Chemistry sites
Food Finder A database of nutritional information of individual meals from the leading fast food restaurants. You enter the restaurant and the food items and you get the data on calories, fat cholesterol, etc. http://www.olen.com/food/
Web Elements This interactive
site contains a wealth of information about the chemical elements. Physical
and chemical properties, name origins, uses, compounds, isotopes and much
more is compiled in this easy to use web site. One interesting feature
allows students to enter in their body weight to find out how much of a
certain element is in their body.
http://www.webelements.com/
Environmental Science sites
Air Pollution Monitors Database A database of historic air pollution levels that can be accessed by state, county or city. Information provided on carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, lead, and others air pollutants. http://www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html
Biodiversity: Measuring the Variety of Nature The home page of this web site contains a world map that displays the biodiversity ratings of all regions around the world. Information is also provided about how biodiversity is determined and why protecting biodiversity is important for the environment. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/
eNature.com Field Guides This web site contains animal and plant identification guides. The guides contain sharp pictures and give information on species name, habitat, food, and behavior. The site also allows you to register for periodic e-mails on short nature stories. http://www.enature.com/ads/popup/mem_pop_up.asp
Virtual Field Trip Site A compilation of virtual field trips to different biomes and other topics in environmental science. Teacher activity suggestions are provided as well as a list of links to other field trip sites. http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm
Visible Earth
Visible Earth provides images and graphics of the Earth. The images can
be used to show land forms, hurricanes, sediment pollution, and other earth
science or environmental concepts. The images are grouped and can be easily
searched. http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/
Physics sites
Explore Science This web site contains several laboratory simulations that students can use to learn about physics concepts. The site is geared for 8-12 graders. The site uses shockwave for the simulations. http://www.explorescience.com/
Physics 2000 Web site contains interactive simulations, animations to demonstrate concepts, and various links. The topics covered vary in level from high school students through college. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
Virtual Laboratory Another web site with an extensive list of physics lab simulations. The simulations range in complexity from the basics of light to the complexities of nuclear particle physics. http://physicsweb.org/vlab/
Visual Physics
This site is a part of the thinkquest project. Students can run simulations
on momentum, velocity, work, electricity, and other physics concepts.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10170/
Miscellaneous science sites
The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers These papers are located in the Library of Congress. With the internet, students can view correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, articles, and photographs documenting Bell's invention of the telephone other scientific research. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/bellhome.html
Ask a Science Expert Teachers and students can post a question to one of the experts linked on this page. Students can make connections with experts in the scientific community and teachers can get input on scientific breakthroughs and developments. http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska/science.html
Teachers' Lab Teachers and students can use this site to learn about different topics in math and science. Each topic contains information explaining the topic and interactive simulations for the user to explore and experiment with. http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/