Educational Links

The Family Friendly Educational Data Base

A Directory of Educational Web Sites

Updated May 22/2011

Young people will find much of interest here. Parents will find this something they can do together with their children in the evenings. You will probably find the biology and science sections to be especially interesting. Sites were selected because they were for young people and their parents, and fitted into one or more of the following categories (in the order of importance):

Photos - The site had nice, full-color photographs your family could enjoy.

Database or links - The site had a good database of links to similar sites, or it had a few worthwhile links to them.

Children - The site had photos and arrangement especially suited for children.

Information - In some instances (for example, in Archaeology), advanced information was provided for the serious young person or adult. We tried to avoid technical data, but our databases sometimes refer to it. If you cannot locate a given web site, try again later. We found that we cannot connect with some sites while friends elsewhere can, and vice versa. And some days we can connect, while at other times we cannot. So be patient.

For many more facts against EVOLUTION—
See our popular website: http://evolutionfacts.org
Also see 28 below for other resources.

TOPICAL DIRECTORY

1 ARCHAEOLOGY / 2 ASTRONOMY AND SPACE / 3 BIOLOGY / 4 BOTANY / 5 CHEMISTRY & ELECTRICITY / 6 COMPUTERS / 7 CURRENT NEWS / 8 DISASTERS / 9 EARTH SCIENCE / 10 GARDENING / 11 GEOGRAPHY / 12 GOVERNMENT / 13 INVENTIONS AND PATENTS / 14 CHILDREN ONLY / 15 HEALTH / 16 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS / 17 PHOTOGRAPHS / 18 REFERENCE AND GENERAL / 19 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUMS / 20 SCIENCE IN GENERAL / 21 SOCIAL STUDIES / 22 STUDENT HELPS / 23 TRANSPORTATION / 24 TRAVEL / 25 HISTORY / 26 WEATHER /
27 ZOOLOGY / 28. CREATIONISM /29. CHRISTIAN CONTENT

1 ARCHAEOLOGY

Perseus Project :

A vast collection of information about ancient objects, buildings, vases, coins, and archaeological sites.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/help/quickstart

2 ASTRONOMY AND SPACE

Human Spaceflight:

NASA’s new home for manned mission information: both the space shuttle and International Space Station. Outstanding: SkyWatch, which tells you when and where the shuttle and station can be seen overhead with the naked eye. You can link directly to NASA TV from this site.

http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov

The NASA Shuttle Web & International Space Station:

All about the space station, Updated weekly.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Solar and Lunar Eclipses:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/

Photos and discussion:

HST’s Greatest Hits 1990-1995: Photo gallery of spectacular images taken by Hubble Space Telescope.

http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/BestOfHST95.html

http://hubblesite.org/

Webstars:

A collection of astronomical resource sites. Go to the images section to see all the photos.

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/www_info/webstars.html

NASA Home Page:

Photos, historical data, etc.

http://www.nasa.gov/

Solar System Simulator:

Simulator color renderings of any planet at any phase or time, prepared by science labs.

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov

Welcome to the Planets:

Some of the best images from NASA’s planetary exploration program, plus information.

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

More Planet Sites:

Planetary Fact Sheets

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

The Planet Mars:

Mars News: Older and the latest news from or about Planet Mars.

http://www.marsnews.com

Constellations:

Information and pictures of the several types of constellations, each of which contains millions to billions of stars.

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/asp/constellation.faq.html

Starpages:

The internet site which has master links to all sites about astronomers and astronomy.

http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/~heck/sf.htm

3 BIOLOGY

All About Insects:

Insects: Incredible & Inspirational!

http://www.insectman.us/

http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Pests/pests.htm

Animal Rescue:

The Cat House: Endangered felines.

http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/

Tiggywinkles; The world's busiest wildlife hospital.

http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/index.html

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens:

All about how zoos operate

http://www.cincyzoo.org/

Cells Alive!

