MegaConverter
- Convert any value into any other value, and links to related sites
Amphibians:
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that
allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation.
Search a database of the world's amphibians, learn facts and figures about them,
and listen to a vast collection of recorded frog calls. Very good photographs, also!
Connecticut Amphibians
Connecticut, the third smallest state in the union, has a generous list of frogs and salamanders.
Twelve species of salamanders (Caudata) and ten species of frogs(Anura) call this state their home
ENature.Com
- one-stop shopping for just about everything related to nature - online nature guides, discussions, ask the expert......
American Field Guide
- over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space,
Plants....
Apollo Archives: Everything to know about the manned missions to
the moon - maps (including one showing where on the moon
each mission landed), information about the crews, audio and video, and lots of great photos.
Astro-Biology Magazine
This amazing site has information about everything on every planet (including Earth), asteroid, galaxy
that has or might have an affect on life, on earth or anywhere else in the universe. News, debates (terraform Mars
or not, nuke asteroids that are heading towards earth, genetic engineering of astronauts), new planets,
stellar evolution, extreme life on Earth, origins of life.
Astro-Tom is a very useful
web site. It has good explanations of Kepler's laws, why planetary orbits are elipses, how to calculate the distance
to stars, pronounciation guides, and a list of the nearest stars..
Astronomy Daily
Register with your location, and get customized daily information about the night sky.
Astronomy For Kids is the title, but don't ignore this
web site. It has a lot of useful information for all ages.
The Atmospheric Optics:
Light playing on water drops, dust or ice crystals in the atmosphere produces a host of visual spectacles -
rainbows, halos, glories, coronas and many more. Some can be seen almost every day or so, some are once
in a lifetime sights. Find out where to see them and how they form.
Constellations and Their Stars has a LOT of great information
about stars and constellations (surprise!) including the ability to search by constellation and by star name, with charts,
pictures and animations
Cosmic Evolution
The creation of particles, galaxies, stars, planets, chemicals and life..
Curious about Astronomy and Ask an Astronomer, from Cornell University. A very good site, with lots of information in
question and answer format.
Earth from Space
- A spectacular night view of the Earth from the International Space Station
Earth & Sky - for amateur and not-so-amateur skywatchers, with a daily
'Tonight's Sky'
ENature.Com
- one-stop shopping for just about everything related to nature - online nature
guides, discussions, ask the expert......
Forces of Nature
- Things that can happen to us, including meteors
Great Globe Gallery
- geographical, geological, astronomical, biological, historical, meteorological, if it can be shown on a globe, it is
here!
Journey Through the Galaxy
explores our solar system, stars, extra-solar planets, the theories about the past and future of the universe,
and human exploration of space.
Maps - Astronomy, Weather, Calendars, Oceans -From
Latitude
Maps - The National Map, an interactive map of the United States at many levels,
showing many different types of information.
Moon Pictures including the man in the moon and the
lady in the moon.
Going to the Moon by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, a research
institute that provides support services to NASA and the planetary science community, and conducts planetary
science research.
The Nine Planets
an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Operational Significant Event Imagery:
NOAA satellites providing beautiful pictures of major events around the world -
dust storms, fires, floods, volcanoes, severe weather, ocean events, and more.
Playing With Time:
Time-lapse images over nano-seconds, weeks, centuries. See buildings go up, forests grow, continents change, cats lap milk,
Spring arrive, stars circle the sky.
Sea and Sky is a very good site with news, resources for sky-watchers,
games, photos.
Solar Center is a very good site with all sorts of
information about the Sun - what it is and how it works, what light is, art, folklore, news..
Space.Com- if it occurs above the earth, it is here
Space Stations, Satellites and the Shuttle -
A service of NASA, JTrack is a javascript-based tracking screen that shows you where various satellites are.
Lets you know when to go outside and look up.
Spaceweather.com -
What will the space weather bring us today? Coronal Mass Ejections? Flares? Asteroids too close for comfort?
The Northern Lights? How are the sunspots doing today? Any meteor showers coming?/li>
Star Date
Non-technical information about astronomy and space exploration, including stargazing tips, FAQs,
sky almanac, solar system guide, StarDate magazine articles, and K-12 teacher resources.
StarDate Online is the web companion to the popular syndicated radio program..
StarrySkies
is a great web site with lots of information about what is going on over our heads.
