Science Sources on the Web
SLIC SOURCES
The SOURCES issue of School Libraries in Canada (SLIC) provides a compilation of useful sources of information for teachers and teacher-librarians.
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Chem4kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/
Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
A site for younger students to explore biology.
Elementary Science Support Center (from Purdue University)
http://essc.calumet.purdue.edu/
See Useful science links, Hands-on Classroom Activities, etc.
Fun Science Gallery: The Site of the Amateur Scientist
http://www.funsci.com/
Fun, simple low-cost experiments for the amateur scientist.
Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/default.htm
Learn about the human body and its systems with hundreds of graphics and animations.
ICSD Elementary Science Zone
http://207.10.97.102/elscizone/
An elementary science zone for Ithaca City School District, New York. Search Space, Air, Water, and Land or Everywhere to find information.
Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system.
Notable Science and Math Sites by Alberta Teachers
http://www.shep.net/resources/curricular/
Physics_Denis/Caffeine/notable.html
Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/
A source of free science experiments for children of all ages.
Science Central
http://www.connect.ab.ca/~lburns/
A great resource for junior high science with sections for students, parents, and educators. The Students Section is the most comprehensive with arrangement is by grade and then by theme. The Parents Section has useful tips for helping children learn science. See the Links as well.
Science Learning Network
http://www.shep.net/resources/curricular/
Physics_Denis/Caffeine/notable.html
A large science portal for K-8 teachers with links and resources. Funded by National Science Foundation.
Science Made Simple
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
Children’s science projects, simple science experiments, and answers to kids, science questions.
Selected Science Web Sites for Primary School Students
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/
terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementaryEd.htm
An excellent selection of science resources for elementary teachers and students from IMSEnet, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, North Carolina State University.
Skateboard Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/index.html
Yes Magazine
http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/index.html
Canada's science magazine for kids.
Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
Explore earth science and human biology.
University Web Sites for Science Teachers
University of Waterloo Computer Science High School Liaison
http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/High_School_Liaison/
"This web site is meant to provide information for high school students who are considering applying to the University of Waterloo's Computer Science program. It is also meant to provide helpful information to high school computer science teachers." See Teachers' Tools
http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/
High_School_Liaison/teacher.htm
Science Sites from St FX
http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/stu/x94emj/sciences.htm
Biology Sources on the Web
The following list of links has been compiled by the Sackville High Biology teachers in conjunction with Holly Gunn.
Cell Biology
Cellupedia (From ThinkQuest)
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/introduction.html
Problem Sets and Tutorials
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
Deals with some cell processes, e.g., cell division: mitosis and meiosis.
Virtual cells
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/
Also a Virtual Cell Site, and better than the first one.
http://personal.tmlp.com/Jimr57/tour/cell/cell.htm
The WWW Virtual Library of Cell Biology
http://vlib.org/Science/Cell_Biology/
A little of every thing - literally hundreds of useful links at a variety of interest levels.
Organic Chemistry
The Biomolecules
http://personal.tmlp.com/Jimr57/
textbook/chapter2/chapter2.htm
Good graphics and animation.
Cell Chemistry
http://www.hoflink.com/~house/cellchem.html
Cell chemistry- biology website references for teachers and students. Many graphic galleries with great downloads.
Chemistry of the Cell
http://www.contexo.info/DNA_Basics/Cell_Chemistry.htm
Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask!
Cell Chemistry, Biology, Immunology
http://www.galis.org/george/cellchem.html
A number of good links but they may be a bit scholarly for most students.
Try Again Chemistry
http://www.tryagain.com/chemistry/sitemap.htm
Many chemistry related links.
Protein Synthesis
Access Excellence Graphic Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/tc00049e.html
BBC AS Guro - Biology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/biology/
04genesgenetics/03proteinsynthesis/index.shtml
Protein synthesis, but contains links to other subject areas. Includes study skills.
DNA and Translation
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
AB/GG/protein_synthesis.html
Good graphics.
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/
courses/BIO_343/lecture/DNA-RNA.html
DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, with some interesting links.
Introduction to DNA
http://www.biology-online.org/1/5_DNA.htm
Biology Online tutorial.
Protein Synthesis Animation
http://omega.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/ray/protein/panim.htm
Nice simple animation of translation.
