Cool Science Links
Cool Science Links
General
Science
Jeff
Han talks about the latest in touch screens
Exploratorium
- cool activities
FactMonster
- Facts about anything!
National
Geographic - If you like the magazine, you'll love the site!
Ask
Jeeves - Got a question?
Shodor
Education Foundation - interactive models and simulations
Smithsonian
Institution - lots of hard to find info.
UC
Museum of Paleontology - check it out for info. on Geology, Phylogeny,
& Evolution
Discovery
Channel - fun from the Discovery channel
Brainpop
- movies on health, science, and technology
The
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Icky experiments, creepy crafts, and
revolting recipes, and other stuff too!
The
Science Museum - contemporary and historical topics at London's Science
Museum
Ontario
Science Center - lots of fun games and science activities!
Giant
Van de Graaff - cool info. on Boston's Museum of Science and their
giant Van de Graaff generator! How
it was built!
Steve
Spangler Science! - fun science videos!
Powers
of 10 - cool old video going out from the earth and into the cell by
powers of 10
Genetics
Access
Excellence - factoids, what's new in science, genetics stuff
DNA
Learning Center - way cool genetics info.
Immune
System
Doctor
over time - compare healthcare during different time periods
Kids
health - all kinds of good info!
Nervous
System
Neuroscience
for Kids - Great brain and nervous system info.
The
Nervous System - More nervous system info.
SciLinks
- choose "guest" then enter scilink code: HST605
Probe
the brain - map out the different areas of the brain by electrical
stimulation!
Senses
Challange - See how well you do on this test of your senses!
Inside
information - can you put the neurons in the right place?
Sound
and the Ear
Hearing
Center Online -
try the interactive ear!
Sequencing
the events in the ear -
Review for your test!
National
Institute of Health - cool hearing activities
BBC
- cool hearing animation (also other nervous system links!)
Science
of sound animations - great animations of sound waves from Scotland!
Doppler
Effect - great animations of Doppler and Supersonic speed
Another
Doppler animation
Light
and the Eye
Anatomy
of the eye - Thinkquest - great eye info!
Neuroscience
for kids - eye - Lots of fun games and activities with your eyes!
The
Tech - Make a splash with color!
SciZone
- Very cool color vision experiment!
Exploratorium
- online eye dissection!
BBC
Biology - see how the eye focuses and more
Brain
connection - downloadable eye images
Fun
House Mirrors - how do fun house mirrors work?
LIght
in color
Chemistry
Matter
online - lots of good matter stuff!
WebElements
- an interactive periodic table with pronunciations!
Periodic
Table Live! - interactive periodic table with videos!
Cyber-rific
Periodic Table - Molecule man helps you here!
Chemical
Elements.com - another interactive periodic table!
Periodic
table - Los Alamos National Laboratory's interactive periodic table
Chem
topics - even another interactive periodic table
Chem
4 kids - need help with chemistry? This is the place to go!
Periodic
table - yet another interactive periodic table
Chembalancer
- learn to balance equations!
Elements
in fireworks - learn what elements are in fireworks and what they do!
Elements,
Compounds, and Mixtures - find out the difference. Great graphics!
More
elements, compounds, and mixtures
Periodic
table quiz
Element
Hangman
Chemistry
Hangman
Atom
Hangman
Atom
basics quiz
Element
symbol matching
Element
symbol quiz
The
Element song! - with animation!
NOVA
- cool video on making new elements. Take the quiz after you watch!
About
Science - pictures of crystal structures of Carbon
Acids
and Bases
Carbohydrate
article & questions
Crystals
Giant
crystals - check out this website with pictures of crystals bigger
than a person!
Movies
of crystal structure!
Density
and Buoyancy
Density
online - cool info followed by a fun activity!
Buoyancy
brainteasers - 3 interesting brain teasers!
Mechanics/Physics
Paper
airplane simulation - have fun flying paper airplanes!
Fear
of Physics - Try not to crash the car!
School
for champions! - lots of friction info and more!
Relative
Motion - scroll down for the applet! You don't need a username.
Nobel
Prize Demonstration/Experiment Ideas (check general sci. too!)
Science
buddies - good ideas, background information, and "ask an expert"!
Science
Hobbyist - lots of great ideas
Discovery
Channel - go to school, homework help, science fair ideas
TryScience
- more online science experiments
The
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Icky experiments, creepy crafts, and
revolting recipes, and other stuff too!
Science
Bob Experiments - Experiments you can do at home
A
to Z Science Experiments - Experiments and links to more
Edible/Inedible
Experiments - Like to eat your work? Try some of these!
Exploratorium
Science Snacks - great experiment ideas!
Little
Shop of Physics - even more ideas including video clips!
Reeko's
Mad Scientist lab
Science
made simple
Science
Fair ideas
Kidspace
- Internet public library ideas on how to make a good project
Meteorology
World
Weather - It's in the UK, but you can get weather info. for any where
NOAA
Satellite - Pacific Water Vapor Loop
Astronomy
Earth
and Moon Viewer - create live views of the earth or moon from
any vantage point in space!
Virtual
Solar System - National Geographic's very cool solar system.
NASA
- lots of space stuff and some projects
NASA's
Brainbites - cool movies on your questions about space.
SpaceKids
- a virtual tour of the solar system and lots of other things!
Solar
System Simulator - have the simulator create a color image of your
favorite planet
Imagine
the Universe - basic (and not so basic) information about the universe
Space.com
- space news, games, and entertainment
Secret
Worlds - from outer space to inside a cell!
Astronomy
picture of the day - always something new!
Parallax
- a good demo of parallax
Lunar
phases - animation of the phases of the moon.
More
Lunar phases - another good animation
Lunar
Challenge! - See how well you know your phases with this game.
Even
More Lunar phases - Real moon pictures in this animation.
WebRanger!
- Check out the case of the disappearing night sky.
Cool
Dudes of Astronomy notes - just the notes, no animation
Retrograde
motion - nice animation explaining why Mars looks like it goes backwards
More
retrograde motion - another good animation
Planet
and stars size comparison - a cool video comparing their sizes!
Health
and Family Living
Nova
- Life's Greatest Miracle video
History
of Science
A
Century of Physics
Nuclear
Age Timeline
4000
Years of Women in science
Museum
of the History of Science
A
Science Odyssey - PBS makes this site about people and discoveries
World
of Scientific Biography
Just
for Fun
Find
Sounds - Need that special sound effect for your presentation? Look
here!
CyberSurfari
- Have fun surfing to find clues so you can WIN!
UselessKnowledge
- interesting but perhaps useless info.
Snow
Crystals - cool pictures and information on how snow crystals form
Operations
Significant Event Imagery - satellite images of the world's violent
natural disasters
Sand
Art - amazing video of a man drawing with sand! If you are using a
phone line, don't go here!
School
Tools
Dictionary.com
Newbury
House Dictionary