Science & Technology

Astronomy

• NASA

  Information from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Middle School and up.

• Windows to the Universe

  Comprehensive site for information on our planets and solar systems.
  Middle school and up.

Biology

• Human Anatomy On-Line

  Illustrations with accompanying text dealing with the human body.
  Middle school and up.

• Neuroscience for Kids

  Learn about the nervous system and how the brain functions.
  All ages.

Botany and Zoology

• Endangered Species

  Current information about the endangered plants and animals as well as laws and policies from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
  All ages.

• E-Nature: America's Wildlife Resource

  Field guides to animals and plants from the National Wildlife Federation.
  Middle school and up.

• Macaulay Library of Animal Sounds & Video Catalog

  Audio and video clips of birds, fish, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Best viewed with Mozilla Firefox. Adobe Flash plug-in version 9 or higher needed.

Chemistry

• ChemIDplus

  Dictionary of over 370,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures).
  High school and up.

• Household Products

  Health and safety information on a variety of products used in household cleaning, landscaping, personal care, and car maintenance from National Library of Medicine.
  All ages.

• What's That Stuff

  A collection of articles that provide a look at the chemistry behind a wide range of everyday products from lipstick to baseballs from the American Chemical Society.
  All ages.

Environment Science

• GreenFile

  Information on the environment. Scholarly, general interest titles, government documents, and reports are indexed in this free database from EBSCO..

• Tox Town

  An interactive guide to common toxic substances encountered in everyday from the National Library of Medicine.

Geology

• Ask a Geologist

  Email earth science questions about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, , lakes, etc. to the U.S. Geological Survey Division.

• Earthquake Information

  Get the latest news and general information about earthquake from the U.S. Government.
  High school and up.

• Volcano World

  A comprehensive site for information on volcanoes.
  Middle school and up

Meteorology

• FEMA for Kids

  What causes natural disasters? What should you do in case of a: flood, wildfire, hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or storm?
  Middle school and up

Physics

• Physics Central

  Ask a physicist how something in our physical world works or find the latest news on physics from the American Physical Society.