 The
Institute 
Science Resources on the
Web
AirNow
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/
The goals of
the US EPA's AIRNOW website are to: 1) provide real-time
air pollution data in an understandable, visual format, 2) provide
information about the public health and environmental effects
of air pollution, 3) provide the public with information about
ways in which they can protect their health, and actions they
can take to reduce pollution.
Britannica
- Community
Ecology
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/2/0,5716,127612+15+117280,00
.html
This section of Britannica Online
features a wealth of information
presented in
text, drawings, photographs, and more.
Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
This site
contains amazing pictures of cells, view them in 3-D,
view them multiplying in real time with the BioCam, send a friend
a Microgram. You may view the Web site in one of six available
language translations. This is a must visit on the web!
CNN
- Space Exploration Gallery
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/shuttle.html
Explore this site to relive the Atlanits, Colombia, Discovery
and Endeavor space shuttle missions via CNN's Interactive story
archives.
Cool Science
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
A fun
and educational way to learn about the world around you.
Children can explore experiments, activities and Web sites all
related to science.
Discovery Channel
http://www.discovery.com
Enjoy up to date
information about numerous science related and
curiosity raising
topics. There are links to information for
students, teachers,numerous lesson and activity plans and
information
about available videos and other
teacher resources and materials.
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/
This site is updated
daily, and offers environmental news, live
chats, interactive quizzes, daily feature stories, forums for
debate, audio, video and more, all aimed at educating users about
the major issues, while at the same time giving them the tools
to make a difference in their own community.
EPA
http://www.EPA.gov
This is an outstanding
site for teachers and students investigating
the environment. Site specific links for teachers (grants,
curriculum,
community service projects,etc.)
and students (Student Center
and the
Explorer's Club).
Galapagos
Refuge
http://www.spacelab.net/~cni/indexexp.html
Take a trip to the Galapagos Refuge and meet its unique inhabitants
at this informational site.
The Globe Project
http://www.globe.gov
This site provides
an opportunity to investigate a variety of
environmental elements, including water quality, soil temperature
and the atmosphere. Students and teachers can get a more detailed
picture of global, worldwide, seasonal changes.
Go
ddard
Earth Sciences Pictures
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/pictures/earthpic.htm
Great site to get a variety of photos of the earth taken from
space. Subjects include things like the largest-ever ozone hole
observed over Antarctica, NASA satellite data used operationally
to help combat fires in the West, and five years of rainfall
data from the TRMM satellite.
Iowa State Insect
Zoo Live Camera
http://zoocam.ent.iastate.edu/
This site
is created and maintained by the Iowa State Entomology
Department. their goal is to educate children about insects using
hands-on experiences.
MAD SCIENTISTS
http://www.madsci.org/
This site provides
an opportunity to "ask a scientist"
and offers edible and inedible experiments, lesson plans and
demos.
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov
This Web site
contains information about the space program, lessons
and activities for students, and there is a link to NASA Kids
with a variety of topics and activities for them to explore.
National
Network for Science and Technology
http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/4-H/nnst/
This
site is for anyone looking for hands-on science and technology
activities, upcoming conferences and training and science education
research.The goal of NNST is to improve science and technology
literacy through effective education.
NSTA
Galapagos Education Site
http://pubs.nsta.org/galapagos/index.html
This excellent teaching tool was developed in conjunction with
the filming of the 3D Smithsonian/Imax Ltd. movie Galapagos
and the National Science Teachers Association book Ecology
and Evolution: Islands of Change, and is supported by the
National Science Foundation.
Ocean
Planet
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Ocean Planet premiered at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Natural History from April 1995 to April 1996,
where it attracted nearly two million visitors. This electronic
online companion exhibition contains all of the text and most
of the panel designs and images found in the traveling exhibition,
as well as a set of lessons and marine science activities which
adapt several themes of the exhibition for use in the middle
and high school classroom.
Paleomap Project
http://www.scotese.com/
The goal of the
PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic
development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the
changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million
years.
The Science
Club
http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/
The
Science Club creates assemblies, programs, workshops and
activities to get children and adults tuned into science. This
site offers activities, projects, links and resources for fun
science.
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
The Science
Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of
educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions
demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education. The
project incorporates inquiry-based teaching approaches,
telecomputing,
collaboration among
geographically dispersed teachers and classrooms,
and Internet/World Wide Web content resources.
Science
Network
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/
This is a
free public science information service that offers
a link to scientists and information about numerous areas of
scientific study, from archeology to forensics to meteorology
to botany and medicine and more. It also includes a complete
updated Encyclopedia Britannica, expert reviews on Web sites,
current articles, books, an Internet guide and features
archive.
Try Science!
http://www.tryscience.org
This site
incorporates the excellence of over 400 science centers
worldwide. This site offers both online and offline interactive
experiences with science and technology.
The Weather
Channel
http://www.weather.com/education/
This
site contains a variety of maps and information focused
on the weather, and offers lesson plans and weather resources.
Regional differences and special news center keeps you up to
date on top weather-related stories around the globe.
Web World
Wonders
http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/
The goal
of this site is to offer learners of all ages an opportunity
to explore the natural habitats of Florida. Great web cams help
you visit the sites via the Internet if you don't live close
by.
Why Files
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
This site
covers issues of science, health, environment and technology
from a unique perspective. Using news and current events as a
springboard to explore science and the larger issues. Their
overarching
goal is to explain the process,
culture and people that shape
it.
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