John Maunder's
Newfoundland and Labrador
Natural Sciences Website
Links
for Young
People
Website Goal:
- To compile an extensive reference resource for students of the natural
history of Canada's easternmost province.
Always under construction! Please check back periodically.
All links last checked February 22, 2003.
Page last updated February 22, 2003.
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are Rated According to their Apparent Levels of Difficulty.
Rating Categories: P = primary; E
= elementary; J = junior high; S
= senior high
The application of these ratings is totally unscientific, being based
entirely upon the humble judgement of your webmaster. Please write me
if your opinions differ.
Science E-Zines
- Dragonfly An e-zine
companion to the printed magazine DRAGONFLY. Really excellent.
J, S
- nationalgeographic.com/kids
A neat, interactive e-zine from the people who print NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. E, J
- Wired OWL
Online version
of OWL Magazine. E, J
- YES Mag Canada's
Science Magazine for Kids". [May require Internet Explorer] J, S
Science Radio
and TV Shows Online
- Discovery Channel: School Great site!
E, J, S
- NyeLabs.com "Bill Nye,
the Science Guy". Man, is this website over-designed! Everything goes "zip" or "pop"! Hope you have "Flash"! J, S
Science Hot Links
- Butterflies
Take Wing Second-graders keep a diary of their butterfly observations.
See what they learned. Then, see their collection of butterfly drawings,
jokes and trivia. Great stuff. E, J
- Flying
- A Very Natural Occurrence: Beginner Text Very good, BUT! There is
a MISTAKE! Pterosaurs were REPTILES, NOT DINOSAURS ! There IS a difference.
Aaargh! Also, this page takes FOREVER to load. Double
aaargh! P, E
- Froggy Page [The] It's
about froggies! What did you think it was about? E,
J, S
- Just
Add Water The amazing "water bears"! Tiny animals that can
dry out completely, and then "come back to life"! No kidding.
Scientists usually call them Tardigrades,
and we have lots
of them in Newfoundland and Labrador? Who knew? Who knew? J,
S
- Whale Times "WhaleTimes will take you on
an adventure to the ocean. Do you like seals, sharks, penguins and whales? Then you're
going to love WhaleTimes. Find out how your favorite animals survive in the sea. What
they eat, where they live and much more." P, E
- Astronomy
for Kids Aimed at elementary school students, but the short, to-the-point
explanations should enlighten all ages. E
- Exploring Planets in the
Classroom A lot of good stuff! J, S
- Kid's Corner
Astronomy and space for kids, from N.A.S.A. J, S
- Interview with the Four Billion Year Old
Mars Rock! You know! The meteorite they thought contained evidence of life on Mars.
GO HERE! This is one pretty cool, laid-back rock! Yo! E, J, S
- Online from
Jupiter '97 A great Jupiter site! J, S
- Stanford Solar Center "Providing Solar On-Line
Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration". Whoaa! That's a mouthful!
Huge. Awesome! Billed as a student site, but a tremendous resource for all
ages. J, S
- StarChild
"A Learning Centre for Young Astronomers." Content is presented
at two levels of difficulty:. Level 1 is for younger students, while level
2 is for older students. From NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive
Research Center! Good grief! Excellent site. E, J,
S
- FEMA for Kids Everything you
need to know about natural disasters, and how to survive them! From
the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. P, E, J
- Franklin's Forecast
All about the weather, courtesy of Ben Franklin (1706-1790), the famous
American scientist and statesman. From the Franklin
Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. Lots of excellent QuickTime
(.mov) movie clips. J, S
- Hurricane: Storm Science All
about hurricanes. E
- Kid's Lightning
Information and Safety Talk about speaking from experience! Sabrina, the author
of this page, actually survived a lightning strike! Ouch!!! This is a
really super page! P, E, J, S
- Snow Activities
It turns out that snow is not just cold, white, and slippery! Who knew?
Check out the links! E, J,
S
- Zoom
Dinosaurs Great stuff! E, J
- Fun Facts
about Fungi No kidding! A great site from the University of Michigan
Herbarium [a "herbarium" is a place where plants are collected,
studied, and stored]. J, S
- Ask Dr. Universe GREAT site!
