Science is a Blast

6th Grade Science, Jefferson Middle School

Click the words below to link to the resource type you wish to see.

Government Agencies         Universities        

Museums      Virtual Museums      Misc. Links

Popular Search Engines:

www.google.com          www.ask.com

http://library.msstate.edu/magnolia/index.asp  then go to Middle School Students

Use Ebsco Host to find journal and magazine articles OR use Woldbook Encyclopedia

Remeber Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source...so do NOT use it as a resource

Remeber that search engines are not listed in the bibliography.  Use the site it sent you to.

Misc. Links

Click here to see a list of miscellaneous science links: HERE

US Government Agencies

National Science Foundation News and Discoveries:  http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp

List of Government Agencies, foundations, departments, etc.:  http://www.officialusa.com/stateguides/government/department.html

USGS List of Websites to study Volcanoes and Earth Science : http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Servers/earth_servers.html

Universities

Safety Science Department (Indiana U): http://www.hhs.iup.edu/sa/

List of Clinical Genetics: http://www.kumc.edu/gec/prof/genecntr.html

Human Genome Research: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/research/centers.shtml

Botany (Internet Directory): http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/idb-alpha/botany.html

Plantfacts (Ohio): http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/

Argonomy (K-State): http://www.agronomy.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx

Department of Plant Science (Connecticut): http://www.cag.uconn.edu/plsc/plsc/

College of Forestry (Oregon): http://www.cof.orst.edu/

Invasive and Noxious Weeds (USDA): http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver

School of Environmental and Biological Science (Rutgers): http://foodsci.rutgers.edu/lee/index.html

Life Sciences (Indiana St): http://www.indstate.edu/lifesci/

Department of Biology (Cincinnati): http://bioweb.ad.uc.edu/

Department of Biology (Alabama): http://www.as.ua.edu/biology/

Department of Biology (S. Oregon): http://www.sou.edu/biology/

Department of Biological Science (FL Atlantic U): http://www.science.fau.edu/biology/

Department of Natural Science (Washington State): http://www.natural-resources.wsu.edu/

List of Geoscience Departments: http://www.usd.edu/esci/geodepts.html

Geology and Geophysics: http://home.gg.uwyo.edu/Publications.aspx?ID=18

Earth System Science (Huntsville, AL): http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/essc/

Environmental Earth Science (E. Connecticut): http://www.easternct.edu/depts/eearthsci/index.htm

Minerals, Metals, and Materials (list of resources): http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver

List of links for mineralologists: http://www.mineralogie.uni-wuerzburg.de/links.html

Department of Soil Science (Saskatchewan, Canada): http://www.agbio.usask.ca/departments/scsr/aboutus/history.html

List of Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/chem/chemuniv.html

List of Biochemistry Universities: http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Biochemistry_and_Molecular_Biology/Institutions/Academic_Departments/North_America/

Department of Chemical Engeenering (Delaware): http://www.che.udel.edu/

Department of Chemistry (Yale): http://www.chem.yale.edu/

Department of Chemistry (New Orleans, LA): http://www.chem.uno.edu/

Department of Chemistry (Middle Tenn.): http://www.mtsu.edu/~chem/

Virtual Library of Chemistry: http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/international.html

Chemistry (U of South FL): http://chemistry.usf.edu/

Chemical Engineering and Applied Science (Yale): http://www.eng.yale.edu/content/DPChemicalEngineering.asp

Science and Engineering - resources: http://www.science-engineering.net/america/colleges/florida_chemical_biomedical.htm

Industrial Engineering Virtual Library: http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/www-ie/academic/

Control Engineering Virtual Library: http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/extras/Virtual_Library/Control_VL.html

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials: http://www.eng.wayne.edu/che/

Material Science and Engineering (Drexel): http://www.materials.drexel.edu/

List of Departments of Chemistry: http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Chemistry/Academic_Departments/North_America/Canada/

List of Chemistry Departments from ScienceCentral Site: http://www.sciencecentral.com/category/1175534

Department of Chemistry (Georgetown): http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/chemistry/

Argonne Nationa Labatory and University of Chicago - Energy Research: http://www.anl.gov/

Department of Dermatology (Iowa): http://www.uthscsa.edu/

Department of Medicinal Science (pharmacy - Virginia Commonwealth U): http://www.phc.vcu.edu/

Department of Biomedical Science (Sheffield): http://www.shef.ac.uk/bms/research/rivolta/index.html

M.D.Anderson Cancer Center (U of TX): http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/molgen/

Department of Radiology (Washington): http://www.radhttp://www.millersville.edu/esci/.edu/

Department of Exercise Science (S. Carolina): http://www.sph.sc.edu/exsc/

Exercise (President's Challenge): http://www.presidentschallenge.org/advocates/science_board.aspx

Exercise and Sports Science (E. Kentucky): http://www.ess.eku.edu/

College of Medicine (TX A&M): http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/

Orthopaedic Links: http://www.diavlos.gr/orto96/owl/relaacad.htm

Optometry (eye science) (list of links): http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/internet/opmetry.html

