RCS Science Olympiad

Resource Page

A is for Anatomy

(Key words: gross anatomy, human body, human physiology, mammal dissection)

• Society for Neuroscience

• American Heart Association

• National Institute of Drug Abuse

• National Institute for Health

RCS Online Research Databases: (passwords in library)

• C.E.R.F.

• Grolier Online

• Ebsco General Science Collection

• InfoTrac:  Health Reference Database

Amphibians and Reptiles

• Herpatology

Astronomy

• Science Subject Directory

• Chandra Observatory:  Stellar Evolution

• Science Olympiad:  Astronomy and the Solar System

• Chandra Observatory:  Images

• Hubble Site:  Info and images

• Astronomy Picture of the Day

• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

• Sloan Digital Sky Survey

• Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University

• North Carolina Science Olympiad - Event Help
• Exams from previous competitions
• The 9-10 Planets
• Stars and Constellations
• Univ. of California, San Diego, Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
• Franklin Institute – Guide to the Universe
• Stars and Galaxies
• NASA Space Science Missions
• NASA Solar System Simulator
• NASA Welcome to the Planets
• Orrery - Solar System Simulator
• The Space Hopper Game
• US Naval Observatory – Astronomical Information
• Virtual Tour of the Sun
• Amazing Space
• Space Weather
• AAS – Educator Web references
• Astronomy Magazine
• Sky & Telescope Magazine
• Astronomy Today
• American Association for Variable Star Observers
• Wright Center:  Astronomy and the Solar System
• There and Back Again

Best All Round Science Olympian

• New York Science Olympiad Page

• High School Ace:  Science links

• Earth Science

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

Chemistry Lab:  Thermodynamics and physical properties

• North Carolina Science Olympiad - Event Help
• Microscale Lab Techniques
• Microscale Labs
• Basic Science Lab Techniques
• General Chemistry – Online
• Chemistry Resources for Secondary Education
• Think Quest – Interactive Guide to Chemistry
• Frank Potter's Science Gems – Chemistry
• Yahoo Chemistry Links
• Concepts Tests
• Chemical Demonstrations
• Online MIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Compute This

• US Geological Survey

Disease Detective

• Center for Disease Control

• Montclair State University-Epidemiology

• Young Epidemiology Scholars Program

• Disease Detectives
• Epidemiology in the Classroom
• An Introduction to Epidemiology
• How to Investigate an Outbreak
• Resource Library
• Glossary of Epidemiological Terms
• Clinical Epidemiology Definitions
• CNN – Health Reports
• North Carolina Science Olympiad - Event Help
• World Health Organization – Weekly Health Records
• Clinical Epidemiology Definitions (University of Alberta Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit)
• A Dictionary of Epidemiology (short definitions, University of Cambridge)

Don't Bug Me

• Insect list

ENTOMOLOGY COURSES:

• North Carolina State University - General Entomology Course Tutorial
• Entomology – good Digital Zoology images

INSECT MORPHOLOGY:

• Insect Anatomy
• Insect Illustrations
• Image Index
• Specialized Mouthparts: Digital Zoology

INSECT ORDERS AND FAMILIES:

• Key to Orders of Insects
• Insect Orders
• Insect Orders – Spot ID Characteristics
• Insect Orders
• Insect Order Information
• Photos of North American Insects and Spiders
• Arthropod Phylogeny
• Insect Orders and Major Families – Ecology, Economics, Morphology
• Insect Identifier – Color image key
• Insect Orders and Common Families

INSECT ECOLOGY:

• Bug Info – Smithsonian
• Insect Pests:
• Beneficial Insects
• Insect Vectors

Dynamic Planet:  Earthquakes and Volcanoes

• US Geological Survey: Earthquakes

• Virtual Earthquake

• Earth 2 Class

• USGS Dynamic Earth

• USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

Dynamic Planet:  Glaciation

• Wright Center for Science Education: Science Olympiad Activities

• Glaciers, Climate and Planet by Zach Smith

• Glacial Photos

• All About Glaciers

• World Glacier Inventory

• Swiss Education:  Glaciers

• C. Wright Glacier Slide Show

• J. Kite Glaciology Slide Shows

Ecology

• Handout (PDF)
• Principles of Ecology - Course notes
• Principles of Ecology – Univ. of Alberta
• On-line Biology Book - See Chapters on Ecology
• The Stream Study
• Lake Ecology Primer
• Estuarine Ecology

