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1. Macaulay Library - Animal Sound & Video Catalog

   The Macaulay Library, the world's largest collection of animal recordings and associated video. Feel free to browse our collection, stream audio and video ...
   animalbehaviorarchive.org/

K-12 students can listen to sound clips, view video clips and also see visualizations of animal sounds and behavior. Has thousands of sound clips, representing approx. 2/3 of the world’s birds, plus increasing numbers of insects, fish, frogs and mammals. Searchable by common name, scientific name, location (even by latitude and longitude!) and more.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Kid’s Corner

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/

This site offers a slideshow, quiz, and activity worksheet for a unit titled “Endangered Means There’s Still Time”. Lots of teacher resources for earth science and biology—such as a biodiversity glossary, Plants in Peril lesson plans and ‘biologues” (fact sheets) on mammals, birds, and reptiles. Links to other U.S. Fish and Wildlife sites, as well as third-party educational programs are offered.

Scientific American Sci-Doku

http://www.sciam.com/recreations_directory.cfm?#sci-doku

The Scientific American magazine’s web site offers all kinds of science-related games. They have a weekly Sudoku puzzle with a science theme. There are also interactive games involving physics, astronomy, exploration of optical illusions or one of the 29 Puzzling Adventures.

I WAS wondering

http://www.iwaswondering.org/

This is a companion site for the “Women’s Adventures in Science” biography series, but can be used as a stand-alone learning environment. Targets middle school students-especially girls. Web site is produced by the National Academy of Sciences. Has wonder-who? (meet the women scientists), wonder-when? (a timeline), and wonder fun! (online games)

Sub-headings:

Agriculture & Aquaculture

The science and art of farming, including the work of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and aquatic animals.

Astronomy

The study of matter outside the earth's atmosphere, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, and composition of celestial bodies and phenomena.

Chemical Sciences (Chemistry)

Study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter and its combinations, especially at the atomic and molecular levels.

Communications

The methods and technologies used by humans to communicate and share information over long distances.

Controversial

Scientific approaches to knowledge that is controversial, not widely accepted, or historically accepted but now dismissed.

Earth Sciences

Branches of science related the Earth, its surface, and its atmosphere.

Electronics

Electronic materials and information technologies, and the scientific mechanisms behind their functioning.

Energy

Theories and practicalities of finding, creating, storing, conserving, and using energy.

Engineering

The application of scientific and mathematical principles to such ends as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems.

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

A branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of humans and their environment.

History of Science & Technology

 

Horology (Time Measurement, Clocks, Calendars)

The science and history of measuring time.

Life Sciences

The sciences of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. Biology and its related sciences.

Mathematics

The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities, using numbers and symbols.

Paleontology

A science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains.

Physics

The science of matter and energy and their interactions.

Science & Technology News

Recent happenings in areas related to science and technology.

Science and Technology Libraries

 

Transportation

Having to do with conveying passengers or goods from one place to another.

Resources in this category:

Australian Science and Technology on the Internet

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/sciencew.html
Extensive list of links to Australian science organizations, conference, journals, and libraries; divided into subject disciplines. Part of the National Library of Australia Internet Subject Lists project.

Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

http://www.cnrc.ca/cisti/cisti_e.shtml
"CISTI is one of the world's major sources for information in all areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine." Their site gives information abou the CISTI library and the NRC Archives, and allows access to their catalogue of serials, books, reports and conference proceedings. Citations to resources are free. Publications, reference assistance and document delivery are also available, but require payment.

Chemical Patents Plus

http://casweb.cas.org/
WWW access to all United States patents from 1971 to present (not just chemical patents). Searching and display of titles and abstracts is free; full text and images are available for a small fee. Updated every Thursday. Registration and account set-up is required.

Common Weights And Measures

http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/Weights-n-Measures/index.html
Includes Mathematical Notation for Orders of Magnitude, Metric prefixes, and Common U.S. and Metric equivalents

Conversion Factors

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Metrics/factors.htm
This site lists conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System) units. It gives conversion factors for commonly needed values -- area, length, pressure, force, and volume -- as well as gage standards for things such as sheet metal, wire, and pipes and measures of hardness, stress, and temperature.

Conversion of Units

http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units.html
A forms based utility that converts values in one unit to any other.

A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions

http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
"This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S.I. ('Systeme International'). The units may be found either by looking under the category in which they are used [such as length, mass, density, energy etc.], or else by picking one unit from an alpabetically ordered list of units. There is an outline of the S.I.; a list of its basic defining standards and also some of its derived units; then another list of all the S.I. prefixes and some notes on conventions of usage. There is a short historical note on measures generally; descriptions of the metric system, the UK (Imperial) system with a statement on the implementation of 'metrication' in the UK, and the U.S. system. Finally there is a list of other sources concerned with the topic of measures and units."

