GENERAL SCIENCE Links on this page to general science sites, to puzzle and competition sites, and to fun science sites. For sites on particular science subjects, click the link to pages below. Earth Science & Environmental Science Astronomy
General Resources
Bill Nye the Science Guy
http://nyelabs.kcts.org/
Community of Science Web Server
http://cos.gdb.org/
National Science Technology Week
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nstw/start.htm
New York Times Learning Network - terrific site with lesson (and paper) ideas for
middle and high school students dealing with key issues in science (and current world
events), including links with each problem to relevant online resources
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/science.html
Science-Ed-Sites - science search engine - locates internet sites on your specific
science or math topic
http://www.fisheredu.com/query2.html
Science Fair Central - Discovery Channel site devoted to getting high school students
interested in science fair competitions, attractive, easy to use site
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
Science for the Millenium - Science topics explored in depth, using sound and movie
clips. Very slow site, takes as much as half an hour to download.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/Expo/
The Science House - NCSU
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/science_house/
Tutoring, Ask an Expert, and Bulletin Boards
Ask a Science Expert - pick your field, find an expert
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska/science.html
Ask an engineer - send in questions on electronics engineering, satellite technology,
or bio-related technology, and receive answers from experts.
http://www.omgsic.com/ask.htm
Mad Scientist Network - Online expert answers to your science questions in over
twenty-five areas of science, and you get to state the level at which you are studying so
the response is appropriate to your level of information. Also has archives so you can
check previously asked and answered questions
http://www.madsci.org/current.html
Mrs. Flieglers Homework Helper - e-mail answers to science questions
http://www.trabuco.org
Biographies of Scientists
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Albert Einstein Online
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~smfriedm/einstein.html
Erics Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/bios/bios.html
The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences- biographical information on
black scientists with PhDs.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html
Journals and Media Sites
American Scientist
http://www.amsci.org/amsci/amsci.html
The Armchair Scientist - attractive e-magazine that current events in science and
technology, all are written in an accessible style.
http://www.areacom.it/html/ita/loris/armchair.html
Discover Magazine
http://www.enews.com/magazines/discover/
Discovery Channel Online
http://www.discovery.com/
Earth and Sky Radio Series - daily science radio scripts on various
topics with archives
http://www.earthsky.com
Ion Science - journal
http://www.injersey.com/Media/IonSci/
Popular Science magazine
http://www.popsci.com/
Science - selections from the journal Science
http://science-mag.aaas.org/science/
ScienceDaily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/
Museums
Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/
San Francisco Exploratorium Home Page - amazing interactive science
museum with on-line exhibits
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Tech Museum of Innovation - online interactive virtual exhibits in
various fields of science
http://www.thetech.org/
Cool Sites
Bad Science
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html
Junk Science Home Page CHECK http://www.junkscience.com/
Nanoworld World Home Page - images from electron microscope, click on image gallery
http://www.uq.oz.au/nanoworld/nanohome.html
New Scientists Keysites - hot internet issues and cool sites
http://www.keysites.com/
Science Hobbyist - cool science, weird science, science demos
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/index.html
Science Made Stupid
http://www.neosoft.com/~kmac/sms/sms.htm
Cornell Math and Science Educational and Curriculum Resources - great links by
field
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/