Science Topics

Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within science.

Zoos

1. Birmingham Zoo
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 008642
   This web site describes the educational programs operated by the Birmingham Zoo, including activities and handouts for visiting students, as well as general information. The zoo offers several outreach programs designed to teach a specific topic.
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2. Association of Science-Technology Centers
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Date: 2002 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 011589
   This web site, maintained by the the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), aims to nurture informal science education. It provides information about ASTC educational programs, youth programs, and travelling exhibits.
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3. TryScience
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 1999 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 018200
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained for grades K to 12, contains interactive, multimedia activities and experiments, and provides links to hands-on science centers and museums worldwide. The mission of TryScience.org is to have students experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
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4. Prisoners or protected? A web quest exploring the humanity of zoos
   Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 1998 Grade(s): 5 - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: 012499
   This Internet site is a webquest intended to help children think about some important, yet controversial issues surrounding zoos. A webquest is group project that uses the Internet to help students gain insight and make some decisions about difficult or debatable issues.
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5. Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 011348
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, suitable for all ages, presents information about the animals, plants, and programs of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Pictures and background information may be seen of many different animals such as tigers, lowland gorillas, and okapis.
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6. National Geographic.com kids
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 1997 Grade(s): 1 - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: 010198
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, designed for students in grades 1 to 8, provides access to many interesting stories, science facts, and interactive activities produced by the National Geographic Society. Some current articles of interest feature Siberian tigers, forests, and Yellowstone National Park.
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7. San Diego Zoo.org
   Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 010778
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, designed for students in grades K to 12, presents information and photographs on the animals and programs at the San Diego Zoo. Photographs of animals such as the Galapagos tortoises, Komodo dragons, and Okapis may be viewed along with information about animals including Douc Langurs, Takins, and Hornbills.
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8. Florida aquarium
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Date: 1995 Grade(s): Pre-K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 011383
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, suitable for students of all ages, presents photographs and information about aquatic organisms of Florida. Many organisms are featured on the site with biological information about their classification, habitat, and lifestyle.
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9. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Health & science magazine
   Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 1996 Grade(s): 3 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 004062
   This Internet resource is based on a weekly publication of The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper section devoted to covering current topics in science and medicine. The Franklin Institute Science Museum offers enhanced reprints of feature stories from that section.
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10. The electronic zoo
    Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 1994 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 008638
    The goal of this World Wide Web (WWW) site is to categorize and organize veterinary, medical, and animal related information on the Internet in a format that is relevant and easy to use. This site contains hundreds of links to information about animals of every shape and size imaginable, both real and fictional.
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11. The learning never stops: interview with Jack Hanna
    Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 100157
    This article, the result of an interview with Jack Hanna, describes how zoos offer a unique learning opportunity for children of all ages. Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio and a nationally recognized conservationist, emphasizes that zoos by their very nature provide opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in the learning environment and to become aware of the role of the zoo in the community.
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12. FONZ (Friends of the National Zoo)
    Date: 1999 Grade(s): K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 016773
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site is the home page for THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ZOO (FONZ), a conservation, education and membership promotion organization that supports and is maintained by the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. This site features several different areas designed for teachers, children and adult users.
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13. Australian animals
    Date: 1999 Grade(s): 1 - 3 Cost: Free ENC#: 025749
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers a project that engages students in researching and learning about Australian animals. Students assume the role of a researcher hired by a zoo to help create a new Australian animal exhibit.
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14. SCIMAST science rich resources online database
    Date: 1999 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 017593
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, (SEDL), is designed to help teachers find people, zoos and museums, and curricular materials libraries to enhance their science classes. The site contains a searchable directory for science resource organizations in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas.
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15. Informal mathematics and science education
    Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026068
    This April 1998 online issue of ENC Focus magazine examines informal learning settings such as national parks, zoos, museums, and aquariums. Articles explore the benefits of using informal settings to complement classroom instruction.
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16. Oakland Zoo: conservation and education
    Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 013907
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site gives the user access to a variety of animals and information at the Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park. Information about the zoo, visitor services, and zoo news can be accessed from the homepage.
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17. Toronto Zoo!
    Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 013143
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, suitable for all ages, presents information about the animals and programs at the Toronto Zoo. From an opening pictorial menu, a Children's Web page, an online visit to the African Savanna exhibit, and a video tour of the zoo with visits to gorillas, beaver, cheetahs, and polar bears are some of the options for the viewer.
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18. National Zoo
    Date: 1996 Grade(s): Pre-K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 013145
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers an overview of programs and activities at the National Zoo located in Washington, DC. Included is a zoo tour with 41 stops offering pictures, background material, and ideas for the observation of a wide variety of animals including cheetahs, pandas, and orangutans.
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19. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
    Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 015794
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), provides information about New York City area zoos and aquaria, WCS programs, and organisms found around the world. The mission of the society is to save wildlife and wild lands around the world as well as inspire care for nature by producing educational programs and helping to sustain biodiversity.
    (For more details, see ENC Record.)