonian Ocean Planet
   http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Tidepools of the Oregon Coast
   http://web.mit.edu/corrina/tpool/tidepool.html

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Native Plants

If you are using a search engine to find information on your plant you may have better luck if you use the plant's scientific name

ASHS Plant Scientific Names Glossary: Annuals & Perennials by Common
    List of Plant by common name and their scientific names
    http://www.ashs.org/resources/plantnames/ornamentals/a&p/annuals&perennialscommon.html
eNature Field Guides
    http://www.enature.com/
List of endangered plants by state
    http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species
Nature Watch-Celebrating wildflowers
    http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/wildflowers/flower.html
Northeast Wetland Flora
    http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/neflor/list.htm
PFAF Database Search
    Try this search engine first to find your plant's scientific name
    http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/D_search.html#NAME
Plant of the Northeast and their uses by Native American Indians
    http://www.nativetech.org/plantgath/plantgaht.htm
USDA Forest Service - CELEBRATING WILDFLOWERS Coloring Book
    http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/urban/flowers.htm
United State Department of Argiculture Plant Database
    http://plants.usda.gov/

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Science Fair Resources and Ideas

Energy and Science Projects for Students - California Energy Commission
    http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/projects/projects-html/projects.html
Exploratorium Snack: Exploratorium Science Snacks
    http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/
ISD77: CyberFair - Science Fair Ideas
    http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html
Physics Topics for Science Fair Projects
    http://www.everythingsciencefair.com/physics.html
School Science Fairs Homepage
    http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
Science Fair Project on the web. Create winning science fair projects!
    http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/
Science Fair Projects Involving Photosynthesis
   http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/sciencefair.html
Science Fair Projects: A Resource for Students and Teachers
    http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/scifair.html
Science Projects in Agriculture
    http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/story.htm
ScienzFair Project Ideas
    http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
Teacher's Resource Center - Basic Hydroponic Information
    http://www.hydro4u.com/resource_center/projects.htm
THE SCIENCE CLUB: Kids' projects here
    http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html

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Science in the News

Astronomy Today-News
    http://www.astronomytoday.com/news.html
Discovery News
    http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html
Environmental News Network
    http://www.enn.com/
Explorezone  links to general information different  science topics and past new articles
    http://explorezone.com/
Space.com
    http://www.space.com/
National Geographic News (articles on many different science topics)
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
Scholastic News Zone: Super Science
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/superscience.asp
ScienceDaily Magazine
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/index.htm
Science in the Headlines
    http://www.nas.edu/headlines/
Science News Online
    http://www.sciencenews.org/
Scientific American News Briefs
    http://scientificamerican.com/news/
Time for Kids/News
    http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/index.html

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Weather Sites

Weather Forecasting and Information
    http://www.intellicast.com/index.html
Information about Clouds
    http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html
Satellite and weather forecasting information
    http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Information About Wind Over the Ocean
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000207071716.htm
General Information about Weather from many Sources
    http://met-www.cit.cornell.edu/education.html
Information About many types of Weather
    http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/wesh/index.htm
Information about the Atmosphere and the Oceans
    http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/Seasonal/education.html
Earth and Climate News
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_headlines.asp

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Whales
Cetacea
    http://www.cetacea.org/index.htm
Order Cetacea
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/cetacea.html
SeaWorld
    http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/index.htm
Watery World of Whales
    http://www.whales.org.au/home.html
Whale and Dolphin Conservancy-Species Guide
    http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/A59B71D6C8A9EB17802568F800443577

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