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Science links

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TOP SITES

Physics 2000

BBC 'The Planets'

The National Museum of Photography, Film and TV.

PHYSICS AND SPACE

Physics 2000 A superb site which uses loads of animations and simple explanations. The periodic table and evaporation applets are really good.
NASA: Everything you wanted to know about space.
BBC 'The Planets' site covering the television series.
Bradford Robotic Telescope: Don't miss this brilliant site for everything astronomical. You can even book time on the telescope.
CERN: Splitting the atom.
Animated physics experiments and demonstrations
The Nine Planets  A great astronomical site with information on just about everything in the sky.
European Southern Observatory.
SETI (The search for extraterrestrial intelligence).
Newton's Laws An excellent explanation.
Space science education from NASA
School Resources Site.  Institute of Electrical Engineers
Optics For Kids  A good site about lenses, optics and light.
Physics of Sound Huge detail !

BIOLOGY RELATED SITES

The Online Heart An excellent site all about the heart (with graphics and sounds).
Coral Forest An excellent site all about the threats to coral reefs.
Life Sciences Education Resources Massive USA site with stacks of resources!!
Biology and Life Sciences (Kids Web) Well thought out USA site on general Biology
Anatomy Brilliant MPEG video animations of body parts.
Animal Zone BBC Natural History Unit
Monsanto This website looks at food biotechnology in the UK and the potential for genetically modified food (GM foods). Don't forget to have a look at what the Environmentalist Groups have to say about GM foods. These links are listed further down.
BIOSIS Biological Abstract site
Biology Articles
Genetics Human Genome project - advanced stuff.
Images of Insects Stacks of creepy crawly pictures.
WWW Virtual Library:  A catalogue of biosciences Web resources from the USA
Tree of Life: Information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics
British Trees A site all about trees, forests and forestry links.
Animal Search Engine A search engine for animal diversity.
The Soil Association Promotes all aspects of organic farming
Biology and the Internet From the Institute of Biology
Access Excellence First class Biology resources centre.

CHEMISTRY

Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry  Nice USGS site that link Chemistry with Earth Science
Chemistry I  Loads of experiments.
Institute of Petroleum A great access point to the world of oil & gas exploration and companies.
Chemist's Art Gallery Smart site with loads of links
A-Level Chemistry 
Atoms, Symbols and Equations Chemistry tutor for Windows, dull.
Chemistry II Loads of advanced experiments
Chemical Industry Teaching Resources User Site (CITRUS)
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