Science Links

Planets and More

The Nine Planets	Black Holes	Women in Space
NASA Homepage	Animal Astronauts	The Moon
Starchild	Astrocentral	Exploring the Planets
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy	The Constellations	Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew
Yahoo's Mir Space Station Link	Women of Space	Monkeys and Other Animals in Space
Space.com	Extrasolar Planet links	Zoom Astronomy
Astronomy News	More Animal Astronauts	Dogs in Space
Exploring Mars	Mars Pathfinder Rover Vehicle	Lunar Rover Vehicle

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Rocks and Minerals and Gems

• Minerals by Name
• The Probert Encyclopaedia of Rocks & Minerals
• Rocks and Minerals
• Gemstones Info. A - Z
  
• Gem by Gem
• Care and Cleaning of Gemstones
• Common Minerals and Their Uses
  
• WebMineral.com
  
• Mineral Gallery
• Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
  
• Gemstone Gallery
• Alphabetical Mineral Reference
• Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
• Gems and Minerals Photograph Gallery
  
• Selected photos of mineral species
• State Gems
• Where Gems are Found in the United States
• Birthstones
• Diamonds in Jewelry
  
• Care and Cleaning of Gold
• Care and Cleaning of Pearls
  
• Bob's Rock Shop
• Rocks and Minerals Slide Show
• Minerals and More
• Google - Search Engine
• Britannica Online School Edition Encyclopedia at Marvel - When you reach  Marvel click on the name of the encyclopedia, enter your mineral name, then choose the article at the reading level right for you.
  

• Physical description - What does it look like?
• Hardness on the Mohs scale -
• Composition - What is it made of?
• Formation - How is it formed? Where is it formed or found?
• Uses - How is this rock or mineral used? What is it used for?
• Other interesting or important information you found during your research -
• Works Cited

Interactive Periodic Tables

Virtual Tours of Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, Etc.