science pathfinder (highlighted sources are suitable for all ages)
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EurekAlert!
News and resources focused on all areas of science, medicine and technology
Nature
International weekly journal of Science publishing peer-reviewed research in all areas of science
NOVA scienceNOW
Multimedia site for broad range of science topics–best for older students
Science
A peer-reviewed journal of full-text science articles from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Science News Explores
For students ages 9 and up
Science Daily
Science research news from universities, scientific journals, and research organizations
Science.gov
Pathway to over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 12 federal agencies. Includes sections on Earth & Ocean Sciences, and more
Scientific American
Online version of the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S.
Smithsonian Libraries Natural & Physical Sciences Subject Guides
Subject guides that lead to additional websites for researching the natural & physical sciencesScienceNews
A biweekly news magazine covering important and emerging research in all fields of science
Student Science
A resource of the Society for Science & the Public
astronomy
Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with links to educational resources
NASA at Home
NASA brings the universe into your home
NASA Multimedia
Amazing images and video
Stellarium Web
A planetarium running in your web browser showing a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope
life sciences
From the University of California, BerkeleyCensus of Marine Life
A global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans
Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Images are linked to the articles in which they appear
Photo Ark
An ongoing project to document every species living in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries
The Big Picture Book of Viruses
A catalog of virus pictures
The Scientist
Covering life sciences inside and out
World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species
Information about the World Wildlife Fund’s efforts to protect various endangered species; status of key endangered species
animal classification
Insect Images
A joint project of the USDA Forest Service and the BugWood Network
Animal Diversity Web
Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan
Classification of Living Things
Tutorial on the Linnaean system of classification used in the biological sciences to describe and categorize all living things
Audubon Guide to North American Birds
Online version of the best-selling series of National Audubon Society Field Guides ~ free registration
chemistry
Chemical Periodic Table
Covers general states, energies, oxidation and electrons, appearance and characteristics, reactions, other forms, radius, conductivity, and abundance
Chemdex
The Sheffield Chemdex: the directory of chemistry on the WWW since 1993
American Chemical Society – Education Site
Links for Science for Kids, Everyday Chemistry, High school resources, and more
earth science
National Earthquake Information Center
Official global database of earthquake information
National Hurricane Center
Complete information on hurricanes and tropical storms from the National Weather Service
Geology.com
Vast amount of material on geological topics for educators at all levels; resources include maps, satellite images, and material on a wide range of geology and earth science topics
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain
Combined geologic and topographic map from U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey
The Nation’s largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency; contains its own
library guides and a searchable catalogThe World’s Biomes
From the University of California Museum of Paleontology
National Weather Service
Issues weather warnings, observations, forecasts, and hydrological information
American Geosciences Institute
Links to Geoscience Education resources, geological maps, and more