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	History of Surgery How long has medicine been around? Did doctors perform surgery in the Renaissance?
	Kids Health Find out what you need to know about being sick, and how to stay healthy.
	Web Periodic Table Online periodic table that will pronounce the element for you.
	Yahooligans Hot List of Periodic Element Sites This is a list of all of the hottest sites dedicated to the periodic table of elements. Learn them all and amaze your friends!
	Periodic table games Hangman game based on the periodic table of elements. All the fun combined with some actual learning...Go figure!!!

	Body Systems Habits of the Heart An animation of how your heart works.
	Skool Interactive Learning Interactive lessons in blood circulation.
	The Human Body Systems General resources about the body. Lots of links to other web sites.
	Bitesize Heart No, not a vampire site :)...A detailed tour of the heart.
	Kidsport Science Reference Did you know the human circulatory system brings oxygen and nutrients to every living tissue in your body?
	Your Heart: Different Heart Links Numerous categories related to the heart.
	Built From Bones and Other Parts A fun way to build yourself from the skeletal system out. Here you can learn about each of the bones in your body and how the function to help build the real YOU!!!
	All About the Heart We see and hear about hearts everywhere. A long time ago, people even thought that their emotions came from their hearts, maybe because the heart beats faster when a person is scared or excited.
	The Virtual Body An amazing online virtual tour of your body systems. Check out the heart, the brain or the skeleton!
	The Electric Heart Let's get straight to the heart of the matter--the heart's job is to move blood. Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body
	Blood Flow Through Your Heart All of the parts of your heart, like the chambers and valves, work together to ensure that blood always flows on the same path on its way through your heart and lungs.
	Habits of the Heart Amazing Heart Facts: Your heart is about the same size as your fist. An average adult body contains about five quarts of blood.
	Innerbody Take a closer look at artery and vein tissue.
	People of Science Sheets Collection of Science Biographies If they were involved in Science, you should be able to find them here. A great starting point for research related to scientists or for you Language Arts class.

	Cells Sheets Collection of Links for Cell Research These topics follow closely with Chapter 5 in your Science Book

	Sheets Collection of links for computers Here you can find information about computers then and now! How have they changed? What will be different in the future?
	What do you need to know about plants? Collection of Botany related sites and activities.
	Physics Motion Stories choose a story, check to see if the science is right :)
	Roller Coaster Physics An Internet WebQuest from Glencoe... Roller coasters are examples of the laws of physics in operation. Roller coasters are pulled to the top of the highest hill, then released.
	Scream Machine - A Roller Coaster WebQuest Lots of links to coasters, kits and all the information you might need to build something to make you scream!
	Design a Roller Coaster Try your hand at designing your own roller coaster. You will be building a conceptual coaster using the physics concepts that are used to design real coasters.
	Funderstanding Roller Coasters! It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track (unless that's how you like your coaster to work!).
	Smart Tutor Simple laws that govern the universe... Speed, velocity, etc...
	The Physics Classroom During a typical trip to school, your car will undergo a series of changes in its speed... Find out more!
	Fear of Physics Don't be scared! Physics explained so anyone can understand it!
	Bite Size Physics Motion... An object in motion blah blah blah! You know the saying.
	ForgeFX Showcase of interactive 3D simulations created for Prentice Hall's middle grades science program called Science Explorer © 2005.
	Physics Force and Motion Force, motion, Newton's Law? Want to know more? This is the site for you.
	Bitesize Force and Motion Practice your understanding of force and motion on that great bitesize website.
	Bitesize Balance and Unbalanced You should be able to use the idea of balanced and unbalanced forces to determine the movement of an object.

	Planets and Space
	Kids Astronomy A great site to have fun with astronomy.
	Nine Planets The Nine Planets is a very comprehensive information site featuring the nine planets of our solar system.
	Interactive Planets Explore the planets, comets and asteroids on an interactive virtual fly-through. Zoom in close on a particular planet or choose a different orbit view to see the whole system from afar. The data sheets let you discover more about some of the elements that make up our Solar System.
	The Sun In the following `Trip through the Sun' you'll see flames on the Sun larger than ten earths, winds going 1000 mph, and you'll see how the earth eventually will be scorched by the dying Sun.
	NASA Observes Our Sun Great pictures and information from NASA about our sun.
	Zoom Astronomy A comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of comprehension.
	The Nine Planets This is a multimedia tour of the solar system with text, pictures, sounds and an occasional movie. Each of the planets and major moons in our solar system is briefly described and illustrated with pictures from NASA spacecraft. With a few clicks, you can see images that only a few decades ago could only be dreamed of.