Department of Surgery (Pittsburgh): http://www.upmc.com/departments/surgery/

Department of Biomedical Science (U of S. Carolina): http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/

Speech and Hearing (U. of Maryland): http://www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/

Denistry (TX A & M): http://www.tambcd.edu/

University of Texas Health Science: http://www.uthscsa.edu/

Poultry (Chicken) Science List: http://www.mtsu.edu/~chem/

Department of Poultry Science (NC State): http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/poultry/index.php

Department of Animal Science (Iowa): http://www.ans.iastate.edu/

Animal and Food Science (Wisconsin): http://www.uwrf.edu/afs-all/

Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science (Alberta): http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/afns/

Algriculture and Life Science (NC State): http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/applications/beta/research.cfm

Food Science (Purdue): http://www.wwu.edu/depts/physics/

Nuclear Energy Virtual Library: http://www.rarf.riken.go.jp/rarf/np/nplab.html

Energy Research (Brookhaven National Laboratory): http://www.bnl.gov/world/

Berkley Energy Lab: http://www.lbl.gov/

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Oregon State): http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Washington State): http://school.eecs.wsu.edu/

Materials Science and Engineering (Ohio State) : http://www.matsceng.ohio-state.edu/

Material Science and Engineering (Stony Brook, NY): http://www.matscieng.sunysb.edu/

Optical Science and Engineering (Michigan ): http://www.engin.umich.edu/research/cuos/

List of Archeology Departments: http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Academic_Departments/North_America/United_States/

Anthropology (TX A&M): http://anthropology.tamu.edu/

Earth and Mineral Science - Meteorology (Penn State): http://www.met.psu.edu/

Minerology Universities and Resources: http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/mineral/minlinks_frame3.html

Geology (Bowling Green): http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/geology/

Earth and Environmental Science (Lehigh PA): http://www.ees.lehigh.edu/

Earth Impact Database: http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/

Earth Science (Memorial U, Canada): http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/about/

Geological Science (New Mexico): http://www.nmsu.edu/~geology/

Environmental Proctection Agency - List of affiliated universities: http://www.epa.gov/sciforum/participate.html

Physics and Astronomy (WA): http://www.wwu.edu/depts/physics/

Physics and Astronomy (Rochester, NY): http://www.pas.rochester.edu/urpas/page/job_openings_in_the_department_of_physics_and_astronomy

Physics and Astronomy Directory: http://www.physlink.com/directories/departments/USA.cfm

Physics (U of Colorado, Denver): http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/clas/physics/coloradoResources.html

Earth and Atmospheric Science (Purdue): http://www.purdue.edu/eas/

Department of Atmospheric Science (Colorado State): http://www.atmos.colostate.edu/

Department of Atmospheric Science (Albany, NY): http://www.atmos.albany.edu/

Department of Atmospheric Science (U of Arizona): http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/

School of Earth Science (Stanford): http://pangea.stanford.edu/

Geography and Earth Science (Shippensburg, PA): http://webspace.ship.edu/geog/

Department of Geography (Clark): http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/

Geology Sites: (Syracuse U):  http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/opportunities.html

Earth and Atmospheric Science (Cornell): http://www.eas.cornell.edu/

Department of Earth Science (Millersville, PA): http://www.millersville.edu/esci/

Atmosphere Science Group (Texas Tech): http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/PHP_MIRROR/index.php

Atmospheric Science (Creighton): http://ats.creighton.edu/

Sun Spot Study (Oregon State): http://smed.science.oregonstate.edu/node/63

Atmospheric Science (Harvard): http://www-as.harvard.edu/

Physics and Astronomy (John Hopkins): http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/

Astrophysical Science (Princeton): http://www.astro.princeton.edu/

Planetary Science (NASA): http://nasascience.nasa.gov/about-us/NAC-subcommittees/nac-planetary-science-subcommittee

Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (Maryland): http://www.umd.edu/

Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (UCLA): http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/

Oceanography (Cape Town): http://www.sea.uct.ac.za/index.php

Chemical Engineering - World Wide Virtual Library from Cornell: http://www.che.ufl.edu/www-che/academic/geo/USA.html

List of Nutrition, Food Science and Dietetics Departments: http://www.arborcom.com/frame/n_unus.htm#Uni_USA_Explanation

List of Food Science and Food Technology Departments (FoodInfoNet): http://www.foodinfonet.com/university.htm

List of North American Food Science Departments: http://foodsci.wisc.edu/about/links.php

Food Science (Cornell): http://www.foodscience.cornell.edu/

College of Agricultural and Environmental Science (UCDavis): http://www.aes.ucdavis.edu/

Department of Animal Science (Michigan): http://www.canr.msu.edu/dept/ans/

Department of Animal Science ( Colorado): http://ansci.colostate.edu/

List of Veterinary Colleges: http://netvet.wustl.edu/vschool.htm

List of Veterinary Colleges: http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/vet_schools.htm

Gluck Equine (horses) Research Center (Kentucky): http://www.ca.uky.edu/gluck/index.htm