Animated graphics of real cells, moving around the screen.

http://www.cellsalive.com/

Natural Resources of Canada:

All about the forests of Canada (which has 10% of all the forests in the world).

http://www.nofc.forestry.ca

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/survival/

African Wildlife:

Photos of African wildlife.

http://www.nature-wildlife.com

4 BOTANY

Botany Images:

Thousands of pictures of plants, flowers, trees, fungi and other vegetation.

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/

Missouri Botanical Garden:

Information about the MBG, plus research information on flowering plants throughout the world. Many photos. Begin by going to "Plants in Bloom."

http://www.mobot.org/welcome.html

Botanical Gardens:

Database of gardens and aboreta of U.S. and Canada.

http://www.botanique.com

Plant-life links:

http://altnature.com/Herbs2003/index.html

5 CHEMISTRY & ELECTRICITY

Visualizing Chemistry:

Resources, data, and images.

http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime/

Science Projects and Information

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

Electricity:

http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/how-do-batteries-work.html

6 COMPUTERS

Computer History :

http://www.computerhistory.org/

http://www.old-computers.com/news/default.asp

http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/

World Wide Web:

The people who make the rules for the internet!

http://www.w3.org/

7 CURRENT NEWS

Boston Globe Online:

Boston Globe newspaper: breaking news stories updated every 30 minutes from Associate Press.

http://www.boston.com/globe/

CNN Interactive:

http://www.cnn.com

Updated hourly. Banner at top lists latest stories.

Discovery Channel Online:

Online news updated daily, in categories of history, technology, nature, exploration, and science.

http://www.discovery.com

Electronic Telegraph:

London Daily Telegraph newspaper: News stories with British and European slant, most popular site in Europe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Time Daily:

Time magazine: Much of the weekly content, without pictures. Stories from Time International also included. Archival data helpful. Not best source for daily news.

http://www.time.com/time/index.html

8 DISASTERS

How to Prepare for Disasters:

How to prepare for various types of disasters.

http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/

Earthquake Information:

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

Information on earthquakes and recent ones. Updated every half hour.

Global Map of Earthquakes:

Location of fault lines and strike points everywhere on the planet.

http://cires.colorado.edu/people/jones.craig/EQimagemap/global.html

Flood Locations:

Before you relocate, learn the areas where floods tend to occur.

http://archive.cyark.org/hazard-map?gclid=CJvavN3QuqUCFQPsKgodWU8RfA

Hurricanes:

Information on current hurricanes, and how to prepare for them.

http://www.gobeach.com/hurricane/

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/

Tornadoes:

Where they are happening, plus other information.

http://www.tornadoproject.com/

http://tornado.sfsu.edu/geosciences/stormchase.html

Wildfires:

The current wildfire situation in the U.S.

http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season3/wildfires/facts.cfm

http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-wildfire

http://www.smokeybear.com/

9 EARTH SCIENCE

Minerals:

http://www.minerals.net/

Rock Collecting:

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/table.html

Earth Science:

http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/earth-science-362.aspx

http://www.universalclass.com/i/course/learn-geology-101.htm

Learning Web:

A variety of information and data links to geological materials concerning the U.S.

http://www.usgs.gov/education/

Volcanology:

http://www.lavaocean.com/?gclid=COCt69bauqUCFYK5KgodXRpaZQ

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/

Glacier Sites:

http://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm

http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/bcarter/physgeol/glac/glac.htm

http://www.glacierfilmproductions.com/

10 GARDENING

http://www.gardenweb.com/vl

http://www.agview.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/

http://www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk/

http://www.kidsgardening.com/

http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Children/children.htm

11 GEOGRAPHY

Learn with Geography Quizzes

http://www.jetpunk.com/travel-quizzes.php and
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/map-quiz-europe.php

Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.

Color landform maps of each of the 50 states, plus information about them. Three links (USYahoo, City Net, and Virtual Tourist) enable you to research about each state.