Star Structure
ihas an excellent description of the layers of the sun and other stars, as well as what a spectrum is and
how it shows what a star is made of.
Universes
- theories past and present about what the universe is.
Virtual Space Tour
- a great illustrated tour of the Sun and its planets, plus comets!.
Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Space weather, space missions, myths, history and people of space science,
geology, minerals, life, physics. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school.
Zoom is
My new favorite site for Astronomy, Geology, Dinosaurs, with an Illustrated Dictionary
Behavior: Humans and other Animals
Animal Behavior Society is a non-profit scientific society,
founded to encourage and promote the study of animal behavior. ABS members are from all over the world,
but primarily from North, Central, and South America.
Biodiversity:
Amazonia- an exploration of the disappearing Amazon Rain Forest
Extinct Animals
- it isn't just wild animals that are threatened with extinction -
close to 1/3 of all farm animal breeds are in danger of extinction - If we
depend on only 1 species of farm animal for food, what happens if it goes away?
Invasive Life-forms
- Plant, Animal and Microbe - in the United States, and everything about them
Life
- What is it, what it is all about. From Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school
Mass Extinction:
There have been at least 5 mass extinctions in the history of the earth. Is the sixth happening right now? Lots of links to
mass extinction sites.
WildFinder:
WildFinder is a map-driven, searchable database of more than 30,000 species worldwide,
with a powerful search tool that allows users to discover where species live or explore wild
places to find out what species live there.
All About Birds
- An incredible online guide for bird species identifications and in-depth information, including sounds, video, and
distribution maps, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
American Field Guide
- over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space,
Plants....
Bird Skulls!
- fascinating, and fun to play with! - online examination of several
types of skulls - along with Nests,
Eggs
and Feathers
Birds by Bent
- extracts from the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954),
one of America's greatest ornithologists. Behavioral information not available in the standard field guides.
American Field Guide
- over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space,
Plants....
Botany.Com
- The Botany Encyclopedia - dictionary of plants and plant names, how to grow them....
The Chestnut is famous as one-time king of the northeastern forest,
destroyed by an alien fungus. The American Chestnut Foundationis working to bring back this great tree.
Connecticut Botanical Society
has has a magnificent collection of photographs of wildflowers and ferns, as well as information about
wildflowers and ferns in Connecticut, and links to other choice web sites
Dendrochronology
- the art of telling how old things are (up to several thousand years ago) by counting tree rings
Connecticut Botanical Society
has has a magnificent collection of photographs of wildflowers and ferns, as well as information about
wildflowers and ferns in Connecticut, and links to other choice web sites
Fire
- Controlled forest fires can be good for the forest. Read about them
here. Don't try this at home.
Flornithology
- How to tell the birds from the flowers - an old book
Forest History Society
links the past to the future by identifying, collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating information on
the history of interactions between people, forests, and their related resources
Plants for a Future
- Plants that are useful for food, medicine, or whatever - Ethnobotony
Plant Physiology:
A lot of great information about plants, created by Ross E. Koning,
professor of biology at Eastern Connecticut State University. Links to
lecture notes, lab exercises, and other resources for a variety of his courses
including Biology of Plants, Plant Physiology, Principles of Biology, and more.
CHEMystery - Interactive Guide to Understanding Chemistry
Delights of Chemistry
promotes the art of chemistry demonstrations. Users can find illustrations and explanations
of forty chemistry experiments. Many animations of demonstrations including the magnesium
lamp, thermite reaction, and the volcano reaction are available. The website is full of pictures of
chemistry equipment and scientists at work. Through this site, students and educators are able to
explore fun chemistry experiments without
having to worry about the many hazards associated with working with chemicals.
Dihydrogen Monoxide - a dangerous pollutant!
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands
of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in
damage to property and the environment.
And for those who did not know, Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) is water!
History of Chemistry
Nothing ever happens in a vacuum - what we learn about chemistry today is possible because of what chemists
learned years ago - like discovering oxygen, organic compounds..
Interactive Chemistry Tutorials is the entry point to a set of 92 pages aimed at aiding individuals in the study of chemistry.
The pages generate unique problems and also provide detailed solutions.
Organic Chemistry Tutorials:
From a chemistry professor at UCLS, tutorials dealing with acids and bases, carbocations,
Lewis dot structures, and more.
