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(Click on photo to enlarge) View from the top of Mount Bierstoud (14,100') looking west, in the eastern Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Paleontology/Dinosaurs http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs This is an interactive site that will thrill viewers of all ages. You could spend hours clicking through Chronology, Fact Files, Dig Deeper and Dinosaur Worlds viewing photos and video recreations of interpretations of prehistoric life. A vast site. http://www.unmuseum.org/dinosaf.htm Dig up your 3-D glasses and get ready to go on the Unnatural Museum's virtual Dinosaur safari. This simple site answers out-of-the-ordinary questions: How did people react to the discovery of the first dinosaur fossils? Even if you don't have a pair of red/blue 3-D glasses, you may be surprised to see how much you may learn from this site. Focused on the science surrounding dinosaurs, this site is great for teachers, enthusiasts and researchers, but less so for the casual reader. Dinosaria covers scholarly topics such as the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, as well as news and stolen-fossil alerts. Built specifically for elementary school students, this site is ideal for educational and classroom use. Although its cluttered appearance is overwhelming' the site is worth browsing because its packed with useful activities and information. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs This site is based on a 1996 National Geographic article "the Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt" .It leads visitors through a virtual dinosaur egg hunt, features a CT scan of an egg and reveals the latest discoveries of fossil excavators. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html The Dinosauria clarifies common dinosaur misconceptions. For example, not all large prehistoric creatures were dinosaurs. Nicely organized into four sections; this site examines everything from how dinosaurs ate to how they walked. http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/doe/dino From the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, this site investigates the links between the modern world and that of the dinosaurs. Visit the Mesozoic, forest exhibit, or take a virtual visit to a fossil quarry for great photos and interesting historical information. http://www.discovery.com/exp/fossilzone/fossilzone.html Brimming with resources, such as the Polar Dinosaurs Expedition Slideshow and discussion forums with expert paleontologists, the fossil zone is visually and intellectually dazzling-typical of a discovery channel production.
(Click on photo to enlarge) A March day in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, Southern California http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/rexfiles.html Fueled by outstanding features written in laymen's terms, The Rex Files delve into everything you wanted to know about dinosaurs. This site from New Scientist magazine, the myth and hype surrounding dinosaurs to reveal substantive information on how they (perhaps) really lived. This enlightening site from Chicago's Museum of Natural History takes an in-depth look at Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton ever found. The image gallery explores Sue's 1990 excavation from South Dakota and provides pictures and insights on the massive preparations taken to put her on display. http://web.syr.edu/~dbgoldma/pictures.html The-is site displays thumbnail sketches of hundreds of pre-historic images and author names and links to their host web sites. The alphabetical list of images makes this page an efficient timesaver for finding a specific dinosaur type. http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/dinosaur/ This is the San Diego Museum of Natural Histories kid friendly site on dinosaurs. There is loads of information on dinosaurs as well as information about possible causes for there demise. General Earth Science This site is the homepage for the Geological Society of America. It lists details of annual meetings as well as sectional meetings, field trip and discipline session information among other things. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education.darwin/exfiles When and why did certain species suffer from mass extinction? This site explores the fossil record and other evidence that supports a variety of evidence that supports many theories, such asteroid impacts. Driving directions, world atlas, online, topographic maps, games, the best map store online & more. http://explorezone.com/earth/index.htm A general survey page updated regularly with an emphasis on earth and space science.
(Click on photo to enlarge) Photograph of Bighorn Sheep in Central Colorado http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/glaciereft/ This site is focused on a virtual field trip of Glacier National Park in Montana. Visually stimulating; browsing this site will make want to go on an actual fields trip to arguably the lower 48's most beautiful national park. A expansive site about all things volcano. Features include Volcanoes of the Week, Current Eruptions, Talk to a Volcanoligist, and Volcanoes Throughout the World. This is a useful site for students, educators and the general public. Its emphasis is on the importance of minerals in our society today. http://pubs.usgs.gov/pdf/planet.html This is a site constructed by the United States Geological Survey. Its primary feature is a map showing the Earth's physiographic features, the current movements of its major tectonic plates, and the locations of its volcanoes, earthquakes, and impact craters.
