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General Science and Technology Resources
General Sites, Resource Sites, and Portals
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Science.gov: Government
Science Portal: A "gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results."
A very valuable portal for a wealth of science-related material in all
areas. The site map
is useful for finding material quickly. Part of the U.S. government's FirstGov.com
site.
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SciTechResources.gov:
Primarily a database and search engine for U.S. government sites, with some
browsable lists. A useful site for finding information on particular
topics from a variety of agencies.
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National
Science Digital Library: "Digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels."
Individual "libraries" are generally well-designed, searchable databases
which include links to thousands of resources in earth sciences, physics,
mathematics, etc. Funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Smithsonian Institution:
A rich collection of resources, covering a wide range of material.
Includes the National Air and Space Museum
and the National Museum of
Natural History.
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National Science Foundation:
Home page for the NSF. Includes access to a wide range of NSF
supported activities. Has an NSF News
page for recent developments, primarily in NSF supported projects.
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The Electronic Universe:
Collection of resources covering physics and space science, as well as
environmental and earth sciences. (U. of Oregon)
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VPL Links
Page: A well-selected page of links from NASA's Virtual Planetary
Laboratory. Emphasizes space and planetary science, but includes
biology, earth science, etc.
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energy.gov:
Science and Technology: Part of the U.S
Department of Energy website. Includes a surprising array of
projects from physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, etc. From here
you can get to the Human
Genome Project, the FermiLab DZero
Project, and a wide variety of other sites.
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Science
Netlinks: Resource Page: Extensive and useful page of
categorized links. Covers a broad range of science areas.
Intended as a resource for K-12 educators, but useful for a broader
audience. Other parts of the Science
Netlinks site include lesson plans, activities, and learning goals for
K-12 science educators.
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Science
Magazine-NetWatch: Portal for an extensive and well-selected
collection of science-related web sites. Updated regularly.
Archives can be searched or browsed by category. (Science
Magazine)
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BBC - Science:
Well designed site from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Clearly
structured for K-12 education, but useful for general audiences.
Covers paleontology, genetics, space exploration and astronomy, etc.
Content changes constantly.
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Nova Online:
Online materials to accompany and supplement the respected and long-running
PBS science program, "Nova." Directed at general
audiences. Excellent and accessible material on a wide range of
science topics.
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The Why Files:
A science education resource that covers a wide range of scientific
topics. Visually and organizationally designed for pre-college
students, but includes material that is appropriate for
non-scientists beyond high school. Has searchable
archives. (U. of Wisconsin/Madison)
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Frank Potter's
Science Gems: Portal site with an extensive array of
categorized resources. "For students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
... More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level"
(K-16).
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Howstuffworks
"Science Channel": A question-and-answer format
site which covers a surprising variety of science-related
topics. Directed at high school audiences, but interesting for
general audiences as well. Heavy on advertising, but
unexpectedly useful on a strictly non-technical level.
Science News Sites and Journals
- Eurekalert!: An
impressively wide variety of material from technology and research in
the physical, natural and social sciences. (American Association
for the Advancement of Science)
- ScienceDaily Magazine:
Coverage of a broad range of news from the sciences and
technology. Includes easily accessible archives of past
coverage.
- Newswise: Online news
service covering developments from a large number of academic and
research institutions. Includes coverage of the physical and
life sciences, technology, etc. Has searchable archives.
- Nature:
Online version of the prestigious scientific journal. Covers all
aspects of the natural sciences. Access to full content requires
a subscription, but free content is quite valuable.
- Scientific American:
Online version of the respected science magazine. Covers all
aspects of science and technology. Access to full content
requires a subscription, but free content is still fairly extensive.
- Science News Online:
Online version of the popular print publication. Covers a wide
array of topics. Access to full content requires a subscription,
but free version includes worthwhile material.
- Discover Magazine:
Online presence of the popular print magazine. Covers a wide
variety of topics. Access to full content of all features
requires a print subscription, but online version includes interesting
material.
- Discovery Channel
News: Popularized science news articles. Includes only
a few stories each day, but offers access to a 3-month archive.
"Explore by topic" button (left sidebar) gives access to
magazine-style feature stories.
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Saturn System Montage
NASA (GRIN)
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History of Science
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World
History: HyperHistory: Timeline-style chronologies
of important events and people. Click on the
"Science" button at the bottom of the screen for
scientists and scientific developments. Timelines are
hypertext, with information available on a wide variety of
scientists and scientific developments.
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Science
and Culture: University of Oregon Humanities course which
focuses "on the historical development of science in the context of embedded culture."
Includes lecture notes, class discussion archive, etc.
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Galileo
and Einstein: University of Virginia physics course with a
strong historical element. Includes complete lecture notes,
etc. Explanations are clear; math is not hard to follow.
Historical focus is consistent.
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Nobel e-Museum:
"Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation."
Includes background on the awards, complete lists of Nobel laureates
in each category, background on the nature and significance of the
work that led to each prize, etc.
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History
of Physics: Portal page from the Net
Advance of Physics. Includes categorized links to a wide
variety of resources concerned with aspects of the history of
physics.
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History
of Astronomy: One of Gene Smith's excellent tutorials from
the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University
of California/San Diego. Provides a good brief survey, with
multiple links to additional material.
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Instructional Sites and Online Textbooks
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Robot Arm Over Earth with Sunburst
NASA (GRIN)
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Images
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NASA sites
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Planetary
Photojournal: One of the richest sites for space-related
images on the web. Includes earth-imaging photos, planetary
images, aerospace pictures, interstellar observations, historical
photos, etc. Browsable by category; searches can be a little
cumbersome, but are fairly powerful.
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NASA Image Exchange:
Large database of images from a number of NASA centers.
Another very rich and varied source. Includes earth-imaging
photos, planetary images, aerospace pictures, interstellar photos,
historical background, etc. Browsable by category and
searchable.
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NASA
Multimedia: A good place to start searching.
Includes images, video, etc. Covers the whole range of NASA
activities. Includes NASA's Image
of the Day gallery.
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GRIN:
Great Images in NASA: Self-described as "a collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes. This collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public looking for high-quality photographs."
More selective than the larger databases. Browsable by
subject and searchable.
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Hubblesite
Gallery: Gallery of images from the Hubble Space
Telescope. Includes special collections and a search
function.
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Astronomy
Picture of the Day: Site for astronomy images from
Goddard Space Flight Center. Updated daily. Includes a
large archive
of past pictures, which is browsable by category and searchable.
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Images
of Genetics and the Human Genome Project: Group of galleries
from the U.S. Department of Energy. Includes a wide array of
images, including electronmicroscopy, diagrams, labeled posters for
classroom use, etc.
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Viewing
USGS Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online: Links to U.S.Geological
Survey
"partner" sites, which offer downloadable maps and
images which can
be viewed in a standard web browser. Includes access to very
detailed aerial and satellite photos.
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NOAA:
National Geophysical Data Center Revised Relief Globe Slide Set:
Set of 20 global relief images. Slides are for sale on CD-ROM,
but excellent "preview" images are available online.
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