Chemistry

A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements - An innovative and elegant visual tour through the periodic table. Each of the 109 elements is accompanied by a visual image, as well as a description and history (including the origin of its name). These pages are image heavy, and take a while to load.
Cool Site: May 1999

Multimedia Molecule Extravaganza - Explore animated multimedia movies of DNA and other complex molecules. This is an excellent upper level chemistry resource. Requires QuickTime plug-in.
Cool Site: April 1999

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab- This densely packed site has scads and scads of excellent science and chemistry experiments you can try at home, as well as science book reviews, science tips and more, all delivered in a highly irreverent style.
Cool Site: January 1999


World Chemistry Interactive- This site is a rich and comprehensive resource for upper-level high school or college students.
Cool Site: December 1998

Polymers & Liquid Crystals- A well- constructed and informative site. Learn basic concepts and check out "downloadable" simulations.
Cool Site: September 1997

The Macrogalleria - Learn about polymers and polymer science. The site really does take you through a mall (hence the "Macrogalleria") to demonstrate how polymers are used in everyday products.
Cool Site: July 1997

BioChemNet - An impressive collection of links to biology and chemistry sites. The site has few graphics (which is good!) allowing you to easily navigate to the fifteen categories provided.
Cool Site: June 1997

Chemist's Art Gallery. -Animations and visualizations of molecules, polymers, cells, etc. I'm not sure what all the molecules and polymers are, but they sure are pretty!
Cool Site: January 1997

Chemistry Teaching Resources -The most comprehensive listing of chemistry teaching resources we've come across.
Cool Site: December 1996

Chemicool Periodic Table -A clickable periodic table that gives in-depth information on each element. The most complete periodic table we've seen on the web to date.
Cool Site: February 1996

WebElements From the College of Chemisty UC Berkeley -A clickable periodic table! Find the atomic weight for beryllium or gallium or any element. An excellent chemistry resource.
Cool Site: September 1995


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