(Click on photo to enlarge) Photomicrograph of cordierite porphyroblasts in the Chiwaukum schist in polarized light (scale 5mm). This truly is a busy teachers (K-12) web site. features of this page are material on general science and mathematics, as well as a teachers reference section. www.wnet.org/savageearth/animations/index.html This visually stimulating site is focused on animations of disastrous events. These animations include virtual earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Produced by the U. S. Geological Survey, this handy reference site presents current earthquake information throughout the world in a simple format. Clickable maps, updated hourly, show the location and strength of this weeks quakes. http://www.ngdc.gov/paleo/drought Trace the history of drought in the United States over the past century. This is a weather site for active lives. Get forecasts for anything from severe weather to ski conditions. This is the homepage for the magazine GeoTimes. GeoTimes is a periodical which is geared towards the lay-person who has a limited background in the earth sciences. Astronomy/Space Science & Exploration Your on-line source for news, photo galleries and more. http://www.mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs This site highlights the photos taken by the Mars Global Surveyor launched in 1996 and now orbiting the planet. The resolution is such that objects the size of houses or perhaps cars are discernable. These pictures reveal a bleak wilderness; endless miles of sand dunes, towering mountain scarps as well as a canyons Much wider than the Grand Canyon. This site is the gateway to virtually everything in America's space program. NASA mandates that everything be explained to the public (which of course pays its bills) and NASA takes this task seriously. http://www.galileo.jpl.nasa.gov The Galileo mission to Jupiter Launched in 1989, is still stretching humanities view of the great beyond Images of the behemoth planet and four largest moons-places with huge sulfur volcanoes and cracked ice sheets are collected and explained. http://www.photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov This site lets you scan decades of NASA photographs of the solar system. The database of this site is organized by planet and spacecraft. For visual findings of many unmanned craft sent into space, click on More Query Methods. If you want to look at Venus, try Magellan. For Mars try Pathfinder, the Mars Global Surveyor or any of the Viking craft. Mariner 10 is your ride to Mercury, but if you want to see Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune select Voyager 1 or 2. To see Pluto the only option is the Hubble Space Telescope.
(Click on photo to enlarge) Pictured above are tilted conglomerate and sandstone units in Vasquez rocks State Park, San Bernardino County California. This site is devoted to the Near Earth Asteroid Site launched in February 1996. This spacecraft is orbiting the odd-shaped asteroid Eros and consistently sends back pictures of its boulder-strewn landscapes. Try looking far into the universe's expanse with this site devoted to imagery captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This site possesses some of the best images of stars, galaxies and nebulae. This site consists of a collection of arguably the finest images in the Hubble Space Telescopes portfolio with detailed explanations to guide you. If what your looking at seems baffling do not feel bad, the brain trust of astrophysicists are baffled as well. This site is a widely viewed source of information with a links directory that's a galaxy of resources. For regular updates of the wide variety of space coverage venues on the web, Universe Today offers a newsletter of articles and links for the entire text, This is the magazine Sky and Telescopes site which carries content that's updated weekly and also gives links to many more sites.
Steam venting from a volcano in Mexico. Note the constellation of Orion in the background. This site can get you pretty much anywhere in the Solar System. The daily news baskets divides recent discoveries, new projects and recent research into categories. Each planet gets its page and collection of links. This site will also give you links to NASA's photo database. This site highlights photography and research available through the Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory in West Yorkshire England. You can line up for telescope time but the wait may be long. In a few years such installations may be common. http://www.stdatu.stsci.edu/dss This is a site devoted to work done by professional astronomers who are in the process of creating a "virtual observatory"-an online archive of visual light objects under the heading of "The Digitized Sky Survey." This is an ambitious undertaking where the authors of this site signed a major contract with NASA to digitize for an on-line audience everything the agency has collected and recorded about outer space. Point your browser here for gorgeous satellite images of the world's most violent natural disasters. Get a bird's eye view of a raging firestorm, or track a the path of a hurricane in full motion video. The sites intuitive organization makes finding the images a breeze and topical sections like the image of the day keep you up to date with the latest in global catastrophes. http://www.spacekids.hq.nasa.gov Care to take a virtual tour of the Solar system? You can do this among other virtual tours at this, a NASA site devoted to kids of all ages. Also included are links to space-science news, interactive lessons, and resources where you can help scientists explore the final frontier. http://www.imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov This site has been wowing would-be astronomers for years, serving up the basics about our universe in a format in a concise, clear format.. Ask an astronomer about your burning cosmic questions, or just sit back and view images of the heavens. Blast off for the Chabot space and Science Center located in Oakland, CA; this new observatory opened in July and features two telescopes which are open for public use. You can also visit the Virtual Science Center, or on-line exhibits on the web. A richly colored, highly detailed encyclopedia of space, Windows on the Universe also brings you all the benefits of internet activity .It's a bountiful site with areas on the earth, solar system, universe the arts and people in science. http://www.antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Sometimes the best sites have the most simplistic ideas behind them. Case in point, the astronomy picture of the day, which offers just that: a stunning image of a celestial body, phenomenon or a space related event. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/.galileo/educator.html General science From the scientific (if light has no mass, how can it be sucked into black holes?), to the speculative, Dr. Universe attempts to answer some of life's most confounding questions. This site encourages visitors to submit their own questions. Donate your DNA profile to assist in mapping out the human genome. The homepage of the infamous TV-mad-scientist Beakman. The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles presents this fantastic forum of felines on the web. Take the Guided tour to learn all about cats. Is there such a thing as too close for comfort? Judge for yourself after you've looked at the barbed mouth parts of a deer tick or the hairs a-top a mosquito's head up close (at several hundreds of times actual size).
