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  1. Archaeology
  2. Astronomy
  3. General Science
  4. Geography
  5. Geology
  6. Nature
  7. Oceanography

 


1. Archaeology

American Archaeology (Archaeology Magazine)

Archaeology Magazine  (Archaeology Magazine) Click on WWWorld of Archaeology to visit their favorite Web sites.

ArchNet - "WWW Virtual Library - Archaeology"

Regions: See North America (includes Canada and Mexico)

Build Your Own Stonehenge (activity)

The Complete Stonehenge

Falls of the Ohio State Park (Indiana - Kentucky state lines) "The 386-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest naturally exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world."

Falls of the Ohio Photo Collection

Louisiana Museum of Ancient Indian Culture (Bogalusa, Louisiana)

Minnesota Historical Society, MHS, Archaeology Home Page Not all web pages are working and there are some broken links.

Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center

Mysterious Places : Ancient Americans and Easter Island in words and pictures

Nova Online : Previous Sites by Topics : Secrets of Easter Island; Secrets of Lost Empires; Treasures of the Sunken City; and more.

Yahoo! : Social Science : Anthropology and Archaeology : Archaeology


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2. Astronomy

Astronomy (Astronomy Magazine)

Sky Events text for This Month and Next Month (or click on the links next to the that says Sky Events).

Sky Highlights for 1999 and Sky Highlights for 2000

Astronomy for Kids Note: All maps and charts on this web site were made with Starry Nights astronomy software. You can download a free trail version of the Backyard Starry Nights. You will need to have Apple's Quicktime installed on your computer.

Planets

Puzzles

Sky Facts

Star Links

The Sky Maps

Postcards

Astronomy Freeware and Shareware Click on current view of the earth.

Astronomy Links (R.M. Sandy)

Backyard Astronomy at FamilyEducation.com

CyberSky (Shareware - try for free; keep for $30) as an .exe (executable file) or as a .zip (compressed , a.k.a. "zipped up", file) or download CyberSky at ZDNet as a .zip file. 

Gheens Science Center and Rauch Planetarium (at the University of Louisville, Kentucky)

This site is under construction but should ready very soon. 

"John Glenn helps launch science center: World-class planetarium coming (to Louisville, KY)" in The Courier-Journal newspaper on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999.


Global Metric Time Service

 

 

 

Index Librorum Liberorum (North America - mirror) 

Tools

Solar System Live - To start with, keep it simple ... just click on the entire Solar System, then click on the Update button. Next click on either the Icons or Images "radio buttons". See the key for the icons and images by clicking on Show: (or Icons and Images).

Earth and Moon Viewer or you can download Home Planet - an Earth/Space/Sky simulator

Your Sky - an online planetarium. Get a star chart for your location at any time and date. Sky Map Control Panel Help

Moontool for Windows

Terranova Planet of the Day

Screen Savers

Earth Screen Saver for Windows 

Crater Screen Saver for Windows

Sky Screen Savers for Windows

Terranova Screen Saver for Windows

(public domain = it is free software)

 

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ) and NASA for Kids

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - See Solar System Simulator

Meade Instruments Corporation - "World's Leading Manufacturer of Astronomical Telescopes for the serious amateur.

MyStarsLive - Interactive Star Chart - Very easy to use! MyStars! Shareware for Stargazers demo ($15)

NASA Discovery Program - See Education and Outreach

NASA's Planetary Science Research Discoveries (PSRD)

Planetary Science Glossary

Exploring Planets in the Classroom hands-on science activities

Planet Earth Cams on Discovery Online

Polaris Starchart Map Server

The Seasons at World Book

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)

The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. See the Glossary.

SEDS Messier Database

Planetarium Software

SETI Institute Online : SETI@HOME and SETI Cam

SETI@home Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home SOFTWARE

How to Use SETI@HOME Software

Sky & Telescope (Astronomy Magazine)

Special Sky Events

Moon & Planets : Map of the Moon

SkyMap Pro 6 Software ($99) Download Evaluation Copy  

Slacker's Solar System Basics : Astronomy Page

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum : Albert Einstein Planetarium : Skywatcher's Weekly Report

The Space Place

Spacey Things to Make

Spacey Things to Do

Space Science in Action

Dr. Marc's Amazing Facts

Our Friends Share (Links)

Space Telescope Science Institute

Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope, HST

Public Photos and Animations WOW!!! Saturn - December 1, 1994. (You can "Set As Wallpaper" for your desktop.)

Tour the Cosmos (Dramatic process of starbirth hints at Earth's beginnings crashes!)

Stig's Sky Calendar

Calendar - Select USA:STATE:City from the drop list or select one from the Observing Site list.

My Sky to customize your sky calendar setup. You must register first. Select USA:STATE:City from the drop list.

Sun & Moon - Rise & Set at The Old Farmer's Almanac

Views of the Solar System - Also, see the Glossary.

Web-based Planetariums

Yahoo! Astronomy : Software

Astronomy News on Yahoo!

Astronomy Shopping on Yahoo!


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3. General Science

Backyard Science at FamilyEducation.com

Discovery KidsDiscovery Kids : Discovery Cams

 

 


How Stuff Works! by Marshall Brain

Nova Online : Previous Sites by Topics : Fall of the Leaning Tower

PBS - Games and Diversions : Screensavers

Science at Yahoo!

Smithsonian Institution

The Weather Site

Yahoo! : Science

Yahooligans! : Science and Nature


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4. Geography

50 States.com State Symbols, Capitals, Constitutions, Flags, Maps, Songs, and more.

Map Collections: 1544 - 1996

National Geographic : OutPost

The Official U.S. Time

See the Eastern Time Zone which is 5 hours behind (- 5 hrs.) GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

See the Central Time Zone which is 6 hours behind (- 6 hrs.) GMT

Time Exhibits - for example: A Walk through Time

U.S. Gazetteer - find out decimal Latitude and Longitude of cities and more.

Results for Patty McCLENDON's
Zip Code: 40218 PO Name: Buechel (KY)
Population (1990): 31434
Location: 38.191084 N, 85.654834 W
Browse Tiger Map of area.
Lookup 1990 Census zipcode data from STF3B.

Helping Your Child Learn Geography at U.S. Department of Education

Yahoo! : Science : Geography


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5. Geology

EarthNet (for teachers)

Geology at FamilyEducation.com

Microsoft's TerraServer - Type in: City, State, then click on the Go icon.

NGDC, National Geophysical Data Center's Marine Geology & Geophysics Images 

Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection

U.S. Geological Survey : USGS TerraServer -- Digital Backyard

Yahoo! : Science : Earth Sciences : Geology and Geophysics


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6. Nature

Animal Planet at the Discovery Channel. Click on the Animal Cams icons. For example: Bird Feeder Cam

Bluebirds Houses at FamilyEducation.com

The National Arbor Day Foundation

National Wildlife Federation's

Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program

The Nature Conservancy

Nova Online : Previous Sites by Topics : Wild Wolves

Wild Ones - landscaping using native species

The Wild Ones - wildlife preservation

Yahooligans! - Science and Nature

ZooWeb  "Your Link to Zoos and Aquariums on the web."  Zoo Cams


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7. Oceanography

The Bridge - Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center - Very nice site for teachers, but also some fun thing for kids.

Ocean Planet - A Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition

Physical Oceanography from Space

Yahoo! : Science : Earth Sciences : Oceanography


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