Within each tutorial, users can find links to a dictionary that adequately explains
the unfamiliar terminology. The tutorials include example problems and exercises to challenge users.
Wired ChemistryA collection of chemistry resources, including
a periodic chart, data tables, chemistry and mineralogy, tutorials, animations, online courses, chemistry and
the environment.
The Tide Pool Page - with
some excellent links for more information on sea life!
Connecticut: Websites related to the Science of Connecticut
Amphibians:
Amphibians in Connecticut
Connecticut, the third smallest state in the union, has a generous list of frogs and salamanders.
Twelve species of salamanders (Caudata) and ten species of frogs(Anura) call this state their home
Geology and History: The Face of Connecticut
- People, Geology, and the Land by Michael Bell - This is the classic history of
CT, from its geological birth to the effects of geology on the people who
settled here. The entire book online, courtesy of the Talcott Mt Science Center
Plants:
Connecticut Botanical Society
has has a magnificent collection of photographs of wildflowers and ferns, as well as information about
wildflowers and ferns in Connecticut, and links to other choice web sites
An Inconvenient Truth This fan site for the Al Gore
movie has a large number of links for information on air pollution, climate change, toxic chemicals, environmental careers,
energy....
Air Pollution
: NOAA's web site to track the flow of pollutants in the air. Check your city and see where the pollution is coming from.
Aldo Leopold
- information about the author of the Sand Country Almanac, a conservation classic
Amazonia
- an exploration of the disappearing Amazon Rain Forest
American Field Guide
- over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space,
Plants....
Cloud Forests: LiveCams, information
about the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica
Dihydrogen Monoxide - a dangerous pollutant!
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands
of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in
damage to property and the environment.
And for those who do not know, Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) is water! The above
website is a fun parody of hoax websites!
Eco-Labels
- Find out what those 'earth-friendly' labels on your purchases really mean
ENature.Com
- one-stop shopping for just about everything related to nature - online nature
guides, discussions, ask the expert
The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing
access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.
Extinct Animals
- it isn't just wild animals that are threatened with extinction -
close to 1/3 of all farm animal breeds are in danger of extinction - If we
depend on only 1 species of farm animal for food, what happens if it goes away?
Fire
- Controlled forest fires can be good for the forest. Read about them here. Don't try this at home.
Fisheries
- The fish of the North Atlantic, and the people who catch them
Food
- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization- everything related to
feeding people around the world - farms, diseases, famine, land and water development, plant and animal production, forestry,
fisheries, economic and social policy, investment, nutrition, food standards and
commodities and trade
Great Globe Gallery
- geographical, geological, astronomical, biological, historical, meteorological, if it can be shown on a globe, it is here!
Links to Great Sites
for Ecology, Global Climate Change, Lichens and Dragonflies
Mass Extinction:
There have been at least 5 mass extinctions in the history of the earth. Is the sixth happening right now? Lots of links to
mass extinction sites.
NASA Earth Observatory
- "monitor regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen. Explore with NASA scientists the causes
and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data"
NatureServeProviding the scientific basis for effective conservation action
Wisconson
- University of Wisconsin Ecology and Natural Resources
Collection Web site brings together writings about research
in ecology and natural resources
Worldmapper, "The world as you've never seen it before",
is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
Crustaceans, Lobsters, Crayfish, Barnacles, etc.
BugFiles has thousands of photos of insects, spiders, crustaceans and
terrestrial molluscs. This is part of a larger website devoted to gardening.
Unearthing T. Rex!
- Starting May 10th, 2004, check in daily to see what’s new in an interactive fossil dig,
with facts, stories, interviews and semi-live content directly from the dig as it happens!
Dinosaur digs can be as short as a couple of weeks, so stay tuned.
ZoomDinosaurs
- information about dinosaurs, early life, theories and a geologic time chart
American Field Guide -
over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space, Plants....
Astronomers has short introductions
for almost one hundred famous astronomers and astrophysicists from the Classical Period to the present.
A link is provided for each scientist listed, offering more in-depth information.
California Earthquakes
From the Southern California Earthquake Data Center - Learn about eathquakes in general, see where earthquakes
occured TODAY, how to survive an earthquake.
Cascades Volcano Observatory
from the USGS has lots of information about North America's favorite convergent boundary.
