Science

=**Science Links**= =**Internet Project Links**=
 * [|Amazing Space]
 * **__ [|Journey to Mars] __**
 * [|Mars Exploration program**]
 * [|The Nine Planets Tour**]
 * [|Hubble Space Telescope Site**]
 * [|NASA Quest**]
 * [|The Mad Scientist Network**]
 * [|Virtual Fish Tank**]
 * [|The Science of Cycling**]
 * [|Exploratorium**]
 * [|Science Learning Network**]
 * [|A Virtual Dissection of a Cow’s Eye**]
 * [|Monarch Butterfly Lifecyle]
 * [|Monarch Life Cycle with Videos and Pictures]
 * [|Families of Butterflies]
 * [|Monarch Description]
 * [|International Boiling Point Project**]
 * [|The Global Water Sampling Project**]
 * [|Monarch Watch**]
 * [|The Journey North**]
 * [|Measuring the Circumference of the Earth**]

**Additional Science Resources on the Internet** [|**AeroNet**]Interested in the physics of flight as well as the history of aviation? Here is the site for you. A ThinkQuest award winner. Amazing visuals and demonstrations.

[|**Air Travelers**] This resource provides an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, the properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. It includes activities, teacher background information, and a gallery of photos.

[|**Critical Issues Forum**] Participate in the study of public policy about how best to address issues and circumstances involved in safeguarding nuclear weapons. You will find challenging curricula in five areas focusing on the nuclear world. Give students a say in decisions regarding our nuclear future.

[|**El Nino or El No No**] Students gather background information then analyze both historical and real time data from a buoy at the equator as well as in San Diego to construct a model to determine if we are currently in an El Nino cycle. They write a speculation paper on the possible effects of El Nino and submit their work to a local community leader in San Diego. [|**Ewe 2**] This inquiry-oriented activity explores the science and ethics of cloning. It places students in the position to ask great questions, seek out the answers, develop new relationships, and take a stand on a current hot issue: cloning.

[|**The Franklin Museum Science Institute**]is devoted to helping children think scientifically and explore the fantastic world around them. Explore the science of thrill rides or an interactive exhibit on the workings of the heart. Explore the adaptations of animals to urban environments. You may even follow the life of a high school biology classroom.

[|**General Chemistry Online**] Here it is with everything you and your students need to supplement your classroom work. A great resource! [|**The Great Plant Escape**] This series of mystery adventures is designed for 4th and 5th grade students who are asked to “help Detective Le Plant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.” The site combines web activities with hands-on experiments. It includes six cases, a glossary, links, and a guide for teachers. In Spanish, too!

[|**The Jason Project**] Each year, the JASON Foundation for Education sponsors an amazing scientific expedition with curriculum developed for Grades 4 through 8. Students participate in the expedition through live, interactive programs.

[|**NatureShift**]This exceptional resource is loaded with wonderful multimedia programming, and great lessons and activities for students, all organized around a fine instructional model. A truly exceptional site. Do not miss it!

[|**Of Mind and Matter: The Mystery of the Human Brain**] The brain is one of our most amazing organs. Turn it loose at this amazing site to learn all about it. Many excellent animations and interactive tools too help you understand the human brain.

[|**Physics 2000**] From the University of Colorado, this site introduces principles of physics in an interactive and friendly manner with interactive simulations. Subjects range from electromagnetic waves and particles to microwave ovens to classic experiments in atomic physics.

[|**Rainforest Web**] If you are engaged in an ecology or rainforest unit, here is a great location to find out about the latest efforts to preserve these important parts of our ecosystem. Many links for those who are serious about preserving our planet and its systems.

[|**Science: The Interactive Body**] This site is an important tool when studying health issues. It contains a number of highly interactive learning features on senses, organs, the nervous system, muscles, and many other links. It includes a very useful section on puberty, so be certain to follow guidelines about this topic developed by your district.

[|**The Science of Hockey**] Why is ice slippery? How can you make a puck fly 100 mph? Are you fast enough to stop a puck? Developed with the assistance of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, this site explains the science behind hockey. It includes RealVideo and Audio interviews with top scientists and NHL players and coaches.

[|**Skateboard Science**]Want to get your skateboarding students interested in science? Here is the place. Wonderful resources to explain how skateboarders perform all their tricks. From the talented folks at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco.

[|**Virtual Frog Dissection Kit**] An outstanding demonstration of the potential of the Internet for science education. Think of all the poor frogs that will be saved! This site contains a great dissection experience in which students learn about a frog’s internal organs and systems. Videos are also available. At the end, students may also play the Virtual Frog Builder Game, where they try to put a frog back together. Set a bookmark!

[|**Virtual Labs and Simulations**] If you are looking for a way to demonstrate different scientific phenomenon with virtual modeling and simulations, here is the place for you. A wonderful set of simulations including things such as Galileo’s Law of Falling Bodies, Newton’s First Law—Inertial, Hooke’s Law, Kinematic Friction and Kinetic Energy, and much more. If you recognize any of these, be certain to pay a visit. Great examples for your classes to see.

[|**VolcanoWorld**] Here is a wonderfully interactive location to explore volcano science. View maps of active volcanoes, talk to vulcanologists, view videos of the most recent eruptions, and explore a host of educational links.


 * [|Webcytology: An Exploration of Unicellular Life]** Designed for students in Grades 5–12 interested in exploring unicellular biology. The site contains an amazing interactive simulation where “. . . users create their own species of life and then put it to the test in a virtual Petri dish where it will both respond to varying environmental conditions and interact with other people’s organisms.” Create your cell and see how it survives.

[|**The Why Files**] Funded by the National Science Foundation and located at the University of Wisconsin, this location provides you and your students with science information behind recent news stories. What evidence is there of life on Mars? Does a climatologist study changes in the Earth’s climate? What causes Mad Cow disease and how do humans catch it? How does amber preserve DNA? These and many more questions are answered here along with related links to other sites on the Web.