Science links - general

• BBC Science and Nature - This site includes sections on Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body and Mind, Space, and Hot Topics. Included are factsheets, interactive exercises such as “The Organ Game” (put together a 3D puzzle of each organ), “The Skeleton Game, tests and quizzes. The Mind section allows user to explore topics such as memory or the relationship between art and personality. Learn about yourself by taking a personality test and see a brain map. In addition, there are links to basic information about all of the fascinating body systems.
• Brooks/Cole - Recommended by Mrs. Cooper for her science classes.
• Directory of Open Access - The aim of this directory is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. This resource has been assembled over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from the internet community. Eric Weisstein's World of Science is written and maintained by the author as a public service for scientific knowledge and education. Although it is often difficult to find explanations for technical subjects that are both clear and accessible, this web site bridges the gap by placing an interlinked framework of mathematical exposition and illustrative examples at the fingertips of every internet user.
• EurekAlert - Comprehensive news server for up-to-date research in science, medicine, and engineering.
• The Exploratorium - the museum of science, art and human perception - Online since 1993, this science museum contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics with many sound and video files. A wide assortment of hands-on activities includes everything from building a spectroscope to exploring the brain and creating a mummy.
• Franklin Institute - You can visit the ocean, forecast the weather, study the heart, and learn the physics of flight at this Philadelphia science museum. There are numerous online exhibits, and online units for teachers support science investigations and classroom activities.
• The Galileo Project - Learn about Galileo's family, his scientific inquiries, the Inquisition which punished him, and instruments the scientist used to perform his experiments. Biographies of other astronomers are here, as are maps of Galileo's world, a timeline of his life, and a catalog of the scientific community of the 16th and 17th centuries.
• How Stuff Works: Science
• MAD Scientist Network - A collective crania of scientists answering questions in many areas. Also has good science links in MadSci Library.
• The Public Library of Science - This non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.
• Science A Go Go - Interesting science news, research tidbits, and science discussion.
• Science Daily - Breaking science news is updated every 15 minutes with daily news stories and a detailed directory of science and health news items which is also searchable, or browse by topic.
• The science page - Links to thousands of sites by category.
• Scientific American- The best of each month's current issue with links that let you connect directly to the researchers and their work; also includes features updated weekly and available only to on-line readers, breaking news stories with links to related sites, and a section called "Ask the Experts."
• Smithsonian: Science & Technology - Explore the world of inventors and scientists as well as various interactive exhibits.
• The Why Files is a science current-events service that brings the latest science news to students. It includes archives conveniently sorted by field: biology, environmental science, health, physical science, and social studies.