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OS: Johnson Space Center |
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A gateway to JSC's sites on astrobiology, astromaterials, planetary science, earth science, space science and planetary missions.
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Exploratorium's Ten Cool Sites |
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Features an excellent collection of science and humanities links sorted by category. Features site descriptions and an emphasis on top quality, interactive sites.
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OS: Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Great site for news and research updates. Lots of cool stuff if you dig around, including multimedia clips. Covers space science and earth science.
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Life, the Universe and Everything |
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Also known as Biology Base this reasonably well organized resource site features a fair-sized collection of links with helpful descriptions natural science, earth science and astronomy.
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MadSciNet |
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Features a massive archive of interesting general science FAQ's, a colletion of do-it-yourself scence experiments, Ask-a-Scientist and many useful links.
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OS: MSN Space Gallery |
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A true multimedia experience. Has Hubble's Greatest Hits, Jewels from Jupiter and its Moons, Chandras Greatest Hits, Marvels of Mars and Voyage of the Millenium (the Moon landing). Excellently produced, these features have high quality images and the presentation is concise and entertaining like a coffeetable picture book. The Chandra section features a superb animated presentation on black holes, dark matter, supernovae and the end of the universe, as well as a great multimedia clip of the Chandra launch. Also a concise collection of good NASA and other links.
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Natural Science Pages |
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A nice little site that covers the basics on a variety of topics including Scientific Method, Matter & Energy, Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Atomic Bonding, Reactions, Acids & Bases, Nuclear Science, The Universe, Organic Chem., Nutrients, DNA, The Cell and Basic Anatomy. Good illustrations thoughout, some animated.
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New Scientist - Weblinks |
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A very good collection of links on virtually every subject with detailed site descriptions. Highly selective and from a very reputable scientific source.
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Nobelprize.org |
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An excellent effort. The complete database of Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, literature and economics. Includes biographies, photos, and illustrated scientific outlines of the laureates area of expertise. Also features a very good interactive timeline navigator.
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Nobel Prize Internet Archive |
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A great site and a handy resource. Includes all the 6 categories of prizes as well as special categories for female Nobel Laureates and a Nobel quiz. The database gives basic information about the scientist, what they won the prize for and contact information (address and e-mail), books on the subject, and links to the laureates website or sites with related content.
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NOVA Online - Hot Science |
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A gateway to NOVA'smany excellent online features. Topics include camoflauge, sharks, seahorses, ancient cultures and archaeology, planets, tree rings, deadly volcanoes, DNA, brain, heart, AIDS, time travel, extraterrestrial life, the Concorde, robots, light, atmosphere and many more. Interesting content and many unique interactive presentations.
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SciCentral |
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A very thorough resource for science sites on the web.
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Science Odyssey |
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An outstanding effort from PBS covering the theories, people and events throughout the history of science. The highlight is the collection of interactive exhibits in the You Try It section (home technology, plate tectonics, medicine, atoms, radio transmission, evolution, DNA and neurosicence). The People and Discoveries section features notable events and over 50 biographies. The On The Edge and That's my Theory sections are too kid oriented.
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Scientium - A Realm of Exploration |
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Great opening animation sequence that creates a very majestic and awe-inspiring feeling about science and discovery. Deals with a lot of sceptical science. Interesting article on interplanetray space travel
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OS: SpaceRef.com |
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An excellent reference resource for finding online space information.
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Ask Dr. Universe |
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A decent collection of general science FAQ's.
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OS: Astronet |
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A very useful site covering a range of topics. Main strength is the collection of links on topics including earth sciences (many important subtopics), space exploration, meterology, research, the moon, planets, the sun, and celestial events. Has great news section also. Utilizes mainly offsite content, but has great navigation tools that seamlesly integrate offsite content e.g. the navigation maps that show current earthquakes (linked to USGS) or the map showing recent volcanoes.
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BBC Science & Technology News |
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An excellent source for up to date science news. Interesting articles, photos and audio clips.
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BBC Science Homepage |
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A gateway to massive collection of science news, features and exhibits.
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A Private Universe Project |
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Take part in the Private Universe Teachers' Lab to practice techniques of identifying student misconceptions and moving toward conceptual change. Basic astronomy is one of the topics by which you can discover student misconceptions and explore strategies that foster scientific understanding.
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