ThinkQuest Site
http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/ebasics3.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428
Protein synthesis.
Evolution
Evolution a Journey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/
The page title tells it all.
Evolution and Adaptation
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/
BiologyPages/E/Evolution.html
Many useful links. e.g., Natural Selection The Measure of "Fitness" Sexual Selection Survival.
Intelligent Design or Evolution
http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/nhmag.html
Could lead to interesting discussion.
PBS Site
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/
An interesting one. Evolution Library- good graphics and animations.
Cellular Respiration
Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/respiration.html
Great site with excellent graphics and animation.
Cellular Respiration
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/
BiologyPages/C/CellularRespiration.html
Good site with appropriate flow charts and a couple of interesting links.
Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/cellresp.htm
Interesting site - Also looks at the fermentation process and has a few interesting examples that help to make the process more understandable.
Cellular Respiration
http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/crswr/110respiration.html
Excellent site but may be a little too scholarly for some students. There are a couple of very good movies linked to this site as well. This site also contains a great glossary.
Cellular Metabolism and Fermentation
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/
BIOBKBioBookGlyc.html#Table20of20Contents
Good site with some interesting links at the bottom of the page. Not all of these links work but the ones that do are quite good.
Cellular Metabolism and Fermentation
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/
problem_sets/metabolism/metabolism.html
Contains some metabolic problem sets that are worthwhile.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/
farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html
Excellent site with good graphics and even a test at the end of the page.
The Photosynthetic Process
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/paper/gov.html
A good overview of photosynthesis including a little history of the process.
Photosynthesis Problem Set 1
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/
problem_sets/photosynthesis_1/01q.html
Nice photosynthesis problem set that is worthwhile. There is also a link on this page that will take you to a tutorial
Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life
http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
A little elementary, but will be helpful in a number of situations.
What is Photosynthesis?
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html
Site with many links to the topic that range from simplistic to scholarly.
Genetics
Blazing a Genetic Trail
http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/pdf/GeneticTrail.pdf
Blazing a Genetic Trail (Acrobat Reader) Very large page (51 pages) with a little bit of everything. Some great graphics and a number of interesting concepts or project like activities.
BBC Gene Stories: The Basics of Being
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes/
Great links and take the topic in many different directions.
DNA from the Beginning
http://www.dnaftb.org/
Good resource for a number of different levels.
The Dolan DNA Learning Center
http://www.dnalc.org/
DNA Learning Center - good site for teachers with interesting links to activity and learning resources.
Genes and disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/Cancer.html
Genes and Disease: Cancer - Nice site which gives you the ability to look at all 22 autosomes and the sex chromosomes individually and see the problems that may be caused by each.
Genetic Science Learning Center
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/
This site deals with the basics and beyond!
Genetics Decoding Life
http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/genetics/activities.html
Good site with activities.
Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
It is what it says it is!
Genetics Practice Problems
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm
Interactive site that provides a variety of different problem types.
Genetics Problems
http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/144/f99/geneticsprob.html
Problems - Small site with a series of seven sample problems with answers.
Genome News Network
http://gnn.tigr.org/main.shtml
The title says it all.
Genomics and Its Impact on Science and Society: The Human Genome Project and Beyond
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/
publicat/primer2001/index.html
Human Genome Project Primer 2003. Great background info on the human genome project with helpful links to definition pages and history. Also looks at the possible uses for the information gathered by the project.
Mendelian Genetics
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/
mendelian_genetics.html
Good introductory site with easy to follow links. It provides a great starting place for studying the art of doing genetics problems.
Mendelian Genetics Problems
http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/
~sabedon/biol1123.htm
Good collection of problems with answers.
National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm
Talking glossary of genetic terms and much more.
Nature - Dolly the Sheep
http://www.nature.com/nature/dolly/
This could be helpful for anyone writing a paper about cloning.
Human Biology
Atlas of the Human Body From the American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html
Useful for human biology. Great site.
Virtual Anatomy Textbook
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigbio/project/index.html
Has digestive, nervous and lymphatic systems.
General Biology Sites that May Be of Interest
High School Biology: The Skinny
http://www.troy.k12.ny.us/thsbiology/skinny/skinny.html
Another good site for lots of general concepts.
