Cool+Websites+of+the+Week

=Cool Websites of the Week = ​

Here is an EXCELLENT resource for the latest articles covering cutting edge research in ALL of the sciences. [|www.sciencedaily.com]

Here are some good biology sites for students. __**General**__: [|biology.about.com] __**Human Anatomy**__: [] Interactive and very detailed charts of human organ systems. __**Genetics**__: [] Essays, interactive videos, and more about genetics. __**Environmental Science**__: [] Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency, this site for teens provides general information about the environment, pollutants, environmentally friendly practices, and plenty of links to other related sites.

Here are some good chemistry sites for students. __**General**__: [|chemistry.about.com] __**Organic Chemistry**__: [] This isn't a very big or flashy site, but it does provide a good basic description of carbon compounds and functional groups of organic molecules. __**Stoichiometry**__: [] Another rather small and plain site, but nevertheless a good guide for understanding chemical equations and how to solve them. Also includes how to calculate concentrations of chemicals in solution (**molarity**).
 * __Acids and Bases__**: [] Yet another small and plain site, but an excellent overview of acid and base chemistry.

Here are some good physics sites for students. __**General**__: [|physics.about.com] __**Relativity**__: [] Relativity is fascinating to contemplate but hard to understand. Hopefully, this site can make understanding it easier. __**Quantum Physics**__: [] An entertaining essay about another "gee whiz" topic in physics. __**Electricity and Magnetism**__: [] This is a superb site on these topics containing interactive graphics, videos, simple experiments and more. You'll need something called the "Shockwave Plug-In" to view the main part of this site.

Here are some good earth science sites for students. __**General**__: [|geology.about.com] __**Volcanoes and Earthquakes**__: [] From the same folks who brought you the site on Electricity and Magnetism, this is a huge and exciting site about the most frightening and powerful natural forces on earth. __**Rocks and Minerals**__: [] A long list of Web links to facts about rocks and minerals, the rock cycle, quizzes, activities, experiments, and more. Not all of the links work, but the ones that do work lead to some great stuff. __**Astronomy**__: [] The home page for the magazine, __Astronomy__; this site has a wide variety of information on all things astronomical. If you wish, register as a member to access even more information.