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Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Two Approaches to Learn About Nature
Take one of two approaches when investigating nature, using either inductive or deductive reasoning.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum: Images of Canada; A Canadian History
This immense gallery of photos of Canada is divided into topics and accompanying text. Includes agriculture, aviation, people, natural resources, structures, and scenic views! An invaluable site for educators, students, and anyone who...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (Uk): Biodiversity
Find a wealth of scientific information on the status of biodiversity in the world today, the threats it faces, and why it is critically important to preserve it.
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Bbc News: Science and Environment: How Earthquakes Happen
This site uses a series of animations to give an overview of earthquake types and their causes. This colorful site is accompanied by brief descriptions. Additional animations of other natural disasters are featured on the right side of...
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Academy of Natural Sciences: Butterfly Gallery 3
Features an exhibit of photos that represent a variety of species of butterflies.
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Academy of Natural Sciences: Butterfly Gallery 1
Features an exhibit of photos that represent a variety of species of butterflies.
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Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Liquid Crystals
With this interactive activity, see how the molecules inside a liquid crystal exhibit some degree of order. Based on the nature of ordering, liquid crystals can be classified into several phases. Four are shown here.
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Web Gallery of Art: Nature Exposing Herself to Science
An image of "Nature Exposing Herself to Science", created by Louis-Ernest Barrias in 1899 (Marble and onyx, height 200 cm).
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Science Kids: Science Images: Earth Day
This picture helps celebrate Earth Day by recreating a world map with a theme based around trees and a green, natural image. Earth Day is held every year on April 22 to help promote environmental awareness.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Global Vegetation
This picture helps show global vegetation levels. Looking at the image it is clear to see that some areas are rich in vegetation while others are not. Vegetation levels are vital for humans living around the world, satellites monitor the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Flower
This close up photo of a flower shows just how beautiful nature can be. The gorgeous colors and elegant petals create a sight that is pleasing to the eyes while at the same time a reminder of nature's timeless beauty.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Blaise Pascal
This image is of French physicist Blaise Pascal. He developed work on natural and applied sciences as well being a skilled mathematician and religious philosopher.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Deinonychus Skeleton
This picture shows the skull and spine of a scary looking Deinonychus skeleton, the photo was taken at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Deinonychus was related to the Velociraptor and lived during the early Cretaceous Period...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Plant Spiral
The beauty of nature is seen clearly in this photo of a plant which forms a near perfect spiral as it curls up on itself. Its shape is highlighted even more by the black background which serves as a good contrast.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Broken Road Flood Damage
This photo shows the disastrous effects of flood damage on a road. With the broken road piled up in the background two men stand in the foreground of the photo discussing the natural disaster that occurred.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a spectacular light display that can be seen at night in regions near the North Pole (auroras can also be seen near the South Pole). Auroras occur because of charged particles...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Charles Darwin
This is a black and white photo of Charles Darwin, a legendary scientist famous for his work on evolution and natural selection. Check out our Charles Darwin facts page for more information.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Louis Pasteur
This black and white photo shows French chemist Louis Pasteur. He was famous for his many discoveries related to the immune system and the nature of diseases. Check out our Louis Pasteur facts page for more information on this famous...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Argentinosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Argentinosaurus skeleton in a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (a natural history museum in Frankfurt, Germany). Argentinosaurus was a massive Sauropod dinosaur from the mid...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Pentaceratops Skull
This picture gives a close up view of a Pentaceratops skull on display at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Pentacertaops was a horned dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). Its name means...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sinornithosaurus Fossil
This picture shows a fossil cast of Sinornithosaurus, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 124 million years ago) that lived in China. The photo was taken at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: T Rex Picture
This picture shows a front on view of a scary looking Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on display at the American Museum of Natural History. For more information on this interesting dinosaur check out our Tyrannosaurus rex facts page.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Stegosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a Stegosaurus skeleton on display at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah. The Stegosaurus is a well known dinosaur from the late Jurassic Period that featured distinctive bones along its spine. For...