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Miscellaneous Science Page

 

ABC News Science 

Site offers your daily dose of science in the news.

American Electronic Association

Information on the group and its activities calendar. Provides a directory of services and instant links to more than 100 high-tech firms.

American Museum of Natural History

Take a virtual tour of this wonderful museum and see what all it has to offer. 

California Academy of Sciences

Links to exhibits, research departments, classes at Cal Academy, a newsletter, and other museum related stuff.

Coast-to-Coast 

Formerly known as the Art Bell site. Lots of scientific mysteries on this site that are fun to explore. 

Coral Castle 

How did Edward Leedskalnin build a castle with his bare hands and simple tools? He claims to know the mysteries of the pyramids. Check out this site to see his astonishing castle. Check out this site for more information about Edward Leedskalnin and the Coral Castle.

  1. Educational Hotspots

Links to sites that include: The Remote Access Astronomy Project; Dem Bones (interactive skeleton); Maya Quest; Earth Viewer; Virtual Garden, and much more. Each site allows you to participate in scientific activities in real-time via the WWW.

Educational Innovations

Company that sells science supplies. Fun Stuff!

Experimental Science Projects

A great introductory guide for students wanting to learn how to conduct scientific experiments.  Good tutorial.

Exploratorium

Interactive science museum exhibits, workshops, projects, programs, events, and schedules. Site also offers a quarterly magazine, gifts, learning publication tools and resources, images, and sound.

Giza Power Plant 

Are the Egyptian pyramids really a group of ancient power plants? Christopher Dunn's site offers a compelling argument as to the real purpose of the Egyptian pyramids.

Hands-On Science Centers Worldwide - Science Museums

This is a really cool site! Site includes links to hundreds of science museum sites... each of them interactive.

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Site offers a list of resources related to the history of almost every field of science. You can also pick up some images, read journals, and visit museums.

How Stuff Works

This site covers a lot of ground from electronics to root beer.  You can also follow the HSW question of the day.   Great site for general info and background for research projects.  Very thorough.

The Invention Dimension 

Site sponsored by MIT allows students to access information about inventors and their inventions.

The Mad Scientist Network

Wonderful site that features Ask-A-Scientist, homework help, great labs, and a library to help you with your on-line research.  Be sure to really mine this site.  Found a lot of great sites throughout.  A real gem of a site!

Miami Museum of Science-The pH Factor

Background information, lesson plans, and activities about pH. Site is designed around the Seven E's, a constructivist approach. Great site!

National Science Foundation 

News and resources for science professionals and educators.

National Science Teachers Association

Learn more about NSTA, upcoming conferences, science resources, and much more!

National Library of Education

Check it out and see what's new.

National Museum of Natural History

Information about the museum, exhibits, and what a visitor might expect. Useful information about various programs and several searchable databases.

Bill Nye, The Science Guy

A place for students to learn science and have fun. Set of links to science on the WWW, show listings, and activities that kids can do at home.

Pathways to School Improvement

Site addresses critical issues identified by educators, researchers, and community leaders. Science topics include: locating, using, and integrating Internet based materials; providing hands-on and authentic learning experiences; implementing curriculum, instruction, and assessment standards for science education.

Practicing Lab Safety

Site offers comprehensive online laboratory training and shows students and other users how to act safely in a laboratory.   Site also offers an online quiz to help users evaluate their knowledge.  Aimed at older students and professional lab workers.

Sargent-Welch Scientific Company

Provides a list of their catalogue items and links them to science education references on the WWW.

Science Education Bookmarks 

Comprehensive site of bookmarks for science educators. 

Science Hobbyist

Great site that offers tons of links for the "amateur" scientist. Site offers on-line demonstrations, exhibits, science fair ideas, and experiments.

Science Misconceptions 

Great site to learn more about scientific misconceptions. Site also features information about textbook errors. Very informative!

Society For Amateur Scientists

SAS is dedicated to assisting normal people by developing their scientific skills. They seek to help non-Ph.D.'s find the resources needed to conduct scientific experiments.

Society for Scientific Exploration

Group explores issues ignored or not studied adequately in the mainstream scientific community. Contains abstracts to some articles published in their journal.

U.S. Department of Education

Site offers everything you need to know about education.

Volunteer Match 

Enter your zip code and access tons of volunteer opportunities in your area. Very Cool!

The Why Files

Learn about the science behind headline news.  Great site for   current event articles and science-related pictures.

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