Study Resources

Here's a quick list of some resources that might be of general interest and helpful in school assignments.

Biology

• http://www.biosensitivefutures.org/ Information and essays promoting an ecologically sustainable, healthy and equitable society
• http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm Oceans Alive
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html The Visible Human Project
• http://www.actionbioscience.org Articles and class lessons in biology

Chemistry

• http://www.raci.org.au Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
• http://www.webelements.com An amazing collection of information about every chemical element.

Geology

• http://www.aip.com.au Australian Institute of Petroleum
• http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/ Volcano World
• http://www.uic.com.au/ Uranium and nuclear power information centre
• http://www.ga.gov.au Geoscience Australia

Education

• http://www.edna.edu.au Education Network of Australia
• http://www.teachersource.com/catalog/ Educational Innovations
• http://www.wonderworkshops.com An educational online store

General Science

• http://www.newscientist.com Newscientist
• http://www.sciam.com/ Scientific American
• http://www.discoveryanz.com/_home/index.shtml Discovery Channel (Australia & New Zealand)
• http://www.howstuffworks.com How Stuff Works
• http://www.sciencedaily.com The ABC Science Daily
• http://www.science.org.au/nova Nova: Science in the News
• http://www.sandlotscience.com/ Science activities, illusions and puzzles
• http://www.treasure-troves.com/ Lots of (pretty technical) scientific information here.
• http://velocity.ansto.gov.au Velocity Australia science e-magazine

History of Science

• http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ Maths history
• http://echo.gmu.edu/center includes the Virtual Library for the History of Science
• http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/ The Institute and Museum of History of Science, Florence Italy

Industry

• http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/ Technology in Australia
• http://www.bhpbilliton.com The Big Australian
• http://www.shell.com.au The Shell Company of Australia Limited
• http://www.orica.com.au Orica, formerly ICI
• http://www.csiro.au Australia's premier scientific organisation
• http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au The Defence Science and Technolgy Organisation

Mathematics

• http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml There are lots of mathematical riddles here, ranging form easy to really hard, and there's not an answer in sight!
• http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ Puzzles to play with
• http://smard.cqu.edu.au/Database/Puzzles/index.html More puzzling!
• http://www.mathmistakes.com The Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes

Physics

• http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/ University of Maryland Physics Demonstrations
• http://www.photonics.crc.org.au/ ustralian Photonics
• http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics
• http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/cricket.html A lighthearted look at the effect of quantum mechanics on cricket
• http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/title.html See How it Flies, the physics of flight
• http://www.bom.gov.au Australia's Bureau of Meteorology
• http://www.ansto.com.au/ansto/capability/facilities.html The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's reactor and other equipment.

Quirky Science

• http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/stn/default.htm Dr Karl on the Air
• http://www.straightdope.com Straight Dope: your questions answered!
• http://www.snopes2.com/info/current.htm Urban legends debunked, including all of those infuriating internet rumours.

Science Centres and Museums

• http://www.astc.org Association of Science and Technology Centres
• http://www.aspacnet.org Asia Pacific Network of Science Centres
• http://www.exploratorium.edu San Fransico's Exploratorium
• http://www.omsi.org Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• http://www.tryscience.org Online science activities and fieldtrips to science centres worldwide
• http://www.big.uk.com/index.php British Interactive Group
• http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html Science centres worldwide
• http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/ Museum of Victoria

Space Sciences

• http://www.nasa.gov Heaps of Stuff! Hubble Space Telescope images, shuttle info, education materials.
• http://www.mtwilson.edu Mt Wilson Observatory. Request time on the 100” telescope!
• http://www.starlab.com Home of Starlab. Educational activities and tips on using Starlab in your school.
• http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov Mars exploration missions
• http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov Tidbinbilla space tracking station near Canberra
• http://www.spacefame.org/index.html Space Centre Alamogordo New Mexico
• http://www.aao.gov.au Anglo Australian Observatory
• http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/exploratory The Exploratory, Mt Stromlo Observatory's Visitors Centre
• http://airandspace.si.edu/ Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
• http://www.siennasoft.com Starry Night planetarium software
• http://www.esa.int European Space Agency
• http://www.kistleraerospace.com Kistler want to launch rockets from Woomera.
• http://www.heavens-above.com See satellites, the space shuttle and bright 'Iridiuim flares', from your town.
• http://www.faulkes-telescope.com Two large telescopes being built, that will be able to be controlled by school students. Stay tuned!

Universities

• http://www.scifac.usyd.edu.au The University of Sydney's Faculty of Science Homepage
• http://www.anu.edu.au The Australian National University
• http://www.csu.edu.au Charles Sturt University, host of HSC web
• http://www.dest.gov.au Department of Education, Science and Training, with links to all of Australia's universities.

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