Earth Observatory from
NASA, including Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Hurricane, Oilspill and Blight information and activities
Global EarthQuake Observatory from
the University of South Carolina uses earthquake data to study specific wave characteristics
and to locate earthquakes. This is a downloadable program.
EarthQuakes!
From the US government, all the recent earthquakes and information about them
ENature.Com
- one-stop shopping for just about everything related to nature - online nature
guides, discussions, ask the expert......
The Face of Connecticut
- People, Geology, and the Land by Michael Bell - This is the classic history of
CT, from its geological birth to the effects of geology on the people who
settled here. The entire book online, courtesy of the Talcott Mt Science Center
Floods: The Dartmouth Flood Observatory provides
a research tool for detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme flood events world-wide using satellite remote sensing.
Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth
- an interactive timeline of geological history, beginning with the Hadean eon and proceeding all the way to the current day.
brief overview of each segment, along with a map of each period, complete with various renderings of the
conditions that existed on the Earth at the time.
Great Globe Gallery
- geographical, geological, astronomical, biological, historical, meteorological, if it can be shown on a globe, it is here!
Maps!
- You name it, they have it - find that capital city, print out a free map...
MinDat.org
- the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet.
This site contains worldwide data on minerals, mineral localities and other mineralogical information.
Minerals
database, with advanced information about many minerals, plus photographs of many.
The Mineral Galleries
- they sell specimens, but also have extensive information and photos
Maps - The National Map, an interactive map of the United States at many levels,
showing many different types of information.
Operational Significant Event Imagery:
NOAA satellites providing beautiful pictures of major events around the world -
dust storms, fires, floods, volcanoes, severe weather, ocean events, and more.
PaleoMap Project
- what the earth looked like in the past, and what it will likely look like in the future
Playing With Time:
Time-lapse images over nano-seconds, weeks, centuries. See buildings go up, forests grow, continents change, cats lap milk,
Spring arrive, stars circle the sky.
Rocks!
What are rocks, what kinds of rocks are there, how to identify rocks, and lots more.
Space!- Our planet and what it is doing,
including Earthquakes and Volcanoes in the News
TerraServer -
See what your neighborhood looks like from a spy satellite
Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Space weather, space missions, myths, history and people of space science,
geology, minerals, life, physics. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school.
Zoom is
My new favorite site for Astronomy, Geology, Dinosaurs, with an Illustrated Dictionary
Renewable Energy Policy Project's
goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy. There is a lot of information on both the technical and financial aspects of
using renewable energy sources.
Adventures in Energy - Lots of information about oil and natural gas. From the American Petroleum Institute.
American Solar Energy Society - dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment.
American Wind Energy Association - Since 1974 the American Wind Energy Association
(AWEA) has advocated the development of wind energy as a reliable, environmentally superior energy alternative in the United States and around the world.
Energy Star - ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses
and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. Saving energy, helping us save energy by rating appliances.
Fossil Energy Office, U.S. Department of Energy - Oversees federally-funded
research and development activities and demonstration projects in technologies for acquisition and use of coal, oil, and gas.
Fusion Basics - What fusion energy is, and how it is produced.
Geothermal Education Office - Includes worldwide geothermal resources map, an energy scrapbook, and classroom materials
Geothermal Energy Association tells us what it is,
how it works, advantages and disadvantages, where it is used in the United States
GreenerBuildings.Com. American businesses are waking up to the realities of
oil depletion and climate change. This site is maintained by members of GreenBiz.Com, who have discovered that green
also means $$Green$$.
Green Building. Homes that create all of the energy they will need for heating and cooling.
Green Energy News. is geared towards a broad audience that
includes the general public, industry professionals, and government officials. An excellent way to see what can and is happening.
Health and Energy - The mission of the Health & Energy Company is to help
you protect health and have a sustainable supply of affordable energy.
Hydroelectric Power - Build a dam, create a lake, use the water to generate electricity. The National Hydropower Association represents the interests of
the hydropower industry. This site is biased.
Hydroelectric Power - Are dams good for people and other
animals? Here are some links to help you decide.
Hydroelectric Power - Build a dam, create a lake, use the water to generate electricity. This site is from the Tennessee Valley Authority,
the nation’s largest public power company.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Home Page - U.S. DOE facility for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, and deployment.
(Solar, wind, water power, geothermal, energy from plants.)
