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Richland, Washington (Home of the Eagles!)
This page is a sharing of science interests from the 125+ Seventh Grade Students of Team Lightning... We hope you enjoy them and that you will return again for more updates!
Some Fascinating Places to Visit:
Glencoe Life Science Textbook Online......(Username: LIFE, Password: z8bRAfezeY)..... Why carry another heavy textbook home when you can read it online?....
Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair Website
Battelle...Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Stars On-Line...Learn more about Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory....
Bill Nye...The Science Guy...Prepare yourself for a Journey of Discovery....
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Discovery Channel Online ... Just like the award winning cable TV channel ... but interactive! ....
The
Tele-Garden ... Plant your own seed and water it ... by robot ...Really! ... from USC at Berkeley, California....
WeatherNet ... Never wonder about the Weather again....
Popular Mechanics Online ...as advertised on the popular Discovery Channel program!....
Einstein Online ... Everything about Albert Einstein .... Awesome!....
WEB RESOURCES FOR FOSS DIVERSITY OF LIFE UNIT (organized by alphabetical order):
... AGGIE HORTICULTURE... Links to agriculture, a kids section, image database, links to university horticulture sites, and the story of the development of the maroon bluebonnet....
... ALPINE TUNDRA IN THE ROCKIES... Information about the Colorado alpine tundra....
... AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY... Professional journal for the American Society for Microbiology. Current articles on research and issues in microbiology....
... AROUSING THE FURY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM... Copies of the report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1998, can be obtained free from the website....
... BERKELEY DIGITAL LIBRARY PHOTO COLLECTION... Image libraries of more than 80,000 plants, animals, landscapes, and more. These pictures are not restricted to California....
... BLOWING IN THE WIND: SEEDS AND FRUITS DISPERSED BY WIND... Specific examples of seeds dispersed by the wind....
... BOTANICAL RECORD-BREAKERS: AMAZING TRIVIA ABOUT PLANTS... The biggest, smallest, oldest, and deadliest plants, and much more....
... BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAONLINE IMAGE COLLECTION... Excellent photos, but you need to know the scientific names to search. One section of microphotos of plant tissues....
... BRINE SHRIMP AND ECOLOGY OF GREAT SALT LAKE... Brine shrimp life cycle and information. A USGS website....
... BUG IDENTIFICATION ... Step-by-step key to identify insects....
... CALFLORA: A BOTANICAL RESOURCE FOR CALIFORNIA ON THE INTERNET... Search plants found in California. Non-natives are included here, too....
... CALIFORNIA CARNIVORES... Everything you ever wanted to know about carnivorous plants....
... CELLS ALIVE!... Lots of microphotographs of cells and microorganisms....
... THE CITY NATURALIST... A guide of where to look and how to study nature if you live in the city....
... DISCOVERY ONLINE: ANIMAL CAMS... Watch the live action from remote cams around the world. Animal Cams available at this site: ant, baby gorilla, bat, bear, bird feeder, cheetah, kitty, naked mole-rat, orangutan, penguin, puppy, and shark....
... DIVERSITY OF FLOWERING PLANTS... A look at the adaptations of flowering plants....
... DRIFT SEEDS AND DRIFT FRUITS: SEEDS THAT RIDE THE OCEAN CURRENTS... Specific examples of seeds dispersed by the ocean....
... THE EVERGREEN PROJECT ADVENTURES... Students investigate terrestrial and aquatic biomes of the world....
... THE FIVE KINGDOMS OF LIFE... Wayne's Word site. Dealing specifically with classification....
... FOSSWEB... Interactive website to support FOSS. At this time only the elementary modules are represented....
... HERBS, GOURMET FOODS, FLOWERS, FRUIT, HEALTH AND MUSHROOMS POSTERS... On-line source for beautiful posters of flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables....
... HERB, MEDICINAL PLANT, WILDFLOWER PHOTOS... Gallery of photos and identification of herbs and medicinal plants....
