South Amherst Middle School Library

 

500-599 Pure Sciences

 

Magazines | Pure Sciences | Mathematics | Astronomy | Physics & Electricity | Chemistry

 Earth Sciences | Weather | Dinosaurs | Life Sciences | DNA | Biology | Genetics & Evolution | Ecology

Natural History| Plants | Animals | Insects | Reptiles & Fish | Birds | Mammals

 

Science Magazines

You can examine science bulletins via video, photographs, multimedia, and other interactive options at the American Museum of Natural History site. They feature a variety of science topics.
The Exploratorium Online Magazine allows you to read about current science articles on this online science magazine.
LiveScience.com focuses on the innovative and intriguing in science and technology. It covers news, views and scientific inquiry with articles by respected science journalists and contributors.
Find interesting science articles as well as suggestions for hands-on-activities, books, articles, web resources, and other useful materials at the Science News for Kids site.
Explore the "science behind the news" at The Why Files.
Eurek site features news based on published research but formatted for kids.

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500's: Pure Sciences

The American Museum of Natural History is a virtual museum that contains exhibits on biodiversity, environmental conservation, and special exhibits on nature.
Online exhibits from the Boston Museum of Science include the Virtual Fish Tank, Leonardo da Vinci, Secrets of Aging, Everest, Oceans Alive, Scanning Electron Microscope and many more.
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History features exhibits on insects, mammals, botany, dinosaurs and fossils, gems, minerals, geology and several areas of anthropology.
Learn about environmental issues surrounding air & climate, the land, water ecosystems, energy, food and the environment at the Environmental Literacy Council .
The Explore Math & Science site contains the world's largest and most advanced online repository of math and science simulations for grades 3-12.
Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. The web site is an extension of the experiences on the museum's floor. It contains instructions for over 500 simple experiments, interactive games, web casts, science news, video clips, and a searchable database of educational activities.
Franklin Institute Online is one of the best museums online, with several collections, exhibits, investigations, and interactive tours.
Mad Scientist's Network is a great homework site where you can find links and search a database of questions that others have asked.
Take a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, learn about genetics at a chick hatchery, or visit a coal mine at the Chicago Museum of Science and History. The exhibits tab offers a listing of special exhibits.
Visit this Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
Ology, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, is a science museum site for grades 3-6 and features sections on genetics, paleontology, biodiversity, and astronomy.
The mission of the Ontario Science Center is "To delight, inform and challenge visitors through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science and technology."
This site offers Science and Technology Education from FT Exploring.
At Science Hangman you will learn scientific words, terms and vocabulary while playing a game of hangman!
Science Master offers everything for science education.
Science News for Kids is a web site devoted to science news for children from ages 9 to 14.
Super Thinkers contains games, stories, posters and much more.
Investigate the invisible world virtually with a scanning electron microscope at the Virtual Microscopy site. Look at dust mites, cockroaches, and others up close
From Planet Science, Wired Science, offers an online exploration of science concepts. You can build your own planet, find an archive of challenging questions to test yourself in science, try to be a lightning designer, and more.
Find out about your gross and cool body, worms, and roaches, along with yucky fun and games at the Yuckiest Site on the Internet .

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510's: Mathematics

A Maths Dictionary for Kids is an animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 500 common mathematical terms in simple language.
A large collection of work problems for beginning algebra students to solve can be found at the Algebra Story & Word Problems site. The site focuses on concept-based problem solving.
Focusing on middle school algebra, Ask Dr. Math: Algebra contains archived answers to students' algebra questions.
Calculators offers access to many different online calculators including numerical, health, converters, cooking, fun, sports, time, pricing and many more.
Utah State University has made dozens of free PreK-12 math manipulatives available online through the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. These applications help students visualize complex relationships and increase their understanding of everything from addition to Venn diagrams and beyond.
Professor Freedman's Math Help is an online math resource for students who may experience problems with math. There are note taking tips, study skill tips, ways to reduce anxiety, and tutorials for students.
The Universal Currency Converter® contains the top 85 currencies sorted by country name - listing the ten most popular currencies first. Special units and precious metals are listed both alphabetically and separately, at the end of this list.
Visual Math Learning offers free math lessons featuring an interactive on-line tutorial for teaching elementary mathematics and basic arithmetic.

