Brennan Family Study Center:
Science Resources

Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Ecology | Meteorology | Physics | Zoology ]

Astronomy

• Nine Planets: A virtual tour of the universe
• This month in space history
• Celestial events for this month
• Astronomy hypertextbook

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Biology

• Dictionary of Cell Biology
• Primer on Molecular Genetics aimed at providing information on concepts involved with the Human Genome Project
• Phylogeny family tree of life
• Geological Time
• Creation Research Society
• Cells alive! information on parasites, cells, all sorts of microscopic life.
• Creation Science
• Dinosaurs and evolution
• A hypertext version of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. The work that set forth the whole theory of evolution.
• Center for Scientific Creation

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Chemistry

• WebElements Periodic Table. The elements in a clickable table with extensive information on the properties of each!
• Chemical Resources. A list of different aspects of Chemistry, and appropriate resources for the study of each topic. If you need the name of a book to request at the library for a particular type of Chemistry study, this may help.
• Chemical Separations. College level Chromatography course, complete with animations.
• Chemistry Hub on the Web. A chemists view of DNA, and its role in cellular biology and reactions with proteins and other chemicals.
• Chemistry Teacher Resources. Chemistry course outline, weblinks. Still a rather new site, not all links work at this time, but enough info is up to make it useful.
• General- Organic and Biochemistry. More course outlines from the same folks who set up the Chromatography course. Also, an interactive Hazardous Chemical Database.
• Indiana University Chemistry Library. Database to help you locate books you need for your studies.
• Material Safety Data sheets. Safety first! Chemicals arranged in alphabetical order for your convenience. You may want to read these safety sheets before you begin your lab work. Also, EPA fact sheets for chemical. Health hazards, ways to reduce exposure and risk.
• Web Elements - An interactive Table of Elements
• Periodic Table of Elements - Another interactive Table of Elements only more beautiful
• Isotope pattern calculator
• Element Percentage Calculator
• Analytical Chemistry Hypermedia
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry

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Computer Science

• C++ introduction an award-winning online C++ course. Also check out the C++ hypertextbook
• Introduction to Internet - class notes
• A Beginners Guide to HTML

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Ecology

• Marine Ecosystem Information
• Endangered Species Information - EcoNet
• About the Earth's Drylands
• Information on Environmental Issues

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Meteorology

• Hurricane information
• weather & climate information
• Weather Forecasting
• Weather Observations
• Interactive Weather Browser

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Physics

• Laser Information no pictures, but lots of good information
• High-Energy Physics
• Polymers & Liquid Crystals
• Physics Problems in many different Physics subjects
• really basic Physics- notes from a Physics class

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Zoology

• Information about many animals Index

I need your help. If you have ideas, general suggestions, or additional sites that would be of help please pass them along and I will add them in the appropriate areas. Send your comments to:jbrennan@foxcroft.pvt.k12.me.us

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