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Science

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Science
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Astronomy
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Selected Internet Resources – Astronomy
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/astronomy-selected.html
From the Library of Congress, annotated links to astronomy topics.

Solar System Exploration
http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
Interactive site designed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to help you virtually explore earth’s solar system


Biology
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Biology Browser
http://www.biologybrowser.org/
Provides zoological information on many different animal groups.

Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
Tutorials for high school students on Biochemistry , Cell Biology , Chemicals and Human Health , Developmental Biology , Human Biology , Immunology , Mendelian Genetics , and Molecular Biology.

Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/
A terrific searchable plant database sponsored by the U.S.Department of Agriculture.


Chemistry and Physics
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Chemistry on the Web
http://www.chemistry.org
This Website, created by the American Chemical Society, provides an excellent search engine for chemistry-related searches.

Periodic Table of the Elements
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
Interactive periodic table of the elements sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division


Earth Sciences
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Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html
A fun, interactive scientific education site from the online version of Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov
Oceanic research and information including weather and climate patterns, charting and navigation, coastal information, fisheries and much more, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
PBS.org presents earth’s natural phenomena, including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis.


General Resources
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Best of the Web – Science
http://botw.org/top/Science/
Working on a detailed science project? Find websites on a lot of different science topics.

ScienceDaily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Breaking news related to science and health. Updated every 15 minutes!

TPL’s Science Online
http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number) Comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments, activities, and definitions.

TPL’s SIRS Researcher
http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number) A general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.

TPL’s World Book Online Reference Center
http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number) More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles from the print version of World Book plus thousands of links selected by World Book editors and experts, historical features, extensive dictionary, audios, videos, and animations.


Science Fair Research
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Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Find a topic for your next science fair project or research how and why things work the way they do.

TPL’s Science Online
http://www.wccls.org/periodicals/index.cfm
(Requires WCCLS library card and pin number) Comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments, activities, and definitions.


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