(Click on photo to enlarge) The tilted sandstone and conglomerate units shown above are believed to have been deformed by oblique convergence along the San Andreas Fault in (Devils Punch Bowl State Park) Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains are in the distance. Whether its a contemporary topic like cloning sheep, or a classical one like Leonardo da Vinci's flying inventions, London's science museum has it covered. This site also offers a 3-D virtual tour of the museum's recently opened contemporary science center, The Welcome Wing. Nothing captures a child's attention like a good science experiment. That's why more than 400 science institutions contributed science experiments to this site. Children and adults can participate in virtual experiments on-line, or use household stuff off-line. www.its.caltech.edu./~atomic/snowcrystals Stunning designer snow galleries, a historical photo collection, and tips on photographing snow crystals make this site breathtaking to browse. Learn about different types of snow crystals and watch movies that show them growing at different temperatures. Produced by a physics professor at Caltech, the site covers the basics. The home page of the magazine Popular Science. http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science For current headlines on popular science topics, this is a good choice. You'll also find science columns, chats and dispatches from scientific expeditions. http://www.vector.cshl.org/dfnab This site is a gold mine of clear simply-put facts. Genetics breakthroughs are paired with multimedia biographies of scientists such as Darwin and Mendel. This site caters to the reptile and amphibian enthusiast. It includes chat-rooms and forums hosted by hobbyists and has loads of information on caring for geckos turtles and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs Loaded with reptilian green, this vivid site for the PBS show is the ultimate guide to crocodiles-as close as you want to get. Science Museums The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has a fun selection of on-line activities, including a Rat-cam; a section on building fountains and the Science Whatzit, Which lets you send your questions to the Science Gremlin for answers. http://www.cyberspacemuseum.com Headlining the Exhibit Hall lineup is a sizable T- Rex display. Paleontology Places and Space Places pinpoint the best spots in numerous states where you can investigate dinosaur fossils and space exploration. http://www.inventorsmuseum.com Ever wonder who invented the Richter Scale or the first atomic bomb? You'll find the answers to these and many other questions at the Inventors Museum site. Take a walk through a vast collection of nuclear science artifacts. The Virtual Tour provides background information and photographs for exhibits on the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. This is an offering from and on-line community of educators, students, schools and science museums and is a terrific aggregation of some of the best science sites on the web.
Nighttime steam and percolate eruption from a volcano in Mexico Designed to inspire a sense of technological innovation in youngsters, this site mirrors the fabulous offerings at its real-time location in San Jose California. Some of the offerings in this site's Exhibits section are excellent-like Marvelous Molecules-but a larger percentage of them -like the Science Playground-are simple outlines of what's available in the real-world version of this New York based Museum. http://www.obseletecomputermuseum.org This site true to its vintage roots doesn't get updates too often. The exhibit consists of photographs of "ancient" computers sent in by their owners. http://www.planet.com/dirtweb/dirt.html This is the homepage for as-far-as-I-know the worlds only online museum of dirt. It is a collection of soil samplings presented in a somewhat elegant fashion. Geography http://www.abcnews.go.com/reference/countryprofiles/countryprofiles_index.html An attractive and easy-to-use resource features several excellent sections, including Sortable Statistics and Cultural Differences. In essence, it provides basic statistics and great interactive features. http://www.encarta.msn.com/category/geaography.asp Encarta's geography section offers more than just the standard country facts. Researchers can find information about cities, towns, oceans, seas, parks and mountains and more. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps You can find a map of any country, state and Canadian province. This site also features country facts, star maps and satellite images of earth.