... HISTORY OF THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE... History of the microscope with pictures of early microscopes....
... INSECT ANSWERS... Entomology at Texas A&M University....
... INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY... Information about cell biology....
... JOURNEY NORTH: A GLOBAL STUDY OF WILDLIFE MIGRATION... Students across North America gathered migration data and posted results. An opportunity for students to get involved and post their own data....
... THE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER... Formerly the National Wildlife Research Center, a nonprofit educational organization with links to native plant societies and environmental organizations....
... MADAGASCAR GIANT HISSING ROACHES... Carolina Biological site with information on the care and feeding of hissing cockroaches....
... MADAGASCAR HISSING ROACHES... University of Kentucky entomology site. Information on the care and feeding of hissing cockroaches as well as links to more insect information....
... MADDOG 'N' MIRACLES FLOWERS... Links to wildflower photo collections from around the U.S.....
... MICROBEWORLD: YOUR GATEWAY TO THE WORLD OF MICROBES... Exploring the world of microbes and their role in the ecosystem....
... MICROSCOPY PRIMER... Information about how microsopes work, differenr types of microscopes, and microphotograph galleries. Don't miss the Silicon Zoo.....
... NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION... Information about home gardening....
... NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY... Biological diversity and endangered status of plants and animals found in the national parks....
... NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WILDLIFE AND PLANTS WEBPAGE... Plants and animals found in the national parks....
... NATURAL PERSPECTIVE... Descriptions of the five kingdoms....
... PLANT IMAGES: CULTIVATED PLANTS... Images and information on plants of economic value....
... THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTS... Information about prairies....
... RAISING SNAILS... USDA site explaining how to commercially raise snails, and lots of other information about snails in general....
... REAL CALIFORNIA CHEESE... Excellent virtual tour of cheese making. Includes a lot of cheese information and history....
... SECRET GARDEN, NATURE PBS SERIES... After watching the video Secret Garden, students will enjoy visiting the PBS Nature Secret Garden Home site. It has selected readings, web links, and suggested print resources....
... SEED DISPERSAL... Examples of five trees and how they disperse their seeds. Includes student experiments....
... SEEDING THE GARDEN ... University of Florida site about using seeds to start a garden....
... STALKING THE MYSTERIOUS MICROBE... Interactive site where students investigate microbe mysteries....
... TOM VOLK'S FUNGI... Fungus of the month and all the information to go with it, from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse....
... USDA PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE... Information on any plant living in North America. Some entries have extensive information and pictures....
... USGS PATUXENT BIRD IDENTIFICATION INFOCENTER... Identification and desciptions of most birds found in North America. Includes pictures and some audio clips....
... VASCULAR PLANTS OF TEXAS... Plants that are found in Texas, and information on biomes and the adaptations of plants found there....
... VEGETABLE POLLINATION AND FERTILIZATION... How many common vegetables accomplish pollination and fertilization....
... THE VIRTUAL FOLIAGE HOME PAGE... Image collections maintained by the University of Wisconsin....
... WAYNE'S WORD: A NEWSLETTER OF NATURAL HISTORY TRIVIA... A huge site of plant facts. Lots of pictures and illustrations to complement the text....
... WILDFLOWERS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS... Photo images of the wildflowers of the northern Rocky Mountains....
... WYOMING RARE PLANT FIELD GUIDE... A field guide for the identification of rare plants of Wyoming and surrounding areas. Includes pictures and descriptions of adaptations and habitats....
We hope you have enjoyed the ongoing efforts of a great group of Seventh Graders at Chief Joseph Middle School in Richland, Washington... They enjoy sharing them.
This page has been accessed 5202 times since 22-Feb-96.
Last updated: 21-Nov-04
If you would like to share with Team Lightning students...Know any good science sites?... Please contact:
Allen Quinton Moulthrop aqmoulthrop@charter.net