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Science Resources
Weather & Climate - See separate Weather page.
Cascades Volcano Observatory Information on Northwest volcanoes as well as hazards, maps, road conditions, and current research. Includes a whole section on Mount St. Helens. (USGS) Includes links to volcanoes around the world. Web site: www.usgs.gov
Earthquake Information from the USGS Find out what's shaking around the world - today, yesterday or last week, also locally near our home (Pacific Northwest Region) (USGS) Web site: www.usgs.gov
Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institute The GVP seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions-- small as well as large -- during the last 10,000 years. (GVP, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) Web site: www.si.edu/
Volcano World Hot site with volcano images, glossary, and current and historical information. (University of North Dakota) Web site: www.und.edu
Chemistry Links:
Periodic Table of the Elements Aimed at elementary, middle and high school students, this is a simple (quick loading) periodic table, with links to basic and descriptive information about each element. (Maintained by LANL - the Los Alamos National Laboratory.) Web site: www.lanl.gov
WebElements: The Periodic Table on the WWW A wide range of in-depth information on any element of the Periodic Table. (Mark Winter -The University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK.) Web site: www.webelements.com
Mathematics Links:
Calculator.com A number of specialized calculators online: mortgage and loan calculators, scientific, graphing, currency, unit conversions, etc. Web site: www.calculator.com
MathWorld An online interactive mathematics encyclopedia and related links. (Eric Weinstein of Wolfram Research, author of CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics.) Web site: mathworld.wolfram.com
Physics, Space & Astronomy:
HyperPhysics Visual overview of concepts from the many branches of physics study. Includes great explanatory diagrams & illustrations. (Georgia State University) Web site: www.gsu.edu
NASA Mission control for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (NASA) Web site: www.nasa.gov
Nine Planets - Tour of the Solar System An accessible, navigable, well-organized way to tour the solar system, including photos, statistical data and a discussion about the history of the planet's discoveries. (William Arnett.) Web site: www.seds.org
Space Image Libraries - NASA A rich variety of sources for space-related images, from Hubble shots to rocket photos! (NASA's Aerospace Education Services Program at Oklahoma State University.) Web site: www.nasa.gov
Windows to the Universe Great site devoted to space science from the University of Michigan! (U. of Michigan.) Web site: www.windows.ucar.edu
Applied Science
How Products are Made Online version of the Thompson/Gale reference set of same name. Web site: madehow.com