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520's: Astronomy

Learn more about asteroids, their composition, and size at this Asteroids site. Hyper linked terms throughout the page will take you to more detailed information on that topic.
Astronomy Cafe is designed for beginners and offers many resources including FAQs about astronomy and space science.
At Astronomy Picture of the Day a new photograph or image is posted each day along with a description and link to additional relevant information. The site has been archived since June 16, 1995.
The Space Telescope Science Institute tracks Internet astronomy resources through Astro Web. Categories include Space Agencies, Solar Telescopes, and Astronomical Societies.
At the Center for Science Education you will discover space weather, sunspots, the planets, auroras, geographical features from space and more.
Deep Impact is a portal that provides information on the NASA Deep Impact Missions to study comets. Videos, photographs, facts, and lesson plans are among the many choices.
Explore the planets in our solar system, discover famous astronomers, and probe spacecraft from the past to the present, in the Interactive Field Guide to the Universe.
View the inner workings of NASA's amazing orbital telescope at Hubble: Edge of Space. Recorded Web casts feature tours of the clean room, where the telescope is tested and follow the progress of the creation of a full-color Hubble image from raw data.
Discover all types of information dealing with spaceat Kids Astronomy. Included is information on exploration, travel, the solar system, outer space and deep space.
Explore NASA at the kid friendly site NASA Kids Club site.
National Geographic Virtual Solar System offers information on the Solar System, the planets, the sun, and small bodies.
The Nine Planets site is one of the best sites for information about the planets in our solar system. Click on a planet for its statistics: size, orbit, brightness, satellites and moons, composition, and mysteries.
Planetary Fact Sheets includes facts about the nine planets, the sun, and selected comets. Also included are images of each planet.
Learn about Earth's neighbors in space and the possibility of extraterrestrial life at the Planetary Society site.
A Science Odyssey offers a short summary of the Big Bang Theory along with a link to Edwin Hubble who proved the theory in 1929.
NASA's Visible Earth is a catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
Welcome to the Planets helps you find information on all the planets. It includes stunning images of the planets,comets, asteroids, and meteors.

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530's: Physics & Electricity

Learn all about the physics behind rides at amusement parks, including a glossary, and then design your won roller coaster at Amusement Park Physics.
Funderstanding lets you explore how to make a roller coaster work while learning some physics.
At Northern Lights you will discover what causes auroras, when and where they occur, and other interesting facts.
Discover the shocking world of electricity at Theater of Electricity. The history of electricity, Ben Franklin's kite, Tesla coils, and more can be found here.
When you have to know exactly the the second what time it is, try What Time is it - Exactly?. It includes master time clocks, animated GIF clocks, standard time zones, and more.

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540's: Chemistry

CHEMystery is an interactive textbook, created by students. It explains many chemistry topics from atoms and molecules to states of matter, the periodic table, energy, chemical reaction and more.
Welcome to the Periodic Table of Comic Books. Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involving that element. Click on a thumbnail on the list to see a full comic book page.
Rader's Chemistry 4 Kids allows you to study everything from elements and atoms to matter and biochemistry.
Click on a graphic of the periodic table to explore individual elements on the Web Elements site.

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550's: Earth Science

Welcome to NASA's Earth Observatory, where you can monitor regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen.
At Fight Global Warming you will discover things you can do to stop global warming.
Study everything from energy and the sky to water and climate at Geography for Kids.
Become a spelunker at the Virtual Cave site and learn about stalagmites and stalactites.

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551: Weather

Read about the development of a hurricane, powerful hurricanes of the past, storm safety tips, the storm surge, and more at the AccuSchool: Hurricane Center.
The world has nearly a dozen earthquakes every day.At Current World Seismicity you can view an interactive map of the globe with locations of today's trembles. Click each location to see details, including close-up maps of the epicenter, depth and more.
Dan's Wild Weather Page presents twelve different weather topics, from climate to lightning to hurricanes. Basic information is given along with links, activities, and experiments.
Welcome to NASA's Earth Observatory, where you can monitor regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen.

