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Math

Algebra Online
http://www.algebra-online.com/

"Algebra OnlineSM is a free service designed to allow students, parents, and educators throughout the world to communicate. This includes free private tutoring, live chat, and a message board, among many other features. Questions and discussions relating to all levels of mathematics (not just Algebra) are welcome."

Ask Dr. Math: High School Basic Algebra
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/high_algebra.html

Frequently asked questions about high school algebra answered here

Gallery of Interactive Geometry
http://www.geom.umn.edu/apps/gallery.html

Define curves of a plane, build a rainbow, and more.

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Science Megasites

Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe
http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/index.html

"Discover what antimatter is, where it's made, and how it is already a part of our lives."

Internet History of Science Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html

This site explores the history of science throughout time and around the world, including Egypt, Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, Darwin, and more.

Kids & Teens: School Time Science
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/

The Kids and Teens Open Directory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web for people under the age of 18, by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors. 

Kids-Know-It Network
http://www.kidsknowit.com/

The KidsKnowIt Network is your student’s free portal into the many exciting facets that make up our Universe. From the human heart, to the moons of Jupiter you will find it all on the KidsKnowIt Network. Free Educational Websites.

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Learning resources for students, news, missions, and multimedia.

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html

Link to the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization

National Science Digital  Library
http://nsdl.org/

Nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering,      Mathematics

Popular Mechanics
http://popularmechanics.com/

A great source for science topics and technology news.

Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

Science NetLinks' role is to provide a wealth of standards-based resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources. Science NetLinks is a dynamic site with new content being added on a regular basis,

Science News Online
http://www.sciencenews.org/

This weekly online magazine has current scientific discoveries, stories and more. Search the archive holdings of issues from 1996 to the present.

Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com

Read articles, visit explorations and ask an expert online from Scientific American.

Sky & Telescope
http://skyandtelescope.com/

This astronomy magazine provides interesting articles and photographs of the latest discoveries and explorations into space.

UC Museum of Paleotonolgy
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

Navigate extensive on-line exhibits using phylogeny, geology or, and evolutionary theory.

UC Berkley CHIPS
http://chips.ssl.berkeley.edu/chips.html

"The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) is a University-Class Explorer (UNEX) mission funded by NASA.  CHIPS data will help scientists determine the electron temperature, ionization conditions, and cooling mechanisms of the million-degree plasma believed to fill the local interstellar bubble."

What Is the Natural Environment?
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/natural.html

Discussion and activity about how environment affects life and what it entails

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/spaceweather/

Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public. Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.

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Biology

Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

Online interactive resource from the University of Arizona

Introduction to the Eukaryota
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/eukaryota.html

Protists, Animals, Fungi, Plants and more!

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Chemistry

The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/

"Learn about energy conservation, kinetic, and potential energy; properties of light, waves, and particles; different forms of electricity and electrical safety" from the Museum of Science in Miami, Florida.

Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/

Explore matter, elements, reactions, and atoms here.

MathMol Hypermedia Textbook
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/

Broken down by elementary and middle/high school level, this site explores matter and the world of molecules. The table of contents explains concepts covered at each level.

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Science Fairs

All Science Fair Projects
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Main_Page

A good place to start research for your science project or homework.

Open Directory: Kids & Teens--Science Fairs
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Science_Fairs/

Links to science fair projects.

Science Fair Central
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html

Project ideas from the Discovery Channel and Discovery School.

 

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