Nuclear Energy - An almost overwhelming source of information about nuclear energy.
Renewable Energy - from WorldNews.Com. Latest news related to energy creation and use, plus links to other sites
Renewable Energy Access
was started in 1998 by a group of Renewable Energy professionals
who wanted to create what they call "perhaps the single most
recognized and trusted source for
Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet."
Solar Cookers International - Solar Cookers International (SCI) spreads solar cooking awareness
and skills worldwide. This site includes information about, and plans to create, solar cookers.
The Tofte Project - About sustainable architecture. It presents a cabin home so efficient that, in the summer, it generates more power
than it uses.
United States Department of Energy (DOE) - Governmental department whose mission is to advance energy technology and promote
related innovation in the United States
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA now has solar panels on the Town Hall building.
This web site shows the amount of energy being created by those panels.
Evolution of the Earth and Life - Paleontology:
About Darwin
Dedicated to the life and times of Charles Darwin. Excellent information about the man
who explained how evolution works.
Becoming Human - A great source on human genetics and evolution, with an
interactive glossary, links to additional information, news, and a video documentary for those with fast internet connections
Charles Darwin Online
contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both
publications and handwritten manuscripts. There is also the most comprehensive
Darwin bibliography ever published and the largest manuscript catalogue ever assembled.
Darwin Correspondence Project.
Darwin exchanged letters with nearly 2000 people during his lifetime. These range from well known
naturalists, thinkers, and public figures, to men and women who would be unknown
today were it not for the letters they exchanged with Darwin. Darwin's correspondence provides us
with an invaluable source of information about Victorian science and society in general. They provide
a remarkably complete picture of the development of his thinking, throwing light on his early formative
years and the years of the voyage of the Beagle, on the period which led up to the publication of
The Origin of Species and the subsequent heated debates.
Earth's Timeline
- an interactive walk through the history of the Earth
Evolution of Life
- Discover the principles of evolution through animations, movies and simulations
Evolution Game -
Start out as a small primate in the forests 50 million years ago. As you move around the map trying to find food and avoid being eaten, the world changes. You will have to adapt!
Can your lineage survive to the present day? And what will you end up looking like? The answer depends on how you play...
Understanding Evolution
- An evolution website for teachers, but excellent information for students, as well.
Relevance, Misconceptions, Evidence.
Forces of Nature
- Things that can happen to life on earth, including killer meteors
Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth
- an interactive timeline of geological history, beginning with the Hadean eon and proceeding all the way to the current day.
brief overview of each segment, along with a map of each period, complete with various renderings of the
conditions that existed on the Earth at the time.
Great Globe Gallery
- geographical, geological, astronomical, biological, historical, meteorological, if it can be shown on a globe, it is here!
Mass Extinction:
There have been at least 5 mass extinctions in the history of the earth. Is the sixth happening right now? Lots of links to
mass extinction sites.
PaleoArt
- all about drawing the life of the past - why artists are needed, how they work, and some of the more
famous drawings.
PaleoMap Project
- what the earth looked like in the past, and what it will likely look like in the future
Phylogeny
- explore the relationships which connect all organisms, past and present.
TalkOrigins
- a forum for discussion of issues related to biological and physical origins
The La Brea Tar Pits
- In the heart of Los Angeles lies one of the world's richest Ice Age fossil sites. Countless plants
and animals were trapped in deposits of natural asphalt and preserved as fossils
Virtual Silurian Reef
- During the Silurian Period in earth history, 425 million years ago, much of
North America was covered by a shallow, tropical sea. This site explores
oceans, plate movement, ecosystems, diversity of organisms over time, extinction,
geologic time, and life forms. A distance learning project of the
Milwaukee Public Museum
Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Space weather, space missions, myths, history and people of space science,
geology, minerals, life, physics. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school.
Zoom is
My new favorite site for Astronomy, Geology, Dinosaurs, with an Illustrated Dictionary
Saltfishing - Starts with sport fishing, but sportsmen get good by knowing about their prey.
Sea and Sky is a very good site with news, information about life under the
sea, help for marine aquarium owners, ocean exploration, links and even games.
Seafood Watch is part
of the very excellent website run by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
How to choose fish to eat that will be good for you and good for the oceans
Vertebrate Flight,
a great introduction for teachers and students interested in the natural history, mechanics,
or other aspects of vertebrate flight. Introduction of Flight,
and including other sections like The Physics of Flight, The Evolution of Flight, and more.
