BlackHawk     |     home Philosophy   |   Teacher Corner   |       news sites   |   smoking   |   create web pages   |   Internet Search   |   Easy Learning Games   |   Tutorials and How To's   |   Puzzles, Games, Facts, and More   |   student activities   |   science links   |   Hurricanes   |   Benjamin Franklin   |   raw   |   Hawk Reporter science links science links The Why Files Why do tornadoes spin? Why was the flu virus so deadly? Why are spices good for you?   Go to this site to find the answers to all of your questions. VIRTUAL FISHTANK.COM: Created by Nearlife, Inc. at MIT for the Boston Museum of Science, students are able to participate in an interactive exhibit by building their own fish (a limit of 4 is imposed, but the young designers may change the fish features at any time), insert them into an online exhibit tank, and watch them interact with other virtual fish. http://www.virtualfishtank.com/main.html DICTIONARY/THESAURUS     Great site that has a dictionary to look up words; has a thesaurus; and you can even type in words in any language and get the translation. TREASURE HUNT     A science treasure hunt awaits you at this site!! Can you take the challenge??  STUDY SITE     All sorts of topics to look for information to assist you with your school work. This goes to the science page so check it out and pick a topic or look at the column on the left to see some other options such as "homework help online". BIBLIOMANIA     Find the origin of words at this site.  Undersea and Oversee     Read about the past, present, and future of our oceans. ASKJEEVES     Have a question? "Askjeeves" will find the sites to answer your questions. HELP WITH RESEARCH     Get help finding information for your research paper or get help with your homework.