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Encyclopedia of the Nations:

The Encyclopedia of the Nations is a complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders.
Taking the Long View

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pnhtml/pnhome.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Color maps from throughout the world, over 300 U.S. maps, plus historical maps of all the continents, and links to other map sites.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

More Localized Maps:

Local maps in cities and towns, plus cross-country ones—all customized to what you want.

http://www.mapquest.com/

http://www.atlapedia.com/

http://maps.live.com/?q=&FORM=BDNR

GORP: Great Outdoor Recreation Pages

Information about most any U.S. or foreign park you might wish to visit.

http://www.GORP.com

Time Zones:

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time.html

12 GOVERNMENT

World Factbook:

This Central Intelligence Site includes the World Factbook, which is filled with data on foreign countries.

https://www.cia.gov/

USA Congress:

Complete Congressional directory, today’s schedules, and more.

http://www.congress.org/

Thomas Site:

http://thomas.loc.gov/

See what is happening in Congress this week. Review the full text of recent House and Senate bills, summaries of pending legislation, daily updates to Congressional Record. Find e-mail addresses for all members and committees, and all C-SPAN transcripts.
( http://www.house.gov has a similar site; this one only about the House of Representatives.)

FedWorld:

A large site, which can be browsed from a catalog or keyword searches.

http://www.fedworld.ntis.gov

Legal Information Institute:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct

Supreme Court decisions, plus current calendar. Too technical for most people.

Library of Congress

Documents, photos, sound recordings, plus new exhibitions and features. Can be searched. You will never see it all!

http://marvel.loc.gov/

13 INVENTIONS AND PATENTS

Inventors Place:

Everyone in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

www.invent.org

Information about issued patents and patent applications. You can search its vast data base to see if your patent or trademark is already taken.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov

Intellectual Property Network

Search and see patent applications from the U.S. and other nations. Especially interesting: Gallery of Obscure Patents.

www.patents.ibm.com

14 CHILDREN ONLY

Preschool Printables:

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/

http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/

http://www.preschooleducation.com/

http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages_artwork.htm

TEMKIT for Children Books to read and hear, art projects and nature study for school-aged folk.

Cool Science for Curious Children:

Interesting biological questions, answered by explanations, illustrations, animations, and projections based on children’s science museums across the nation.

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience

Earth Science Enterprise:

Here is the NASA site for children! Something for all ages; so there is also data here for older youth and adults.

http://children.earth.nasa.gov

Pet Station:

Where you can go to learn more about your pet, and talk to others who have one.

http://www.Petstation.com/

Pet of the Day:

Send in a photo of your pet, and he might become the pet of the day!

http://www.petoftheday.com/

Cat Sites:

http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/catstuff.htm

http://www.gccfcats.org/index.html

Dog Sites:

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/

http://www.dog-play.com/

http://www.akc.org/

Birds and Bird Songs:

Bird and other nature songs are at this site.

http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html

Other bird sites:

http://www.upatsix.com/

Pet Birds:

http://www.budgerigarassociation.com/

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/finches/FinchProfile.htm

http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/shows.htm

Ornithology:

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/

Other Animals:

Horses:

http://www.horseadvice.com/

Hamsters:

http://www.hamsters.co.uk/

Rabbits:

http://www.rabbit.org/

Rats and Mice:

http://www.afrma.org/afrma/rmindex.htm

http://www.rmca.org/Resources/faqs.htm

Animal Awareness:

http://www.petakids.com/

http://www.teachkind.org/

http://www.fishinghurts.com/

http://www.goveg.com/

15 HEALTH

Learn about Health

http://www.temkit.com/10-Health/being_healthy.htm

Natural Health Sites

www.ghchealth.com/

www.mnwelldir.org/

http://www.drmcdougall.com/

http://www.colonzone.org/

Dr. Lorraine Day Cancer Site

Home Remedies Database

Anti-Gambling Information

http://www.gamblingfactsandfictions.com

Anti-Hypnosis Information

A Special Link - Insights & Confessions of an English Hypnotist. The inside story from one who has been there and knows the facts.

Anti-Abortion (not all sites suitable for young children)

Americans United for Life

Radio Liberty - Dr. Stan Monteith

Endeavour Forum (Australia) - pro-life & 'ABC' info.

