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 * NASA**

- students' page by grade level - click on Multimedia at top of page to view videos and slideshows; hear Podcasts - slideshow: 10 Surprising Things About Earth

Eyes on the Earth 3D
Click on the different satellites and then "Real Time" to see what the satellites see []

Earth Science for Kids Only
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NASA Kids Club
- low level but interesting and fun activities []

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Includes information on oceans, volcanoes, earthquakes, geology. Activities for students, videos []

The Dynamic Earth
Covers Gems & Minerals, Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes, Rocks & Mining, and The Solar System []

The Size of the Earth
Video that shows relative size of earth to planets, stars, and galaxies [|http://videos.komando.com/2009/06/15/putting-the-earth-in-perspective/]  =GENERAL SCIENCE = Click on links in the left sidebar Search A-Z Index (link at top right of site)

U.S. Department of Energy
[|http://www.osti.gov]

Office of Scientific & Technical Information
- this video has a downloadable transcript []

USA for Science
- full text articles for all areas of science, lesson plans, keywords to narrow searches [|www.science.gov]

Science Lab
- student activities, lesson plans [|http://www.osti.gov/sciencelab/]

Thinkfinity
- Extraordinary website created by Verizon Foundation for all disciplines including Math and Science. Offers classroom ready resources, worksheets, interactive modules, and supports differentiated learning and different learning styles. Watch Thinkfinity Overviews. []

National Academies
Advisers to the nation on Science, Environment, Engineering, Ocean Studies, and Medicine. Downloads, podcasts, all free. [|http://www.nationalacademies.org/publications/] = = = HEALTH =

National Institutes of Health
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National Human Genome Research Institute
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Online Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome Project
- Downloads for both Mac and PC []

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Includes information on tobacco []

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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National Eye Institute
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National Cancer Institute
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Also covers nutrition, obesity and weight control []

National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Includes lesson plans, reproducibles, and activities [|http://www.nida.nih.gov/]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Medline Plus
Authoritative health information for the lay person []

Web MD
Similar to Medline Plus; can search symptoms []

=LIVING ENVIRONMENT =

Core Curriculum
Detailed explanations of key ideas plus laboratory checklist [|www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/livingen.pdf] [|www.nysaes.cornell.edu/partnersinscience/standards/livingen2.pdf]

Earth Portal
Includes news, encyclopedia, and a forum []

Ecology Hall of Fame
Bios of famous people who loved the earth []

Cell Biology Animations
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=CHEMISTRY =

Encyclopedia of the Earth
Contains articles and information on elements of the Periodic Table []

Chemistry PowerPoints from Sciencegeek.net []

High School Chemistry and Physics [] Contains flash units, videos, PowerPoint lessons and lab exercises.

"The Elements" as sun by Tom Lehrer

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=FORENSICS =

University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center ("The Body Farm")
[|http://web.utk.edu/~fac/]

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body
[] From the National Library of Medicine. Presents cases for investigation, information on technologies of forensic medicine and biographies of people who developed forensic techniques. Also includes artifacts, clips of autopsies and images of body decomposition.

History Detectives
[] Explains how traditional techniques and modern technologies help investigate historical mysteries.