Useful Links

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Educational

     General

• http://www.martindalecenter.com/ - Martindale's "The Reference Desk". Premier site for anything you might be looking for; especially good for science, math, and engineering
• http://www.aresearchguide.com/virtual.html - Extensive listing of useful URLs arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification. Click on their Home Page to access "all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings"
• http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ - CIA World Factbook. Maps, flags, and detailed information on every country on Earth
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - User-edited free encyclopedia
• http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm  - Extensive listing of US newspapers, arranged by state
• http://www.nsta.org/index.html - National Science Teachers Association website
• http://www.firstgov.gov/ - "The US Government's Official Website"

     Astronomy

• http://www.savethehubble.com/introduction.htm - Sign a petition to save the Hubble Space Telescope
• http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html - NASA's website
• http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ - The Seti at Home website. "A scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data."
• http://www.ips-planetarium.org/ - International Planetarium Society website
• http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/ - NASA's website for Mars Rovers mission information
• http://www.stsci.edu/resources/ - The Space Telescope Science Institute

     Biology

• http://www.nabt.org/ - The National Association of Biology Teachers website
• http://www.nbii.gov/index.html  - The National Biological Information Infrastructure website. "Your Home for Biological Information on the Web", maintained by the Center for Biological Informatics of the U.S. Geological Survey
• http://64.95.130.5/home.htm - Fishbase. A Global Information System on Fishes. FishBase was developed at the WorldFish Center in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other partners

     Chemistry

• http://www.iupac.org/index_to.html -  International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry website; the definitive source for information about the elements
• http://www.acs.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html - American Chemical Society website
• http://www.chemheritage.org/ - Chemical Heritage Foundation website."The Chemical Heritage Foundation serves the community of the chemical and molecular sciences and the wider public by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future."

     Earth Science

• http://www.nestanet.org/default.html - The National Earth Science Teachers Association website
• http://www.usgs.gov/ - The US Geological Survey website

     Geography

• http://www.aag.org/Info/info.html - The Association of American Geographers website
• search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/eus317916/us53711/us53757/us230508/ - Find out about international associations, unions, societies, and educational organizations related to geography

     History

• http://www.historyteacher.net/ - History teachers' website, with emphasis on AP classes
• http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/teacher/Resources.htm - The US Citizenship and Immigration Services "Resources for Teachers and Students" web page

     Mathematics

• http://www.nctm.org/ - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics website
• http://mathforum.org/teachers/ - Drexel University's math teacher resource website

     Physics

• http://www.aapt.org/ - American Association of Physics Teachers website
• http://www.aip.org/ - American Institute of Physics website

Science Equipment Vendors

• http://www.jkem.com/ - J-KEM Scientific. Custom scientific equipment, including: Temperature Controllers & Accessories, Digital Vacuum Regulators, Combinatorial & Parallel Synthesis Equipment, Custom Robotics, KemVap Solvent Evaporator, Reaction Blocks, Reaction Controllers, Lab Automation and Custom Instruments, Solid Phase Synthesis
• http://www.coleparmer.com/ - Cole-Parmer
• http://www.vwrsp.com/ - VWR/Scientific Products
• https://www1.fishersci.com/index.jsp - Fisher Scientific
• http://www.mediabrains.com/client/LabGuide/bg1/search.asp - The ACS online lab equipment vendor listing

Museum-Related Websites

• http://www.astc.org/ - Association of Science-Technology Centers website
• http://www.museumca.org/usa/ - Comprehensive listings of museums in the US by various categories
• http://www.museumlink.com/states.htm - Comprehensive listing of US museums by state

Travel-Related Websites

• http://www.nps.gov/ - The National Park Service website
• http://www.llbean.com/parksearch/us_search.html - LL Bean's comprehensive listing of US parks by state or region
• http://www.fws.gov/ - The US Fish and Wildlife website