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General Animals

National Zoo

Official zoo site.

Philadelphia Zoo Animal Profiles

Official Zoo Site.

San Diego Zoo

Official zoo site.

National Audubon Society

Official site of the nation's premier bird authority.

Audubon's Adopt-a-Bird Website

Information on specific birds and bird types.

African Wildlife Foundation

Contains information about endangered African animals.

The Virtual Zoo

Colorful site for animal information and photos

Desert Animals

Loads of information on desert mammals, birds, reptiles and more.

Enchanted Learning Animal Printouts

Information and drawings of animals to color

Endangered Animals

Animal Info - Information on Endangered Mammals

Extensive site organized by species name, group, and country.

Species at Risk

Canadian endangered species site.

ARKive

A British collection of over 15,000 species including information and photos.

CITES

Official site of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

IUCN Red List

International Union for the Conservation of Nature site for endangered species.

Endangered Species Links Page

A list of links from Kennesaw State University in Georgia.

EPA's Threatened and Endangered Species Page

An organized list by the Environmental Protection Agency

All About Nature.com

A colorful site with easy to search information about endangered species.

Center for Global Environmental Education

A university website containing information about environmental issues.

Exploratorium: Frogs

A science museum website

 

 

Invertebrates

Invertebrates Web Resources

A gateway to invertebrate links from Natureshift

Entomology on the WWW

Links to dozens of insect sites from Colorado State University

Book of Insect Records

A list of links to amazing insect records from the University of Florida

Marine Flatworms of the World

Lots of photos along with basic background information

Invertebrates Page

Canadian Museum of Nature site

 

 

 

 

Ocean Animals

Underwater Photography

This site contains underwater photos by Smithsonian photographers.

Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Contains information and photos from a government facility.

NOVA Online:  Into the Abyss

Great site for information and pictures of strange, deep sea creatures.

 

 

Health and Medicine

Centers for Disease Control

Excellent site for health information from the Dept. of Health and Human Services

World Health Organization

Information from a well-known world-wide health organization devoted to the promotion of health and wellness.

Kids Health

Children's health information site sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, a leader in healthcare funding for children

Medicine Net

Information on diseases and medicine from WebMD

Environmental Science

EPA Student Center

Topics include ecosystems, recycling, air and water pollution, news and activities.

EPA Oil Program

Contains information about oil spills, reporting and preventing them.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Contains information about air pollution and a quiz.

Outer Space

NASA Website

Official website of our country's space agency

Astronomy for Kids

Facts about planets, stars, star maps and more

Living In Space

From sleeping to eating to doing wash--what its like to live in space.

Cosmic Guide to the Universe

A guide from the National Space Science Data Center

Imagine the Universe!

A site from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

 

 

Physical Science

Newton's life

The life and times of Sir Isaac Newton reprinted from Microsoft Encarta.

NIEHS Kid's Page on Optical Illusions

A website of mind boggling optical illusions from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

 

 

The Speed of Light

Information about light, the electromagnetic spectrum, light years, etc.

Physics 2000

A University of Colorado site all about physics--atoms, x-rays, radioactivity, etc.

A Look Inside the Atom

A virtual tour by the American Institute of Physics.

Biographies of Famous Chemists

List of names of famous chemists from The Library Spot homepage

WebElements

An interactive periodic table.  Contains information on all of the known chemical elements and drawings of their structures.

Inventors

National Inventors Hall of Fame official site.

USGS Geology Homepage

Links to geology related information from the US government

 

 

Science Projects

Discovery School Science Fair Central

Search for science project ideas and tips.

California Energy Commission

Energy related projects and tips.

Internet Public Library Science Fair Projects

Site sponsored by the University of Michigan.

Science Fair Project Index

Extensive site sponsored by the Summit-Akron Public Library (Ohio).

Successful Science Fair Projects

A "how to" site with links to other science fair sites.

 

 

 

 

Weather and Natural Disasters

Earthquake Simulator

Make your own earthquake and see the results.

Hurricane WebQuest

An exercise in locating hurricane information.

Wild Wild Weather

Information about hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, and more from Alabama weatherman Dan Satterfield.

Volcano Photos

Just as the name implies--really cool.

USGS Volcano Hazards Survey

Government information on volcanoes in the United States

USGS Earthquakes Hazards Program

Government information on earthquakes in the United States

Hurricanes

A NASA official site on tropical storms and hurricanes.