A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

http://naturalscience.com/dsqhome.html
Published by naturalSCIENCE, an independent online journal, this is a list of famous science-related quotations, in order by the name of the person to whom the quote is attributed.

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
This dictionary includes all units of the International System (SIPM), many other units of the metric system, and those English Customary Weights and Measures (British and American) that are accurately defined. It does not include obsolete units. It provides symbols and abbreviations. A brief overview and history for each measurement system explains the standard for the units of measurement.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Resource Finder

http://www.enc.org/resources/
Large, searchable collection of math and science resources for K-12 instruction. Part of The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education.

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science

http://www.treasure-troves.com/
Contains detailed articles about various topics within the fields of astronomy, chemistry, math, music, physics, and more.

The Exploratorium's Ten Cool Sites!

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html
Every month this site puts up listings of ten new science sites that they have reviewed and thought worthy of investigation. Previous choices are available in a subject-organized archive.

Explorezone.com

http://explorezone.com/
"If you love cool science, you've found a home. Every day we scour the world of science and zero in on the latest innovations, the coolest discoveries and hottest events. Our goal is simple: to be the most timely, reliable and useful source for cool science news for the whole family. We focus on the exciting fields of Earth, space and weather science."

The Finnish Virtual Library

http://www.jyu.fi/library/virtuaalikirjasto/engvirli.htm
"The Finnish Virtual Library is a subject gateway for the scientific community. It contains descriptions of Internet resources in 51 general topics. The main language is Finnish, but some of the text is also in English. " Topics include science, social sciences, fine arts, and health sciences.

Forensic Science Web Pages

http://users.aol.com/murrk/
"Created to provide the layperson with an easy understanding of what forensic science entails." Sections include Firearms and Toolmark Identification; Forensic Psychiatry and Profiling; Questioned Document Examination; Criminal Law; Personal Identification; Forensic Photography; Crime Scene Processing; and Careers in Law Enforcement. Also includes a short Web/Bibliography.

4000 Years of Women in Science

http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
This site includes biographical information about over 125 women inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians and astronomers.

Glossary of Microscopy and Microanalytical Terms

http://www.mwrn.com/feature/glossary.htm
A basic glossary of techniques and equipment. This glossary has a hierarchical structure, based on specific areas of microscopy; within each of these areas, a list of terms and definitions is included.

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century

http://www.greatachievements.org/
"The goal of the Greatest Achievements project is to celebrate a remarkable century of technological achievement...Explore our list of the top 20 achievements, and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world." Some of the achievements listed here include electrification, highways, the automobile, computers, the Internet, health technology, and lasers. Each of the 20 entries includes a detailed history and a timeline.

Helping Your Child Learn Science

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science
This is an entire online book devoted to science experiments and other activities that parents and children can do together. Its introduction is a bit dated. The author refers to an initiative, America 2000, "announced by President Bush earlier this year," said year being 1991. But the experiments and other information are well-presented.

HighWire Press

http://highwire.stanford.edu/
"One of the 2 largest free full-text science archives on Earth." Scientific journals are made available online, some free, some by subscription, many searchable with abstracts available. Provides a good start for Web users when seeking past scientific articles and citations of articles. A list of journals with free full-text articles online is available.

History of Plumbing

http://www.theplumber.com/H_index.html
"In ancient Rome, rich people's bathrooms were like small, heated, marble swimming pools; in ancient Greece, real men took cold showers because warm water was for sissies. Queen Elizabeth I may have bathed only monthly, but she did have the first flush toilet in England. Still, it took the British a long time to get their - um - sewage together. Even a century ago, the Thames River was a reeking sewer for London's raw waste. Nothing gives an intimate portrait of a people like a description of their ablutions. The History of Plumbing, prepared by 'Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine', traces epidemics such as typhus, cholera and bubonic plague to poverty, ignorance and poor plumbing. Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's son, nearly died of typhus. When the royal plumber found the contaminated pipe and fixed it, Edward reportedly exclaimed, 'If I could not be a prince, I would rather be a plumber.'"

History of the Light Microscope

http://www.utmem.edu/personal/thjones/hist/hist_mic.htm
From the introduction: "This paper covers the early history of the microscope, starting with use of a simple lens in ancient times, to the first compound microscope circa 1590, up to the microscopes of the 19th century." It is extensively illustrated and includes links to other sites relating to microscopy.

How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/
"How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? A new article gets added every week." