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100 of the best science related website for students and teachers: http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/100-best-websites-for-science-teachers/

My MEGA SCIENCE BOOK LIST:
https://tinyurl.com/y8lb7oam

FREE ONLINE COURSES (Watch recorded university lectures from universities around the world. Classes include ((but are not limited to)): Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Microbiology, Climate Change, Math, Business, Psychology, Engineering, computer programming) (Most free online learning sites have mobile apps as well)

Academic Earth: http://academicearth.org/
Alison: https://alison.com/
BBC Learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/
Carnegie Mellon University OLI: http://oli.cmu.edu/
Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/
edX: https://www.edx.org/
FutureLearn: https://www.futurelearn.com/
iversity: https://iversity.org/
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
MIT Open Courseware: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Open Yale Courses: http://oyc.yale.edu/
open2study: https://www.open2study.com/
OpenLearn: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses
Saylor: https://www.saylor.org/
Stanford Online: http://online.stanford.edu/courses

IDEAS, INSPIRATION & SCIENCE NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)
American Chemical Society: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html
Australian Academy of Science: https://www.science.org.au/
Australasian Science: http://www.australasianscience.com.au/
BBC Future: http://www.bbc.com/future
Big Think: http://bigthink.com/
Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/
IAP — InterAcademy Panel: http://www.interacademies.net/
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry: https://iupac.org/
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Nature: http://www.nature.com/
NewScientist: https://www.newscientist.com/
Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/
Popular Science Australia: http://www.popsci.com.au/
Royal Institution of Great Britain: http://www.rigb.org/
Royal Society of Chemistry: http://www.rsc.org/
Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/
Science News for Students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/
Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/
Seriously Amazing: https://www.si.edu/
Society for Science: https://www.societyforscience.org/
The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Incorporat: https://www.raci.org.au/
World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/en/

FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS
Bookboon: http://bookboon.com/
Books Should Be Free: http://www.loyalbooks.com/
College Open Textbooks: http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
E-books Directory: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
FullBooks: http://www.fullbooks.com/
LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
Mark Bishop’s Chemistry: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm
Open Textbook Library: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Open Textbooks BCcampus: https://open.bccampus.ca/
Open Textbooks: http://www.oerconsortium.org/discipline-specific/
OpenStax CNX: https://cnx.org/
Textbook Revolution: http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
WikiBooks: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

MORE FREE TEXTBOOKS BECAUSE THEY’RE EXPENSIVE AF:
Chemistry/Physics/Math simulations: (useful for visualising how equations explain real-world phenomena) https://phet.colorado.edu/

Astronomy:
https://www.teachastronomy.com/textbook/

Biology:
https://www.learner.org/courses/biology/textbook/index.html
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobooktoc.html
https://www.biologycorner.com/ (Also has Anatomy and Physiology/Evolution/Genetics)

Chemistry:
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/undergraduate/chemistry.html
http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm
https://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/virttxtjml/intro1.htm
Interactive Periodic Table: https://www.ptable.com/

Microbiology:
http://www.microbiologybook.org/
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/kt_toc.html

Physics:
http://physicsdatabase.com/a-list-of-free-chemistry-books/
https://physics.info/
http://www.lightandmatter.com/lm/
https://www.flippingphysics.com/
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

http://www.sciencebooksonline.info/
http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
https://www.nature.com/nature_education/interactive_textbooks

National Academy Press has free full reports on everything from Climate Change, Evolution, Meteorology, Biotechnology — you name it, they have it: https://www.nap.edu/topic/

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS
ArXiv: https://arxiv.org/
Directory of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org/
Elsevier Open Access: https://www.elsevier.com/…/open-science/open-access/open-ac…
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/
Open Access Library: http://www.oalib.com/
Oxford Open: https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access
PLOS: https://www.plos.org/
Scitable: https://www.nature.com/scitable
Springer Open: https://www.springeropen.com/
Wiley Open Access: http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/view/index.html
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/
SciHub: https://sci-hub.tw/ (this moves around a lot)
Google Chrome add-on to download free versions of journal articles: unpaywall: http://unpaywall.org/

SEARCH ENGINES:
AGRICOLA: Agricultural Online Access https://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
AGRIS (International
System for Agricultural Science and Technology)
http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/index.do
Anthropological Index
Online https://aio.therai.org.uk/
arXiv mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer
science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance() arXiv.org
Astrophysics Data System http://www.adsabs.harvard.edu/
Bioline International (http://www.bioline.org.br/)
BioOne (http://www.bioone.org/)
ChemSpider: www.chemspider.com
CiteSeerx (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/)
Cochrane Library http://www.cochranelibrary.com/
Directory of Open Access Journals (http://www.doaj.org/)
GetCITED (http://www.getcited.org/)
Google Scholar scholar.google.com
JSTOR www.jstor.org
MedlinePlus https://medlineplus.gov/
National Science Digital Library https://nsdl.oercommons.org/
New Journal of Physics (http://iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630):
PLOS ONE (http://www.plosone.org/)
PubChem https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
PubPsych https://www.pubpsych.eu/
RXList: https://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/)
Science.gov https://www.science.gov/
ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/)
ScienceOpen https://www.scienceopen.com/
Springer Science www.springer.com/gp/
WorldWideScience.org https://worldwidescience.org/

KID’S SCIENCE:
Experiments:
https://thesciencemomblog.com/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/collection/science-experiments
http://easyscienceforkids.com/
https://www.education.com/activity/science/
http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/
http://www.biology4kids.com/
http://pbskids.org/games/science/
https://www.kcedventures.com/blog/kids-books-and-websites-about-animals-plants-and-human-biology
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm
https://www.thespruce.com/top-science-websites-for-kids-1259286
https://www.reallygoodstuff.com/community/11-free-science-websites-for-kids/2/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/science.shtml
http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/

SCIENCE NEWS:
https://www.sciencenews.org/
https://student.societyforscience.org/
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/

SCIENCE VS PSEUDOSCIENCE, and CRITICAL THINKING
Calling Bullshit: http://callingbullshit.org/syllabus.html
Sense of Science: http://senseaboutscience.org/activities/?activityType=making-sense-of
https://violentmetaphors.com/2013/05/17/whats-the-difference-between-science-and-pseudo-science/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-difference-between-science-and-pseudoscience/
Aspiring Thinkers Guide to Critical Thinking : http://www.criticalthinking.org/files/SAM_Aspiring_Thinkers_GuideOPT.pdf
The Miniature Guide to The Foundation for Critical Thinking : https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/uploads/production/document/path/1/1710/Critical_Thinking.pdf
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills : https://guidebookstgc.snagfilms.com/9344_Deceptive_Mind.pdf
Quackwatch: https://www.quackwatch.org/

How to understand arguments:
http://pages.intnet.mu/dveerasa/Others/Understanding%20Arguments%208th%20Ed(2009)BBS.pdf
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/

More on logical fallacies and bias and the psychology of conspiracy theories
https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/dorianfreeman/files/cognitive_biases.pdf?m=1447441418
https://bookofbadarguments.com/AIBOBA-white.pdf
https://umshare.miami.edu/web/wda/ethics/Society/Logical_Fallacies.pdf
http://amyopp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Psychology_of_Bias_May_2012.pdf
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/4/25/15408610/conspiracy-theories-psychologist-explained
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201708/what-makes-conspiracy-theories-so-appealing
http://sciencenordic.com/secrets-and-lies-psychology-conspiracy-theories
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-some-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/
https://www.livescience.com/53494-how-to-tell-if-conspiracy-theories-are-real.html
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0147905

Psychology resources:
http://psychology.cypa.us/uploads/2/6/3/0/26300867/psychology_textbook.pdf
http://www.cee.uma.pt/ron/Psychology%208th%20-%20Gleitman,%20Gross,%20Reisberg.pdf

Critical thinking and pseudoscience detection:
Scientific Method: A Beginner’s Guide: http://course.sdu.edu.cn/G2S/eWebEditor/uploadfile/20140306165315001.pdf
http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/pmo/eng/Sagan-Baloney.pdf
http://lghttp.48653.nexcesscdn.net/80223CF/springer-static/media/samplechapters/9780826194190/9780826194190_chapter.pdf
https://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf
https://racionalistasusp.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/bowell-kemp-critical-thinking-a-concise-guide1.pdf
http://www.courseiran.com/upload/partspics/1470558987-Critical_thinking.pdf
https://medium.com/@yegg/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-useful-936f1cc405d

ONLINE FACT CHECKING
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.factcheck.org/
http://www.politifact.com/
TruthOrFiction.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

FACEBOOK PAGES
Anastasia Bodnar: Science Communicator
Australia’s Science Channel
Bad Science Debunked
Bearded Science Guy
Biology Babe
Britt Marie Hermes
Compound Interest
CSIRO
Dairy Carrie
Dawn’s Brain
Debunking ADHD & Autism Myths & Misinformation
Debunking Denialism
Doctor Anna’s Imaginarium
Dr. Richard Pan
Farm Babe
Fitness Reloaded
Futurism
James Fell
MakingSenseOfFluoride
Mommy, PhD
Myles Power (powerm1985)
NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Naturopathic Diaries
NCSE: The National Center for Science Education
Not an Exact Science Show
Nova on PBS
Nurses Who Vaccinate
RealClearScience
Red Wine & Apple Sauce
SciBabe
Science
Physics Girl
Science Moms
ScienceAlert
Science-Based Medicine
Science Badger
Sci-gasm Podcast
Serotonin Chronicles
Skeptical Spectacles
StarTalk
Stop the Anti-Science Movement
the chronicle flask
The Credible Hulk
The Cynical Pharmacist
The Genetic Literacy Project
The Hawaii Farmer’s Daughter
The Logic of Science
The Pharmafist
The Scientific Parent
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
Thoughtscapism
Trust Me, I Am a “Geneticist”
The Ethical Omnivore
Vegan Biologist
ZDoggMD

DOCUMENTARIES/TV SHOWS: (These you may need to pay for)
Food Evolution Movie
Everything narrated by David Attenborough
Everything narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Everything narrated by Brian Greene
Everything narrated by Professor Brian Cox
Everything narrated by Lawrence M. Krauss
Everything Ben Goldacre
Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey
Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix)
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (http://drkarl.com/)
The science section here: https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/science-technology/?r_sortby=highest_rated&r_orderby=desc

EVENTS:
World Science Festival
World Science Festival Brisbane

MISC SCIENCE STUFF:
Biology/Biodiversity/Genomics: http://www.actionbioscience.org/
Climate Science: http://www.realclimate.org/
GMOs and Biotech: https://gmoanswers.com/
https://www.biofortified.org/ for all things biotechnology, food, and agriculture.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/
Education: https://eric.ed.gov/
Evolution: https://tinyurl.com/ybgfwdpn

Forensic Science:
http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/
http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/
http://www.forensicpathologyonline.com/
https://thesebonesofmine.wordpress.com/
http://www.forensicbasics.org/
http://projects.nfstc.org/csieffect/
http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/

VACCINES and HERD IMMUNITY::
All in one vaccination resource:
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/
Vaccine studies (not complete): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNFCLOriAMMSE5TREpQRlpxRnc
Studies on the economic burden of disease: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNFCLOriAMMajRWaEozeVI3VUU
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/
http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center
Links debunking incorrect claims: http://www.redwineandapplesauce.com/vaccine-articles-off-site/
http://immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/resources-menu?OpenDocument&CATEGORY=1All+Resources-1&SUBMIT=Search
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/resources/index.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-awareness-materials.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation
Extensive List of Debunk Pseudoscience Studies in relation to vaccines: http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2013/08/-those-lists-of-papers-that-claim-vaccines-cause-autism-part-1.html
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/herd-immunity-0
https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-herd-immunity-52377
Herd Immunity Guide: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwNFCLOriAMMU3ZPcEFMYnlHT1E
From Bozeman Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLUzwT9tWxY
From Healthcare Triage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuiHFg_nfnE
SkepticalRaptor: http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/

SCIENCE POSTS:
Cognitive Bias: https://tinyurl.com/yanhr48e
Climate Change: https://tinyurl.com/ydg26pav
Evolution: https://tinyurl.com/ybloxh7n
Herd Immunity: https://tinyurl.com/ycb8xuy9
HPV vaccine: https://tinyurl.com/yczh7lfd
Influenza: https://tinyurl.com/yavha7df

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