Internet Information Sources

Science & Math

Astronomy

• Hubble Gallery - A pictorial "tour" of our universe through Hubble's eye. Myriad stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, more, in exquisite detail.
  hubblesite.org/gallery/
• Liftoff to Space Exploration - NASA's offering for teens. Spacecraft, satellites, solar system, astronauts, and real time satellite tracking.
  liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov
• NASA Home Page - Ultimate space data!
  www.nasa.gov
• Nine Planets - Overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
  seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

Biographies

• The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences - Men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.www.princeton.edu/%7Emcbrown/display/faces.html
• The Nobel Foundation - Information about the Nobel Prize and all the Laureates since 1901.
  nobelprize.org/

Census/Demographics

• Census Bureau Home Page
  www.census.gov
• The Whitehouse's Social Statistics Briefing Room: Demographics
  www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/demography.html

Chemistry

• CHEMINFO: Chemical Information Sources - Find and learn how to use chemical information resources on the internet and elsewhere.
  ww.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/index.html
• A Periodic Table of the Elements
  http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
• Poison Control Center
  aapcc.org
• Chemical Safety - Learn about environmental activities in your area, generate maps of environmental information.
  www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html

Crime Statistics

• Bureau of Justice Statistics - Statistics of various crime-related topics.
  www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
• Death Penalty Information
  sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dp.html
• Federal Bureau of Investigation - Uniform Crime Reports - Crime statistics in the United States.
  www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
• The Whitehouse's Social Statistics Briefing Room: Crime
  www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html

Earth Sciences

• Earth & Moon Viewer - View the earth or the moon from different angles at various times of day.
  www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
• Earthquake Information from the U.S. Geological Survey - Quake research data, hazard preparedness, fact sheets, real time maps of the U.S., world.
  quake.wr.usgs.gov
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - Conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun.
  www.noaa.gov
• Mineral Gallery - Search by name, class, grouping.
  mineral.galleries.com
• Science Challenge Questions & Answers - Collection of questions & answers covering such disciplines such as volcanoes, earthquakes, more.
  www.usgs.gov/sci_challenge.html
• Your Sky - Interactive planetarium. Produce maps for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location.
  www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky

Economic Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistics concerning employment, wages, inflation and consumer spending.
  www.bls.gov
• Census Bureau Economic Information - Economic statistics by geography, sector and frequency. Click on year to go to latest data.
  www.census.gov/ftp/pub/econ/www/

Education Statistics

• National Center for Education Statistics - Collectsand analyzes education-related data.
  nces.ed.gov
• Quality Counts 1998: State Report Cards - Click on a state to see its report card.
  www.edweek.org/sreports/qc98/states/usmap.htm
• The Whitehouse's Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education
  www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/education.html

Engineering

• The Lemelson-MIT Prize Program: Inventor of the Week Archives - Search by inventor or invention.
  web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/index.html

General Science

• Bad Science - Experts correct fallacies in astronomy, chemistry, meteorology.
  www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html
• The Discovery Channel Online
  dsc.discovery.com
• Echo: Science & Technology - Reviewed sites covering the history of science, technology, and medicine.
  echo.gmu.edu
• The JASON Project - Multi-disciplinary classroom program enhancement; workshops.
  www.Jasonproject.org
• Mad Scientist Network - Scientists providing answers to your questions.
  www.madsci.org
• National Geographic Magazine
  www.nationalgeographic.com
• What's That Bug? - Pictures of bugs and their identities.
  www.whatsthatbug.com

Health Statistics

• Center for Disease Control HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports - Information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, and more.
  www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/index.htm
• National Center for Alcoholism and Drug Dependency - Facts Directory - Statistics, interviews with medical/scientific experts and recommendations about drinking from leading health authorities.
  www.ncadd.org/facts/index.html
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Resources for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.
  www.health.org/
• The Whitehouse's Social Statistics Briefing Room: Health
  www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html

International Statistics

• Census International Database - A computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
  www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
• InfoNation - View and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the member states of the United Nations.
  www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

Life Sciences

• Cells Alive - Animation, stock footage, video downloads.
  www.cellsalive.com
• Human Anatomy On-line - Interactive animation. Search by system, body part name.
  www.innerbody.com

Mathematics

• Ask Dr. Math
  mathforum.org/dr.math
• History of Mathematics
  www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk:80/~history

Museums & Observatories

• Arizona Science Center - Hands-on fun with over 300 interactive exhibits, a planetarium, giant-screen theater, and traveling exhibitions.
  www.azscience.org
• Exploratorium: ExploraNet - A museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California.
  www.exploratorium.edu
• Kitt Peak National Observatory - Near Tuscon, AZ. Resources for teachers & students, public programs, visitor information, image gallery.
  www.noao.edu/kpno
• Lowell Observatory - In Flagstaff, AZ. School & public programs, visitor information, more.
  www.lowell.edu
• Cascades Volcano Observatory - Regional data with worldwide links, real time monitoring, image archives, maps.
  vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html
• The National Inventors Hall of Fame - Search by invention, inventor, subject area.
  www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp
• TheTech, Museum of Innovation - In San Jose, CA. Museum focused on technology.
  www.thetech.org

News

• National Research Council - Science in the Headlines
  www.nationalacademies.org/headlines
• NPR's Science Friday - A teacher-friendly site coordinated to weekly programs.
  www.sciencefriday.com
• Popular Science Magazine - Companion to the magazine. Highlights several articles every month.
  www.popsci.com
• Scientific American - Companion to the magazine. Highlights unique insights about developments in science and technology.
  www.sciam.com

Physics

• How Stuff Works - Search by broad subject.
  www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm

Science Projects

• Amateur Science - Science project ideas, links, forum to ask questions.
  www.eskimo.com/~billb/amasci.html
• Frank Potter's Science Gems - More than 14,000 science resources sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level.
  www.sciencegems.com
• Science Learning Network - Classroom activities created by international museum curators. Search by subject.
  www.sln.org

Statistics - General

• FedStats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics - Statistics from over 100 Federal agencies.
  www.fedstats.gov
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Find vehicle and equipment information, traffic safety and occupation issues.
  www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• Statistical Resources on the Web - Search by subject area.
  www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
• Statistics Sites on the Web - Links to information from more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.
  www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
• U.S. Gazetteer - Obtain census data from the 1990 census lookup server. Search for places or counties by entering state abbreviation or 5-digit zip code.
  www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

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