Science Links

» Teaching Time

The Franklin Institute offers a considerable resource for educators on teaching time. Classes can participate in global online time and clock projects, and students can experiment with online activities in gears, sundials, calendars, and more.

» WhaleNet

Interactive - focuses on whales and marine research. Take the WhaleNet Tour to acquaint yourself with the resources available at this Web site.

» Whale Watching Web

» FOSSWeb

» Science Made Simple

» Chem 4 Kids

» Biology 4 Kids

» Powers of Ten

View the Milky Way from 10 million light years from the Earth zooming in until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.

» Exploring Science in the Classroom

More than 25 hands-on science activities plus teacher resources and guides.

» Exploring the World of Microscopes and Microscopy

The Molecular Expressions website features photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. They go where no microscope has gone before.