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Alien Autopsy Anyone?
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s1406162.htm
Just time for a quick mention of a recent offering from , Dr Karl . Well, any time’s a good time for a spot of extra-terrestrial speculation, right?
The scene is Roswell, USA, 1947. And the subject of Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's (one of Australia’s favourite science gurus) ‘Great Moment in Science’ is the alleged autopsy of an alien being that had, unlucky for him/her, crashed to Earth. The ‘autopsy’, it is said, was carried out in conditions of supreme secrecy, but was filmed for posterity, the results being eventually broadcast in 1995.
But does it provide proof of alien life? Or proof that actors can’t even hold scissors properly? Dr Karl has his opinion.
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Amazing Space allows you to play with the building blocks of galaxies and explore our solar system. This is a site which will give you a great insight into all things celestial.
Arty Astro
http://www.artyastro.com/
Take part in an exciting adventure as you journey through space, learning as you go.
Bad Astronomy
http://www.badastronomy.com/
Fed up with not being sure just what information is correct and what isn't on the Internet? Bad Astronomy is the website for you! Read movie reviews where bad astronomy is exposed or look at the flawed science behind the conspiracy theories.
BBC Space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
This site is just out of this world! It is packed with pictures, interactivity, a 3-D virtual tour of the solar system plus you can even play games!
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
This is a great educational site courtesy of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Its idea is to show how the Universe can be explored using infrared and other light sources invisible to the human eye.
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Map it out! View different parts of the Earth and the Moon. But be warned, this is a very popular site so can be slow at times, but it is well worth the wait.
Exploratorium: YOUR WEIGHT ON OTHER WORLDS
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/
A simple but nifty site from the Exploratorium which allows you to find out, with no fuss at all, how much you and your love handles would weigh elsewhere in the solar system...
Heavens-above
http://www.heavens-above.com
Heavens Above is a lovely website for anyone who wants to do a bit of star-gazing. Select your location to get your 'Whole sky chart' for any date and time. This chart will then help you tell which constellation is which and, crucially, where you might find a few planets!
NASA Eclipse
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
For years any Google search will immediately turn up Fred Espenak’s NASA Eclipse page for all your eclipse info. With more whistles and bells than you’ll know how to use, this fab complete reference site is perfect for all eclipses; lunar and solar, past, present and future.
NASA Thursday’s Classroom
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com
Site to provide connection between emerging research from NASA and the classroom. Weekly lessons are prepared by professional educators. Really interesting fun space related stuff, for younger or older children and their teachers or parents.
New Scientist Space
http://space.newscientist.com/home.ns
Space. There’s a lot of it out there. And a lot of astro-investigation going on. And absolutely oodles of space-nuts down here on Earth who can’t get enough. If you’re one of them, then this could be a big week for you ... New Scientist have just launched their new website, with staff on both sides of the Atlantic scanning the sky and scanning the journals to keep you up to date.
Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/sky.html
Choose to investigate the last two great frontiers — the sea or the sky. Take a trip aboard the Starship Sagan for an exciting voyage through the Universe or join the Seasub Cousteau for a journey to the depths of the sea.
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/
Move through space without leaving your chair! This site allows you to travel across the Milky Way, through space and finally back to Earth, each picture smaller to the power of 10 — interesting for mathematicians too.
Solar System — Images
http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/
Examine maps and surface features of planets or satellites in this superb resource of Solar System-related material from NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Solar System in Action
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
If it’s information you need on the planets in the Solar System then this is the website for you!
Space
http://www.space.com
There’s something amazing here every day with space science news and news about space missions and launches.
Space Day
http://www.spaceday.org/index.html
Lots of interactive puzzles and arcade-style games to be found here as you learn about the planets and star constellations.
Spaced Out
http://www.spacedout-uk.com/resources/index.asp
The Spaced Out project is a superb idea; it’s a scale model of the solar system! But if you have ever tried to explain how vast the solar system is using analogies of peas, oranges and watermelons you’ll know that you soon run out of space (and fruit).
Starchild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Do you wonder about space and the Universe? Well, look no further because this site from NASA is where you’ll find all the answers!
Sun Beams
http://westudent.tripod.com/page1.htm
If you’re aged between 7 and 11 and you’re a bright star (like the Sun!) then this is the website for you! So get your shades at the ready for this brilliant website about the Sun and you adults could also learn a thing or two!
