ONLINE SCIENCE COURSES AND TUTORIALS

University of Phoenix
Part of the U.S.'s largest accredited private university, now offers individual online adult education courses, which interested students can take to fulfill degree requirements for other universities and colleges, or for general professional/career development. These online courses take 5 or 6 weeks to finish.

• Science
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Pharmacology
• Human Nutrition
• Life Sciences
• Microbiology
• Astronomy
• Environmental Science

• Biochemistry
• Ecology
• Genetics
• Meteorology

Learn more about these online science courses.

ExploreScience.com
ExploreScience.com is an award winning site offering a fun and interactive experience of sights and sounds while creating real-time correlations between scientific theories and applications.

Fusion - Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
The fusion process powers the sun and other stars. Discover how with this online course for introductory physics students and teachers.

Learn Physics Today
Learn Physics Today is a free online physics tutorial developed by Thinkquest. The tutorial covers basic skills, mechanics, lights and waves and electricity.

Marine Biology Learning Center
If you are interested in marine life and biology you will enjoy these free online learning tutorials by Odyssey Expeditions: Fish Biology and Ecology, Marine Ecology, General Ecology, Coral Reefs, Coral Bleaching, Dolphins and Oceanography.

MathAndScience4u.com
PhysicaElementa® is an award-winning collection suitable for teaching physics, physical science, and applied math to grades 7-12 students. The self-study programs offer interactive problem solving, tutorials and animations.

MCH Multimedia
MCH Multimedia Inc. offers award-winning online science tutorials in physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry which are available through web portals, downloads, and CD-ROMs. There are free downloads which allow you to install full featured versions of the science tutorials for evaluation purposes. Visit the website for freeware that includes the periodic table as well as group theory and VSEPR tables.

Merlin's Academy
Dr Jamie Love has written several online self-study science courses including "Principles of Alchemy (Chemistry)" and "Principles of Astronomy". Anyone interested in a solid education in science will find that Merlin's Academy provides a simple and convenient means to learn about our universe.

Modphysics
A thorough explanation of dozens of physical principles combined with an overview of SI, or Système International d'Unités. The examples feature SI units, common to most of the world, but relatively new to the United States. An excellent resource for teachers and students wanting to learn about physics and/or SI.

Online Tutorials in Virology
Interactive multimedia tutorials. Intriguing subjects include antibiotics, the discovery and eradication of smallpox, how you would behave under certain biological conditions if you were a virus and the mad cow disease debate.

The Particle Adventure
Take a virtual tour of the inner workings of an atom. This interactive tutorial introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces, called the Standard Model, and explores the experimental evidence and the reasons physicists want to go beyond this theory.

Probability Tutorials
A complete online course on measure theory, lebesgue integration and probability. They are designed as a set of simple exercises, leading gradually to the establishment of deeper results. Proved theorems, as well as clear definitions are spelt out for future reference. Contrary to standard university lectures or textbooks, these tutorials do not contain any formal proof. Instead, they will offer you the means of proving everything yourself. Delivered via the web but you'll need Acrobat Reader.

Online Science Museums and Exhibits

• Arctic Studies Center
• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth
• Exploratorium - San Francisco
• Museum of Paleontology - California
• The State Hermitage Museum - Russia
• Ontario Science Centre - Toronto
• Singapore Science Centre
• Pacific Tsunami Museum - Hawaii
• Questacon - Australia
• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide

Experiments, Labs, Puzzles and Fun

Math Academy Online
Platonic Realms is free math resource targeted to students and educators from secondary levels to college graduates/researchers. Resources includes articles, book reviews, math humor, quotes, a math encyclopedia, links to reputable math institutions and more.

Math Puzzles and Tricks
Math puzzles, mental calculation tips and tricks and brain teasers.

Physics for Bored Commuters
Are you a commuter? Does traffic make you bored, frustrated or angry? Well, here's another way to look at it.

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Science fun for the whole family - experiments, puzzles and fun.

Strange Science
The rocky road to modern paleontology and biology. Visit the Goof Gallery for a look at the mistakes made by early scientists and artists when trying to represent extinct (and sometimes living) organisms.

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
Part of the "Whole Frog" project, this program allows interactive dissection of a frog with the ability to make on-the-fly movies chronicling your frog dissection.

More Science Education Resources

Earthquake Information
Lists and interactive maps of latest earthquakes around the world - current to the last hour, plus how to prepare for earthquakes, FAQ and earthquake information and the study of earthquakes.

The Last Word
Everyday science questions and answers drawn from the pages of New Scientist, with over 450 questions on scientific phenomena in the searchable archives.

Online Biology Book
An excellent resource - the Online Biology Book is 47 chapters of modified lecture outlines developed over many years of teaching freshman-level biology.

Required Reading

• New Scientist - Excellent and thought-provoking reading from the world's leading weekly science and technology magazine.
• Netsurfer Science - Free monthly ezine delivers the newest and coolest science sites to your email box.
• Smithsonian Magazine - Science news, events, images and stories you can enjoy online.
• Science News Online - Headlines and full-text articles of science news around the world.