Hurricanes is produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Their primary mission is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.

View Doppler radar images from around the country to spot incoming storms, wind speeds, precipitation and more at the National Doppler Radar Site.
At The Next Wave: Science of Tsunamis you can view a slide show on the devastation wrought by the December 26, 2004, tsunami, view an interactive map on how the earth's crust started this disaster, or view a computer animation of its path.
The Old Farmer's Almanacallows you to find information on weather, gardening, food, home, and more.
Snow Crystals is all about snow crystals and snowflakes, and how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures appear, quite literally, out of thin air. The many facets of snow crystals are described here, along with our attempts to understand their formation.
Read more about tsunamis, their causes, the way they are tracked by meteorologists and steps you should take in case you ever find yourself facing one at the Tsunami: The Great Wave site.
Find out about the origin of the oceans, maps, charts, issues, ecology, geography, and more at UN Atlas of the Oceans sponsored by the United Nations.
The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia is the place that can answer your questions on severe and extreme weather.
Weather Watch by Scholastic provides information on hurricanes, winter storm, tornadoes, and other weather forecasting.
Find all kinds of weather information on the Weather Eye site.

Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become
hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!

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560's: Paleontology

Discover the paleontology and the evolution of horses at the Fossil Horse Museum.
Paleontological Collections contains an extensive list of on-line paleontological resources.
Sue at the Field Museum is a great site that presents the largest, most complete, and best preserved T Rex.
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

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570's: Life Sciences

At Field Trip Earth you can go on various field trips around the earth and learn about wildlife conservation.
Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what.
The Great Barrier Reef extends more than 1,250 miles along the coast of Australia, supporting more than 400 species of polyps and 1,500 species of fish. National Geographic provides a colorful, information rich interface to help you find out more about each species.
You can study and classify everything from cells and microbes to plants and animals at Rader's Biology for Kids.
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572: Biochemistry

Cloning explains how cells are cloned. A short history is given along with animations which shows how cloning is done. Links are also included.
DNA from the Beginning is organized around key concepts. The science behind each concept is explained by: animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and links.
Find out up to date news articles and information on genetics at Understanding Genetics.

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574: Biology
At Bio Interactive you can explore the world of medical biology. Virtual labs let you choose from examining a heart patient to dissecting a leech. There are also animations and video clips.
Biology in Motion has animations, activities and cartoons dealing with biology that were developed by a former biology teacher.
Cells Alive is a great site to learn all about cells using animations, videos, activities, and resources.
At Cell Anatomy, the cell is broken into its components in order to show its structure.

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576: Genetics & Evolution
Discover and learn all about art at the prehistoric Cave of Lascaux located in France.
Gain a better understanding of evolution and how it functions at this remarkable PBS Evolution site. Discover the life and work of Charles Darwin and the changes that gave rise to the tree of life.
From Cell to DNA provides you with a virtual tour through living organisms and their basic building components of cells, with an explanation of the genetic information they hold.
At the Genetic Science Learning Center you will learn about the basics of genetics, disorders, hand-on activities, cloning and genetics in the news.
Explore the microbes that live in nature by visiting the various sections of the Microbe Zoo. Different areas of the zoo will take visitors to the homes of microbes: food, animals, and dirt.

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577: Ecology
At Biomes - Habitats you will learn all about these biomes and habitats including the animals that live there.
Biomes of North America provides a colorful map that shows the different areas biomes are located in North America. The text is limited but there are photos of different animals found in each area.
Biomes of the World provides information about every type of biome - rain forest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate deciduous forest and grasslands.
Build a Prairie is an interactive game that allows you to find information about one of North America's great ecosystems, the prairie.
Desert USA provides information concerning the deserts of the U.S. Southwest. It includes the wildlife, plants, wildflowers, parks, maps, and life in the desert.
Earth Day is the portal for U.S. Government events and information on Earth Day.
At the Rain Forest at Night site you will discover the animals of the rain forest by using a virtual flashlight to track the animals in the forest. Learn all about them as well as how deforestation, global warming and other threats are affecting this fragile habitat.

