EXPLORE SCIENCE

• Powers of Ten - View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
• Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception - Included in this site are more than 15,000 Web pages and many sound and video files, exploring hundreds of different topics.
• The Dynamic Earth - This presentation by the National Museum of Natural History presents the Earth's history as written on pages of stone. Since our planet's birth 4.6 billion years ago, rocks have been continually forming and, over time, changing from one kind to another. Every rock preserves part of this ancient and ongoing story.
• Causes of Colors - Why are things colored? - Why is the sky blue? Why is fire yellow? What about flamingos or emeralds? Scholars have learned that all the colors in the universe originate from a mere fifteen fundamental physical causes. These causes appear over and over, lending color to the world around us.
• Science News for Kids - Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 13. The site offers timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.
• Exploratorium: Origins - Explore the extraordinary places, people, tools, and ideas behind the search for the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.
• The Electric Avenue - This interactive site offers a world of information on electrical safety, energy sources and energy efficiency and is designed to be an excellent classroom resource. Electric Avenue also features fun energy-related games and facts geared to all grade levels.

INSECTS

• Insects on the Web - This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.
• Insectclopedia Research Portal; BugBios

ANIMALS

• Natural History Notebooks -Fascinating facts about 246 animal species. You'll also learn about the amazing diversity of life on Earth (both past and present), and why it's important to protect that diversity.
• BBC - Nature - Wildfacts - Search for information on hundreds of animals.
• eNature.com - Provides online field guides to hundreds of animals.
• WildMagazine - Wildlife fact sheets.
• Fish and Wildlife Species - Wildlife fact sheets from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
• National Geographic Animals - Fact sheets, videos, and photographs of a variety of animals.
• Animals - This site contains information, quizzes, projects and links about animals.
• Yahooligans! - Mammals - Links to Internet sites about mammals.
• North American Mammals - This website includes detailed descriptions, images, and distribution ranges for more than 400 mammals native to the North American continent.
• About Marine Mammals - Interesting facts about marine mammals from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory.
• Electronic Zoo Animal Species - Links to animal resources.
• Animal Resources - Links to animal resources.
• SeaWorld/Busch Gardens - Animal Bytes - Animal Bytes were specifically designed to help you quickly find information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom. Most files include the scientific classification, fun facts, and biological value.
• Animal Diversity Web - Select an animal and view its profile, complete with pictures and cool facts.
• Borrico - Best Animal Sites - Pictures and information on a variety of animals. The site also provides links to more information about each animal.
• Animals, Dead or Alive - Links to web sites on animals, alive or extinct. Links to private as well as educational pages.
• Animals by Region - Research animal information by region. Contents include: Desert Animals, Forest Animals, Rainforest Animals, Tundra Animals, Water Animals, Grassland Animals, and General.
• Zoos Worldwide - This site features lists of zoos, aquariums, animal sanctuaries and wildlife parks worldwide along with zoo reviews, zoo cams and an Animal of the Month.
• Happy Hollow Park and Zoo - From the Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, California, this site has detailed fact sheets (including pictures and maps) for mammals, reptiles and birds.
• Oakland Zoo Animals - A to Z - Birds, mammals, marsupials, and reptiles.
• Oregon Zoo Animals - Animal fact sheets from antelopes to zebras.
• The San Antonio Zoo: Meet the Animals - Detailed fact sheets about more than 75 types of animals that live in the San Antonio Zoo.
• Animal Facts - Simple facts about animals from the Phoenix Zoo.
• Woodland Park Zoo - Animal Fact Sheets - Nice information about a variety of animals at the Woodland Park Zoo.
• Lincoln Park Zoo - Explore here for detailed animal facts and excellent photos.
• Desert Animals & Wildlife Index - Facts about more than 50 desert-dwelling animals.
• Desert Animals - Brief Information about various desert animals.
• Forest Animals - Brief Information about various temperate deciduous forest animals.
• Alaska Wildlife Notebook - The ADF&G Wildlife Notebook Series includes descriptions of more than 100 of Alaska’s wild fish and game.
• Animals of the Arctic - Pictures and interesting facts about animals of the Arctic.
• African Wildlife Foundation: Wildlife - Facts about some of Africa's wildlife from Wild Lives Guidebook.
• Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - This site by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service allows you to find up-to-date information on endangered species in the United States.
• Endangered Animals - Links to information about endangered animals of the world.
• ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheets - Fact sheets on over 50 species of endangered species.
• Native Animals - Information about animals native to New Zealand such as the kereru, kokako, kiwi, and takahe.
• NPWS - Native Animal Fact Sheets - Fact sheets about some well-known native animals of New South Wales, Australia.
• AnimalChannel - Provides multimedia on animal-related issues. Explore original films, documentaries, commentaries, and news. Topics range from urban wildlife and mysteries of the deep to humane lifestyles and living with pets.
• Animal Planet - Website of Discovery's Animal Planet.
• Zoobooks - The Encyclopedia of Animals - Animal information from Zoobooks.
• All About Birds - Have you always wondered how experienced birders can confidently identify birds with just a glimpse? This site by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology help you learn the identification skills you need by describing the characteristics birders pay particular attention to in the field. Wondering where to go to find birds? The best place to start birding is locally?in your own backyard or neighborhood park. But if you're yearning for parts unknown, the site also identifies birding spots in North America.
• Animal Pictures - This is the companion Website for the PBS program on birds hosted by Sir David Attenborough.
• Animal Pictures - Find pictures of A to Z.
• Animal Photo Gallery -Photographs of animals from the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

