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Atlas of United States Mortality |
| Most of the site (which is itself a subset of the Centers for Disease Control site) is devoted to a very large database—more than 60mb of mortality data, by cause, race, age, and region. |
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California Academy of Sciences |
| The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is "to shed light on the wonders and value of the natural world" through the sponsorship of expeditions, research, and teaching. |
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How Stuff Works |
| How Stuff Works (HSW), created by Marshall Brain, a computer scientist and award-winning educator formerly at North Carolina State University, is designed to provide science information and electronic links to science and technology sites, museums, magazines, and other question and answer sites. |
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MadSci Network |
| Behind a slightly “mad” on-screen presentation, MadSci is a serious and useful assortment of archival and interactive services. |
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National Science Education Standards |
| The National Science Education Standards website, while not at all glitzy, is chock full of important and easy-to-understand information. |
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National Wildlife Federation |
| This website contains a variety of interesting sections. Two sections are of particular appeal to teachers and their students. |
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Nye Labs Online |
| The Bill Nye site has many attractive features; it is well conceived in its design and has a decent amount of buttons to click and things to look at. |
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Particle Adventure |
| Overall, this is a very interesting site that offers an understandable, step-by-step approach to particle physics theory. |
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Population Reference Bureau |
| In the PRB publications I sampled, data are clearly presented, the sources are immediately apparent, and usually quite familiar to me. |
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Science Learning Network |
| The Science Learning Network(SLN) is a partnership among six science museums and funded by Unisys Corporation and the National Science Foundation. |
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Scientific American |
| This website is a useful area for high-school and properly prepared middle-school students, as well as college students, to find items for discussion and exploration that are well presented, and accurate, to boot. Recommended. |
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The Center for Science Education |
| The Center for Science Education is one of a growing number of websites designed as a resource for teachers, students, and parents. The focus of the site is space sciences and astronomy. |
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The Exploratorium |
| The Exploratorium collects and reviews scientific websites. |
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The Franklin Institute Online |
| The Franklin Institute Science Museum website strives for currency and accuracy while preserving the 'entertaining' side of learning for the child in all of us. |
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The Nine Planets |
| The Nine Planets site, created by astronomer Bill Arnett, is a comprehensive overview. |
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The Physics Classroom |
| Among Internet sites that attempt to teach classical physics, this is one of the best. It is one of the very few sites that actually tries to teach the fundamental concepts of mechanics without oversimplifying the subject matter. |
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The Why Files |
| I believe it to be an excellent site for both general audiences and classroom use for science topics of general interest. I have added the URL to my list of favorites. |
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Toys in Space |
| The Toys in Space webpage is a project of the NASA planetary and deep space exploration programs. |
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Utah Science Home Page |
| This resource consists of links and specially designed lessons that correlate with the Utah State science curriculum. |
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World Wildlife Fund |
| This site is great for anyone who wants to find out more about environmental issues. |
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