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Physical Science Links

Astronomy links
Time-lapse video of center of Milky Way rising

Chemistry links

Periodictable.com - A visual periodic table with obscure facts and great images of each element
Webelements - a powerful interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
Periodic table as museum art

Whizzy Periodic Table - shows distribution of electrons, protons, and neutrons, as well as spectra for each element
Virtual experiments online

Isotopes
Radioactive decay of certain isotopes

 

Wave motion
Wave interference (sine waves) 
Wave interference (other shapes) 
Wave interference (circular waves) 
The soundry website

Complex machines
Rube Goldberg invention gallery
Another video by the creators of Cog

Measurement links
Metric conversions - online calculator to convert anything into metric

Microscopy (the world of the very small)
Nikon's Small World Contest -- A Gallery of beautiful tiny things
Microscopy-UK gallery -- Gallery of pictures of the very small
Micopolitan Museum - Microscope Art forms
Exploratorium Image Scaler
Exploratorium Microscope imaging station