Science Links
General Science Sites:
Discovering Collection
Don't miss this subscription database from the Arkansas Serendipity Project. The Discovering Collection includes comprehensive coverage of physical and applied sciences, medicine, technology, information sciences, and mathematics.  
NASA  
National Aeronautics and Space Administration official site  
National Geographic Magazine Index  
Fayetteville High School holds National Geographic magazine from March 1915 to the present.

To use National Geographic's own index to do a subject search, click here. The site offers search tips near the bottom of the search page and a great search example page if you click on the abbreviations link. Our best quick advice is to link key words with AND or OR and to follow your search string with the words AND NG (in all caps).
An example: Africa AND jewelry AND NG

 
Sci Tech Resources  
Government science and technology websites.  
   
Astronomy Sites:  
Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Astronomy  
Search or browse astronomy terms and concepts.
 
Nine Planets  
A multimedia tour of the nine planets  
   
Biology Sites:  
All the Virology on the WWW  
Maintained by Dr. David Sander at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, the site provides an organized list of links to virology, microbiology, and related pages worldwide.
 
Big Picture Book of Viruses  
A sister site to "All the Virology on the WWW," this is another site from the Tulane University Medical School. As the title implies, this site focuses on pictures of different viruses.
 
The Biology Project  
The University of Arizona. An online interactive resource for learning biology.  
The Evergreen Project: Biomes of the World  
The rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate deciduous forest, and grasslands.  
E-Nature  
Guides to Habitats  
Ifgene: Pros & Cons of Genetic Engineering  
Includes a chart comparing pros and cons. Developed by the International Forum for Genetic Engineering.  
Major Biomes of the World  
From Radford University, great biome information.  
Mr. Biology: High School Website  
Includes class lecture notes and samples of labs  
Paleontology  
University of California, Berkley, Museum of Paleontology  
   
Chemistry Sites:  
Eric's Treasure Trove of Chemistry
 
Search or browse chemistry terms and concepts.  
Kevlar: The Wonder Fiber  
Article by Caitlyn Howell  
Chemicool Periodic Table  
Periodic Table of Elements  
The Periodic Table of Comic Books  
From the website, maintained by the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry: Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involving that element. Click on a thumbnail on the list to see a full comic book page.  
   
Earth Science Sites:  
Intellicast  
Great radar images, along with forecasts in both Fahrenheit and Celsius.  
U.S. Geological Survey  
Searchable site  
UM Weather  
Provides thousands of forecasts.  
   
Physics Sites:  
Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics  
Search or browse Physics concepts and terms.  
Edison After Forty  
Includes information and photographs about Thomas Alva Edison.  
Foucault Pendulum  
Site supported by the Smithsonian Institute  
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