Eisenhower High School Science Department

Eisenhower Science Department
2011 -2012

(Updated 02-Aug-2011)

Online Virtual Museums:

American Museum of Natural History Gateway site to research collections
National Museum of Natural History The Smithsonian is placing specimans online, including an extensive catalog of botanical specimans

Biology Links:

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
Information on and access to biological databases, information products, directories, and guides maintained by Federal, State, and local government agencies, and private organizations.
WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences

Genetics

Pointers to Genetics on the Web
This is a good starting point for finding genetic related web sites.
Genetic Patents and the Genome Project
This site links to groups that our concerned with issues related to genetic engineering.

Anatomy

Cells Alive
A thorough catalog of various types of cells. Many images and photomicrographs of those described.
Preview the Heart

Ecology

Bioethics

Chemistry Links:

Periodic Table-Los Alamos table containing history and uses of elements plus data.

Physics Links:

Astronomy - Take a trip to NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute. Here you can view a multitude of photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and read descriptions of the physical phenomena that are illustrated by the text.
Mechanics Problems - This site is loaded with mathematically-oriented physics problems. After you attempt a solution you'll be given a detailed solution.
Theater of Electricity - From Boston's Museum of Science, the Theater of Electricity offers an overview of how electricity works and a look at the historical use of electricity in scientific experiments. You'll find information on Tesla coils, Van deGraaff generators, and Ben Franklin's kite experiments.