Science Resources:

• The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online -- This website provides Darwin's complete publications, many handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published. There are also over 170 ancillary texts, from reference works, reviews, obituaries and more. In all more than 51,000 pages of searchable text.
• EarthRISE -- The EarthRISE Image collection contains 116,100 images snapped from NASA vehicle flights.  These photos were taken by astronauts out the windows of the Space Shuttle and other space vehicles. EarthRISE contains photos from the past 35 years and is a great resource for students, educators, and the general public interested in our planet.
• The Encyclopedia of Life -- Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, The Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Development is underway and actual, authenticated species pages should be available by mid 2008. Click the link above to preview the site and several sample pages, and check out this CBS News article.
• Mr. Hanno's selection of science resources on the Web
• Periodic Table -- a site maintained by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Also, check out Comic Book Periodic Table -- Whoever said learning had to be dull and boring? School should be fun and exciting, even stimulating. This award-winning site combines the entertainment of comic book heros with understanding the table of periodic elements.
• Periodic Table of Elements -- The periodic table of elements is a chart that assists you in finding information on separate elements, such as titanium. Each element contains a link to a page that explains its chemical properties, and its health effects and environmental effects.
• PhysLink -- Physics & Astronomy -- This searchable source for information on physics and astronomy includes material created especially for this site and many links to other online resources. There are sections on reference, ask the experts, software, astronomy, history, new theories, graduate school information, images, YS (young scientists) awards, editorials, and essays. Also included are fun physics; a virtual scientific calculator; a bookstore; links to newsletters, scientific societies, employment resources; and more.
• Science Niche -- Educational resources for science teachers & students
• Science Online -- Science Online is a curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, experiments, essays, definitives, and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create thematic paths through the content. (For remote access see Mr. Anderson.)
• The Sciences Explorer -- This explorer is divided into four major facets -- Math, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. A click through these topics will reveal innovative activities that'll help introduce and involve you in fun key concepts. In addition, we have provided an Interact! section so that users from all over the world may be able to talk and collaborate with each other on the science topic.
• Space.com -- Space.com considers itself the definitive site on the World Wide Web dedicated to space and all space-related subjects, and it delivers much of what it promises. It focuses on news, information, education and entertainment. The primary mission is the popularization of space. Space.com is also the home of EarthRISE.
• Today's Science -- Today's Science bridges the gap between textbooks and what's happening in science today. In a language and format designed specifically for students, it presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them. Drawing on major scientific journals, magazines and newspapers in the United States and abroad, Today's Science covers all the topics that today's students study: health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society. (For remote access see Mr. Anderson.)
• Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry -- This U.S. Geological Survey site shows how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to:
  • determine the age of the Earth,
  • show how an extraterrestrial body collided with the Earth,
  • predict volcanic eruptions,
  • observe atmospheric change over millions of years,
  • and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface.
• Virtual Solar System -- Discover the wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a flyby tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit, observe planets and extraterrestrial weather patterns up close, and more.

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Please send comments and/or suggestions to Tom Anderson, Librarian. This page was revised January 3, 2008.