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ONLINE DATABASES (use keyword or subject online databases in OPAC or link from our home page at http://www.uhslmc.org/databases.htm ).

EVALUATED WEBSITE DIRECTORIES and META-LISTS

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WEBSITES
 

Endangered Species:

http://eelink.net/EndSpp/endangeredspecies-mainpage.html

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html

http://eelink.net/EndSpp/organizations-stateandregional.html

http://eelink.net/EndSpp/international-global.html

http://eelink.net/pages/Environmental+Links+-+Endangered+Species

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557586/Endangered_Species.html

http://www.endangeredspecie.com/Interesting_Facts.htm

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/esa.html

http://www.cln.org/themes/endangered.html

http://scienceforfamilies.allinfo-about.com/subjects/endangeredsp.html

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/esreasons.htm

Super Volcano:

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/interactive/interactive.html


Genetics : Concepts

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/labwave.html

http://www.kumc.edu/gec/lessons.html

http://accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/sneeze/sneezer.php

http://www.biorap.org - Biological Research for Animals and People.

http://www.brainpop.com -  this is a subscription database for the UHS Library Media Center. Please see a member of the Library staff for the Username and password to access this information source. 

http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu  -Genetics Science Learning Center. Clone a mouse! Learn all about the cloning process!

Living Environments : websites

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/resources_list.cfm?Grade=9-12&BenchmarkID=5 - Science NEtLinks website -American Association for the Advancement of Science

http://lii.org/search/file/environ Librarian Index to the Internet -Environment Page. 

http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylan - An electronic exhibit about the world's drylands. Drylands include arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas all over the world. The aim of this exhibit is to show the importance these environments have in the lives of people everywhere, and the threats they face.

http://www.janegoodall.org/ - The Jane Goodall Institute advances the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment of all living things." The site contains a biography of the primatologist, including information on her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe National Park. Also provides an overview of the biology, psychology, and conservation of chimpanzees.

http://www.pbs.org/sixbillion/ -- PBS show detailing the problems of overpopulation in the world.

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/site_students/index.html -EPA web site (United States Environmental Protection Agency). See also: http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/

http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ -Canadian website on this important subject.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/2.html  -United States Geological Survey web site.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/9111/DOC.HTML - causes, effects, and solutions of acid rain.

 http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/archive/acid_rain.shtml  - Adapted from "Acid Rain", Environmental Protection Agency
August 6th, 2002

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/ - Acid rain and our nation's Capital.

http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/rainwq.htm - Acid Rain "webquest" for students.

http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/msc/as/acidfaq.html - Acid Rain FAQ.

http://www.surfnetkids.com/acidrain.htm - "Surfing the Net with Kids" website - Acid Rain.

http://www.scar.utoronto.ca/~weather/maryp/Effects/fish.html - Effects of Acid Rain on Aquatic EcoSystems.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Pollution/Acid_Rain/ - Pollution - Acid Rain Yahoo Search Directory.

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AcidRain.html

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/acidrain.html - United States Geological Survey - Water Science for Schools.

http://www.tpt.org/newtons/9/acidrain.html

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/stugeon/links.htm

http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/earth/acid_rain.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3528990.stm

http://earthsci.org/weather/acidrain/acidrain.html

http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/acidrain.html

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=26026&url=26026/Environmental_Problems/acid_rain.html

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/

http://waterconserve.info

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW

http://www.nwf.org

http://www.rain-tree.com

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org

http://epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl

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