General (I couldn't think of where to put it):
Access Excellence
- ideas submitted by high school biology and life sciences by teachers participating in the Access Excellence program.
American Field Guide
- over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's
wilderness firsthand - Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Earth and Space, Plants....
Goof Gallery
Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs?
Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons?
The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way,
scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. This Web site shows some of their mistakes,
provides a timeline of events, gives biographies of a few of the people who have gotten us
where we are today, and lists resources you can use to learn more.
Great Globe Gallery
- geographical, geological, astronomical, biological, historical, meteorological, if it can be shown on a globe, it is here!
How Stuff Works If you've ever wondered how that
works, why things are the way they are....Detailed info on just about everything...
Image Gallery at the Go Network has thousands of photos to search on
Life
- What is it, what it is all about. From Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school
New Scientist
- an online version of a paper mag. News, views, reviews - current and interesting.
Plus, The Last Word,
with answers to important everyday questions, such as
Why is Snot Green?
Nearctica
- a general site with lots of information about all things natural
The Skinny
- I have NEVER seen a Biology web site like this one before - it really does have
everything a high school (or middle school or college) student needs to know about basic biology!
Popular Science All sorts of science news, links, good stuff
Pub Med
is a digital archive of life science journal literature which offers free and complete
access to the contents of approximately 50 peer-reviewed journals, such as Applied
and Environmental Microbiology, Dynamic Medicine, and the Journal of Bacteriology.
Science NetLinks - a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators,
alternation
of generations - ferns and mosses switch from sexual to asexual reproduction each generation
Becoming Human - A great source on human genetics and evolution, with an
interactive glossary, links to additional information, news, and a video documentary for those with fast internet connections
Cloning
- what it is, how it works, the problems it raises - from NewScientist
DNA Interactive how we came to understand the DNA
language of life, how we began to bend it to our own service, and what it
can tell us about who we are and how our lives may be in the future.
DNA from the Beginning - a superb intoduction to DNA, genetics and
heredity, with clear explanations, animations
Understanding Genetics
Explore new advances in the field of genetics. Feature story. Ask a geneticist. Genetic manipulation of plants
and people. Ethics and issues.
Global Warming / Climate Change:
Air Pollution
: NOAA's web site to track the flow of pollutants in the air. Check your city and see where the pollution is coming
from.
Discovery of Global Warming.
A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change.
Global Warming
- from the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Global Warming
- a project of the Cooler Heads Coalition, a sub-group of the National Consumer Coalition.
Global Warming
- from OneWorldJourneys, who present photographic essays of the world around us
Global Warming
- Focus on the future - what causes it, what it is doing to us
Planet Hazard
- Pollution state by state, town by town. What are the hazards where you live?
Astronomers has short introductions
for almost one hundred famous astronomers and astrophysicists from the Classical Period to the present.
A link is provided for each scientist listed, offering more in-depth information.
Physicists
has short introductions for almost one hundred famous physicists from the Classical Period to the present.
A link is provided for each scientist listed, offering more in-depth information.
HyperHistory
is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history
with an interactive combination of lifelines, timelines, and maps, with the history of wars
and politics, scientific, cultural and religious facts and events
Human Anatomy, Health, Nutrition (food) & Physiology:
(more under Paleontology)
Food- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization- everything related to
feeding people around the world - farms, diseases, famine, land and water development, plant and animal production, forestry,
fisheries, economic and social policy, investment, nutrition, food standards and commodities and trade
Forensics -
Visible Proofs: Forensic views of the body
Health Facts
- By state, comparing states, the latest state-level data on demographics,
health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
Health Hoaxes
from the Center for Disease Control - there are millions of hoaxes
floating around the internet, as well as sites that provide the truth (see Un-Natural
Science, below). This site is provided by the US government.
Human Anatomy Online -
Each topic has animations, 100’s of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.
Study the anatomy of the human body. It’s fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for
students or those who just
want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
Insects in your food
- How many spider legs can there be in your food and still be safe? - according to the US government
MedLine a goldmine of good health information
from the world's largest medical library,
the National Library of Medicine. Health topics, drug information,
medical encyclopedia, news.
