Captivating Connections

Ohio's own Dragonfly invites you to jump into the Dragonfly Pond, make virtual snowflake, and travel on a virtual dinosaur dig.

The Kinetic City Super Crew is a science adventure show for kids! At this web site you can get instructions for your own hands-on experiment, meet a super scientist, or join the crew.

Bill Nye the Science Guy is always interesting.

And don't forget National Public Radio's NPR's Science Friday Kids Connection.

The Nobel Foundation awards prizes each October in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics. Current and historical information about the winners ("Laureates") is posted.

The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) lists animal models that Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine relied on for their prize-winning research.

Other Educational Resources

Are you doing a report or just curious? Then check out the following web pages.

Read Caatalyst and learn about efforts to find scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research and product safety testing.

The next time you get sick and you think it might be due to something you ate, take time to look at the "Bad Big Book". It will introduce you to a lot of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.

NOTE:  In spite of the casual, friendly-sounding title, this material is written for folks with an understanding of microbiology and disease processes. So, this is most likely to be of use or interest only to advanced students (and teachers of course!).

Looking for information on a specific disease? Try the National Institutes of Health NIH Search Engine.