WEB SITES

Glencoe Life Science
A companion to your textbook: chapter resources, Web links, online study tools, and science fair ideas.

Human Body Online
Tour all the major systems of the body.

Science Fair Inspiration
A page of great links to help you choose and plan a project.

MyPyramid.gov
One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box. Check out the animated MyPyramid tour. Take steps to a healthier you!

My Pyramid Tracker
After providing a day's worth of dietary information or physical activities, you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet or physical activity status for that day.

Eating Disorders
Information for girls, boys, teachers, coaches and parents from the National Eating Disorders Association.

Digestive Diseases
An A-Z list of topics and titles from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Your Digestive System and How It Works.

The Heart
An online exhibit presented by the Franklin Institute.

Cut to the Heart
The companion Web site to the PBS Nova program of the same name. Includes a great map of the human heart!

HeartPower! Online
The American Heart Association presents good information on the heart and health.Operation: Heart Transplant

Eye Anatomy
"A guide to the many parts of the human eye and how they function."

Life Science Dictionary
From the BioTech Resources Web Project at Indiana University.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Grolier Online: New Book of Popular Science
The online version of the reference books by the same name.
To use Grolier Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password.

ONLINE MAGAZINE

Scientific American
Scientific American offers understandable, authoritative reporting on developments in every field of science.
To use Scientific American at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE

Science Online
Science Online is a complete reference database containing thousands of entries covering almost every field of science. Categories include: Diagrams, Definitions, Biographies, Essays, and Experiments and are cross-referenced through hyperlinks and are searchable by keyword, topic, and year. In addition, the site includes a Timeline dating from the big bang to the present.

To use Science Online at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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updated 07/11/2007