Some Useful Websites

http://www.icue.com/ offers news, games, community and video for 13-17 yr olds in an environment that will be policed for profanities, bullying and exchanges of personal information

Graphics, Images, & Animations

http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime/

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/vsepr/intro/vsepr_splash.html

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/chemistrytv/chemistrytv.html

http://www.mdli.com/support/chime/cool.html (help using Chime plug-in)

Math

http://figurethis.org

http://sosmath.com/

http://quickmath.com/

http://www.phonydiploma.com/online-math-help.aspx

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html — Metric conversions of distance, area, weight, speed,

temperature and more. Also converts fractions to decimals.

Moleday

http://www.moleday.org/

Some Other Animations

http://science.nasa.gov/msl1/

Some Experiments, Games, & Projects

http://www.funsci.com/texts/index_en.htm

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmemory.html (study games)

http://www.scitoys.com/ (make at home)

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/MoreExperimentsSortCategory.htm

http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html

Scientific Method, Science Projects

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjInter.html

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/28jan_envirorocket.htm?list703622

some useful and fun Websites

Financial & Debt Management Education (needed by most Americans): http://www.controlyourcredit.gov/

Global Warming Explained Very Well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg

Enhance your critical thinking skills: http://www.csicop.org/si/9012/critical-thinking.html

http://nsta.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=318230

http://www.randi.org/

Money Matters/Personal Finance: http://www.giveme20.com/

How to learn not to be conned (to be less naive): Also called “practical skepticism”:

http://info-pollution.com/skeptic.htm

Newest Science News: http://2facts.com [login w/ “central” for both]

Activities & Ideas Related to Space: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/

To help you understand our impending energy shortage (a role playing game):

http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/game/

The Basics of Nuclear Science and The Difference Between Fission & Fusion: http://www.lbl.gov/abc/

(Even though the narrator keeps saying “newcular”)

Free Concept Map Software: http://library.uwf.edu/Research/OnlineTutorials/module_conceptmapping/content.htm

College Application Help: http://www.xap.com (online tours & help with applications)

Inventions: http://www.inventorsmuseum.com

Ancient Inventions: http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm

Wacky Patent of the Month: http://www.colitz.com/site/prior_wacky.html

Iron Science Teacher: http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science/index.html

Science Toys: http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/

For Quotations: http://www.angelfire.com/ky/sarahfina/quotes.html

NanoTech: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27jul_nanotech.htm?list100566

Newton’s Castle: http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308/index.htm (about Isaac)

Black Holes: http://hubblesite.org/discoveries/black_holes/home.html

Curve Balls: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/foil2b.html

Cooking Chemistry: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/cooking/chemistry.shtml

Strange Science: http://www.strangescience.net/

Create buildings: http://www.architectstudio3d.org (free fun software + a contest)

High Level & Cutting Edge Science: http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/

Sleep Disorders: http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/HSSleep.htm

Forensics: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/index.html

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division: http://www.dhmo.org/

Careers:

Health Fields: http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks

Food Sciences: http://school.discovery.com/foodscience/

All of these sites were functional as of April 6, 2009.

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