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Science
and chemistry are an important part of everything that we do, whether we
know it or not. Learning
about its role can be both interesting and fun (contrary to popular
opinion). There are many many
resources on the Internet that help us do just that. We have listed below a few resources that help to inform and
educate in a fun manner. We
hope that you enjoy these sites.
Please
let us know what you think about these sites and feel free to tell
us about others that you may have discovered.
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RESOURCES:
The
following links are provided to assist you in your search for information.
We are not responsible for the information on these websites.
If you find incorrect or offensive information at any of
these sites, or have knowledge of other sites that you think we
should include here, please click
here
and let us know.
GOVERNMENT HOMEPAGES
Old Faithful Web Cam : Watch Old Faithful erupt live!
http://www.nps.gov/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm [39]
NRIS Map Builder : This site by Montana Natural Resource Information System allows you to look up data on a wide variety of natural resources including well log data.
http://www.nris.state.mt.us/mapper [43]
National Weather Service - Great Falls, MT : The website for the National Weather Service in Great Falls, MT provides current weather information and forecasts for western Montana as well as links to other areas.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/tfx/ [37]
National Interagency Fire Center : The website for the National Interagency Fire Center provides current information on wildfires as well as a wealth of information on prevention and fire safety.
http://www.nifc.gov/ [38]
MT Department of Environmental Quality : Information on Montana Environmental issues and regulations can be accessed through the website of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. http://www.deq.state.mt.us/ [36]
Montana Department of Agriculture : Information on the programs of the Montana Department of Agriculture.
http://agr.state.mt.us/ [132]
Center for Disease Control for Kids : A Kids site by the Center for Disease Control
http://www.bam.gov [151]
Center for Disease Control : The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has a searchable database with information on practically every disease ever known.
http://www.cdc.gov/health/ [42]
INDUSTRY AND ASSOCIATIONS
Petroleum Learning Center : Learn about petroleum products from Chevron.
http://www.chevron.com/learning_center/ [155]
Food Detectives : A site for kids to learn about food care.
http://www.fooddetectives.com [152]
ConocoPhillips Petroleum : Play Games, learn about Conoco and Phillips products and about ConocoPhillips Petroleum
http://www.conocophillips.com [156]
Adventures in Energy : An interactive learning experience to learn about energy from exploration to use and beyond.
http://www.adventuresinenergy.com/interactive/main.swf [153]
NEWS
Near Earth Objects : From the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory learn about near earth objects.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ [157]
Helena Independent Record : Get Helena area news from the Helena Independent Record.
http://www.helenair.com [161]
Center for Disease Control : The latest information from the Center for Disease Control.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media [158]
Associated Press National News : Get the latest national news from the Associated Press.
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/bluepage.html [160]
TOPICS
Periodic Table : This is the best website that I've found for information on the elements.
http://www.webelements.com [41]
NIST : Fun activities from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/kidsmain.htm [164]
How Stuff Works : This is one of the neatest websites I've found. It has detailed explanations of how things work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com [163]
Household Hazardous Waste : At this site sponsored by the Water Environment Foundation you can learn to identify household hazardous wastes and how to dispose of them properly.
http://www.wef.org/publicinfo/FactSheets/householdwastes.jhtml [162]
Electrical Safety : At this site by Northwestern Energy you can play games, learn about electricity and much more. http://www.northwesternenergy.com/Relations/elec_safety_world/index.html?M=17&I=126 [230]
Drinking Water for Kids : EPA's site for kids to learn about drinking water.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html [165]
Bible : Search the Bible online in many translations.
http://www.bible.gospelcom.net [166]
Acronyms : This site has a database of 267,000+ of scientific acronyms that is fairly user friendly.
http://scimed.acronymfinder.com [40]
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