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A Selected List of Web resources arranged alphabetically
by subject:
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Schools
Jennings County School Corporation, the
official website of the Jennings County, Indiana schools. Schools,
Administration, Calendar, Jennings Country High School Library, 21st
Century Scholars Program.
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Science and Mathematics
[Mathematics]
[Earth and Space Science]
[Life Science]
[General & Physical Science][Science Projects]
Mathematics
MacTutor--History of Mathematics provides an integrated
collection of over 1,000 biographies and historical articles of a
mathematical nature, alongside interactive birthplace maps and the
famous curve applet. From the School of Mathematical and
Computational Sciences at the University of St. Andrews in England.
Math and Science
Gateway, Cornell University's guide to resources in
mathematics and science for educators and students.
Math Forum is Swarthmore
College's extensive clearinghouse of high-quality mathematics and
math education resources, aimed at teachers, researchers, parents,
and students.
Measurement,
Time, and Money Information-entertainment.com's Science and Math Page where
you can find conversions for measurement units in the metric, Imperial, and English
systems and date calculations. You can convert units of volume, length, area, time,
and temperature. The number of days between two dates can be found and what day a
a holiday was on in years past.
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Earth and Space Science
Auroras
. Visit this site to understand the phenomenon of "paintings
in the sky."
Chemical Scorecard contains
information about chemicals in the environment. Enter your zip
code to find companies in your community and a list of the
chemicals used there.
CNN's Space News, where you
can stay up-to-date with late-breaking space news from CNN.
Geology and the Environment is an excellent guide to geology
information. Topics include plate tectonics, volcanoes, landslides,
water, energy, earthquakes, weather, soil, and minerals.
The Hale-Bopp Comet
Page from NASA, offers everything you want to know about the
Hale-Bopp comet, written for the non-astronomer.
Hubble Space
Telescope, an educational NASA project, live from the Hubble
Space Telescope.
Living Planet
Report offers insight into the state of the world's resources,
from the World Wildlife Fund.
Mars explores the possibility of
life on Mars, from the Federation of American Scientists.
NASA Space Science Data Center
provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics,
solar physics, lunar and planetary data from the NASA space flight
missions, from NSSDC.
is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies.
Oceanography from the Scripps
Institution of Oceanology has links to oceanolgy information
worldwide.
Savage Earth is based on
the PBS series about our changing earth. Has information about
volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
Solar System brings you
views of the solar system in a vivid multimedia production
showing the splendor of the sun, planets, moons, and comets,
asteroids, and more. From the Hawaiian Astronomical Society and
electrical engineer Calvin J. Hamilton.
Spacelink is a NASA
site designed especially for teachers exploring aeronautics and
space resources with their students.
Streamnet has maps and other
data on waterways in the Pacific Northwest from the Northwest
Aquatic Information Network.
Sustainable
Development Timeline is a chronology, with links to other
sites, which begins with Rachel Carson's environmental studies
in 1962.
Tides will give
a tide prediction if you need to know the next low or high tide.
Windows to the Universe, is a
fun, graphic-intensive site and a virtual museum for space and
earth science, funded by NASA. Has images and information on the
Earth, the solar system, stars, space missions, and mythology.
"Kid's Space" and a teacher's guide provided.
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Life Science
Biology Teaching & Learning is
Genentech's resource program for high school biology teachers.
Several interactive forums enable educators to contribute and
exchange information and ideas.
Biotech attempts to enrich
the public's knowledge of biology and chemistry with a goal to
serve everyone from high school students to professional
researchers. An Indiana University web site.
Enivronmental Protection Agency
provides a wealth of information about environmental issues. Site
is designed for kids, students, teachers, concerned citizens,
business and industry, researchers and scientists.
Endangered Species
Act provides access to the full-text of the "Endangered Species
Act" from the Indiana University School of Law.
Frog
Dissection, an interactive frog dissection from the University
of Virginia.
Indianapolis Zoo has
driving directions, hours and prices, general zoo information, and
information about White River Gardens, and the ZooMobile.
