Science - Free and Open Source Educational Software

Chemistry

• Jmol - is an interactive web browser for chemical bonds, using a Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D with features for chemicals, crystals, materials and biomolecules (Windows) http://jmol.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• Mayachemtools - Collection of command line perl scripts for chemistry (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://www.mayachemtools.org/ (LGPL)
• GenChemLab - General Chemistry Lab Simulator (Windows, Linux) http://genchemlab.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• PT installer - Periodic Table showing elements in natural state (Windows) http://www.freshney.org (Free)
• PTE installer - Periodic Table Explorer another way to explore the elements (Windows) http://www.freshney.org (Free)
• Avogadro - molecular editor (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/avogadro/ (GPL)
• CDK - Chemistry Development Kit (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://cdk.sourceforge.net/ (LGPL)
• Molekel - molecular visualisation (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://www.cscs.ch (GPL)
• Kalzium - a periodic table of the elements (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/kalzium (GPL)
• GAMGI - General Atomistic Modelling Graphic Interface to build, view, and analyze atomic structures (Linux) http://www.gamgi.org/ (GPL)
• MPQC - Massively Parallel Quantum Chemistry Program to compute properies of atoms and molcules using Schrodinger equation (Linux) http://www.mpqc.org/ (LGPL)
• MMTK - Molecular Modelling Toolkit is an Open Source program library for molecular simulation applications using Python (Linux) http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/MMTK/ (CeCILL Free License)
• Online Periodic Table http://www.chemicool.com/
• Elements Database Periodic Table http://www.elementsdatabase.com/
• WebElements Periodic Table http://www.webelements.com/
• Molecular Workbench is an online interactive molecular simulation http://molo.concord.org/modeler
• Chemistry for Kids http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryforkids
• Online Science Corner http://www.kerala.com/science
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - chemistry http://directory.fsf.org/science/chemistry/

Physics

• AliceFive - Learn Special Relativity and General Relativity (Windows) http://www.aliceinphysics.com/ (Free)
• PhET - Physics Education Technology from University of Colorado at Boulder - Interactive Physics Simulations (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://phet.colorado.edu/ (GPL)
• Physics3D - simple physics simulation program in 3D - gravitational attraction, momentum and collision (Windows, Linux) http://freshmeat.net/projects/physics3d/ (GPL)
• Gromacs - fast, free and flexible molecular dynamics program to simulate Newtonian equations of motion (Linux) http://www.gromacs.org/ (GPL)
• Online site to create and distribute curricular material for physics computation and physics education http://www.opensourcephysics.org/
• Online site dedicated to writing and releasing Free and Open Source scientific software http://www.openscience.org/blog/
• Physics Simulations in Education to encourage physics teachers http://www.clab.unibe.ch/physim/index.htm
• Glenbrook South - Physics Courses (Multimedia Physics Studios, Physics Classroom Tutorial) http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html
• Some Educational Resources in Physics, Astronomy and Related Fields http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/Educational.html
• The Particle Adventure - the fundamentals of matter and force http://particleadventure.org/
• Superstrings - an introduction to superstring theory http://www.sukidog.com/jpierre/strings/
• Online Free Science Books http://freescience.info/index.php
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - physics http://directory.fsf.org/science/physics/

Astronomy

• Celestia - Explore travel between planets (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://www.shatters.net/celestia (GPL)
• Stellarium - Planetarium software as used in planetarium projectors (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://www.stellarium.org/ (GPL)
• SkyChart - Draw night sky for amateur astronomer (Windows, Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/skychart (GPL)
• KStars - graphical planetarium (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/kstars/ (GPL)
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - astronomy http://directory.fsf.org/science/astro/

Biology

• GENtle - software for DNA and amino acid editing (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://gentle.magnusmanske.de/ (GPL)
• biochem4schools - online collection of biochemistry resources http://www.biochem4schools.org/
• Online Biology Book http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
• About.com:Biology - The Study of Life http://biology.about.com/od/apforstudents/a/aa082105a.htm
• DMOZ open directory project http://dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Education/
• Biology Online - Books : General Biology http://www.biology-online.org/bookcats/biology_books/general_biology.html
• Mrs Dotsons Biology Page http://www.geocities.com/auburngirl71/
• An online interactive resource for learning biology - The University of Arizona http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - biology http://directory.fsf.org/science/biology/

Geology

• Australian Geoscience Portal maps http://www.geoscience.gov.au/
• Geology and Earth Sciences http://geology.com/
• About.com:Geology - What is Geology http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/a/whatisgeology.htm
• US Geological Society - Geology  http://geology.usgs.gov/
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - geology http://directory.fsf.org/science/geology/

Weather

• Bureau Of Meteorology http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/
• WeatherZone http://weatherzone.com.au
• Australian Severe Weather http://australiansevereweather.com.au/index.html
• ABC Weather http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/weather/

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