Institute for Molecular Virology
http://rhino.bocklabs.wisc.edu/cgibin/virusworld/virustable.pl?
Good site with great graphics.
Journal of Biology
http://jbiol.com/start.asp
According to the blurb that came with this, this journal is free! Academic research free online!
Lesson Plans in Science
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
teachers/lessons/science.html
Could help in a pinch.
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/
Lots of worthwhile material that is aimed at the teaching of science.
100 Concepts of Biology
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/biologycentury/index.html
Good general site for many topics in biology.
Reefbase
http://www.reefbase.org/
Coral Reefs - good source for biome studies.
Scientific American
http://scientificamerican.com/
Scientific American News Directory
http://scientificamerican.com/news_directory.cfm
Scientific American - Mouse Genome Sequenced
http://scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=00031D22-6C7C-1DEEA838809EC588F2D7
Interesting site from Scientific American.
Scientific American - Puffer Fish Genome
http://scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?articleID=000E2A75-D22D-1CD9-B4A8809EC588EEDF
Scientific American - Top Stories in Science for 2002
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=00077641-A3BF-1E03-8B3B809EC588EEDF
Science Webcams
http://www.bottomquark.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=11
Neat site if your computer has the correct software to support the image format. It will take you to a wide variety of places that you may not have the opportunity to visit.
Symphony of Life
http://www.med.umich.edu/genetics/index.htm
An interesting approach to the concept of genetics.
Virtual Autopsy
http://www.le.ac.uk/pathology/teach/va/titlpag1.html
CSI has nothing on this!
World Wide Biome Project!!
http://www2.kpr.edu.on.ca/cdciw/biomes/
Good spot to look at an award-winning research project at the high school level.
Worst Jobs in Science
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,484153-1,00.html
Perhaps this should not be shared with science students!
Zoos: A Historical Perspective
http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/zoos/
Chemistry Sources on the Web
ChemTeam's Tutorial for High School Chemistry
http://www.dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/ChemTeamIndex.html
ChemShorts for Kids
http://membership.acs.org/C/
Chicago/ChmShort/kidindex.html
From the Chemical Bulletin, the newsletter of the Chicago section of the American Chemical Society. A large collection of chemistry experiments for kids.
Chemistry Collection
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~sswans/chemistry.html
A large chemistry portal from Australia. "Web links for all those with an interest in chemistry."
Chemistry Tutor - A ThinkQuest site
http://library.thinkquest.org/2923/
"Web Pages to get you through your chemistry homework."
Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry/
Many high school chemistry topics on this site.
High School Chemistry Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/chemistry.cfm
Mad Scientist Chemistry
http://users.erols.com/merosen/
The Mad Scientist maintains many science libraries. If you like this chemistry library, try some of the other Mad Scientist Libraries: (http://www.madsci .org/libs/libs.html); Cell
Biology (http://www.madsci.org/libs/libs .html); Physics (http://www.madsci.org/libs/libs.html);
Mathematics (http://www.madsci.org/libs/libs.html).
Rosen's Chemistry Resources
http://users.erols.com/merosen/
Maintained by Marc Rosen, Central High School, School District of Philadelphia. Links for topics covered in high school chemistry courses.
Schoolchem.com
http://www.gcsescience.com/usop.htm
An Australian site intended for schools and students preparing for 9 to 11 science exams.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/
rtkweb/rtkhsfs.htm
SIRI MSDS
http://hazard.com/msds/
Chemistry Exercises and Games
Balancing Chemical Equations
http://js082.k12.sd.us/My_Classes/Physical_Science/chemistry/
balancingchemicalequations/balancingchemicalequations.htm
Element Games - It's elementary!
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/
elementgames.html
Chemistry games are just some of the
games found on this site.
Java Games to Learn Chemistry
http://www.quia.com/dir/chem/
Tutorial on Balancing Equations
http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/
balanceeq/balanceq.html
Chemistry Exams and Olympiads
Canadian Chemistry and Physics Olympiads
http://www.ccpo-occp.ca/national/en/
"The Canadian Chemistry and Physics
Olympiads organization aims to identify
pre-university students who have a
talent for chemistry or physics, and then
to prepare the best of them for participation
in the International Chemistry
and Physics Olympiads."