Merck Home Edition
- an online edition of a home medical book, lots of information about health and sickness
Nutrition Data
will tell you what is in that food that is good for you. Learn what your body needs to be healthy. Estimate your
daily needs of vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and more.... Analyze any food, sign up for a newsletter. Get recipes
Quack Watch: There are lots of quacks out there wanting to sell fake
cures to people who are sick. This site is about them and their 'cures'
Sleep
- more information than you ever thought existed - from the National Sleep Foundation
Truth In Advertising -
Once upon a time, the rich, sweetly pungent smoke of tobacco offered more than dreary old diseases like emphysema
and lung cancer. It promised sophistication, sex appeal, even longevity itself. See vintage cigarette ads.
Web Anatomy has a fine set of online anatomy and physiology resources,
which include sets of pathology images and slides that cover such conditions as coronary artery thrombosis, atherosclerosis,
as well as weblab modules that introduce the world of the heart, the lungs, and the digestive system and the "Virtual Microscope"
area, which includes detailed slides and explanations of cartilage, bone, blood, and muscular tissue.
Wireframe Skeleton- Demonstrates the movement of the human skeleton in different poses
Insects:
What's That Bug?? With photographs, and you can email
them with a photo of the unknown friend in your backyard.
BugGuide.Net An additional great site with photographs.
Antbase
- SOCIAL INSECTS WORLD WIDE WEB - access to all the ant species of the world -
and they mean it! From the American Museum of Natural History
North American Mammals. A detailed on-line field guide from the
American Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian. Search by location, name, family, conservation status.
Whales
- Information both about the animals, and the effect that they have had on humans over history
Mathematics:
Algebasics has online flash modules to explain everything from
the very basic to complex examples. Its motto: "Show Me How"
The Algebra Times
- a monthly newsletter to help students, teachers and parents
Algebra Help - explanations, test problems with answers, genuine help
Calculus Help - explanations, test problems with answers, genuine help
Microscopy
- all about microscopes, history, use, buy them, plus lots of photographs of
just about everything under the scope, along with lots of information about
what you see
The Tide Pool Page- with
some excellent links for more information about sea life!
Mushrooms / Mycology / Fungus
(NEVER eat a mushroom unless an EXPERT has identified it!!):
Doctor Fungus - Fungi are more than just mushrooms - they grow in
bread, in wine, in air-conditioning ducts, and on your skin! Doctor Fungus is an advanced
site with information on the not-so-nice side of fungi, as well as how to control them.
Space!- Our planet and what it is doing,
including Earthquakes and Volcanoes in the News
World-Science claims to have the news "long before it is in the papers"
Oceanography - The Ultimate Controls over Weather, Climate and Human Survival
(look for specific life forms on this page)
Ocean World! Unless you understand the oceans,
you can not understand how the world works. This site has information about
coral reefs, currents, el nino, fisheries, forams, ice ages, icebergs, satellite research, waves, weather.
Ask questions, read
an online text book on oeanography.
Census of Marine Life a network
of researchers in more than 45 nations engaged in a ten-year study of life in the oceans
-- past, present, and future.
Sea and Sky is a very good site with news, information about life under the
sea, help for marine aquarium owners, ocean exploration, links and even games.
SeaWeb - Tracking the health of the Oceans. Are the fish really disappearing?
Will the oceans become deserts?
The Tide Pool Page - with
some excellent links for more information about sea life!
Tsunamis
- giant waves - this site has lots of information, animations, links
Whales
- Information both about the animals, and the effect that they have had on humans over history
Color - What causes color? Including, why is the sky blue?
E=MC2
100 years ago a young man realized that energy and matter are different forms of the same thing.
This web site has lots of information about Einstein and what his equation means to us.
Physicists
has short introductions
for almost one hundred famous physicists from the Classical Period to the present.
A link is provided for each scientist listed, offering more in-depth information.
PhysLets
has over 100 illustrations and Java animations, and they include those that illustrate (or animate)
such processes as linear momentum, elastic linear collisions, and the movement of sound waves.
PhysLink
- Online education and reference - ask the expert - newsletter - news - If I
weren't a biologist, this would be the FIRST page I turned to!!!
Relativity,
Alice in Physics provides free downloadable software that helps you understand just what relativity means.
Universes
- theories past and present about what the universe is.
Windows to the Universe,
an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets,
that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. Space weather, space missions, myths, history and people of space science,
geology, minerals, life, physics. Different levels of reading difficulty for elementary, middle and high school.
