Steve Spangler Science
Science Direct (was Edmund's Science)
Ward's Natural Science (Earth Science)
see also Science Fairs under Helpful Links
       Periodic Tables
             WebElements
             PTable
       MS and NMR Wizard
       Molecular Weight Calculator
       Concentrated Reagent Concentrations (e.g. 35% Ammonia = 18.1 M)
       Solubility Product Constants
       Ideal Gas Law Calculator
       Unit Converter
       Cooling Bath Temperatures (e.g. Methanol/Liquid Nitrogon =  -98 C)
       Online Slide Rule (not actually useful)
       Online Stapler (less useful than the sliderule)
       CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
       Open WetWare (biology wiki)
       List of Universities by State
       USGS Earthquake
           earthquake notifications
          Khan Academy (online short courses, video)
Web and Typography Tools
       Unicode Character Map
       Anagram Generator
       Microsoft Office Tips:  Menu Style (pre-2007) & Ribbon Style (post-2007)
                                          Excel        Word                 Excel     Word
     

List of Chicago area schools (Wikipedia)
    Argonne National Laboratories
    Museum of Science and Industry (cool)  (shop here with photographs here)
    Field Museum  (cool too)  (as they say: dino-mite gifts)
           School programs
           Science
    Alder Planetarium (cool three...ok, you get the idea)  (online store)
    Chicago Botanic Garden,  education programs  (Garden Shop online)
    The Morton Arboretum, for kids, education programs  (Arboretum Store online)
    U of C Civic Engagement  The University and the Windy City

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Please support your local toy stores
ThinkGeek--part of GameStop
Uncommon Goods
The Paper Airplane Guy
Geek Dad (blog/reviews) and Geek Mom (blog/reviews)
and don't forget the museum gift shops
Sequence Alignment  (better than Tetris (tm) ;)

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Teacher's Domain (WGBH Boston or local pbslearningmedia site)
Earth Observatory (NASA), Carbon Cycle 
Bay Model Visitor Center 
Earthscape
National Geographic
Metasequouia--a living fossil
PBS

Nova Scientific

PBS for Educators

American Association for the Advancement of Science

AAAS Programs

AAAS Science Education

BBC Science
Improbable Research
Nasa Earth Observatory
The Naked Scientists
Penn State e-Education
Yale Open Courses
U. of Chicago Graham School online courses
Carleton Science Education Resource Center
WebElements - Online Periodic Table
Smithsonian Institute
EdGCM (educational global climate modeling)
Not Voodoo: Demystifying Synthetic Organic Laboratory Technique
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Climate Wars (BBC documentary)
and...
This Old House--(check out their net zero project)
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CNN's Young People Who Rock  (see Tyler Lyson interview) (from 2009)
Marmarth Research Foundation (dino hunting--minium age 14 w/ adult+fees) 
Objectif Sciences (science summer camps, etc.)

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Give Well
Charity Watch
Charity Navigator 
Earthwatch
Nature Conservancy
Arbor Day
 
The University of Chicago

Crowd funding (not neccessarily charity/tax deductible)
About.com "top sites"
Experiment.com
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Fuel Economy.gov (EPA and DOE)
Energy Star
Federation of American Scientists
Greenhouse Accounting (DOE National Environmental Policy Act)
Columbia University Educational Global Climate Modeling

US Global Change Research Program
DOE's, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Guide for Consumers
EPA main web site--clean air to clean water
A Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Warming
Green Living for Dummies

Renewable Resources Coalition

Recycling

Incentives

Wind Power (low wind/most residential sites not optimal)

Solar Power
            
Suppliers--general disclaimer--links provided to give an example of what is available--no endorsement implied.

Brainiac: Alkali Metals + Water            
Liquid Oxygen Barbeque
Lighting a Jack-O-Lantern
  aka self carving pumpkin ;)

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