Subjects

Energy 531
Scientific Forms of Energy: This site is from the Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. It outlines the differences between Kinetic and Potential and gives examples of each. There is also statistics on energy use in teh United States.

Classification 578.012
Classification of Living Things: Use the links under the Topics heading to get information. This site describes what the five kingdoms are and how they were started and also gives examples on how organisms are classified into kingdoms.
Animal Diversity Web: from the University of Michigan School of Zoology. This site only covers the Animalia Kingdom.

Cells 571
CellsAlive: There is information on cell biology, microbiology, and more along with animations of mitosis, and the cell cycle.
Mitosis & Meiosis: This interactive quiz allows you to distribute genectic material by moving chromosomes and chromatids to the offspring cells.

Ecology 577
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds: a site from the Environmental Protection Agency. Tons of information, be sure to check out the Watersheds for kids link.
America's Wetlands: also from the EPA. Gives a description of what a wetland is and its relationship to nature and to people.
Anacapa Island Simulation: You will be part of a group charged with protecting, maintaining, restoring and enhancing the living marine resources using new management strategies. "Choose well. The fate of the sea near Anacapa Island and the people who live off that sea is in your hands!"
Ways of Knowing Trail Simulation: Travel to Africa and the Ituri Forest to learn the secret of the Ways of Knowing trail.
Build a Prairie Simulation: Can you turn a dirt lot into a thriving prairie? Carefully choose plants, mammals, reptiles and insects to restore this ecosystem. This is an interactive simulation from the Bell Museum.
Freshwater Ecology: There are three simulations on this page. Life in a freshwater pond: click different sections of the pond scene to get information on the plants and animals that inhabit it. Freshwater ecology gives an overview of the field. Pond Field Studies gives directions on how to conduct your own freshwater pond research.
OceanLink: a site focusing on ocean education. Use the menu on the left to navigate to information, specifically the link for Ocean Info.

Biomes 577
Blue Planet Biomes: Click on the link for World Biomes at the bottom of the page. This site was created by students and teachers at West Tisbury School in Massachusettes.
Geo-Topic Ecosystems: Use the links on the left to navigate to a specific biome. This site is part of the Learn on the Internet network, and has been provided by the Association of
Teachers Websites.
List of Biomes: this is a page from the Kids do Ecology website from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.
WorldBiomes.com: use the links directly under the pictures to get to specific biomes.
Biomes of the World: Click on the pictures to get to a specific biome. This site is sponsored by the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
The World's Biomes: When you click on Forest, the page that comes up has links for the different forest biomes, same thing with Freshwater, Grasslands, Desert, and Marine. These pages are from the University of California Museum of Palentology.
See also Ecology 577

Body Systems 612
Digestive System: This is part of a ThinkQuest Junior site that covers the human body. Links to others body systems can be found at the bottom of the page.
Body Systems: This site comes from the Gander Academy, a K-12 school in Canada. There are links to all of the body systems. Only go into the body systems you are covering. That means do not click on the reproductive system.
The Skeletal System: This site is part of the eMuseum at Minnesota State University. Information to be found here includes, functions of the skeletal systems, divisions of the skeletal system, types of bones, compostion of bones.
Human Body Adventure: this is a really cool site! from Life Science Connections. Click through the introductory pages and go to the skin. Once there look on the menu bar to the left and click on Long Range Navigation to get a list of body systems. For a really neat experience ask for headphones and sound on your computer!!
NeuroScience for Kids: a great site from the University of Washington on the brain and the nervous system.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Click on Gross & Cool Body for Health class. Learn about all the gross and cool things that your body does.

Evolution 577
Evolution: This is a PBS web site. In Darwin's Diary, the Evolution Revolution, and Origin of Species are excellent resources. In Change, the Deep Time and All in the Family sections are really neat.
Evolution simulation: watch the evolution of the blue grabber and chart the progression of natural selection.
Peppered Moth Simulation: from the Biology Corner: Simulate changes in moth population due to pollution and predation, and observe how species can change over time.

Frogs 597:
Froguts - This has become a subscription site. A small part of the from dissections is available as a demo.
Build the Virtual Frog: The site gives you the nervous system and you must put in the organs; but they must be in the right order! Start from the belly and work your way up. Check the organ you wish to place next then click where you think it should go. There is a tutorial that you can go to for help.
Frogs: an Exploratorium site devoted to frogs! Go to the Amazing Adaptable Frog to learn about the evolution of frogs and their uniqe qualities. To hear different frog sounds use the Frog Tracker.

Geology 550:
Geological Time Machine: Click on any era to get information on ancient life, tectonics and more. Each era is broken down into periods and epochs and information on these shorter time spans is also available.
Geologic Time: This site is part of the Classroom of the Future. Use the links towards the bottom to get information on different geological eras or click on the staircase.
Plate Tectonics: This site from the United States Geological Service (USGS), explains the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift.
Geologic Time: This is an online book from the USGS. Use the underlined links at the bottom of the page to get to the different chapters.
Geology and Geologic Time: An interactive exhibit which includes some details on the various geological time periods.

Mammals 599:
EBSCO Animals: a database of animal information from the Databases for Alaskans. This database is under K-12 Resources.
Critter Guide: This site comes from the Nature program on PBS. Basic information on each animal covered; where they live, what they eat, and a couple of cool facts.
Animal Diversity: This site has great information on a gazillion different creatures. You can hear sounds, see the classification scheme, pictures, and general information.
Mammals: this site from Enchanted Learning covers mammals in general.

Plants 580:
Great Plant Escape: Click on the carrot to start and then move through the different cases to find information on the parts of a plant, soil, seeds, flowers and more.
Plants for a Future Species Database: this is a large database of specific plants and what they have been used for. Scroll down to where it says Search and click on US to get into the database. Now chose how you want to search; by plant name, use, geographic area, or habitat.
Alaska's Wilderness Medicines: this is an Internet version of a book by Eleanor G. Viereck. Scroll down to the table of plant names to choose one.


Science Fair sites 507:
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource: this page has links to help you in every step of the process of preparing your science fair project. For ideas, click on the Idea Bank.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide: This site from the Internet Public Library, has links for information on the Scientific Method, Choosing a topic, Sample Projects, Resources and more.

Sound 534:

The Soundry is a site from the Thinkquest competition. This site covers all the parts of the ear, the physics of sound, practical applications of sound wave principles, and a timeline of recorded sound. Click on the link to visit the site to enter.

Sound Waves and Music: this site is from the Physics Classroom website. It is set up as a series of lessons with a very short quiz at the end of each. Start by clicking on Lesson One, then to get to the next lesson click on 'Next' after the quiz.

Energy in the Air: This is another site from the Thinkquest competition. Click on visit site to enter. You can go through the different instruments in an orchestra or go to the bottom and click on Sound is Energy for information on sound waves.

Volcanoes 551:

Types and Effects of Volcano Hazards: This site from the USGS has a lot of basic information.

Volcano World: The ultimate source for volcano information on the web.

Alaska Volcano Observatory: Use the link to the Atlas of Alaskan Volcanoes to get the best information.

Volcanic Hazards: this site is from the Exploring the Environment website. Descriptions of lava flows and explosive blasts are given here. There is also a link in the opening paragraph to more information.