General Science Help

Discovery Online - This is the Discovery Channel's website.  It has lots of interesting articles and activities for students and teachers.
The Young Scientist Program - This site contains a wealth of places to go to find lessons plans and science sites appropriate for K-12 science classes.  The site also connects to the 'Mad Scientists Network' of scientists willing to answer questions for students.
National Geographic Magazine - The official page for the magazine.
Popular Science Magazine - The home page for the magazine.
Scientific American Magazine - The home page for the magazine.
The MAD Scientist Network - People e-mail questions and one of a network of scientists who contribute will answer it.  There are archives of questions, links and more.
Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide - This site contains pointers to museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science exhibits.
National Science Foundation - The homepage for this government agency provides information about current research funded by the NSF and how to apply for grants, etc.  It also provides information for K-12 students and teachers.

United States Patent Office -This site allows a user to check for patents registered with the US government and provides forms and procedures for filing for a patent.

Science Fair

California State Science Fair - This is the official website for California.  It includes information on what projects can be developed, what kinds of projects appeared in last year's fair, and links to more helpful sites.

Baltimore County Public Library: Science Fair Projects - This site contains the information the librarians at the Baltimore County Public Library have put together to help students develop science fair projects.

A Science Fair Project Resource Guide - If you have a science fair project to do and don't know where to start, start here!  This site is part of the Internet Public Library.  If you choose "How to Do a Science Fair Project", you'll learn how to complete a project.  There are "Samples" provided to show projects that succeeded, and a list of "Resources" provide you with help in finding materials to read. A list of "Ideas" provide advice on types of projects.

Science Fair Projects: A Resource for Students and Teachers - This page of links includes a link to a site which offers help with your California Science Fair Project.

Waste Management

Cornell Composting - This page maintained by Cornell University explains how to go about creating compost.
Yard Waste - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection maintains this page which explains how to turn yard waste into usable compost.
Vermiculture & Growing Worms - VermiCo Worm Supply maintains this site which explains the role worms have in recycling waste into soil, and how to promote worm growth.
Garbage: How can my community reduce waste?
Ever wonder what you or your students can do to help improve the environment? This site includes information on solid wastes, hazardous waste, sewage, global efforts, and the future.

Earth Science

National Weather Service - The latest information on storm warnings with a weather map updated every 60 seconds for the entire U.S. is available on this website.
The Weather Channel - The homepage for the Weather Channel provides links to all the news about current weather conditions, including a feature which allows one to select any city and find its current weather conditions.
National Hurricane Center -  This site shows maps of current storm conditions and contains links to a wide variety of international weather sites.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium  - This site contains the online E-Quarium exhibits.  Students can follow a habitats tour and find out about the various lifeforms which are typical of the Monterey Bay.
University of California Museum of Paleontology - This is the homepage for the museum's online exhibits.
The Weather Page - This page contains yet another way to approach the National Weather Service.  This page provides links to long-term climactic predictions, NOT just current weather conditions.

Space Science
The Nine Planets: a Multimedia Tour of the Solar System by Bill Arnett - This site contains an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
SEDS Internet Headquarters - This is the homepage of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.  Students can view every part of the universe on this set of pages or on one of the many links.
Welcome to the Planets - This is a multimedia tour of the nine planets taken from a NASA CD-ROM.  The tour consists of 190 images acquired during 20 years of NASA planetary exploration as well as information on Hubbel, Galileo, Magellan, Voyager, Viking, and Mariner.

Health

AIDS/HIV - This site is maintained by the Toronto Hospital as an information source about HIV/AIDS.
Centers for Disease Control - The Centers for Disease Control, a division of the Health and Human Services Department of the U.S. government, was established to promote health and the quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.  This is the home page for this agency.
The Heart: An Online Exploration - The Franklin Institute Science Museum maintains this site which provides an interactive tour of the human heart online.  Several other scientific exhibits are available online at the Franklin Institute which is located in Philadelphia, PA.
HIV InSite - This site is maintained by the University of California at San Francisco AIDS program at San Francisco General Hospital. It includes medical treatment, prevention, and statistical information about the disease.
U.S. National Library of Medicine - The National Library of Medicine maintains a free online database called Medline which can be searched for medical information by any member of the public.

Chemistry

Chemicool Periodic Table  - Information on each of the elements is available at this site.
A Comic Book Periodic Table - The comics are full of characters named for the elements of the periodic table.  They have the attributes of the elements they are named for, as well:  Iron Man is strong (although susceptible to rust), and MercuryMan is fast and sleek.  This site is a great collection of elements in the comics.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Los Alamos National Laboratory maintains this periodic table of the elements which contains information on each element, the families of elements, how new elements originate and are named, as well as buttons to link the student to experts.