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The following links to science related
websites are loosely organized according to subject or specialty.
If you find a "dead link," one that does not work,
please email the webmaster at, kahn_b@nvnet.org. Thank you.
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Astronomy
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| Washington State University has an excellent science site for kids which is very graphics heavy and takes a long time to download but is worthwhile. It is called Ask Dr. Universe. |
| An Atlas of the Universe contains nine maps of the universe which plots the stars from the nearest to farthest and helpgs the student experience how huge it is. |
| Exploratorium offers a section on the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| Explore the universe with Kidsastronomy. |
| NASA hosts several informative websites including NASAKids. If your computer has Flash, click on the word flash to view the animated NASAKids homepage. |
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Health
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| The online AIDS
exhibit through the New York Hall of Science presents frank
information about the disease. |
| BAM!
(Body and Mind) is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control
and aimed at teaching kids about health and safety. |
| Brainpop
is a highly creative interactive website which is chocked
full of information about health, science and technology and
fun to navigate. You are given access to part of the site for
free, but there is a yearly fee for unlimited access. |
| The American Museum of Natural
History pages have an exhibition on Epidemics. |
| KidsHealth
is a site devoted to answering questions about, well, kid's health.
There are pages geared toward parents, teens and kids. |
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Invention |
| How
Stuff Works is a jam packed, award-winning site in which
hundreds of inventions are explained clearly. |
| Another useful
Invention museum classifies
types of inventors, such as African American Inventors or women
inventors. |
| The Smithsonian
Institution also has
Inventor and Invention pages with biographies for older students. |
| MIT (The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) has Inventor
of the Week pages organized alphabetically by the inventor's
name. |
| National
Inventors Hall of Fame is an online Hall of Fame devoted
to invention and inventors. It contains links to other websites
of interest regarding inventions and has a searchable database
of over 150 inventors. |
| PBS's American
Experience site has a timeline
of inventions in America which might be useful. |
| The United
States Patent & Trademark Office has a web site for kids
with pages devoted to students in Kindergarten through grade
6 and students in grades 6 - 12, as well as puzzle pages. |
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