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SCIENCE
Science Encyclopedias and Magazine Databases
Science Resource Center
Science database with topic overviews, experiments, biographies,
pictures and illustrations plus the latest scientific developments
from magazines and academic journal articles and links to quality web
sites.
New Book of Popular Science
Science encyclopedia.
EBSCO General Science Collection
Full-text articles from a large variety of science magazines and
journals
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Astronomy & Space
Astronomy for Kids: The Planets
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/
Fast facts about the planets at this easy-to-understand site.
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
Scientific and historical Information on the planets and moons in the
solar system.
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
From NASA comes this picture tour of the planets, with accompanying
written and sound captions. Also includes information on Hubble,
Mariner, Mars Pathfinder and other explorers.
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Biography
Science Resource Center
Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
Search by name or scientific subtopic for a biography of African
American scientists of all eras.
A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/
Twentieth-century scientists and their stories of and behind their
discoveries. A PBS site.
Scientists, Inventors and Explorers
http://www.juliantrubin.com/sciencebiography.html#Women%20Scientists%20and%20Inventors
Search by discipline, historical era, gender, etc.
Scientists and Thinkers
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/
Biographies and accomplishments of the most important scientists and
inventors of the 20th Century.
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Chemistry
Chem Team
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/ChemTeamIndex.html
Study resources for high school and Advanced Placement chemistry.
WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
All you want to know about the elements.
Regents Prep Chemistry
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/chem/chem.cfm
Exam overviews, unit reviews, quizzes, practice exams and more. From
the Oswego City School District
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Dictionaries and Glossaries
Bio Tech's LIfe
Sciences Dictionary
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/dictionary.html
Terms related to biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and
genetics.
Wiley InterScience Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and
Abbreviations
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/
Look up acronymns, symbols and terms used in scientific works. Also
contains numerous scientific tables in .pdf files.
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Earth Science
Discover Our Earth
http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/education
Information about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topology,
and sea level change and other earth science topics; includes images,
graphs, maps and movies. From Cornell University.
Earth Science : Astronomy, Ecology, Geology, Meteorology
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/science.cfm
From High School Hub, lots of links to different topics in earth
science.
Exploring Earth
http://earthsci.terc.edu/navigation/home.cfm
Using videos, maps and other visual aids, this interactive, online
textbook helps you better understand what you've been learning in your
earth science science. You can even check out news and career
information related to the earth sciences.
Regents Prep Earth Science
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/earthsci/earthsci.cfm
Excellent site containing exam overviews, unit reviews, quizzes,
practice exams and more. From the Oswego City School District
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History of Science
Chemsoc Timeline
http://www.chemsoc.org/timeline/
An "exploration of key events in the history of science with a
particular emphasis on chemistry." Begins with the Big Bang and
projects into the 21st century.
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
Primary
source documents related to the history of science.
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Inventions and Inventors
Inventors and Inventions
http://www.teacheroz.com/inventors.htm
Links to dozens of web pages on various inventors and inventions.
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Magazines
and Journals
EBSCO General
Science Collection
http://search.epnet.com
Full-text magazine articles from many different magazines and
journals.
The New York Times : Science
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html
Up-to-date science news, plus science articles from the Tuesday
Science section and the general newspaper. Note: Subscription
(free) required to view the New York Times website.
Science News Online
http://www.sciencenews.org
Weekly newsmagazine for general readers covering research in all
aspects of science.
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com
Online version of the oldest and best-known science magazine in the
U.S.
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Physics
Physics Applets
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/
Applets dealing with mechanics, thermodynamics, energy and environment
and astrophysics to help you understand the principles of physics
operating in our world.
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com
Online tutorial for high school students. Learn basic concepts with
the Physics Tutorial; the Multimedia Physics Studio will help you
visualize laws of physics.
The Physics Zone by Science Joy Wagon
http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/
Lessons include lots of movies, simulations and animated slide shows
to explain laws and other concept. Also contains a section to review
for the NYS Physics Regents exam.
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Psychology
Encyclopedia of Psychology
http://www.psychology.org/
Links to thousands of psychology sites, including those covering
people, history and theories, as well as links to organizations,
publications, and careers. The Resources page has links to doing
research, dictionaries and glossaries, study tips, teaching resources,
and more.
SOSIG: Psychology
http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/psychology/
The psychology reference pages of the Social Science Information
Gateway (SOSIG). Annotated selections link to high-quality internet
sources in many areas of psychology. For AP and college students.
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Tools
Create a Graph -- NCES's Student Classroom
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
From the National Center for Educational Statistics comes this site
that lets you make a bar, pie, area, or line graph that you can print
out or download to your computer.
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Why?
Pages
Did You Ever Wonder?
http://www.lbl.gov/wonder/
Scientists answer all sorts of scientific and technical questions
while highlighting their work. Questions change every month. From the
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory.
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Find out how thousands of products work.
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