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**__Astronomy__**
[|http://cnn.com] [] -A history of scientific cosmology [] -A virtual science center where you can actually ask an astronomer a question. [] -Track satellites, the international space station, look at pictures from the hubble space telescope, etc. [] -The site speaks for itself. []//index.html -Again the site is self-explanatory.// //[] -an interactive sky chart off of the Meade site.// //[] - Space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.// //[] - WorldWide Telescope// [|Windows to the Universe] http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classastrolsn.html -Astronomy lesson plan links http://www.cln.org/subjects/astronomy_inst.html Instructional Materials in Astronomy http://hubblesite.org/ - Hubble telescope site http://seds.org/hst/hst.html - images from the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/milkyway/ - Discover the Milky Way galaxy http://www.spaceandmotion.com/cosmos-galaxies-stars-supernovas-quasars.htm-Cosmology: Exploring the Milky Way Galaxy, other Galaxies, Stars, Supernovas, & Quasars http://www.nineplanets.org/ -history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge objects in our solar system []

The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.  []Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
 * Unlike most planetarium software,** Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. **All movement in Celestia is seamless;** the exponential zoom feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit. **Celestia is expandable.** Celestia comes with a large catalog of stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft. If that's not enough, you can download dozens of easy to install add-ons with more objects.

Biomes
//[|http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html-] Major Biomes of the World// //[] - California Environmental Education// //[] Biomes of the World// //[] The World's Biomes// //[] Wetland Information// //[] Exploring the South West Deset, USA// //[]// //[] Movies, Government, Music, Art, Travel, Career, Transportation// //[] Forest Protection Portal// //[] Join the Arctic Circle// //[] Learning from Satellites// //[] The Arctic Journey// //[|http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html-] The Tundra//

Physical Science:
__[] show you how stuff works, has video clips__ __[] - Explaining how things work,__ __[] - The Elements of Machines__ __[|http://www.invent.org/iplinks.html#hands-] A Website that has an amount of different links__ __[] The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook__ __[] Celebrates those inventors who have turned their ideas into accomplishments __ __[] The Little Shop of Physics__ __[] Matching, concentration, word search, and flashcards__ __[] Resources for Science Learning__ __[] Tech Museum of Innovation__ __[] - How Stuff Works__ [|http://www.fossweb.com/]Link to the FOSS Science URL **[] NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and National Football League, unravels the science behind professional football.**

Earth Science:
[] Plate tectonics

Physics:
[]A set of Java Applets for various Physics topics [] A NASA website full of aeronautic information, multimedia, modeling software, etc. __[] -Provides free access to over 2.3 million science research citations__ __[]__ __[] tell you about Physics in the news__ __[] has physics journals, jobs, and education__ __[] Shows everything that is going on in the Physics World__ __[] about the Lemelson Program at MIT__ __[] About Einstein and Physics__ __[] physics and Astronomy Stories__ __[] American Institue of Physics__ __[] About Inventors of Physcis__ __[] Institue of Physics__ __[] About Einstein and Physics__ __[] Interactive Stimululation__ __[] NASA education__ __[] American Insititue of Physics__ __[] - this website can simulate gravity, and it is similar to the mechanics side of interactive physics.__ __[] - Interactive Science Simulations__ __[] - Hyper Physics__ [] **[] NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and National Football League, unravels the science behind professional football.**

**Science and Agriculture**
__[] Science News__ __[] - Says it all in picture: in__

__**General Science**__
[] - Science Topics [] - American Field Guide [] - Science Research [] - American Scientist [] - Discovery Channel [] - Nova Science [] - Popular Science [] - Science News [] - Science Friday [] - Science resource [] - Science Magazine [] - Libraries & Collections [] - Environment dictionary [] - Secrets of the Lost Empires Pharaoh's Obelisk [] - Science Netlinks [] - The National Science Digital Library [] - Boyond Discovery [] - Math and Science Gateway [] - Explore Learning [] - Science to the Extreme [] History of Science and Ethics Internet Resources [] Internet History of Science Sourcebook [] Academic Resources [] - Gateway to the best science news sources [] Science Learning Network [] A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology [] A Science Odyssey [] a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators [] Link to Virtual Hospital's Wealth of Patient Information [] __[] - Produces interactive, online simulations for the life science laboratory or for earth science studies.__ __**[] NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and National Football League, unravels the science behind professional football.** __

<span style="color: #b843e5; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chemistry:
[|http://chemmybear.com] //[] - Chemistry journals// //[] - All about cells// //[] Science Media// //[] About the periodic table and elements// //[] Quizzes, Games, and pracost all tice tests on m// //[] 3-D molecular strutures// //[] Chemistry 101// //[] - Chemical Elements// //[] - Periodic Table// //[] - Common Molecules// //[] - Boston College Chemistry Department// //[] - Periodic Table of Elements// //[]://www.scivee.tv/ - Molecular Expressions [] - General Chemistry [] - dictionary of chemistry [] - Molecular Workbench [] Animated interactive on-line activities