Grasslands

Deserts

Environmental Chemistry

• Texas Instruments Activity Exchange

Food Science

• Institute of Food Technologists Student Association

• Calorimeter

Forensics

• Nobel Prize

• Hands On Plastics  (American Chemistry Council)

Geocaching

• Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

• Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint

Health Science: 

Topics include Circulatory System and Skeletal System

• Society for Neuroscience

• American Heart Association

• National Institute of Drug Abuse

• National Institute for Health

Heredity

• Answers.com - Heredity Definitions
• BookRags.com - Genes and Genetics
• CDC - Hereditary Blood Disorders
• Dihybrid Problem Set (The Biology Project, U of AZ) Tutorial on two-trait crosses.
• The DNA files – Basic Genetics
• DNA from the BEGINNING - An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity
• DNA – Timeline
• The National Health Museum- Activities and current events in genetics.
• Genetics Education Center at the University of Kansas
• Genetic Science Learning Center – Univ. of Utah 
• Human Genome Project – Education Resources
• ICSD Life Science Zone -Heredity & Genes Lessons
• Medical Encyclopedia - Genes
• Mendelian Genetics Resources
• Molecular Genetics Resources
• Monohybrid Problem Set  (The Biology Project, U of AZ) Tutorial on single-trait crosses.
• National Institute of Health Curriculum Supplements - Human Genetic Variation
• National Human Genome Research Institute
• National Human Genome Research Institute Educational page for students and teachers
• Nobelprize.org - The chemistry of life and its central dogma
• On-line Biology Courses
• On-line Biology Textbook
• Qualitative Genetic Resources (University of Arizona)
• University of New York - Case Studies to use when teaching science.
• Regional Math and Science Center - Life Science Topics
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Heredity and Heritability
• University of Arizona - Biology Lesson Plans
• Your Genes, Your Health - A multimedia guide to genetic disorders

Herpetology

• Herpatology

It's About Time

• National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC)

Meteorology

• Wright Center Website
• Exams from previous competitions
• North Carolina Science Olympiad - Event Help
• Resource Listing for Weather and Climate Instruction
• How the Weather Works
• American Meteorological Society – The Data Streme Project
• American Meteorological Society – Education Program
• DataStreme Project Participants page
• The Globe Program
• Weather.com – Educational Index
• The Weather Cycler
• Resource Guide for Weather and Climate
• The Online Guides - Meteorology
• Weather 2010
• Comet
• Met Office:  Climate Change
• Met Office:  Coupled Climate-carbon Cycle Project
• For Coaches:  Communicating and Learning About Global Climate Change

Oceanography

• Marine Sciences:  Marine Biology and Oceonography by Thomas F. Greene
• National Science Links:  Tides
• NOAA:  Oceans
• NOAA:  Ocean Explorer
• Sea Semester at Woods Hole:  Oceanography
• Office of Naval Research:   Ocean in Motion
• Ocean in Motion
• Ocean and Coastal Systems
• Ocean World
• El Niño

Physical Science Lab

•  Alliant Energy for Kids

Reach for the Stars  (see links for Astronomy)

• Imagine the Universe:  The Lifecycle of Stars
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
• eSky:  The Electronic Sky

RCS Online Research Databases: (passwords in library)

Topics/Key words:

• Sun,

• planets and their satellites

• comets,

• asteroids,

• Oort Cloud,

• Kuiper Belt,

• meteoroids

• meteors

Remote Sensing

• Wright Center

• Mars Topographic Map

• NASA

Road Scholar

• Topographic maps

• USGS and Science Education

• Sample Tests

Rocks and Minerals

• Science Olympiad Rock and Mineral List

• Minerals by Name

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Black Hawk College  - PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 101 Lab Study Material

• University of Pittsburg, Dept of Geology & Planetary Science - Igneous Rocks: Composition and Texture

• "Minerals" Lesson

• Minerals A-Z

• Mineral Physical Properties and Identification

• Texas Geology and Minerals

• Geotech.org - Minerals

• Mineral Database

• Minerals by Chemical Composition

• Minerals by Physical and Optical Properties Tables

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The RCS Science Olympiad Webpage was created by Maria Johnson, Library Media Specialist. The links were adapted from lists on the Official Science Olympiad Web Page.

Updated December 22, 2008