North American Amphibian
Monitoring Program gives information on amphibian declines. The
amphibians have lived through the last two extinction episodes,
including the one which which saw the end of the dinosaurs. Now they
are disappearing at an alarming rate--even in pristine and remote
areas where factors like habitat destruction and human sprawl
cannot be directly implicated.
Seaworld offers an "Animal
Information Database" from the Seaworld Organization.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a
good site for endangered/threatened species information, as well
as information on fisheries and waterfowl. Images such as
photographs and artwork are available from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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General & Physical Science
Discover Magazine has current and
archived articles from the magazine.
ExploraNet offers science
exhibits online from The San Francisco Exploratorium.
Mad Science, supported by The
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.. Has
an online archive of questions and answers as well as links to
other science sites in "Ask-A-Scientist". In "Mad Labs" have
fun with science. Has information on careers in science and there
are links to other science sites
New Scientist Planet Science
is an online version of the British weekly news magazine dedicated
to science and technology.
Omni is Omni magazine's
website.
Periodic Table of Elements
is an excellent resource for the history and uses of each element.
Supplied by the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
and the American Chemical Society.
Popular Science has articles which cover
science, automobiles, consumer electronics, computers, home
technology, photography, aviation and space. Has a buyers guide for
automotive and electronic products. Also includes "Popular
Science's 50 Top Science and Technology Sites on the Internet."
Science for the
Millennium, a multimedia "Expo" focusing chiefly on astronomy
and astrophysics, advanced computation, and virtual environments.
From The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the
University of Illinois.
Science Magazine is an online
version of Science Magazine from The American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
A Science Odyssey is a PBS
guide to science and technology which compares the state of science
in 1900 with today. Presents major discoveries and the people who
made them.
Table of Elements
is concise little table of elements, presented by the University of
Sheffield in England.
Time can be used to set your watch
to the official United States Naval Observatory clock or to
calculate sunrise/sunset and moon phases.
Why Files: Science Behind the News,
from the University of Wisconsin, examines science issues behind
current events i.e. up-to-date entertaining, nontechnical tutorials on many
science and technology topics such as "mad cow disease" panic, nicotine addiction,
and the status of electric-car technology.
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Science Projects
CyberFair was created for and
by students in grades 3 through 6, hosted by the public schools
of Mankato, Minn. Students and teachers can find ideas for projects
and a guide for doing experiments. A person can submit their own
science project results to the web site.
Science Club has lots of
of project ideas, complete with illustrated instructions, from
a simple telescope to smoke ring launchers from the non-profit
group, The Science Club.
Science Fair Project
Resource Guide has links on "how to do a science fair project",
samples of completed projects and ideas for creating your own
science fair experiment. Presented by the Internet Public Library,
this page contains both basic information about science fairs and
advanced experiments.
Science in the
Home has links to activities and experiemnts families can do
at home, some involving the use of the Internet. The Magic School
Bus can be visited on this site. Page from the Directorate for
Education and Human Resources, a division of the National Science
Foundation.
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Senior Citizens
American Association of Retired Persons Articles
about health, technology, consumer issues and independent living written with
older Americans in mind. Monthly features from AARP Bulletin and Modern
Maturity, the magazine of AARP
Eldercare Locator A public service
of the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Enter county or zip code to locate services
near you. If the databased is not working, call the toll-free number (listed on the
site) for direct assistance.
Elderhostel Information about the "non-profit organization
providing adventures all over the world to adults aged 55 and over." Access the Catalog
of programs by clicking here
ElderPage: Info. for Older Persons and
Their Families From the Administration on Aging, a clearinghouse of government,
non-profit, and commercial information on health, retirement, housing, and finance.
HoosierRX Indiana's prescription drug program for
low-income seniors. Provides immediate benefits through the use of the new HoosierRx Drug
Card.
Medicare The official US government site for Medicare
information, including inspection reports for all medicare-certified nursing homes.
National Network for Family Resiliency Of special interest
on this website is Intergenerational Connections, a section dedicated to grandparents,
especially those who are raising their grandchildren.
