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If you experience any outages or errors
and are located in a branch please report
the problem to the Information Desk. If you are connected remotely
from home, please use our Webmaster contact
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Astronomy |
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Nasa's
Mars Exploration Page |
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NASA's site about Mars exploration, past,
present and future |
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Nine
Planets
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Detailed website about the solar system
also includes information about spacecraft (with a timeline of space
exploration) and a glossary. |
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Planetary
PhotoJournal: Images of Mars and all available satellites |
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This photojournal is one place you can
follow the pix coming back from Spirit without going through NASA's
annoying flash page. |
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Stanford
Solar Center |
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Links to many topics about the Sun, including
a link to folklore. |
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Biography |
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Faces of
Science: African Americans in the Sciences |
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Site with profiles of African American
men and women and their contributions in the sciences and engineering
from the Louisiana State University. |
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4000
Years of Women in Science |
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Brief biographies of women scientists. |
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Biology |
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On-Line
Biology Book |
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Detailed web site with in-depth lessons
on a variety of biology topics. Organized in textbook format, including
illustrations. |
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What’s That Bug |
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Information and identification of various
insects. Digital photos or detailed descriptions may be submitted
for identification. |
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Chemistry |
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ChemTeam |
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Provides study resources in all standard
topics for students in high school and Advanced Placement chemistry. |
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Chemical
Elements.com |
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The interactive periodic table of the elements
lists the basic properties of each element. |
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Environment |
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Chemical
Scorecard |
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Environmental Defense Fund searchable
website coordinating information on air pollutants, maps, and a glossary. |
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Wind
and Sea: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator |
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Links to websites on topics relating to
air and water, from aqua culture to endangered species, and wetlands
to weather. |
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General
Resources |
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AccessScience |
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Science and technology database.
Contains the full contents of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science
and Technology including definitions, essays, biographies, related
web sites and current news from Science News. In-branch and remotely.
Click
Here for Remote Access. |
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Discovery
Channel's Homepage |
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Intriguing site with links to all Discovery
Channel programs. |
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Enchanted
Learning.com |
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Information for younger children on a
variety of science subjects such as dinosaurs, planets, rainforest,
etc. with excellent graphics, printouts and even crafts. |
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How
Stuff Works |
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To help the non-technical understand the
technology and scientific principles behind a multitude of “stuff”
from engines to cell phones. |
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National
Geographic |
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Information on selected science and nature
topics covered by National Geographic Magazine.
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Science
Resource Center |
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Science resource with current research
for students, researchers and the general public. Access to this
database is available both in branches and remotely.
This database provided by Sailor.
For remote access, enter
your library card number at the prompt. |
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Scirus |
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An internet search tool that concentrates
on scientific content in both free and access-controlled web sources. |
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Student
Resource Center - Gold |
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General resource for students of all ages
with full-text periodical articles, biographies, essays & overviews.
Replaces Discovering databases. For access outside of the branch enter
your library card number at the login prompt. |
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Why
Files - The Science Behind the News |
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Explanations of the science behind current
news stories including bibliographies for additional research. |
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Physics |
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Science
Fair |
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Homework
Spot.com Science Fair |
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Great science fair ideas, projects and
resources for Middle to High School students. |
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Science
Fair Project Resource Guide |
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The Internet Public Library guide to science
fair project help on the web. |
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Super Science Fair Projects |
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A detailed site providing step-by-step
instructions on how to complete a science fair project including a
discussion of a project timeline, log and outline. Also includes an
in-depth discussion of the scientific method.
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