Lots of stuff! For the terminally (or keyboardly?) curious! J, S
- Bad Science
An eye-opener! Demolishes many of the science "facts" we all
thought were true. According to the survey
reported on this site, "for any particular piece of misinformation
[acquired by students], nearly 90% of the students are likely to have been
taught it"! Whoooaaa! Definitely not good! But, then again, maybe
the survey was just an example of bad science? Well, it could be!
YOU figure it out. S
- Exploratorium: ExploraNet
This may be the very best museum/science education site on the Web! A lot
of stuff, especially for young people. Go, explore! E,
J, S
- Professor
Polarbear! From the ARM [Atmospheric Radiation Measurement] Programs Education
Center. DON'T BE FOOLED by the cute name! This is for high school kids!
The ARM Program is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's strategy for communicating an
understanding of global climate change. Good stuff. Great links. But the Java is SLOW! J, S
- Science Club [The]
Got a question? This is the place to go for an answer! Or maybe even for
another question! E, J, S
- Science Made Simple
Lots of stuff. Includes the latest science news. Have a look!
E, J
- Yuckiest Site
on the Internet [The] All about worms and burps and slime and other
excellent yucky and gross stuff. E, J
- Microbe Zoo
Where you find them, and what they do. Amazing little blitters! J,
S
Science Projects,
Activities, and Fairs
Science Websites
from Newfoundland and Labrador Schools
- Bishops
College [St. John's] Biology Page
Great content and links.
J, S
- Bishops
College [St. John's] Earth Sciences Page Great links.
J, S
- Bishops College
[St. John's] Science Department The home page. Great links.
J, S
- Bishops College
[St. John's] Science Fair Web Page Great links.
J, S
- Bishops
College [St. John's] Space Science Page Great links.
J, S
- Gander Academy's
Theme-Related Resources on the World Wide Web MANY great science links.
A fabulous, Newfoundland site! On its way to becoming AWESOME! P, E, J
- Jakeman All Grade School:
Natural History of Trout River Great pictures! E, J, S
Lists of Science
Links
- Canada's SchoolNet: Homepage
A stupendous Canadian resource! Go there! P, E, J, S
- Canada's
SchoolNet: Biology Great Links. P, E, J, S
- Canada's SchoolNet:
Climate Change Great Links. P, E, J, S
- Canada's SchoolNet:
Earth Sciences and Geology Great Links. P, E, J, S
- Canada's SchoolNet:
Oceans Great Links. P, E, J, S
- Canada's SchoolNet:
Space and Astronomy Great Links. P, E, J, S
- Cool Spots:
Creatures From www.4kids.org E, J, S
- Hooked
on Science A Prince Edward Island site with lots of great science links
(some of which are actually Canadian - yeeaaah!!!). J,
S
- Internet
Public Library [The]: Science and Technology Neat Links. J,
S
- Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators: Weather From the fabulous
Discovery Channel: School site.
E, J, S
- K.E.W.L. Kids Excellent
Web Links Just what it says! Check out the really "kewl"
links to the "science" and "museum" websites. E,
J, S
- Nick Walker: The "Weather
Dude" More information about weather than you ever thought there
was. Your parents could learn a thing or two from THIS page! Nick the Dude
is from the U.S. state of Washington, but most of his website is useful
to weather nuts living anywhere. May be a bit slow loading. E,
J, S
- School Page [The]: The
Educator's Resource Awesome. Apparently intended for teachers, but
that's O.K. They can benefit from it too! J, S
- Webguide: Sciences Excellent. E, J, S
- Surfing the Net
with Kids: Science A super page from Barbara J. Feldman's amazing
Surfing the
Net with Kids main website. Based upon a weekly syndicated
newspaper column that "ferrets out the best of the online world for kids, families,
teachers, and the young-at-heart." Each week, five new sites are
featured and reviewed. All sites featured during previous weeks are archived
on the website. If you like, you can subscribe
to receive the weekly updates by e-mail! E, J, S
- Yahooligans!:
Science and Oddities An excellent list of links from the people at
Yahoo! E, J, S
This website is the creation of John E. Maunder, Pouch
Cove, Newfoundland,
Canada.
E-mail: jem@nl.rogers.com