interesting Websites to Explore
The Deep Sea
https://neal.fun/deep-sea/
Scroll down to descend into the ocean. As you descend you see the different lifeforms that inhabit each level of the ocean from the surface down through the twilight zone, through the midnight zone where no sunlight reaches. You can descend further to the depth of the titanic wreckage at 3,800 meters and continue even deeper through to the abyssal zone at4,038 meters. Continue all the way to Hadal zone at 6,000 meters where fewer people have been than have landed on the moon. Your journey ends at the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the ocean at 10,924 meters.
The Size of Space
https://neal.fun/size-of-space/
Similar to the Deep Sea, this website allows you to expand your view to larger and larger objects in space. You can scroll through various draw planets, moons, planets, the Sun, and other stars. Continue on to explore various nebulae, supernovas, and galaxies. You can then expand to our local group, the Virgo Supercluster, finally ending with the observable (so far) universe.
BioInteractive
https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/earthviewer
This website lets you view Earth through various geological eras. As you scroll back in time you can see how the continents have changed position over time as well as the changes in oxygen composition of the atmosphere and length of days which have been slowly getting longer.
Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
https://ptable.com/#
This is an interactive periodic table of the elements that allows you to view the elements in a variety of ways including by state at room temperature (solid, liquid, gas), view a 3D model of their atomic structure, and view various isotopes of each element. You can also mix elements together to create compounds.
Tree of Life Explorer
https://www.onezoom.org
This website lets you explore how all life is related through the various kingdoms and species. The fractal design is a little overwhelming at first, but it's still a great resource for exploring species and their connectedness.
Open Culture
https://openculture.com
This is a treasure trove of material including links to free courses, eBooks, movies, and more on pretty much any subject you can think of. Featured on their opening page right now is a video interview with the British philosopher Bertrand Russell whose grandfather met Napoleon in 1814 and an article and video titled Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke Spent Years Debating How to Depict the Aliens in 2001: A Space Odyssey; Carl Sagan Provided the Answer: Don’t Depict Them at All.
The Kid Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
This website is full of interesting short videos in science, history, art, music, food, and more. Some of the interesting videos they have include such topics as: Can the octopus help us understand how aliens might think? How did fireflies help scientists create brighter LED? and Want to see a quokka eat a leaf?
Histropedia
http://histropedia.com/timeline-everything.html
This website contains a number of interactive timelines including ones for famous artists, battles of World War I, World War II, Empires, and more. The website is a little glitchy in spots and contains some broken links but still an interesting resource to explore.
https://neal.fun/deep-sea/
Scroll down to descend into the ocean. As you descend you see the different lifeforms that inhabit each level of the ocean from the surface down through the twilight zone, through the midnight zone where no sunlight reaches. You can descend further to the depth of the titanic wreckage at 3,800 meters and continue even deeper through to the abyssal zone at4,038 meters. Continue all the way to Hadal zone at 6,000 meters where fewer people have been than have landed on the moon. Your journey ends at the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the ocean at 10,924 meters.
The Size of Space
https://neal.fun/size-of-space/
Similar to the Deep Sea, this website allows you to expand your view to larger and larger objects in space. You can scroll through various draw planets, moons, planets, the Sun, and other stars. Continue on to explore various nebulae, supernovas, and galaxies. You can then expand to our local group, the Virgo Supercluster, finally ending with the observable (so far) universe.
BioInteractive
https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/earthviewer
This website lets you view Earth through various geological eras. As you scroll back in time you can see how the continents have changed position over time as well as the changes in oxygen composition of the atmosphere and length of days which have been slowly getting longer.
Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
https://ptable.com/#
This is an interactive periodic table of the elements that allows you to view the elements in a variety of ways including by state at room temperature (solid, liquid, gas), view a 3D model of their atomic structure, and view various isotopes of each element. You can also mix elements together to create compounds.
Tree of Life Explorer
https://www.onezoom.org
This website lets you explore how all life is related through the various kingdoms and species. The fractal design is a little overwhelming at first, but it's still a great resource for exploring species and their connectedness.
Open Culture
https://openculture.com
This is a treasure trove of material including links to free courses, eBooks, movies, and more on pretty much any subject you can think of. Featured on their opening page right now is a video interview with the British philosopher Bertrand Russell whose grandfather met Napoleon in 1814 and an article and video titled Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke Spent Years Debating How to Depict the Aliens in 2001: A Space Odyssey; Carl Sagan Provided the Answer: Don’t Depict Them at All.
The Kid Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
This website is full of interesting short videos in science, history, art, music, food, and more. Some of the interesting videos they have include such topics as: Can the octopus help us understand how aliens might think? How did fireflies help scientists create brighter LED? and Want to see a quokka eat a leaf?
Histropedia
http://histropedia.com/timeline-everything.html
This website contains a number of interactive timelines including ones for famous artists, battles of World War I, World War II, Empires, and more. The website is a little glitchy in spots and contains some broken links but still an interesting resource to explore.