Science Homework and extras
Science Web Sites
To use the links (underlined and coloured) simply click on them individually when a "hand" appears. Once you have finished looking at that site click on the appropriate button on the left of the screen.
WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO BIOLOGY AND OTHER SCIENCE STUDENTS
1 The world Wide Web Journal of Biology
Excellent general site, loads of good information - superb links to specific areas
http://www.epress.com/w3jbio/
2 Skowronski's Science connection
Launchpad to many useful biology sites
http://members.aol.com/ChinPal/index.html
3 Human Genome Sequencing Centre - also contains Biologists Control Panel
http://www.hgsc.bcm.tmc.edu/
4 Launchpad to biodiversity & biological collections site
http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/
5 Launchpad to American resources and current publications in biomedical sciences
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/biosites/
6 Huge launchpad based at Harvard University dept of molecular and cellular biology
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html
7 Ecology bases zoological record
http://www.york.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/ecol.htm
8 WWW biological library
http://genbiol.cbs.umn.edu/PIF_files/PIF_Docs/PIF_R_Files/library/gbweb.html
9 NetBiosites - really useful for biochemistry revision. Contains some animations
http://www.auhs.edu/netbiochem/titles.htm
10 Blood and circulation - an excellent site
http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
11 Instructions on anatomy, pathology and surgery
http://www.vesalius.com/
12 Biology hypertext book
http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/bio/7001main.html
13 Biomed Net - Database for biological and medical research
http://www.biomednet.com/db/biomedlink
14 Links 2 go - Biology discussion site with lots of further links
http://www.links2go.com/topic/Biology
15 Insects found in amber & related links
http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/
16 Natural History Museum in London
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
17 Tissue engineering & transplant
http://www.pittsburgh-tissue.net/
18 Interactive frog dissection !!
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
19 A different frog dissection !!
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/menu.html
20 The virtual fly lab - do your own genetics crosses, an excellent site!
http://vflylab.calstatela.edu/edesktop//VirtApps/VflyLab/IntroVflyLab.html
21 A survey of the plant kingdom; An excellent classification and botany site
http://web1.manhattan.edu/fcardill/plants/intro/index.html
22 Evolutionary biology and phylogeny
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html
23 Centre for Aquatic Plants
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/
24 European botany education and lots of other links
http://www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/index_e.html
25 The Virtual Foliage Home Page - see a photo of any plant you can name
http://www.wisc.edu/b
26 Scott's Botanical Links - lots of current research, environmental info and other links
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/
27 Medical biochemistry - viewable slide shows and lecture notes - some good diagrams.
Choose index then click on the buttons then the forward arrows.
http://www.kumc.edu/research/medicine/biochemistry/bioc800/start.html
28 Membrane structure
http://www.auhs.edu/netbiochem/membranehtm
29 Biochemistry-problems and tutorials on basic chemistry, metabolism, enzymes, photosynthesis molecular structure and pH
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry.html
30 Problems and tutorial help on cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, prokaryotes, eukaryotes & viruses, activities.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
31 Tutorials on chemicals and human health, kidneys and toxicology, lungs and smoking.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/
32 DNA forensics, karyotyping, genetics, blood types, reproduction and STD's.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/human_bio.html
33 Developmental biology and embryology
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/developmental_bio/developmental_bio.html
34 Introduction to immunology, case studies, activities and links
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/immunology.html
35 Problems on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses and sex linkage.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html
36 Molecular genetics, nucleic acids, recombinant DNA technology
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/molecular_bio.html
37 MendelWeb - the origins of classical genetics; Direct translations of Mendel's original work and current thought.
http://www.netspace.org/MendelWeb/home.html
38 Seeing, hearing and smelling the world - New scientific research into the senses
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/start.htm
39 Atherosclerosis and thrombosis microscope images
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/ATHHTML/ATHIDX.html
40 Web Path - pictures and tutorials of human disease states NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH!
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html#MENU
Chemistry Web links
The following hyperlinks will be found useful to A-level chemistry students, in different modules of the course, as detailed :
1. Acids and Bases (module 2)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/acidprop/index.htm
2. Acid/base titration curves (module 4)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/titrate/graphs1.htm
3. Bond enthalpies (module 4)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/bondcalc/index.htm
4. Collision theory (module 3)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/collide/index.htm
5. Covalent bonding - including Shapes of molecules (module 3)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/covalent/index.htm
6. Energetics (module 1)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/exotherm/index.htm
7. Indicators (module 4)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/indicate/index.htm
8. Kinetics and rate expressions (module 3)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/rates/index.htm
9. Maxwell/Boltzmann distribution curves (module 3)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/collide/index.htm
10. The mole concept (module 1)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/mole/index.htm
11. Periodicity [period 3] (module 1)
http://www.intschool-leipzig.com/bailey/tutorial/physical/trends1.htm
12. Organic nomenclature, mechanisms and molecular structure (module 3)
http://www.mp-docker.demon.co.uk/chains_and_rings/index.html
PHYSICS
http://library.advanced.org/10796/ch1/ch1.htm
An interactive site which may help you with mathematical skills needed for A-level physics.
