Hogg Middle School

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Science
 
 Astronomy    Physics    Chemistry    Earth Science
 (Including weather)   		 Miscellaneous  
 Paleontology  
 (Extinct plants & animals)   		 Biomes  Plants  Animals  Science Fair

 

 Astronomy     
 Amazing Space  Set of web-based activities primarily for classroom use
 Astronomy for Kids  Sky maps, planets, constellations, & more
 At Home Astronomy  Hands on experiments from the Center for Science Education
 Constellations  Information on all 88 constellations
 Constellations & Their Stars  Information on the constellations
 Eric's World of Astronomy  Information on astronomy from Eric Weisstein
 Jet Propulsion Lab  Current missions at NASA
 Mars Imagery  Index of Mars images
 NASA  
 NASA: Space Science Missions  Information on missions
 Satellite Views  Provides an image of earth from orbiting satellites
 The Space Place  Provided by NASA
 Star Child  Information on the solar system & universe
 Star Gazer  From the TV show on naked-eye astronomy
 The Sun  Take a trip through the sun
 Welcome to the Planets  Collection of images from NASA's planetary exploration program
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 Physics     
 Properties of Matter     General information with links to other resources  
 Energy Quest  Energy education website of the California Energy Commission
 Physics Central  Physics for everyone from the American Physical Society
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 Chemistry     
 Chemistry4Kids  Basic chemistry information                 
   

 

 Earth Science     
 Daily News Earthquakes  Current information on earthquakes around the world
 Earthquake Museum  Information on earthquakes with links
 Geology: Plate Tectonics  Plate Tectonics Theory information from UC, Berkeley
 Geology of the Grand Canyon  Information about the creation of the Grand Canyon
 Geology Wing  UC, Berkeley exhibit organized according to the
 geologic time scale 
 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park    Information on Mauna Loa & Kilauea volcanoes
 Make a Quake  An earthquake simulator
 National Weather Service  National weather information including forecasts
 Savage Earth  Provides a picture of Earth's interior and the forces 
 that produce the violent activity we see on the surface
 US Geological Survey  Source for science about the Earth
 USGS Cascade Volcano
 Observatory		  Information on volcanic activity in the Cascade
 Mountains in the western US
 Virtual Earthquake  Information on earthquakes
 Volcano World  Information on volcanoes around the world
 Volcanoes  Information on volcanoes
 Volcanoes Online  A Thinkquest project
 Weather Underground  National & international weather information
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 Paleontology  
 Dinosaur Guide    From Discovery Channel
 Dinosauria  From the UC, Berkeley museum
 Dinosaurs  From the BBC series
 USGS Paleontology Site    A look at USGS studies
 Zoom Dinosaurs    Online book about dinosaurs for all ages  
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 American Museum of Natural History   Portal for the museum
 Chabot Space & Science Center   Virtual science center
 Children's Butterfly Site  Comprehensive site on life cycle of butterflies and 
 moths presented by the US Geological Survey
 Discovery Channel  Portal for the television network 
 Electronic Zoo  Information about animals with links to WWW sites 
 specific to each animal
 Environmental Education for Kids   Electronic magazine for grades 4-8
 Frank Potter's Science Gems  Links to science resources 
 Franklin Institute Science Museum  Links to exhibits & resources from the museum
 Houston Zoo  Portal for zoo
 How Stuff Works  Explains how items work in simple terms
 National Science Digital Library  Comprehensive source for science, technology,
 engineering and mathematics education
 National Park Service  Links to national parks with science & social studies
 information
 National Wildlife Federation  Environmental topics; includes lesson plans
 Ology  Features people working in various fields of science
 PBS  
 Science News for Kids  Features articles from various areas of science
 Science Timeline  Dates from 1000 to present
 SciNet  Science search engine
 Scirus  Science search engine
 SciTech Resources  Catalog of government science & technology web sites
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 Science Fair    
 Science Project       List of science projects for middle school.   
 Science Buddies  Includes topic selection wizard, science projects, & how to information.  

 

 

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