Sun|trek
http://www.suntrek.org/
This site is aimed at 10-14 year old students (KS3/4) and their teachers. It is about the Sun and its effect on the Earth. There’s a whole host of spectacular images and movies (from solar space observations) which can be downloaded for classroom work. Sun|trek contains material relevant to 'Earth and Beyond' and also covers environmental issues such as alternative energy sources.
The Nine Planets
http://www.ex.ac.uk/Mirrors/nineplanets/
This site has lots of information and interlinks on every page. You can take the long tour of the site for an overview (100 pages) or the short tour. You’ll also find some good ideas about making a scale model of the Solar System.
The Solar System in Pictures
http://www.the-solar-system.net
As the name suggests, this is full of astronomy Web-quests and images of all the planets in the Solar System.
Total Solar Eclipse
http://www.comet-track.com/eclipse/secl99/
Can’t remember the 1999 solar eclipse? Fear not, for QuickTime videos and time-lapse animation of the eclipse are available on this site, all taken in perfect weather conditions in Turkey.
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
You won’t see this by looking out of your window; you need to look at this site instead for pictures of planets and the Sun.
Virtual Solar System
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/
Take a 3-D tour of the Solar System, fly past the Sun and observe each planet up close and personal. It needs a download, which could take around 20 minutes so make sure you have plenty of patience!
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Get to know the planets in great detail with this fabulous selection of images from NASA.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
This is a wide ranging site from the USA, encompassing astronomy, geology and physics, history and people, basically it should be called "life, the universe and everything"! It's got a lot of pages and you could roam around learning this and that for hours. It's beautifully presented, (if a little disorientating given the amount of content) and full of imaginative ways to explore science, and it even has a section for teachers with loads of classroom activities that link into the American Curriculum, but could be adapted for use here. Definitely worth a look.
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botany
Classification of Plants and Animals
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/classify.html
Find out about classification or even invent your own families of animals or plants.
Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson259.shtml
If you are looking for some hands-on botany have a look at this site. With more activities than you can shake a stick at (pardon the pun). This website will keep you occupied for hours just looking at it. The website also has links to other great resources.
Fun Plant Page
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kinder/funpage.html
Read the information and then try out the exciting plant experiments if you’re of the green-fingered sort!
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1a.html
Become a plant detective and get on the case to find out how and why plants do what they do!
Kinder Garden
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm
When spring has sprung, it’s time to get your green fingers out! This is a colourful site with lots of ideas for creating children’s gardens, activities for kids and tips for getting young people interested in the green world.
Project Bud Burst
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/
This is an interesting American spring related web project: people all over the world submit details of when plants are budding and fruiting in their areas to gather about climate change!
Sci4kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/plants/plantsintro.htm
This is a lovely site with great stories from the world of plants - particularly amusing are the tank-tough plants!
The Woodland Trust
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
The woodland conversation charity has a website full of resources for students who want to get out and find things. Click on ‘learning is fun’ and go from there.
Tomato Zone
http://www.thetomatozone.co.uk
For a totally different experience, why not ‘ketch-up’ with a new site from the British Tomato Growers Association? It’s the Tomato Zone - a kid-friendly, and very interactive website wholeheartedly devoted to our juicy red friends.
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chemistry
About.com: Chemistry
http://chemistry.about.com/
Lots to explore in this US-based site including demos and experiments, homework help, science fair projects and much more.
A-level Chemistry Revision
http://www.mp-docker.demon.co.uk/home.html
Check the e-tree for your exam board and follow links to the information you need to revise.
All About Atoms
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html
Here's a very simple, but easy to understand guide to the secret world of atoms. It is featured on the site of the US physics research organisation, the Jefferson Lab.
A Look Inside the Atom
http://www.aip.org/history/electron/jjhome.htm
This is a very readable, attractive account of the discovery of atomic structure. A site for students interested in how ideas in science develop.
APBI — British Pharmaceutical Industry
http://www.abpi-careers.org.uk/
You know the expression, 'it's not a cure for cancer'. Well, this potentially is! This site explores some careers in the pharmaceutical industry in good detail, for anyone with a liking for chemistry / biology. Definitely worth a look.
Chemcomics
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
If you like chemistry but you also have a passion for all things superhero then this site combines the two. Each element in the periodic table is linked to a comic book hero so click on each element and a series of images from adventure stories will load.
Chemistry and Industry
http://www.chemind.org
This online magazine covers the industrial applications of science and how they affect business now and in the future. They cover stories from renewable energy reviews to the most obscure business news back to the fat burning pill, so there is a wide range.