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578: Natural History of Organisms
Blue Planet: Seas of Life is an introduction to ocean life created by the Discovery Channel.
Learn about reefs, the ocean, and weather from theCoral Reef Conservation Program sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Dive into the Marine Biology site for information about all ocean life. Find links to marine biology news, research and discoveries, sea games, ocean history and mysteries.
Discover online explorations of marine and aquatic science topics at the Oregon Coast Aquarium Web Ed-Ventures site.
Explore the oceanarium and wild-reef exhibits at Shedd Aquarium, the world's largest indoor aquarium.
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580's: Botanical Sciences (Plants)

Doctor Fungus is an online reference site that explains everything dealing with fungus in people, animals, and plants.
Discover the world of fungi at Fun Facts about Fungi as well as experiments, puzzles, and games.
At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center you will learn more about plant species and biological diversity. Every species is listed by its common and scientific name and includes a color photo, description, distribution, habitat preferences, planting tips, a bloom calendar and more.

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590's: Zoological Sciences (Animals)

Animal Planet online lets you explore cats, dog breeds, wild animals and pets.
Print out simple outlines of many animals and learn information about them as well at this Animal Printout site.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center is a self-supporting, non-profit association dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research, and direct action.

Find lots of information on endangered and extinct animals at the Bagheera site.
The Crittercam Chronicles allows you to explore animals living in Antarctica, the Arctic, and the deep sea through cameras safely attached to animals.
e-nature: America's Wildlife Resource is sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. It provides the sights and sounds of 5,500 species.
The Jane Goodall Institute is dedicated to wildlife research, education and conservation. There are links to Chimpanzee Central, Jane Goodall, Africa Programs, Research and much more.
Learn more about endangered species, the places where they live, threats to their survival, and how World Wildlife Foundation is helping to save them.

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595: Insets
Print out simple outlines of many arachnids and learn information about them as well at the Arachnid Printout site.
Check out the 3D gallery for incredible close-up views of ants, deer ticks, bee leg hairs, or housefly eyes at Bug Scope.
At the Great Monarch Migration site you will learn all about the great migration of Monarch butterflies to California and Mexico.
The Insect Printouts site allows you to print out simple outlines of many insects and learn information about them as well.
Visit the world of insects at Insecta Inspecta World. Investigate ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, crickets, fleas, mosquitoes and termites and read about life cycles, eating habits, migration patterns and more.
Find information about dozens of insect species, plus tips for safely capturing, collecting, and raising bugs at Insectclopedia.
Tales from the Hive from Nova, is an interactive site that provides information about bees.

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597: Cold-Blooded Vertebrates & Fishes
At the Amphibians site you can print out simple outlines of many amphibians and learn information about them as well.
AmphibiaWeb on amphibian biology and conservation contains information on over 130 species. It provides descriptions, life history information, conservation status, and photos. There are photos of over 140 species, and range maps of over 300 species.
You will find the answers to more than two dozen fish related questions at this collection of Fish Frequently Asked Questions.
This Freshwater and Marine Image Bank is an ongoing digital collection of images related to freshwater and marine topics, in all their diversity.
At Frog Facts you will find out some facts about frogs and other amphibians.
Froguts contains interactive simulations of animals and their habitats. It also provides access to dissections of various organisms in an eco-friendly manner.
Reptile Printouts provides simple outlines of many reptiles as well as information about them.
At Jellyfish you will learn about the lifestyle of the jellyfish, their composition and their relatives.
Ocean Animal Printouts provides simple outlines of many reptiles as well as information about them.

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598: Birds
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology presents the excellent online bird guide, All About Birds, that is very comprehensive.
The Audubon Watchlist identifies the United States bird species with the greatest need for conservation based on habitat loss and/or limited geographic range.
Bird Printouts provides simple outlines of many reptiles as well as information about them.
The virtual exhibit, Eggs - A Virtual Exhibition, showcases the eggs of the world.
At the Spring Migration site you will find out why birds migrate and even track their progress in their annual spring migration by clicking on different regions of the country.

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598: Mammals
Giant Pandas is hosted by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and features all kinds of information on giant pandas including a "PandaCam".
Find some great facts about marine mammals at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory.

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Updated: April 26, 2010