National High School Chemistry Examination (Chemical Institute of Canada)
http://www.umanitoba.ca/chemistry/
public/CIC/CICexam.html
"The Chemical Institute of Canada
sponsors this examination annually in
late April/early May. It is intended for
the best students of secondary schools
(standing in the first 10%). The exam
is designed to promote interest in chemistry
and to allow students to measure
themselves against a national standard."
The Chemist's Gallery & Art,
Java Applets, Shockwave, etc.
Chemist's Art Gallery
http://www.csc.fi/chem/gallery.phtml
Chem Gallery - A Showcase of Molecular Illustrations
http://www.chemgallery.com/
Common Molecules Collection
http://www.reciprocalnet.org/common/index.html
Java Applets in Chemistry
http://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_chem.htm
Try the Chem Balancer, Acid-Base Titration, etc.
The Periodic Table
Chemical Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
An online periodic table of the elements with a periodic table that can be sorted in a variety of ways: name, melting point, atomic number, date of discovery, etc.
It's Elemental: The Periodic Table
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/80th/elements.html
From Chemical and Engineering News, this delightful introduction to the Periodic Table includes 89 essays about the elements that comprise the periodic table. Click on a symbol to learn the story of that element.
Periodic Table of Comic Books
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
A periodic table with a twist. "Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involving that element."
Pictorial Periodic Table
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
A brief description of each element, a picture of each element as well as its atomic number, atomic weight, melting point, boiling point, etc.
WebElements From Boston College Department of Chemistry
http://chemserv.bc.edu/webelements/web-elements-home.html
This periodic table has an interesting format. Click on the element to see a bulleted list of information about the element which includes history, physical data, temperatures, and isotopes.
Geology Sources on the Web
Recommended by Hans Stroken and Holly Gunn, Sackville High School.
Alphabetical Listing of Mineral Species
http://webmineral.com/Alphabetical_Listing.shtml
Mineral properties, images, and in some cases, sound files.
Department of Natural Resources: Minerals and Energy
(New Brunswick)
http://mmsd1.mms.nrcan.gc.ca/mmsd/data/default_e.asp
See the Mineral Wealth of New Brunswick.
Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca
Environment Canada's website - known as the Green Lane.
Fossils of Nova Scotia
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/index.htm
Geologic Hazards
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/
Great resources on geohazards worldwide: earthquakes, landslides, etc.
The Geological Society of America
http://www.geosociety.org/
See Education and Teacher Resources.
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/
See also Hotlist.
Geological Survey of Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/gsc/education_e.html
Educational sites, Educational Materials from CSG, as well as links to material from other organizations.
GeoScience K-12 Resources
http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~johnstos/geosci.html
This site, maintained by Sam Johnston, Johnston Seismic Consulting, Alberta, offers Web resources arranged by grade level. Resources for grades 3, 7, 8, 11, and 12.
GeoTimes
http://www.geotimes.org/current/
Newsmagazine of the earth sciences. Useful background information and easy reading.
Mindat.org
http://www.mindat.org/index.php
"The largest mineral database on the Internet. It was started by Jolyon Ralph in 1993 as a PC mineralogy software package for his own use - and was launched for free on the web in October 2000. Currently there are 11,187 different minerals, varieties and synonyms listed, and information on 161,875 mineral occurrences worldwide, from 30,299 different sites."
Minerals and Metals: A World to Discover (From Natural Resources Canada)
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/schoecol/toc_e.htm
Mineral and Mining Statistics Online (Natural Resources Canada)
http://mmsd1.mms.nrcan.gc.ca/mmsd/data/default_e.asp
Minerals A-Z
http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm
Complete information guide to minerals.
Mining Association of B.C. Teacher Resources
http://www.bcminerals.ca/files/teacher_resources.php
The GeoScience Web Site Links for Teachers is very useful
(http://www.bcminerals.ca/files/teacher_resources/000082.php).
See also Student Resources (http://www.bcminerals.ca/files/student_resources.php).
Nova Scotia Natural Resources Mineral Resources Branch
http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/index.htm
Great resource for Nova Scotia geology.
Volcano World University of North Dakota
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
"The Web's premier source for volcano information."
Geologic Timescales
Dr. Bob's Geologic Timescales
http://oldsci.eiu.edu/geology/jorstad/geoltime.html
Tricks for memorizing the geologic time periods.