Chemistry Society
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/
Enter the Chembytes Infozone and you may never get out again for there are loads to read up on for all you budding chemists out there!
Chemistry Week
http://www.rsc.org/Chemsoc/Activities/ChemistryWeek/index.asp
The RSC Chemistry Week is a themed week of events held every two years. Check out the events happening near you for the next one and get involved. There are loads of activities wherever you are in the country and there is enough variety to suit all tastes and age groups!
Chirality Game
http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/educational/chiral/
Its aim is to explain, in very simple terms, chemical ‘chirality’. This is the existence of certain molecules in both a right-handed and left-handed form.
Creative Chemistry
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk
The Creative Chemistry website is recommended for secondary school science teachers and anyone else with an interest in chemistry - particularly if you're facing GCSEs or A Levels...
Doc Brown’s Chemistry Clinic
http://www.docbrown.info
There are quizzes, worksheet and revision aids for KS3, GCSE and A’ level. It’s not just chemistry either – in the KS3 section there’s biology, physics, earth science and mixed science resources too. There’s a fantastic alphabetical list of the users and applications of chemicals but don’t get carried away and print it out ‘cos it’s 30-40 pages long!
EddNet Chemistry
http://chemistry.eddnet.net/
Funny, personal site devoted to the world of the chemist, lots of laughs and zaniness in between some really good information.
Fireworks
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/
Have a look at Fireworks for the science behind, well, fireworks! It’s an American PBS site that comes with teachers’ notes. Name that shell (Coconut, Poinsettia, Palm…) and the anatomy of a firework are great resources, but the best bit is On Fire, their virtual fire lab, where you can rearrange some molecules and find out the temperature of a striking match.
FunBrain Periodic Table
http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html
Test your knowledge of the Periodic Table in this activity from an American Education site called FUNBRAIN.
GCSE Chemistry
http://www.gcsechemistry.com/
Around 400 pages dedicated to GCSE chemistry, covering all of the UK syllabuses. The best way to navigate the site is via the index, which is useful for finding key points for homework.
In Their Element
http://www.krysstal.com/elements.html
Facts and stories about various chemical elements — a simple page but the information is clear.
Lipstick and much, much more
http://www.catie.org.uk/barefacts/default.htm
What’s the science behind all the soaps, creams and cosmetics we pour over ourselves? Barefacts is an amazing website that gives great explanations of many products from lipstick to deodorant, from both a science and a design viewpoint. There are quizzes and external links if you want or need more info. The site is aimed at KS3 students and the teacher’s notes let you know where it all fits into the curriculum. There are even worksheets and activities with instructions to actually make some of the products.
More Periodic Table
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
An interactive and colourful periodic table can be found here — a good chemistry resource if you are a high school pupil or KS3 teacher.
Royal Society of Chemists
http://www.rsc.org
The Royal Society of Chemists is more for professional chemists to find out about the society and how to join, but it does have information about their library.
Silly Molecules
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm
How's your Apatite for some Traumatic acid, or Draculane - perhaps washed down with a pint of Lagerine?
Here's a site that brings together a huge range of chemical structures that have been blessed with names that may be amusing to those of an immature disposition. It's not recommended for young or sensitive readers - but we enjoyed it!
The Chemical Industry
http://www.cia.org.uk/newsite/
This is a great site for anyone considering entering the chemical industries at any stage, with useful careers advice and interesting information on chemicals in the home.
Visual Elements
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/page3.html
This site takes you on a spectacular journey through the periodic table, as you absorb a wealth of information on individual elements, groups and patterns in the table.
Web Elements
http://www.webelements.com
Gives the periodic table and information about it. You can click on individual elements and get more details. Also CHEMPUTER interactive on-line chemical calculators to be found here.
Why not Chemical Engineering?
http://www.whynotchemeng.com
The Institute of Chemical Engineers has come up with a great little site full of info on a career in Chemical Engineering. They claim that Cindy Crawford has studied ChemEng, amongst other celebs, which is so unlikely it must be true!
Xperimania
http://www.xperimania.net
A site all about the science behind man-made Materials, with a particularly practical slant. It has a bunch of practical activities to try, but also invites you to explore the man-made materials time line and come up with your own practicals then share them with the rest of Europe. They’ve also go webchats with European scientists who are actually working at the forefront of the petrochemicals industry; and international competitions.
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