Pyroclast and steam eruption. Note the tracers left by volcanic bombs (large pyroclasts). This site hopes to help eradicate global conflict by educating people about cultural differences. Although the text-heavy design is dry, you'll find regularly updated information and maps. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html Don't be fooled by its unimpressive design: This site is a good source of information. To find what you need browse the table of contents or search the site. Encyclopedias/Reference Find a map or a destination, get driving directions to any destination in North America-Complete with mileage and travel time. DK Multimedia's encyclopedia on topics from astronomy to zoology. Gather every type of reference material needed on a regular basis from one web page. The site links language tools such as dictionaries, thesaurus translators and maps. Soyouwanna.com answers hundreds of do-it-yourself questions from the wacky to the practical.
Seam venting Puzzling over word origins, definitions or crosswords? Answers are here. This site allows you to look up whole or partial words in five languages (Dutch, French, Italian, German and Spanish). http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com Guinness has packed its famed book into an entertaining, technically sophisticated site with images and ample information accompanying each record or oddity. http://www.tyco.usno.navy.mil/what.html Time is more important to the military (perhaps) than anywhere else, so it's no surprise that the U.S. Navy offers on of the best master clocks available on the net. This site has a static posting of Universal time that updates every upload as well as clocks for every U.S. time zone. Inventions etc. MIT's Invention Dimension , inspires and entertains potential inventors and gadget fanatics alike. For your own endeavors you can get advise from the inventors Handbook, and compete in serious minded contests and frivolous trivia contests. http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cyberia/expo Reinterpreting the World's Fair for the electronic age, the impressive e-pavilions at the national Center for Supercomputing applications site overflow with technological enterprise.
Nighttime fireworks in Mexico. http://www.about.com/science/inventors/science/inventors/science/body/body.html How do you go from nuts and bolts to a bonafide invention? How can you tell an invention from a scam? How can you fund your research? What are the most bizarre inventions? this site answers these questions and more. Archaeology Navigate the cultures of the ancient world from Rome to Pompeii to Mesopotamia. This site has lively pages filled with stunning images and fascinating details. No one knows why the Mayans disappeared nearly a thousand years ago; archaeologists Diane and Arlen Chase have created a compelling display of there work in Caracol, with a site devoted to a once-thriving Mayan settlement in Belize http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid Who constructed the pyramids at Giza? How did they do it and why? In exploring these mysteries , NOVA provides an on-line primer on ancient Egyptian history, culture and mythology. http://www.discovery.com/tlcpages/ark/sacred1.html Purported to contain the original Ten Commandments as well as awesome mystical powers, the Ark of the Covenant has been missing for some 600 years before Christ. This site relates the specifications, significance and history of this old Testament relic and details the centuries long quest for its rediscover. http://www.channel4.com/nextstep/great_excavations Britain's channel 4 has constructed a site devoted the history of archaeology dating back t\o the excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 1700's. Check it out! http://www.ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders Originally chosen in the Middle Ages, these man-made marvels have taken on legendary status. The University of South Florida delivers the goods on all seven sites. Environmental/Recycling This is the homepage of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://www.statemn.us/MOIFAOnLine/recycledreseen/rrtempindex.com Generations have struggled with what to do with old, unwanted products; the folk artists here have unique solutions to this problem. This small on-line museum is devoted to exploring the craft of recycling trash into art. Enter your zip code and find the location of the nearest recycling centers, listing of local events and organizations which provide recycling information. Get the lowdown on composting, grasscycling, water pollution and smart shopping. http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm The EPS's explores' Club pages are for kids ages 5-12. Illustrated stories of Greenville and the Garbage Gremlin explain recycling in a way kids understand. Get them started young! This site exposes manufacturing's dark side. Don't get discourages, though. As a part of the Grassroots' recycling networks campaign to achieve zero waste, this site inspires recyclers to fight the good fight. http://www.sharetechnology.org This is a bare-bones site as far as design goes, but the concept alone makes it worth visiting. Share the Technology helps people find second homes for their computers through donations to service groups and schools. http://www.bpsolarex.com/calculator/default.htm Find out the monthly costs of converting to solar power. Original articles, news from environmental journals and the days headlines helps you keep in touch with the pulse of the planet. Adventure Sports www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure This is the homepage for the magazine National Geographic Adventure. This page contains information about each monthly issue, as well as numerous adventure sports links. