Great Web Sites

• Why Files
  A searchable collection of articles about current science topics written especially for 6-12 students. (http://whyfiles.org/)
• Time 100: Scientists and Thinkers
  Several brief biographical sketches of notable scientists. (http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/)
• Museum of Science
  A fun site created by Boston's Museum of Science. Includes articles and features on the museum's current exhibits. (http://www.mos.org/)
• Scientific American Frontiers
  This link will take you to the Web site for the PBS television series. Here you'll find feature stories and information about a variety of interesting scientific topics. (http://www.pbs.org/saf)
  
• Access Excellence - Resource Center at the National Health Museum
  "Access Excellence is a national educational program that provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web." (http://www.accessexcellence.org/)
• Exploratorium Exploranet
  From San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, The Exploratorium is an on-line museum that strives to "create a culture of learning through innovative environments, programs, and tools that help people to nurture their curiosity about the world around them." Lots of interesting information here! (http://www.exploratorium.edu/)

Big sites with lots of links!
These resources have loads of links to all sorts of additional resources

• Science and Technology Reference
  An excellent resource from the Internet Public Library. Start your research here. (http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/sci0000.html)
• General Science Resources
  A very good collection of general resources from the Swarthmore Library. (http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/cornell/Sciences/scigen.html)
• Frank Potter's Science Gems
  "For students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level."
  (http://www.sciencegems.com/)

Online Magazines & News

• BBC - Science & Nature News
  This is an attractive, informative Web site from the BBC. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech)
• Discover Magazine
  (http://www.discover.com/)
• National Geographic
  The official Web site of the magazine. Here you'll find a collection of maps, excellent photographs and images, natural science information and articles, as well as special sections for students, teachers and parents. (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/)
• New Scientist
  The latest news in all areas of science.
• NOVA: Science in the News
  Another interesting current events Web site. (http://www.science.org.au/nova)
• Popular Science
  The Web site of the Magazine. You'll find Lots of fun and interesting articles here. (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/)

• Scientific American Online
  An enjoyable, informative, accessible magazine for those interested in science. (http://www.sciam.com/)

Books in Your Libraries

• Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
• Science
• Technology
• Science and Civilization
• Ancient Science
• Or enter your own keywords in the search box to search the catalog:
  
• Need help?
  • How to find a book in your library.

Science Headlines
(Headlines from Moreover.com. These articles change frequently)