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General Resources [top] National Inventor's Hall of Fame - United States Patent & Trademark Office's showcase for great technological innovators. Public Library of Science - "The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource." PLoS Biology is available now and PLoS Medicine will be available soon. Science.gov - A gateway to reliable Federal Government information about science and technology from fourteen scientific and technical information organizations in 10 major science agencies. Scirus - A science-specific search engine from Elsevier Science that searches web pages, journal sources, and non-text files, eliminating the extraneous results you might get from standard search engines. Astronomy [top] Astronomy - Web resources from Students for the Exploration & Development of Space. Grand Rapids Area Astronomical Association - Includes "The Sky Tonight" for Grand Rapids, links to popular astronomy sites, and information about the Veen Observatory and local astronomy activities. NASA - News, images and history from the United States Space Program. The Nine Planets - Includes basic facts, history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Chemistry [top] CHEM4KIDS - Chemistry basics in plain language. ChemTeam - A tutorial for high school chemistry. Webelements - A detailed Periodic Table and profiles of each element. Earth Sciences [top] Earthquake Information - Latest news from the United States Geological Survey. The Mineralogy Database - Profiles of 4,000 minerals. Includes brief articles on various mineral topics, photos too. NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration site features the National Weather Service and current environmental data. Tornado Project Online - History, news, books, and frequently-asked-questions about tornadoes. Volcanoes Online - Plate tectonics, types of volcanoes and profiles of volcanoes around the world, with photos. Mathematics [top] The Math Forum - Mathematical resources categorized by subject. K-12 and advanced topics are covered. Also features a question and answer section called "Dr. Math." Resource maintained by Drexel University. MegaConverter 2 - Convert just about anything you can think of! Biology [top] Animal Diversity Web - The animal report place! Information on animals provided by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. All About Birds - A multimedia bird guide with a wealth of information about feeding, attracting, and watching birds. Endangered Species Program - Endangered and threatened species, from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Naturesounds - Have you heard a strange bird call and wondered what kind of bird made such a noise? Look through this archive of hundreds of bird sounds to find the culprit. Includes other nature sounds and links to nature recording web sites. Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter - Information on birds in the United States. Identification tips and pictures are included. What Tree Is It? - This site shows you how to use parts of trees, leaves and fruit to identify common trees of the area.
Compiled by Bill Hill |