• Beyond Our Skies: Discovering the Cosmos - This web site attempts to explain the basic terms and methods used in astronomy. It also includes pages about the different kinds of celestial objects and the voyages to the planets.
• Awesome Library - Astronomy - Provides web resources for astronomy topics, including resources on each of the planets.
• Windows to the Universe - Excellent site containing information about the planets, the solar system, the universe, space missions, and more. Choose to view the information at a beginning, intermediate, or advanced level.
• JPL NASA Solar System - Explore the solar system, earth, the planets, asteroids and comets, stars and galaxies, and more.
• Views of the Solar System - Detailed exploration of the planets and the formation of the solar system.
• Vistas del Sistema Solar - Detailed exploration of the planets and the formation of the solar system presented in Spanish.
• The Nine Planets - This site presents an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
• Solar System Exploration: The Planets - Click on any solar system body for more information. Provides good information plus links to other sites.
• Exploring the Planets - Information about the solar system and the planets.
• From Mercury to Pluto - Think Quest site providing information and interesting facts about each of the planets and the universe.
• Welcome to the Planets - Images of the planets from NASA's planetary exploration program.
• Welcome to the Planets - A profile and images of each planet.
• Virtual Mars - This site is the first of several planned web sites devoted to presenting information on human exploration of space. The series starts with this Virtual Tour of Mars called ExploreMarsNow. Explore the planet with realistic Mars habitats, rockets, ground cars, and robots.
• Mars Exploration Rover Mission - The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet.
• Black Holes and Neutron Stars - Explains the nature of black holes and neutron stars, how they form, what they're like, and how we know they are there.
• Deep Impact: Your First Look Inside a Comet - A site about the Deep Impact Mission. Deep Impact met up with Comet Tempel 1 on July 3, 2005.
• SUNSPOTS: The Exploratorium's Guide to Sunspots - Dark spots, some as large as 50,000 miles in diameter, move across the surface of the sun, contracting and expanding as they go. These strange and powerful phenomena are known as sunspots.This resource will allow you to explore the nature of sunspots and the fascinating history of our efforts to understand them. Included here are interviews with solar physicists and archaeoastronomers, historic images, modern NASA images and movies, and a sunspot research activity.
• Auroras: Paintings in the Sky - This site will show you what auroras look like on Earth and from space, explain how they are created, and show you where they can be found. What are auroras? What do they look like?What makes them happen? Where can you see them? An illustrated journey that attempts to answer these questions and more.
• Doomsday Asteroid - NOVA Online provides information about asteroids, comets, and other astronomical bodies.
• HubbleSite - Home of the Hubble Space Telescope, a NASA Origins mission that seeks answers to fundamental questions about the universe and our place in it.
• Sea and Sky - Take a tour of the Solar System, discover the constellations, and explore the wonders of the universe. This site also provides great pictures of the planets and their moons.
• Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System - Explore the planets of the solar system, comets, asteroids, the sun, galaxies, stars, and space exploration.
• KidsClick! Space - Search by specific subject; lots of great links; This is a great place to start research on any space topic.
• Astronomy Homework Help - Links to astronomy resources.
• Space Research Resources - Links to space research resources.
• Cosmic Quest: Field Guide to the Universe - Very nice site from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Good information on the planets, astronomers, and spacecraft.
• StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - Space information presented at two educational levels.
• Laugh and Learn - Great links to space sites for kids.
• Kids Astronomy.com - Good site to introduce astronomy to kids.
• Astronomy for Kids - Explore the planets, sky maps, constellations, sky wonders, and more.
• NASA Kids - Topics include: Space and Beyond, Rockets and Airplanes, Our Earth, and Astronauts Living in Space.
• Astronomy for Kids: The Planets of Our Solar System - Information on the planets.
• Astronomy for Kids - Topics include the solar system, the sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, moon, comets, asteroids, and exploration.
• Zoom Astronomy - Great site for information about the solar system, the sun, the planets, the moon, asteroids, comets, stars, astronauts, astronomers, and much more.
• The Nine Planets - Just For Kids - This site is a more kid friendly version of The Nine Planets website.
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
• Space Watch - This site by Space.com offers spectacular images in the latest top space stories.
• Star Light Star Bright - Can you know anything about the stars just by looking? This site by Amazing Space will help you understand and learn what is going on with star brightness. Make some waves and explore the energy connection. Find out how hot a star is just by looking at it.

GENETIC DISEASES

Who Dunnit? Who took a bite out of the candy? Sticky fingers have been found on the broken aquarium glass. Wet footprints lead to the open window. What is that powdery substance next to the broken piggy bank? Answering these questions is what forensic science is all about. Learn how to be a crime solver by exploring the world of the forensic scientist. Then, solve The Case of the Barefoot Burglar.