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Science Links
Science Links
Castle High School Library - Science Links
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- The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Outstanding reference work with 17,000 articles and over 170,000 links to other resources on the Web
- Discovery Channel - TV schedule, themes, and lesson plans
- EPA Homepage
- Invention Dimension - Highlights an American inventor weekly and links to invention and innovation sites
- Knowledge Network Explorer - Teacher resources
- NOVA (PBS)
- Medical Dictionary
- USDA Forest Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife
- Virtual Chase: Legal Research Guide for Health Law - Federal agencies and health-related organizations
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- Astronomy Picture of the Day - Archive of daily astronomical images
- International Space Station - Tracks the development of the space station (construction began in 1998)
- Planetary Sciences at NSSDC - National Space Science Data Center with extensive information on the space program
- Portrait of Stars and their Constellations - Physics Front: Physics teaching resources with descriptions and photos of constellations
- Space Telescope Science Institute - Latest Hubble Telescope observations from NASA
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- Botanical Society of America - BSA teaching slide collection with 799 photos
- CELLS Alive!
- Eaglecrest Estate - Streaming video from Eaglecrest Wildlife Site, a 200-acre estate home to eagles, hawks, owls, deer, mountain lions, and more. 13 cameras operate 24/7 to capture wildlife activity.
- Endangered Species Home Page - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service information on endangered species
- EPA's Surf Your Watershed
- Flora of North America - Authoritative information on the names, relationships, characteristics, and distributions of ~21,000 plant species in North America north of Mexico
- Health A to Z - Health and medical resources; information on diseases
- Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms - Brief definitions for over 580 genetic terms
- Insects on the Web - Useful and interesting insect resources
- Kaikoura - Deep Sea Virtual Exploration - Explore New Zealand’s Kaikoura Canyon ecosystem, home to creatures like the giant squid
- Memory
- National Geographic
- Power of the Gene - Genetics examples covering history, inheritance, diseases, techniques, and conversations in genetics
- Scitable by Nature Education - Collaborative learning space for science
- The Nature Conservancy - Indiana - Protecting and preserving natural heritage in Indiana
- The Nature Conservancy - United States of America - Preserving natural areas across the U.S.
- The Nature Conservancy - Protecting nature and preserving life worldwide
- World Biodiversity Database - Documents all presently known species; provided by the Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI)
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- Biomes - Introduction to the major biomes on Earth
- Ecosystem Approach - U.S. Fish and Wildlife - Effective conservation of natural biological diversity through perpetuation of dynamic, healthy ecosystems
- Ecosystems of Our World - Explains the difference between a biome and an ecosystem, with examples
- Introduction to Biomes - Maps and facts for every biome in the world
- Tree of Life - Information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics, organized in an evolutionary tree
- What's It Like Where You Live? - From the Missouri Botanical Gardens, providing detailed information about all ecosystems
- World Biomes - Detailed information on specific plants and animals in various biomes
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- Chemicool Periodic Table
- NBC Learn Chemistry Now - 32 learning packages with videos, documents, images, articles, and lesson plans that explain the chemistry behind everyday items such as cheeseburgers, chocolate, soap, and plastics
- Webelements Periodic Table of the Elements
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Government agency site for comprehensive information about disease and health
- Genetic Conditions/Rare Conditions
- Health Central
- Healthfinder - U. S. Department of Health and Human Resources provides guide to reliable health information.
- Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms - Brief definitions for over 580 genetic terms
- MayoClinic Home
- MedicineNet - A network of U.S. board certified physicians and health professionals provides health-related news and articles, information about diseases and treatments, medical procedures and tests, plus detailed information about drugs.
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- American Park Network - Guides for some of America's national parks, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon
- DesertUSA - Deserts of the Southwest including national parks and state parks
- National Park Service - U.S. national parks by name
- National Park Service Nature Net - Information on air quality in protected areas, wildlife and plants, geologic resources, people and parks, and water resources in the parks
- National Park Service Wildlife and Plants
- National Park Service's Threatened and Endangered Species
- National Snow and Ice Data Center - Information on how glaciers form, how they move, where they are located, types of glaciers, and how glaciers affect the land and people
- Park Geology: Tour of National Parks - Visit parks with similar geological features such as glaciers, sand dunes, river systems, and more.
- ParkSearch - Information on 1400 state and national parks provided by L.L. Bean
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- EdHeads - simple machines
- Elevators - Nationwide Lifts - Simple Machines used in Elevators - Learn about the 6 simple machines that comprise an elevator: wheel and axle, pulley, lever, wedge/inclined plane, and screw. Enjoy videos, tutorials, games and more!
- Engineering Interact
- Gamequarium - force and motion games
- Learning Science
- Mocomi - authentic, fun, educational activities and videos that help students get a better understanding of math and science concepts
- Parts Geek - Physics for Kids: Simple Machines in Automobiles
- Physics 2000 - 20th century science and high tech devices from University of Colorado at Boulder