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Archaeology & Paleontology

 

• Becoming Human

• Canadian Archaeology Links

• Canadian Paleontology Links

• Dino Russ’s Lair: Dinosaur and Vertebrate Paleontology Information

• Hooper Virtual Museum of Natural History

 

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Astronomy

 

• Astronomy Magazine

• Canadian Astronomy Links

• Canadian Space Agency
  

• Chandra X-Ray Observatory
  

• Constellations and their Stars
  

• Expanding Universe

• Kids’ Astronomy
  

• Kidspace

• National Aeronautics and Space Adminisration - NASA

• Sky and Telescope Magazine

• Space Daily

• The Solar System

• Virtual Tour of the Sun

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Biology

 

• Biointeractive

• Biology Project

• Canadian Biology Links

• DNA Fingerprinting

• DNA from the beginning

• MicrobeWorld

• National Human Genome Research Institute

• Space Biology: An Educator's Resource

 

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Chemistry

 

• Canadian Chemistry Links

• Chemdex: Directory of Chemistry on the WWW

• Chemweb Online

• Chemical Elements

• Chemical Periodic Table

• Web Elements

• Species Data by Chemical Name

 

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Earth Sciences

 

• Atlas of Canada – Environment

• Canadian Rockhound

• The Earth Observatory

• Eco-Portal: an Information Gateway Empowering the Movement for Environmental

• Sustainability

• Education for Environmental Sustainability

• National Resources Canada

• Natural Disasters Theme Pages

• Volcano Data: National Geophysical Data Center

• Wild World

 

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General Science

 

• Ask Dr. Universe (K-12)

• Access Science

• Atlas of Canada

• Canadian Science Links

• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)

• Educational Resources in Science

• Extreme Science

• How Stuff Works

• Math & Science Gateway (9-12)

• National Research Council

• Nova (PBS)

• Ontario Science Centre Online

• Sci-Math World: An Interactive Web Workshop.

• Science.ca

• Science Net

• Science Research Portal

• Science Service

• Scirus: search engine for scientific & medical information

• Try Science (K-12)
  

 

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Mathematics

 

• Calculators On-Line Center

• Canadian Mathematics Links

• EEVL - Mathematics Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing

• How exactly is Math used in Technology?

• Illuminations: an interactive math and web directory

• Internet Resources for the Mathematics Student

• Math in Daily Life

• MathWorld

• MegaConverter

• 'Powers of Ten' Algebra Demo

• Pre-Algebra

• Webmath

 

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Nature & Animals

 

• Animals

• Amphibians

• Birds

• Botany

• Insects & Spiders

• Marine Life

• Nature

 

 

Animals

 

• Animal Planet

• Build Your Own Fieldguide

• Canadian Wildlife Service

• The Dawn of Animal Life

• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (e-book)
  Use In Library | Use Outside Library

• Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource (e-book)
  Use In Library | Use Outside Library

• World Wildlife Fund

 

 

Amphibians

 

• Amphibians of Ontario - Adopt a Pond Wetland Conservation Program

• Canadian Amphibians and Reptile Conservation Network (CARCNET)

• Discover the Amphibians of Canada

 

 

Birds

 

• All About Birds

• Birdsource: Birding with a purpose

• Canadian Bird Trends Database

• Ducks Unlimited Canada

• National Audubon Society
  

 

 

Botany

 

• Aquatic Plants

• Botany

• Canada's Plant Hardiness Site

• Canadian Botanical Conservation Network

• Canadian Poisonous Plant Information System

• Plants Database

• Rare Plants of Ontario

• Tree Identification - an Introduction

• Trees, Shrubs of Ontario

• Wonderful World of Trees

 

 

Insects & Spiders

 

• ArachnoWeb

• Butterfly Website

• Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes

• Entomology on the WWW

 

 

Marine Life

 

• Australian Museum Fish Site

• FishBase - a Global Information System on Fishes

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Undersea Research Program

• Vancouver Aquarium Lab: Wild Whales

 

 

Nature

 

• BBC Nature Site

• Critercam

• eNature - National Wildlife Federation Online Field Guides

• Natural Selection - Gateway to the Natural World

• NatureServe Explorer: an online encyclopedia of life

• Redlist: Threatened Species Database

• Species at Risk Canada

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News, Media & Magazines

 

• BBC - Science and Nature

• Discovery Channel

• New Scientist

• Nova (PBS)

• SciCentral Portal

• Science and Health Information Network

• Science and Technology News Network

• Science Daily Magazine

• Science News Online

• Scientific American

 

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Physics

 

• ALA/ACRL Physics Resources on the Internet

• American Physical Society – Physics Internet Resources

• Canadian Physics Links

• Physics Central

• Physics Web

• World of Physics

 

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Science Fair Projects

 

• Canada-Wide Science-Fair (CWSF) 2005

• Discovery School Science Fair Central

• Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

• Internet Public Library - Science Fair Project Resource

• Internet Science and Technology Fair

• Math Projects for Science Fairs

• Science Fair Projects

 

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Scientists & Inventors

 

• Great Canadian Scientists

• Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame

• Find more Great Sites here

 

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