Senior Law From the law firm of Goldfarb & Abrandt in New
York City, focuses on Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts, and the
rights of the elderly and disabled.
Social Security Administration The official website for
the Social Security Administration, with updates of current legislation affecting
the future of Social Security.
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Sports
Back Packer A great website for backpackers, with
trail guides, product reviews, information for beginners and advanced hikers. Covers
all of North America.
Ballparks Munsey and Suppes brings one all he needs
to know about baseball and football stadiums, as well as basketball and hockey areans
around the nation : The best seats, how far from home to the center field fence, etc.
Broadcast.com Radio and video sports broadcasts via
the Web from Broadcast.com. Covers a wide variety of constantly updated sports reports.
CBS Sports CBS's comprehensive sports site.
ESPN's SportsZone Covers all the sports with constant
sports updates.
Fox Network Sports Check out the "All Madden Team" or
"Howie's Tough Guys," brought to you by Fox Sports.
GORP The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages officers recreation
information around the world. Includes accounts of personal trips, information about
gear, lodging, travel companies, and more.
Inline/Online One of the largest websites
devoted to inline skating. Places to skate worldwide and pictures, tips, and product
reviews.
Major League Baseball Official websit of Major
League Baseball: Statistics, players, multimedia, and a baseball store.
Major League Soccer Official website of Major League Soccer.
Includes schedules, teams, highlights, and stats.
National Basketball Association Official website of the NBA.
Look here for players, teams, scores, and stats.
National Football League Offical website of the NFL. Statistics,
players, multimedia, and teams.
National Hockey League Official website of the NHL. Schedules,
stats, scores, team sites, and more.
Outdoor Resources Online A well-maintained
subject guide with links to hundreds of outdoor recreation web sites.
Park SearchAn L.L.Bean site providing access
to information on federal, state, and even local parks, around the nation.
Recreation.GOV Information from federal agencies,
including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Army Corp of
Engineers. Basic descriptions and pictures of each location indexed are available.
Schedules Create your own
schedules. Locate schedules for American Hockey League, Canadian Football League, and
the English Premiere soccer league. Includes links to the home pages of many major and
not so major sports leagues around the world.
SIOnline CNN and Sports Illustrated team up to bring
current sports scores and more from baseball to women's sports.
Sporting News Sporting News magazine's web
site.
Sports Network Competes with ESPN and
Sports Illustrated to bring coverage of a broad range of major sporting events.
SportQuest Sports information and links from the Sport
Information Resource Centre, a Canadian organization. Site supports the development of
coaching programs in Canada while offering other useful sports-related information.
Sports Web Reuters brings sports news from all
around the world.
USA Today's Sports Page Latest sports
news from the national newspaper, USA Today.
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Statistics
and Demographics[Indiana
statistics][National Statistics]
[International Statistics]
Indiana Statistics
American Factfinder. Census Burea online database for population, housing,
geographic and economic data.
Census Bureau. America's source for statistics and data.
Indiana Business Research Center A state partner in the Indiana Data Center
Program and an extensive resource for data and analysis of economic and demographic information.
Indiana Statistics by Topic. From "accidents"
to "weather," the Indiana State Data Center's list of links to Indiana statistics from Indiana and federal agency
websites.
STATS Indiana is maintained by the Indiana Business Research Center, an
easy-to-use online database.
National Statistics
Agricultural Data
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of the Census
Burea of the Census-Tiger Mapping
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index
County and City Data Books
Currents: The latest news on population
topics :
Dismal Scientist
Government Information Sharing Project
FedStats
Michigan Electronic Library
National Center for Health Statistics
Population Reference Burea
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
United States Historical Census Data
Browser
White House Briefing Room
International Statistics
InfoNation
From the United Nations Databases, allows users to generate sustomized statistical data
on literacy levels, population growth, and energy consumption.
Population Clocks A current count of
world and United States Population.
World Factbook Produced
by the CIA, the World Factbook provides facts and statistics on more than 250 countries
and other entities.
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