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Subject Related Web Links - Science
General | Science Projects | Biology | Chemistry | Physics

General
  • The New Book of Popular Science
    When you click on the above link, you're in the Grolier site. Click on the link to the New Book of Popular Science. This general science encyclopedia will help answer your science questions whether you're looking for background on your project or writing an essay.
  • How Stuff Works
    If you're looking for information on how anything works, or what the components of anything are called, try this site. You'll find information on everything from C-4 explosives to tatoos.

Science Projects

  • Science Fair Project Resource Guide
    The Internet Public Library has collected a bunch of really good sites for doing science fair projects. They are grouped sequentially in the order that you'll need them.
  • The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
    Ideas, hints, how-tos... this site has it all for science fair projects.
  • Create a Graph
    Use this handy site to create pie charts, bar graphs, and other graphs online.
  • Earth Science - Meteorology Guide: the online guide
    The University of Illinois has really neat group of modules to teach all aspects of meteorology. It also includes nice graphics.
  • Basic Geology Course: "The Earth and Beyond"
    Don't give up on this site because it is a little hard to navigate. It has the best information on geology. Sections include discussions of different types of rock, earthquakes, and weathering.
  • How Volcanoes Work
    NASA sponsored this site to help explain all about volcanoes and all the terminology involved. It also includes very nice graphics.

Biology

  • Net Frog 2002: Online dissection index
    This cool site actually allows you to dissect a frog online. Did you miss that day from school or want to know more? Try this site.
  • The Animal Diversity Web
    The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology site offers a great deal of information on animals from all groups. Pictures and sound files are available for some species, too. If you're looking for the classification of an animal, do a search for it and then the complete classification will be found on the left hand side.
  • WorldBiomes.com
    Although this is a commercial site, it has a lot of good information on Biomes as well as some attractive graphics.

Chemistry

  • Radar's Chem4Kids
    This very simple site actually has nice descriptions of all the basics of chemistry. Use it for a quick review or to learn for the first time.
  • learnchem.net
    If the previous site is too basic for you, try this one. It's full of tutorials, quizzes, and guides for all subjects of chemistry.
  • Tutorial on Balancing Equations
    Do you need help balancing equations in chemistry? This little tutorial and online practice might help.

Physics

  • The Physics Classroom
    This site has good tutorials and multimedia demonstrations of all of the concepts taught in high school physics.


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