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures This is the homepage for National Geographic's fall lecture series. It features lectures from Gus McCleod, the first person to reach the North Pole in an open-cockpit aircraft among many others. Acadia National Park in Maine has 120 miles of hiking trails and 26 hikeable mountains as well as some world class rock climbing. Check out this page for more details on this national treasure. Have you ever heard of the Needles in Sequoia National Park? Check out this site for information about this challenging handful of lichen colored granite domes. Climbs range from single pitch bolted routes to 8 pitch trad epics. Climb and then check out what are perhaps the worlds most impressive organisms, the Sequoia's in the beautiful Sierra Nevada. http://www.texasmountaineers.org Less than a mile outside of Austin you con play on bolted limestone crags that are suggestive of some of Europe's best crags. Check out this web site for local guidance The rock, sometimes called little Switzerland, this cluster of mountains which straddles the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, is the premiere destination for alpine rock climbing in the United States. The above address will provide information about local guidance. http://www.theadventureguild.com The Tennessee wall is a tiered, vertical to overhanging Mile-and-a-half-long wall of polished sandstone. One of the best crags east of the Mississippi. The site above will give information about guide services. The City of Rocks covers 23 square miles of moon-like, mile-high desert in southern Idaho. This is one of the west's most impressive climbing spots. The site above will provide information about the area. Those of you with a fear of heights should avoid this site. This death-defying site is for fanatics with a passion for rock climbing and bouldering. This sport is not for everyone as this site points out right from the start. But if your looking for a new thrill, drop in "here" for information on scuba diving in underwater caves. Orienteering is a cross between running and trail finding that involves the use of a map and a compass to navigate a course. This international organization provides an introduction to the sport, plus details on events, publications and national federations. The homepage of the Australian National Park Service. http://www.councilwexchanes.org If you are a u. S. citizen between the ages of 18-30 and would like to work in Australia this is the site for you. http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/skiing/ski-cros.htm If you love cross country skiing pick this site for trail suggestions. Pick a regions then a state and a specific area. Not all states are listed, But the ski areas represented include descriptions and some have trail maps. Those within the dedicated skiing community will appreciate this site. It seeks and posts comments on ski areas, conditions and gear. Greenland's tourism web site covers culture, lodging and adventurous travel. The homepage of the Bishop (CA) area Chamber of Commerce. It provides most essential information about conditions and details in the Owens Valley, White-Inyo Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. This is the homepage of a guide service which guides trips to Alaska and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Applying to College/Education http://www.usnews.com/edu/college Thorough is the best way to describe this site. It covers just about every aspect of the college application process: test preparation, school selection, applications admissions, financial aid, campus visits and many other things. This exceptional site gives families the tools to tackle college tuition. Created by Sallie Mae, it has information about saving for school, choosing a college and financing your education. Because most colleges require SAT scores, students will find this site valuable. Listed are thins such as test dates, fees and on-line registration are free and up-to-date. You may think that your application essay is brilliant, but its smart to get an objective opinion. Myessay.com's experts will proofread and critique your e-mailed essay , but the price is hefty, $99.95 for one and $300.00 for four essays. This site is more than an advertisement for test preparation, review.com has good free application tools and information. Superb faculty. Rigorous academic programs. Devoted attention to students. Outstanding research opportunities. Unsurpassable setting. Working with hundreds of colleges nationwide, eCollege.com offers thousands of accredited online courses for students from high school to doctoral level. This site offers both instructor-led and self-study courses in many subjects including science and technology courses. http://www.hungrymindsuniversity.com This site provides links to over 17,000 distance opportunities including many for college credit. Homework Help http://www.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck Beege is a 13-year old from western Pennsylvania. Since 1996, he and his father have maintained this site which is an impressive homework-help site. Now in association with Discovery.com his site contains more than 600 sites arranged categorically. http://www.startribune.com/education/homework.shtml Visit this site to get homework tips and advice from real people. Post a question about math, science, social studies or languages in the appropriate context and within a day or two a volunteer educator responds. There's no monkeying around at this site geared towards high school and college students. Check out the MonkeyNotes book summaries, the study guides on subjects from algebra to world history, the DigitalLibrary's full text of 200 literary classics, study reviews and study tips too.
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