http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/waves/waves.htm
Demonstrations of various wave phenomena
http://home.a-city.de/walter.fendt/physengl/electricmotor.htm
This is a German site. They don't use Fleming's Left Hand Rule. They use a variant of the Right-hand rule. (this may be a good idea in German!) You should use FLEMING'S LEFT HAND RULE on this site
http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/
A useful search engine which refers only to sites which have physics content.
http://www.ugems.psu.edu/~owens/WWW_Virtual_Library/
Meteorology Sites
American Institute of Physics
American Physical Society
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/about_demos.html
University of California at Berkeley, Physics
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/about_demos.html
Department Demos - Information and pictures used for preparing and performing undergraduate lecture demonstrations at the University of California Physics Department at Berkeley.
http://fusioned.gat.com/webstuff/FusionInfo.html
FusionInfo
Who, What, Where, Why & When of Fusion.
http://www-lasers.llnl.gov/
Lawrence Livermore National Lab's Laser Program
http://web.mit.edu/~redingtn/www/netadv/welcome.html/
MIT's Net Advance of Physics - An electronic journal/encyclopedia modeled somewhat on the old Handbuch der Physic
http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Physics/
Yahoo's Physics page
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
Amusement Park Physics: What Are the Forces Behind the Fun? - Interactive exhibit exploring how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides
http://curie.uncg.edu/~mturner/title.html
Amusement Park Physics
experiments, including materials, procedures, and questions, to perform on amusement park rides
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
Funderstanding Roller Coaster - It is your mission to design a coaster to achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track
http://tqd.advanced.org/2745/
Physics of Amusement Parks - topics include potential and kinetic energy, centripetal force, and free fall.
http://141.104.22.210/Anthology/Pav/Science/Physics/book/home.html
Roller Coaster Physics - complete book discussing some of the principles involved in the design of a roller coaster. Includes amusement park experiment
http://www.cern.ch/
CERN (particle physics)
http://snodaq.phy.queensu.ca/SNO/experiments.html
Neutrino Experiments
QMW Physics Department (includes all research pages)
JET (plasma physics and fusion)
http://www.harold.phy.umist.ac.uk/
UMIST Physics Dept (includes all research pages)
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~das4k/sono.html
Sonoluminescence (light from bubbles)
http://dm2.uibk.ac.at/c/c7/c704/qo/
Quantum Optics and Teleportation
GOOD INTERNET SITES TO VISIT: EARTH SCIENCE
Select from the list below any of the sites listed that you think would be of value in your
current piece of research. Remember to acknowledge the sites you use in your bibliography.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/gif/Earthbig.jpg
Everything you need to know about the Earth Science Foundation module
http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~webmaint/Links/uk.shtml
List of university/college Earth Science/Geology Departments
http://info.er.usgs.gov/network/science/earth/
Huge range of links from Earthquakes to Tectonics: United States Geological Service
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/
Hazards for Human and Environmental Extension Module
http://www.hic.net/hicpersonal/j/jbutler/update/cit.htm
Internet links for Earth Science Extension modules
http://vquake.calstatela.edu/edesktop/VirtApps/VirtualEarthQuake/VQuakeIntro.html
Test your responses in a virtual earthquake situation
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
Compiled by the United States Geological Survey, covers principal types of volcanoes.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/SubmarineVolcano/description_submarine_volcano.html
Source as above, covers submarine volcanoes, ridges and vents.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/volcano_types/shield.htm
Information from Volcano World on shield volcanoes.
http.//vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/description_msh.html
United States Geological Survey. Mt. St. Helens volcano information.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/PacificNW/AGU-T106/msh.html
United States Geological Survey. Information on AGU Pacific volcanoes field trip.
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/
Geological Society World Wide Web site. Gives details and addresses on the web for other
sites of geological information.
http://www.pcweb.liv.ac.uk/Microseis/Sam/v_earth.html
The Virtual Earth, a tour of the World Wide Web for earth scientists.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/
United States Geological Survey. Source of unbiased information on the occurrence, quality,
quantity and availability of mineral resources.
http://www.natural-resources.org/
About mining and sustainable development.
