Michael's Sciencepage

Science

• Agriculture
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth
• Physics
• Health
• Psychology
• Secondary School
• Miscellaneous

Associations

• National Science Teachers Association
• National Academy of Sciences

• AstroEd (University of Washington Links)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Astronomy Today, Second Edition, Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan, 1996. Excellent college-level introductory course textbook. BC QB43.2.C44 1996.
• The New Astronomy, Nigel Henbest and Michael Marten, Cambridge University Press, 1996. A photography- based text on astronomy.
• Horizons: Exploring the Universe, Michael Seeds, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1997. A nice college-intro text with CD-ROM. BC QB45.S44 1998.
• The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy, Michael Hoskin, Cambridge University Press, 1997. College- level text though the material is not that difficult. BC QB15.C36 1997.
• Astronomy!, by James B. Kaler, HarperCollins College Publishers, 1994. BC. College intro text. Recommended.
• Astronomy, from the Earth to the Universe, Jay Pasachoff, Saunders College Publishing, 1995. A very engaging Astronomy 101 college text by an author that has written several textbooks on astronomy. BC
• Boston University J.B. Coit Observatory is open to the public on clear Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM (8:30 from April to September) The phone number is 617-353-2630. Warm clothing recommended.
• Harvard College Observatory (Cambridge, MA), has a public night on the third Thursday of every month.
• UNH Physics Department Observatory (Durham, NH) seems to have open months once or twice a month.
• Wheaton College Observatory (Norton, MA) is open to the public on clear Friday nights when the college is in session.

• General Biology
  • Introductory Biology
    • Biology, Investigating Life on Earth, Second Edition, Vernon Avila, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, 1995, undergraduate. We purchased this at Boston College and are generally pleased with the text.
  • Introductory Biology Laboratory
  • Human Biology
• Anatomy and Physiology
  • Anatomy and Physiology, by Gary A. Thibodeau, Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 1987. A useful though not exciting book.
  • Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
  • Human Anatomy
  • Anatomy Laboratory
  • Physiology Laboratory
  • Aging
  • Endocrinology
  • Human Sexuality
• Microbiology
  • Introduction to Microbiology (Mixed Majors/Nurses
  • Microbiology for Nurses and Allied Health
  • General Microbiology (majors only)
  • Microbiology Lab
  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Zoology
  • Ichthyology
  • Zoology Lab Manual
  • Entomology
  • Vertebrate Biology
• Botany
  • Plant Physiology
  • Mycology
  • Introduction to Botany
  • Paleobotany
• Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental Science
    • Harvard links
  • Ecology
  • Marine Biology
  • Evolution
  • Biostatistics
  • Population Biology
  • Graduate Level Ecology
• Genetics and Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Developmental Biology
  • Biochemistry
• Wildlife and Fisheries/Natural Resources
  • Fisheries Conservation and Management
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Natural Resource Conservation

Links:

• BioEd (University of Washington)
• Biology (Harvard links)

• ChemEd (University of Washington Links)
• High School Chemistry
• Chemistry, A Course For 'O' Level, Federal Publications, Singapore, high-school. Quick and to the point.
• Chemistry: The Central Science, by Brown, Lemay and Bursten, Prentice Hall. Common college introductory text. Text looks pretty good. BC ERC.
• The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things, Carl Snyder, John Wiley and Sons, 1995. College-level text for the non-major. Quite interesing and fun reading. BC QD 33.S69 1995.
• ChemTeam: A Tutorial for High School Chemistry contains informational articles on high-school chemistry topics. This is a work in progress.
• Periodic Table of Elements

• Geosciences (University of Illinois)
• Weather (Harvard links)
• Builder's Guide to Wells and Septic Systems, R. Dodge Woodson, McGraw-Hill, 1996. Good stuff on plumbing and what happens to wastewater. BC
• The Dynamic Earth, an Introduction to Physical Geology by Brian J Skinner, John Wiley & Sons, 1992. A colorful and interesting paperback text. BC
• Understanding Earth, Frank Press and Raymond Siever, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1993. A nice, colorful Geology 101 text that provides exposure to a variety of geology topics. BC QE28.P9 1994.
• Weston Observatory, Open normal working hours. Call Fr. Ott at 617-552-8300 to arrange a time. They observe earthquakes here.

