General Science

  • Alberta Biomes
    Descriptions of the Aspen Parkland, Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Grassland, Foothill, and Rocky Mountain Regions of Alberta.
  • Alberta, Naturally!
    Explore Alberta’s diverse ecosystems through images and text provided by The Heritage Community Foundation.
  • Biomes and Ecozones
    This is the best portal on the web to information regarding biomes and ecozones.The compiler,I. Lee, has noted which links pertain to Canadian biomes.
  • Ecozones of Canada
    Environment Canada provides an overview of Canada’s 20 major ecosystems. The site includes a map of the 15 Terrestrail and 5 Marine Ecozones.
  • Greenpeace International
    A site dedicated to identifying global environmental concerns. This site has links to students who are researching world environmental problems.
  • History of Science, Technology & Medicine
    ECHO (exploring and collecting history online) provides an organized portal into the history of science, technology, and medicine.
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s Science.Connect 1
    This site provides visuals, hand-on activities, and resources for Science 14 students.
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s Science.Connect 2
    This site provides visuals, hand-on activities, and resources for Science 24 students.
  • MEDLINEplus Health Information
    Medical and health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. MEDLINEplus has extensive information on about 500 diseases and conditions.
  • National Research Council
    The National Research Council’s site of science and technology news in Canada.
  • The Online Meteorology Guide
    This University of Illinois site features a collection of multimedia instructional modules in meteorology.
  • SciCentral
    An index to science information on the web and science journals.
  • Sciencefocus 10
    Additional resources and tools to support the Sciencefocus 10 textbook.
  • Scirus – for scientific information only
    The best search engine for finding scientific information on the web.