Fossils of Nova Scotia
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/gallery/index.htm
Fossils from different geologic time periods from the collection of the Nova Scotia Museum.
Geologic Time
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html
Grade school level.
Geologic Timescale (From U.C. Berkeley)
http://www.jmu.edu/geology/html/time.html
Geologic Time Scale
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/hefferan/Geol106/CLASS3/geologic_time_scale.htm
Geologic Timescale
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
glossary/TimeScaleShort.html
From Enchanted Learning.
Life through Geologic Time (American examples)
http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/Life.html
A pictorial history of life on earth.
Oceanography
These oceanography sources are available online at
http://www.sackville.ednet.ns.ca/resource/
Science/oceans/index.html.
General Oceanography Sites
NASA Oceanography
http://oceans.nasa.gov/
This site takes some time to explore, but there are useful sections.
Visit the Learning section (http://oceans.nasa.gov/Learning.htm).
See Winds (http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/).
NOAA Research
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/index.html
This site, designed for middle school students, covers most aspects of oceanography.
OceanLink
http://oceanlink.island.net/
Oceanography Hotlist
http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/other-sites.html
This list of links for oceanography, maintained by the Oceanography
Department at Dalhousie University, is divided by continent. It does provide a quick way of locating sites for particular countries and regions. Links to many government agencies involved with oceanography issues can be found here.
SeaWeb
http://www.seaweb.org/home.shtml
This site has several interesting sections.
Check out Danger at Sea (http://www.seaweb.org/resources/danger/).
Science and Technology Focus: Oceanography
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.htm
A top pick for oceanography studies. This is a great first-stop for any oceanography course with sub-headings such as: Oceans in Motion; Habitats; Ocean Life; Ocean Water; Ocean Regions; Research Vessels; plus additional Resource Links.
UN Atlas of the Oceans
http://www.oceansatlas.org/index.jsp
Don't be fooled by the word "atlas" in the title. This site is much more than an atlas. This is a comprehensive oceanography
site divided into four main sections, each of which contains detailed
explanations and additional links: Uses, Issues, About, and Geography. The site contains a glossary and a search engine to facilitate use.
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (Nova Scotia)
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsaf/aquaculture/
Aquaculture Species in Canada
http://www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/aquacult/aqua.htm
Includes links.
Fisheries and Aquaculture (B.C.)
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/fisheries/
El Nino
El Nino (From the University of Illinois)
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.
A description of El Nino and how it impacts on fish populations.
El Nino: Hot Air Over Hot Water
http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/nino.html
Good basic explanation of El Nino's impact on oceans. Activities for students to try.
El Nino Returns (CNN Special)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/el.nino/
El Nino Theme Page
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html
NOAA El Nino Page
http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/
All of NOAA El Nino site are accessible from this page.
NOVA Tracking El Nino
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/
An excellent site.
Marine Life
Anemones in Captive Systems
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/
cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
Census of Marine Life
http://www.coml.org/coml.htm
"The Census of Marine Life is a growing global network of researchers in more than 45 nations engaged in a
ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans - past, present, and future."
Cephalopod Page
http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/index.html
The Coral Realm: A ThinkQuest Site
http://library.thinkquest.org/25713/
Dolphins
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~js/dolp/geninfo.shtml
Detailed information about dolphins.
Fisheye View-Cam
http://www.fisheyeview.com/movies.html
View mini-movies.
FishFaq
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/
From Sea to Shining Sea
http://www.kitdevelopment.com/sea/
This is an interactive site featuring the painting by Robert Lyn Nelson.
Click on the illustration and a factoid pops up.
Kelp Forests in the Wild (Monterey Bay Aquarium Exhibit)
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_hp/hp_kelp_wild.asp
Quicktime movie.
Learn About Marine Life
http://www.cyhaus.com/marine/marine.htm
Plant and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates).
Online Marine Picture Book
http://www.borism.net/marine/
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/rfe0.html
Table of Ocean Creatures
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/
link=/life/table.html&edu=elem
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced information on the same topics make this a very useable site by most grades.
WhaleNet
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
WhaleNet Slide Show
http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenetstuff/slide_shows/flukes/