LifeSite Canada

Johnny Hunter

the following sites recommended by Steven Ertelt:

www.roevwade.org

www.pregnancycenters.org

Sites on RU-486

The RU-486 Files
   Abortion to go? (October 1994) Abortion pill debate: is there a hidden
   agenda? (Aug. 16, 1994) The Abortion Cocktail (Methotrexate abortion)
   http://www.ru486.org/

http://www.abortiontv.com

National Right to Life: RU-486 News

http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ru486

RU-486: The Anti-Human Pesticide
http://www.trdd.org/RU486/INDEXE.HTM

16 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS

Natural History Museum

Another large museum, this one in London. Download all the plug-ins, and start in.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk

Oriental Institute Museum

Photographic archives and cultural information on temples, tombs, animals, clothing, etc., from the Far East.

http://www.oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/OI_Museum.html

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Much to see, and much to think about.

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/

Scrolls from the Dead Sea

This Library of Congress exhibit was organized from a special exhibit, and provides historical data plus views of some documents.

http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html

Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum

Joe Taylor, world renowned fossil hunter and restorer has put together this web site highlighting the work of his fossil museum.

http://www.mtblanco.com

17 PHOTOGRAPHS

Smithsonian Photographs Online

A very large collection of photographs of people and events.

http://photo2.si.edu/

National Geographic Online

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

Updated daily, there is always something new. Fabulous archive of pictures and information.

18 REFERENCE AND GENERAL

Study Sphere

Study Sphere provides fast, easy and free access to a wide variety of research-quality child-safe websites organized for education online from home, school, study abroad and home school.

http://studysphere.com

Encyclopedia Britannica

An outstanding collection. The entire encyclopedia--free!

http://www.britanica.com

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/

Encyberpedia

Provides reference links to a variety of web encyclopedias. A number are devoted to specific topics (African wildlife, etc.)

http://www.encyberpedia.com/ency.html

My Virtual Reference Desk

Hundreds of sites to reference books are listed here.

http://www.refdesk.com

Roget’s Thesaurus

The most helpful and comprehensive book of synonyms and related words.

http://www.thesaurus.com/

Museums on the Web

http://icom.museum/

http://ibiblio.org/wm/paint/

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/links/museum_list.html

Tying Knots

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/knotlink.htm

19 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUMS

California Academy of Sciences

A large site. Take an online tour of this large science museum, or select the topic or creature of your choice. Something new each week.

http://www.calacademy.org/

Exploratorium

You can work with some of the 650 interactive, hands-on exhibits in the Exploratorium. Ten special sites selected each month, which you may want to start with.

http://www.exploratorium.edu

American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org

Museum of Science and Industry

http://www.msichicago.org

The Franklin Institute Science Museum

http://sln.fi.edu

Boston Science Museum

http://www.mos.org/

London Science Museum

http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/

Discovery Begins Here

Explore six science/social studies discovery sites.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/

20 SCIENCE IN GENERAL

Science Daily

The latest news from the world of science. If it is news about science, you are likely to find it in the Why Files, along with some in-depth analysis.

www.sciencedaily.com

The Mad Scientist Network

Come with your science questions—and find the answers! The site’s Q&A archives have thousands of answres you can search through by keyword, subject, or date. Or ask a new one. More than 500 scientists provide answers.

www.madsci.org

How Stuff Works

How things work (batteries, engines, cellphones, etc.), with illustrations, explanation.

www.howstuffworks.com

The Cornell Science Gateway

Future scientists will love this one. All about labs and resources in a dozen different fields. Plus scientific field trip links.

http://www.cac.cornell.edu/education/sage.aspx

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Cornell_University_%E2%80%93_Math_and_Science_Gateway

Science Sources

http://www.albany.edu/

Nova Online

Stories, illustrations, and videos about science topics.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova

Microsoft Research

Pictures, 3-D graphics, explanation of possible future developments in software.

www.research.microsoft.com

California Institute of Omniology

The California Institute of Omniology is dedicated to Academic Freedom in Science. They research discoveries rejected by orthodox scientific communities.

http://www.omniology.com