Orangutans - from the Orangutan Foundation International
More Orangutans,
from the Balikpapan Orangutan Society - U.S.A. They have a 5 day orangutan
curriculum for teachers to download from their education section
Soil, What Lives in Soil, and How We Can Not Live Without It
“Civilization itself rests upon the soil." - Thomas Jefferson
Microbe Zoo from
the Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University. Click on “DirtLand” and then “Root Cellar”
to learn about the rhizosphere (the underground world of plant roots).
Soil Biology from U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The creatures living in the soil are critical to soil quality. They affect soil structure, soil erosion
and water availability. They can protect crops from pests and diseases. They are central to nutrient
cycling and affect plant growth and amounts of pollutants in the environment.
Soil Science Basics from NASA
gives an appreciation for the time it takes nature to create an inch of decent soil (about 500 years), and for the fraction
of our planet’s entire surface that is arable land (about 10 percent).
Underground Adventure
from the Field Museum in Chicago gives an idea of what the world would look like if you were less than an inch tall.
Sounds
All About Birds
- An incredible online guide for bird species identifications and in-depth information, including sounds, video, and
distribution maps, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Dendrochronology
- the art of telling how old things are (up to several thousand years ago) by counting tree rings
HOROLOGY - The Index:
More information than you can imagine about clocks and time - science, history,
Playing With Time:
Time-lapse images over nano-seconds, weeks, centuries. See buildings go up, forests grow, continents change, cats lap milk,
Spring arrive, stars circle the sky.
time.gov
not only tells you the precise time in any part of the United States, but has great
exhibits about the history of time-keeping, atomic clocks, etc.
Time and Calendars
from the National Institute of Standards & Technology
UnNatural History - Hoaxes, Frauds, and Weird Things:
Goof Gallery
Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs?
Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons?
The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way,
scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. This Web site shows some of their mistakes,
provides a timeline of events, gives biographies of a few of the people who have gotten us
where we are today, and lists resources you can use to learn more.
Museum of Hoaxes - A truly impressive site,
describing what the naive have believed from before the 17th century right up to the present. Includes
a test to see how gullible you really are!
The James Randi Educational Foundation,
featuring the One Million Dollar Challange: One Million Dollars awaits the individual
who can demonstrate, in a controlled setting, that they have "super" powers.
The Skeptic's Dictionary is one of the best.
A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions, including
cautionary tales of people killed by non-scientific thinking.
Truth or Fiction -
Check out rumors, inspirational stories, virus warnings, humorous tales, pleas for help, urban legends,
prayer requests and calls to action to see if they are TRUTH!
Urban
Legends Reference Pages - Snopes.COM - And for the rest of the hoaxes, like missing
children, sending postcards to the sick little girl, getting a free trip to
Disneyland or Applebee's, check herebefore bothering your friends!
The Atmospheric Optics:
Light playing on water drops, dust or ice crystals in the atmosphere produces a host of visual spectacles -
rainbows, halos, glories, coronas and many more. Some can be seen almost every day or so, some are once
in a lifetime sights. Find out where to see them and how they form.
Climate Commentary - RealClimate
is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.
They aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in
mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in
any political or economic implications of the science. Personal entries from professional climatologists.
Cloud Types -
a tutorial on the different types of clouds. Has audio, so headphones might be needed
El Nino
- much information about this weather pattern
ENature.Com
- one-stop shopping for just about everything related to nature - online nature
guides, discussions, ask the expert......
PaleoMap Project - what the earth's weather was like in the past
Snow Crystals -
This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably
complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air.t
USA Today
- uses their famous charts and graphics to explain weather facts.
The Weather Doctor,
Exploring the Science and Poetry of Our Weather and Atmosphere with Weather Almanac,
Weather Phenomenon and Elements, Weather Events,
Weather People and History, Weather Whys, Weather and Life
For many years I have kept casual records of the seasons in the Farmington Valley west of Hartford, CT.
These records include dates I have first seen birds in the spring, first
flowering dates, etc. Strictly anecdotal, but they provide some information
about when things happen here. These records include the average date of occurances since March 1977.
The records are listed by name or by
date.
In addition, here is a listing of birds seen in the Nepaug Reservoir Area of CT
Hurricane Tracker!
