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Humble Independent School Districthttp://www.humble.k12.tx.us

National Geographichttp://www.nationalgeographic.com

NASA for studentshttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/index.html

National Geographic: forces of nature; set off an earthquakehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html?section=e

MSNBC News: news and current events around the world - check out the science
events that occur in our world every www.humbleisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=3830

Fox News: news and current events around the world - check out the science
events that occur in our world every www.humbleisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=3830

ABC News: news and current events around the world - check out the science
events that occur in our world every www.humbleisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=3830

NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - www.humbleisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=3830

NASA: earth observatory, www.humbleisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=3830

TAKS Practice Tests are on line at the Texas Education Agency
website...click on practice tests...look for a science test for your grade

More Cool Science Sites

http://www.billnye.com/ Learn about Bill Nye the Science Guy and his show, choose from 40 'Home Demos' you can try, watch video clips, and more.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/ Brainpop is a really cool and unique site full of animated health and science movies, and fun quizzes.

http://www.extremescience.com/index.html Where is the deepest spot in the ocean? Which creature is the strongest? Want to know what the fastest land animal is? Take a look at this site for answers to these and other scientific record-breakers!

http://www.funology.com/ At Funology, science is all about having fun! But that's not all. Besides fun facts and experiments you can perform, you'll also find crafts, recipes, magic tricks, jokes, and a whole lot more.

http://www.innerbody.com/index.html Take a tour of the human body. This site offers a fun, interactive way to learn about skeletal, digestive, muscular, and other body systems.

http://www.strangescience.net/ Scientists didn't always get things quite right and this site shows some of the blunders they made in their quest for knowledge. Included is a timeline of significant historical and scientific events, biographies of noted scientists and artists, and resources you can use to learn more.

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/index.php Good page for review of topics

http://www.wunderground.com/ Awesome page for weather forecasting and hurricanes

http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=biology&cdn=education&tm=8&gps=257_456_1436_721&f=00&su=p897.2.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//froguts.com/flash_content/demo/frog.html VIRTUAL DISECTION OF A FROG!!! COOL!

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html good periodic table stuff

http://www.edheads.org/ virtual knee replacements, hip replacements, weather and simple machines. Very cool!
Invention Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent

Bill Nye The Science Guy
http://www.nyelabs.com

The Yuckiest Site On The Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com

Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
American Field Guide
http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/

Animals
http://www.ecb.org/surf/animals.htm

Exploring Nature
http://www.exploringnature.org