Department of Zoology (Oregon): http://zoology.science.oregonstate.edu/

Marine Biology (Georgia): http://www.marsci.uga.edu/

Marine Biology (U of Texas): http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/academics/gradprog.htm

Department of Animal Science (University of Nebraska - Lincoln): http://www.animalscience.unl.edu/index.html%3bjsessionid=469D0AB38E879FCAF13A56C0B73F5F56

Land, Air, Water Resources Dept. of Atmospheric Science (U of California, Davis): http://atm.ucdavis.edu/

University of Michigan Weather Sites: http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/servers.html

Meteorlology (San Jose): http://www.met.sjsu.edu/

Space Weather Resources: http://space.rice.edu/ISTP/

Cosmic and Gamma Rays (List of Links): http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/hfm/CosmicRay/CosmicRaySites.html

Nuclear Laboratories (Triangle Universities - NC): http://www.tunl.duke.edu/

Department of Forensic Science (Washington State University): http://www.gwu.edu/~forensic/listofli.htm

Maps - Earth Science and Maps Library (Berkley): http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/MapCollections.html or http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/surveys.html

University Consortium of Geographic Information Studies: http://www.ucgis.org/

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science (U of Nevada Reno): http://www.ag.unr.edu/nres/

Bioenergy: http://www.science.doe.gov/News_Information/News_Room/2007/Bioenergy_Research_Centers/

Department of Wood Science and Forest Products (Virginia Tech): http://vtwood.forprod.vt.edu/

Carbon Cycle Science Program: http://www.carboncyclescience.gov/

HighWire Press - Archive of Science Articles (Stanford): http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/largest.dtl

ScienceWatch (Rochester, NY): http://sciencewatch.com/inter/ins/08/08febIns-Rochester/

Carnegie Institution for Science: http://www.ciw.edu/

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Science - List of Links - Smithsonian: http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/links.html

Petrology (study or rocks) (UK) list of sites: http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/education/fe/petrology_-_metamorphic.html

Careers for Science Majors: http://facweb.furman.edu/~jsnyder/careers/careerlist.html

Jobs in Physics, Astronomy and other science fields: http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/advisor/Jobs.html

Occupations for Earth Science Graduates: http://www.uni.edu/earth/careers.html

Fellowships in Science: http://www.science.gov/internships/graduate.html

 

Museum Links

Natural History Museums

Mississippi: http://www.mdwfp.com/museum/

Great List of Natural History Museums: http://www.lib.washington.edu/sla/natmus.html

Yahoo list of Museums and Exhibits: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/museums_and_exhibits/

List of Natural History Museums World Wide - see U.S.A.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_history_museums#United_States

List of Museums: http://paleo.cc/kpaleo/museums.htm

Tree of Life List: http://www.tolweb.org/tree/home.pages/linksnh.html

List of Museums in Alaska: http://www.museums.state.ak.us/list.html

Alphabetical Listing of Natural Science Museums: http://paleoartisans.tripod.com/location.html

Museums of Science: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-museumss.html

Alaska;s Museum of the North: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/mammal/

Intute - List of Links: http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/cgi-bin/browse_natural.pl?id=118154&gateway=natural

Top 10 Dinosaur Museums in America: http://www.americasbestonline.net/Dinosaurs.html

List of Dinosaur Museums: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/fun/Museums.shtml

Natural Science Collections Alliance: http://www.nscalliance.org/

Museum Resources: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Museum/resource.html

List of Insect Collections in USA: http://www.entsoc.org/resources/links/zoos.htm

Birding on line: http://birdingonthe.net/namerica.html

List of Planetarium Type Museums: http://www.wwar.com/categories/Museums/Type/Planetarium/

Yale Peabody Museum: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/vz/ornlinks.html

NC: http://www.naturalsciences.org/

Houston, TX: http://www.hmns.org/

Denver, CO: http://www.dmns.org/main/en/

Notebaert in Chicago, IL: http://www.naturemuseum.org/index.php?id=39

U of CA - Paleontology: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

Los Angeles County - Minerals: http://www.nhm.org/research/minsci/learn.htm

Philadelphia, PA: http://www.ansp.org/

LSU: http://appl003.lsu.edu/natsci/lmnh.nsf/index

American: http://www.amnh.org/

Tallahassee, FL: http://tallahasseemuseum.org/

Florida: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/resources/

Academy of Natural Sciences: http://www.ansp.org/museum/index.php

Internet Directory for Botany - Botanical Gardens: http://herba.msu.ru/mirrors/www.helsinki.fi/kmus/botmus.html

List of Museums with Insect Collections: http://www2.nrm.se/en/museums.html

Smithsonian Department of Vertebrate Zoology: http://vertebrates.si.edu/birds/birds_links.html

 

 

 

Virtual Museums

List of Oldies but Goodies - Virtual Museum Tours for Schools: http://fno.org/museum/list.html

Museums and Virtual Libraries from around the World: http://www.entsoc.org/resources/links/zoos.htm

 

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