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| AMPHIBIANS http://ice.ucdavis.edu/Toads/texthtml/wwfrog.html This web page is dedicated to issues involving the conservation of Western Amphibians, primarily species found in California. Site includes educational resources and lots of links to other amphibian pages. | |||||||||||||||||
| BIRDS http://birds.cornell.edu/ Cornell has an extensive ornithology lab. This is the home page which allows you to look for particular topics of interest. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.mgfx.com/bird/ Although this is a commercial site with access to a nature store, the page also provides information and links to other pages on birds. The page also includes links to butterflies, gardening, and outdoor education projects. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.seattleaudubon.org/ This is the Seattle Audubon Society's web page. If you go to "Additional Links" you will find links to several good sources for bird information. The site also has information on renting boxes with materials and lesson ideas on birds. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ENVIRONMENT http://earthsystems.org/Environment.shtml This site contains many links to pages on numerous environmental topics. If you don't know what you want to search for, click on "View By Subject." | |||||||||||||||||
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| FISH http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/salmon.htm Neat page about salmon, made by kids. | |||||||||||||||||
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| INQUIRY SCIENCE LABS http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/workshops/lab_activities.html From the SF Exploratorium, tips on modifying existing labs into more open-ended, inquiry labs. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/classroom.html Inquiry education information for the classroom with a bibliography on inquiry science from the exploratorium. | |||||||||||||||||
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| INSECTS http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/wid.htm Tons of information about forest insects and diseases listed by the insect and by the disease. Click on a subject and get a list of pamphlets. Click on the pamphlet and get a full color brochure in Adobe Acrobat. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.eatbug.com/ Recipes and information about edible insects! | |||||||||||||||||
| http://insects.org/index.html Information, pictures, and links about insects and other arthropods. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/ This page is produced by Iowa State University and is a list of links to Insect resources on the internet. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Insects/ You could spend months checking all of the insect links from this page. The links are categorized by type of insect so it is a fairly easy page to use. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.ento.vt.edu/IHS/ A history of insects and society. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://members.xoom.com/nicksspiders/insects/insects.htm Great pictures and information on insects with a link to Nick's Spiders! | |||||||||||||||||
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| MUSHROOMS http://www.keil.ukans.edu/~fungi/ This site contains lots of information as well as links to mycological sites (sites about mushrooms and fungi). | |||||||||||||||||
| http://biodiversity.uno.edu/~fungi/fteach.html Mycological resources on the web with links to many other pages. | |||||||||||||||||
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| PLANTS http://www.azscience.org/RESOURCE/EDSITES/lifesci3_ed.html#anchor1432494 Links to different questions and information about plants. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.npti-natrx.com/agri/plant.htm Information about plant growth, photosynthesis, and respiration | |||||||||||||||||
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| SOILS http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/soils/ This site contains lots of information on soils, soil processes, soil amendments (fertilizers), soil testing, just to name a few. | |||||||||||||||||
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| SPIDERS http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Arachnids/Spiders/ Many links from this page to various spider pages. This is a very easy way to begin finding information on spiders. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://members.xoom.com/nicksspiders/main.htm Lots of pictures and information in a well organized web page. | |||||||||||||||||
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| STATISTICS http://www.rand.org/centers/stat/applets/clt.html Illustrates the principle of the Central Limit Theorem through an animated presentations of balls dropping from a central point through a peg grid and their ultimate distribution. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.hiraeth.com/alan/tutorials/stats/stats.html At this site you can find a light mix of several statistical concepts, not too complex. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.stat.ucla.edu/textbook/introduction/ This is the introduction to a statistics textbook. The text explains and illustrates basic statistical concepts. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.psychstat.smsu.edu/sbk00.htm Much more detailed on-line statistics textbook for those who really want to delve! | |||||||||||||||||
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| TREES AND FORESTS http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/start2.htm Information on trees, a Canadian site put together by a private company called Domtar. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~gcg-dlh/CIG/forest.html Contains information on climate change impacts on forests and forest ecology. This links to the PNW Climate Impacts Group page at the University of Washington. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.fs.fed.us/land/fm/oldgrow/oldgrow.htm?silviculture Information about old-growth forests, forest ecology, and forest management. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.orst.edu/instruct/for241/ Trees of the Pacific Northwest contains information to identify trees as well as basic information on tree species. Focus is on PNW conifers. | |||||||||||||||||
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| VARIOUS TOPICS http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/science.html Science Made Simple poses several questions, such as why leaves turn colors in the fall, and provides answers at different levels of complexity. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.atmos.washington.edu/gcg/PNW/pnw_enso_text.html Impacts of El Nino on various PNW ecosystems. | |||||||||||||||||
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| WATER QUALITY http://www.vic.waterwatch.org.au/manual/ Great manual on monitoring water quality. Background information on pH, temperature, aquatic insects, and more. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.crcwater.org/ Chehalis River Council page contains information on water quality and watershed information and issues. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://www.wiz.uni-kassel.de/kww/projekte/irrig/hyd/hyd_i.html This page contains many links to hydrology and water-related resources and information. | |||||||||||||||||
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| WORMS http://www.biconet.com/soil/earthworms.html Order earthworms from Biocontrol Network from the internet. Includes some information about the soil benefits of earthworms. | |||||||||||||||||
| http://res2.agr.ca/london/pmrc/faq/earthwor.html#worms You'll find the answer to almost any question you have thought to ask about earthworms on this page. Some of the information is specific to species in the Ontario area. Much of it is general information. | |||||||||||||||||
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