<span style="color: #f0ed42; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Life Sciences: (Biology, Anatomy and Physiology)
//[] -Create a 3D digital creature (insect) and test its movement with this software.// //[|http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/] -This site deals with horticulture.// //[] -Horticultural and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective// //[] -Plants for the Future- Database Search// //[|http://www.pollinator.org/]- Source for Pollinator Information// //[]// //[] - Vascular Plant Image Library// //[] - Everything about trees.// //[] -Bringing Nature to Life// //[] -Trace evolutionary development over time// //[] -Insect Research Portal// //[] -Insect finder// //[] - Dictionary of zoo animals// //[] -Tree of life web project// //[] -University of Michigan museum of zoology// //[|http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html] - Foodborne pathogenic mircoorganisms and natural toxins handbook// //[] - Book of Viruses// //[] - Bug biographies// //[] - Creature Features// //[] - The Echinoid Dictionary// //[] - The electronic Zoo// //[] - deadly Viruses// //[] - In search of giant squid// //[] - Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery// //[] - Microbe Zoo// //[] - Mushrooms, Fungi, and Mycology// //[] - World of Insects// //[] - Yuckiest Site on the Internet// //[] - Crocodilian Species list// //[] - King Cobra// //[|http://www.uga.edu/~srelherp/] - Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program// //[] - Herp and Green Iguana Information Collection// //[] - Frogs// //[] - Marine Turtles// //[] - National Science Digital Library// //[] - Site to buy Bio information// //[] - DNA from the beginning// //[] - The skeleton// //[|http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/] - Guided tour of the visible human// //[] - History of Biomedicine// //[] - Human Anatomy// //[] - Interactive tutorial of human body system (some with online quizzes)// //[] - Online Biography Textbook// //[] - Photosynthetic Pigments// //[] - GE Global Reasearch// //[] - Virus Ultrastructure// //[] - Study of the human journey// //[] - Transcribe and Translate DNA// //[] - Genetic Web Lab Dictionary// //[] - basics of DNA, genes, and heredity// //[] - DNA interaction// //[] The source for timely information about your life and genes// //[] Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education// //[] Biological Cell Animation// //http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ Genetic Science Learning Center// //[] American Museum of Natural History// //[] Horticulture and Crop Facts// //[] Anatomy of the Human body// //[] Anatomy Textbooks and Atlases// //[] Expansion of the Biology Project// //[] Minnesota State University Biology Department// //[] Darwin Day Celebration// //[] Shares Newer and Emerging Tools to Teach Science// //[] Biological Animations// //[] DNA Genomes// //[] DNA Manipulation// //[] Punnett Square Calculator// //[] - "Darwin in second life"// [|Microbial Life]
 * This site contains a variety of educational and supporting materials for students and teachers of microbiology. You will find information about microorganisms, extremophiles and extreme habitats, as well as links to online provides information about the ecology, diversity and evolution of micro-organisms for students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, and the general public.**


 * []<span style="color: #002953; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">This collection has been developed to introduce students to new concepts. By walking through the still images and movie included for each topic, viewers are in control of choosing the learning style that best fits their needs **

[|http://www.mendelweb.org/] MendelWeb is an educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science.

[] <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;">Gives you a 360 degree view of the human body. You can turn on layers to see bones, muscles, organs, and the nervous system. You can turn on all the layers at the same time and alter the transparency of each layer. Turn on labels to have labels appear each time you click on a part of the body. For example, if you have the bones layer turned on along with the labels, when you click on a bone a label will appear.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;">Site only works at this time with Google Chrome Browser of Firefox 4.0 Beta.

Bubble Lab to demonstrate properties of cell membranes. Teacher version to implement initial information.

**Environmental Science**
[] - Endangered Species [] - Environmental Defense Fund [] - Environmental Recources [] - Environmental Protection Agency [] - Environmental News Network [] - Environmental News and Commentary [] - Climate Change [] - Global Warming [] - Green Peace [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/9902/fngm/index.html#top] - The sixth Extinction [] - Protecting the Planet [|http://hisurf.com/~enchanted/] - Endangered Species of Hawaii [] - Global Warming Fund [] - Rainforest Action Network [] - U.S. Geological Survey [] -Oceans Explorer

<span style="color: #12c2ce; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sandbox: (A place for links that cannot be easily categorized)
//__ [|ScienceMonster.com] __// a collection of free science games and related lessons [|//Succeeding with Science//] is an educational program from the UK designed to foster enthusiasm for science, engineering, technology, and mathematics in young people. [|Online Jeopardy Game generator.] Easy way to create jeopardy games for projection on an interactive whiteboard. Wikispace page with loads of science links in all subjects [|Wordle:] Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text [|Am. Museuem of Natural History] Current research about the natural world. [|Rubric Maker from Rubistar4Teachers] Create a free account to be able create quick rubrics for reports, posters, projects, podcasts, speeches. You can also search for pre-made rubrics. [|Study Stacks] Make flash cards for students, view flash cards that other teachers have made and a lot of useful study aids for your students [] A site used to cartoonize avatars, etc. Direct connection to Facebook. [] **GlobalClassroom's** community of professors and teachers is making education more personal, mobile and virtual for the "net generation" of students. [|http://www.blogster.com] A great place to create a personal blog. [] A great resource for tutorials and lessons ideas on how to use Grapher on your Mac [] Free standards based lesson plans [] National Library of Virtual Manipulatives [|http://www.teachertube.com/]TeacherTube- A YouTube like site, not blocked by KCSD contains many videos [|Hippocampus] a link to many textbooks with video summaries for each topic and chapter http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/3021349 - 12 Best Google Keywords for Finding Classroom Resources []Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online
 * //[| Edufytools]that make it possible to build an individualized learning experience for students to promote STEM education//" by making it easy to find specialized activities**

[] Free Federal Resources for educators. [|Zamzar] Free online file converter.
 * Create colorful mind maps online
 * Share and work with friends
 * Embed your mind map in your blog or website
 * Email and print your mind map
 * Save your mind map as an image
 * Search by subject
 * Animations
 * Primary Documents
 * Photographs
 * Videos
 * convert PDF to Word so you can edit them
 * convert YouTube to MP4 so you can save and show later
 * convert most any kind of file to something you can save and view

<span style="color: #f425b9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Links to public domain image and sound files:
=[|30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media]=

http://animalphotos.info/a/?page_id=299 Free animal pictures licensed under Creative Commons [|Wikipedia page with listing of public domain images and sounds]

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