• Martindale's Health
• Medicine, Psychology, Health (Harvard Links)
• HBJ Health (K-8), 1987, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Nice texts with good messages.(BC ERC)
• Human Pharmacology, by Lemuel B. Wingard, Jr, Mosby-Year Book, 1991. Good for giving children an idea of the amount of information that pharacists have to deal with along with the plethora of drug types out there. BC
• Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition, by Grodner, Anderson and DeYoung, Mosby-Year Book, 1996. An easy-to-read book that shows kids many aspects of nutrition in a care environment. BC
• Diet and Nutrition, by Charles Clayman, Dorling Kindersley, 1991. Your usual DK book with lots of color aimed at children.
• Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care, by Carol Taylor, Carol Lillis and Priscilla LeMone, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1993. A decent book for getting an idea of nursing. BC

• PhysicsEd (University of Washington)
• Explaining Physics, GCSE Edition, Oxford University Press, high-school. Somewhat dry.
• Physics for Scientists and Engineers, by Paul Tipler, Worth Publishers. We borrowed an earlier edition via Interlibrary loan and it looked great.
• Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Raymond Serway, HBJ, 1995. Classic introductory calculus-based college text. BC QC23.S46 1996.
• The Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. I, R.P. Feynman, R.B. Leighton, M. Sands. Addison Wesley, 1963. Recommended by other homeschoolers.
• Prisons of Light by Kitty Ferguson, Cambridge University Press, 1996. Found this at the public library. It's a nice layman's text for black holes.
• What do you care what other people think?: further adventures of a curious character, by Richard P Feynman, as told to Ralph Leighton. BC Bapst QC16.F49 A3 1988.
• No ordinary genius: the illustrated Richard Feynman, by Christopher Sykes. BC QC16.F49 A3 1994
• Six Easy Pieces : Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman, et al. BC QC21.2 .F52 1995.
• QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Feynman. BC QC793.5.P422F48 1985.
• Physics Over Easy: Breakfasts with Beth and Physics, by Leonid V Azaroff, World Scientific Publishing, 1996. A book containing 18 breakfast conversations between a physicist and his wife on physics. Geared for those with some college background but probably adaptable to use with children.
• Where Puddles Go: Investigating Science with Kids by Michael Strauss, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH, 1995. This is an engaging book on topics of physics aimed at children. Each chapter contains a dialogue between a parent and a child, a description of the topic, related experiments and questions to write and draw.
• Physics for kids: 49 easy experiments with acoustics, by Robert W. Wood, Tab Books, 1991. BC ERC QC 225.5.W66 1991. Lots of drawing and lots of easy experiments for young kids.
• Physics for kids: 49 easy experiments with electricity and magnetism, ERC QC527.2 .W66 1990.
• Physics for kids: 49 easy experiments with heat, ERC QC256 .W66 1990.
• Physics for kids: 49 easy experiments with mechanics, ERC QC127.4 .W66 1989.
• Physics for kids: 49 easy experiments with optics, ERC QC381 .W88 1990.
• From Alchemy to Quarks: The Study of Physics as a Liberal Art, Sheldon Glashow, Brooks/Cole, 1994. Used as a physics course for non-science majors at Harvard University. Covers history and laymens information on physics. There are some problem sets too that require algebra.
• Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a curious character, Richard P. Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton. BC QC16.F49 A37 1985.
• No ordinary genius: the illustrated Richard Feynman, by Christopher Sykes. BC QC16.F49 A3 1994
• Physics 2000, University of Colorado Physics Site. I haven't gone through the site yet though the front page looks interesting.
• The Character of Physical Law, Feynman, 1965. A fun readable book with a lot of interesting things that doesn't require a physics degree to read. Also provides quite an interesting chapter about the relation of mathematics to physics.

• The Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway. Contains useful math and science links.
• SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources
• 4000 Years of Women in Science contains short biographies with references to other works for more information. The site looks like it has a lot of potential.
• The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, Charles Wynn and Arthur Wiggins, John Wiley & Sons, 1997. Physics' Model of the atom, Chemistry's Periodic Law, Astonomy's Big Bang Theory, Geology's Plate Tectonics Model, Biology's Theory of Evolution. Humor cartoons and some serious stuff.
• How Things Work, questions answered for you.