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/cra/ocean/html/chapt_5j.html
Mineral resource extraction activities along the Californian coastline. Includes salt,
magnesium and magnesium compounds.
http://www.british-stone.com/index/.htm
Site includes detailed geological information on stones and where they are found and is
produced by companies operating mines and quarries in Britain.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/sediment.htm
Covers how sedimentary rocks are formed.
http://www.science.ubc.ca/~geo1202/petrology/rock.html
Information on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock from the University of British
Columbia.
http://www.fossil-company.com/about_rocks/metamorphic.html
The Fossil Company - about metamorphic rocks.
http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/meta.htm
Lists agents of metamorphism and effects. Textural differences exhibited by metamorphic
rocks.
http://www.usd.edu/esci/exams/crust.html
Practice exam from University of South Dakota. Gives a response to answers.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/igneous.htm
Covers how igneous rocks are formed
http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/basicgeo/IGNEOUS/IGNEOUS.html
Allows you to learn about igneous rocks at your own pace using images of hand samples and
rock outcrops in natural settings.
http://www.fossil-company.com/about.rocks/igneous.html
Information about igneous rocks.
http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/igneous.htm
Lists different igneous rock textures, covers how rate of cooling influences size of
crystals and contrasts magma and lava.
ENERGY
http://www.unlimited-power.co.uk/
Energy Development Corporation Ltd. - supplies renewable energy needs - solar power and wind
power.
http://www.energyenterprise.co.uk/
Has been promoting renewable energies since 1996. Also make electric bikes which are solar
powered or rechargeable.
http://www.wodete.com.cy/
Information on solar heating systems for houses.
http://www.demon.co.uk/tfc/
Information on solar and renewable energies in the form of online publications.
ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
http:/www.cat.org.uk/
Centre for Alternative Technology. Eco-based charity in Wales can provide information on
alternative technologies.
AGRICULTURE
http://www.herts.ac.uk/natsci/Env/aeru/aeruhome.htm
Research on the impact that agriculture has on the land by the University of Hertfordshire.
http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/WWW/AGATOR/HTM/AGCOMMERCIAL.HTM
A wide range of information on all aspects of commercial agriculture including aquaculture.
http://www.rasc.org.uk/
Information for farmers from the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
http://www.nor.com.au/environment/perma/
Permaculture International - information on organic farming.
http://www.agnet.co.uk/
Lots of detailed information on all aspects of agriculture.
ECOTOURISM
http://www.ecotourism.org/
Ecotourism Explorer aims at making ecotourism a genuine tool for conservation and
development.
http://www.interlog/com/~rainfrst/
Visit a rainforest - fact sheets on climate, wildlife, etc.
http://www2.planeta.como/mader/ecotravel/mexico/mexico.html
Highlights environmental news and travel opportunities in Mexico.
http://www.eduweb.com/ecotourism/ecol.html
Amazon Interactive: The Ecotourism game. Can you make ecotourism sustainable?
http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/ecotourism.html
Overview of ecotourism with case studies.
CONSERVATION
http://npca.org/
The National Parks and Conservation Association site provides information on US national
parks and campaigns to protect them.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
World Conservation Monitoring Centre - publications and data on the preservation of global
biodiversity.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~dchippin/conserv.html
Essays and arguments on various conservation issues.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/data/species_sheets/hawksbil.html
Information on species under threat.
http://www.swampfox.demon.co.uk/utlach/shift/ukwct.html
Information on wolves.
FORESTRY
http://www.ibles.waw.pl/struktura/zaklad20.htm
Forestry management in the Highlands - main research directions in silviculture and forest
protection.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/
Site for Forestry Commission is under construction at present but you can obtain leaflets
and information through the post by visiting this site.
http://www.bp.com/saw/english/resource/resource.html
Environmental information from BP: a huge range of useful sources
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/
English Nature: Range of sites based on conservation/management in UK. Several links to
Trusts
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/nature.htm
English Nature: Reserves in UK functions and features
http://www.onlinenews.net/environment.html
Environment links: Global many sites available.
Friends of the Earth Home Page
RSPB Home Page
http://planetpets.simplenet.com/plntanim.htm
General Wildlife Links: many choices but data sometimes superficial
The definitive WWF home page on the net
http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/greenhouse.htm
Global Warming: the issues and impacts
http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/resources_frame.htm
Everything you need to know about the Environment courtesy School Zone
http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/resources_frame.htm
Energy and the environment: Fossil fuels: Nuclear: Renewables
Click here to have a look at Teaching and Learning resources