Science

These resources just touch the tip of the volumes of sites that can be found on the Internet involving science.
                             Solar System and Astronomy/Ocean/Rain Forest/Weather/Animals

General:
National Science Teachers Association
Volcano World Wonderful site for all ages on volcanoes.
Theater of Electricity The Museum of Science in Boston hosts this site which gives an online tour through the world of electricity.
NASA This URL will get you to the projects that are designed for classrooms and have ongoing and real life research involved. 
Project Athena This site has a lot of good material for teachers to use when working on projects in science.
Science Daily Current articles on all areas of science. This site is updated daily and has a searchable archive.
Why Files This site explores the science behind the headlines telling about the science, math and technology involved in current news stories.
Wisconsin Fast Plants Interacive site exploring plant growth by using broccoli and cabbage. Botony, genetics and adaptation are a few of the topics covered here.
National Wildlife Federation for Kids There are environmental lesson plans, online games, activities and workshops on this site.
IMSEnet Instructional Materials for Science Educators. Very well organized site and useful!
The Tree of Life Web Project a collaborative project speaking to international biodiversity.

Solar System/Astronomy:
Solar System The largest scale model of the solar system located at Lakeview Museum Planetarium in Peoria, Illinois.
Live From Mars Great interactive site for current information on Mars. On-line projects you and your students may participate in.
On-line from Jupiter '97 Data from the Galileo probe. On-line projects in which you and your students can participate.
Starchild This is a learning center for young astronomers. Very nicely set up and easy to navigate.
Nine Planets A multi-media tour of the solar system. You need time and memory on the computer but it is worth it.
Windows to the Univese Quite an extensive site.
Comet Oberservation You and your students will like this page.
Amazing Space: Education Online from the Hubble Space Telescope Web-based lessons designed by teachers and scientists. They are interactive and use images from the Hubble.
Space Educator's Handbook This definitive guide includes short movies, a section on teaching space technology using science fiction and comics, and much, much more.

Ocean:
Whales: A Thematic Unit This site contains teacher resources, student activities and projects. Maintained by the teacher and students who write the materials.
Orca Live sponsored by the Nature Network. You need Micromedia Flash player to view sections of this site.
Great Barrier Reef Aquarium Recommended for students 10 and up. The Great Barrier Reef
How Deep This site shows how deep different man-made units and sea life can go. There are links to many other pages that contain various information on diving, fish and submarines.
Zebra Mussels: Stop the Invasion Great site for biology. It is presented by the Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program and is an activity based unit.

Rain Forest:
Santa Ana Zoo This is a beautiful exhibit of rain forest flora and fauna. It is designed to show the destruction of the rain forest.
Rainforest Action Network This site is designed to educate and have a special section for students. It covers the Amazon and the Redwoods as well as informing about what a rain forest is.

Weather:
Tornado Project Online Lots of facts about tornadoes as well as personal experiences, safety tips and the latest tornado news.
USA Today Weather Includes current weather information as well as teaching about weather phenomenon. It includes a question and answer section and a weather almanac.

Animals:
International Wolf Center
Electronic Zoo Huge database of information about every animal you can think of. Lots of photographs and graphics.
Salmon Page Maintained by students and teachers this is a comprehensive site on salmon.
Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Data Base Includes animal information, information on careers, educational resources and information on Sea World and Busch Gardens.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit This site is from Lawrence Berkley Labs and is designed to allow high school or middle school students dissect frogs. There are also movies, games and tutorials which are in several languages.
Tiger Information Center Dedicated to protecting the five remaining subspecies of tigers, this site has lots of interactivity.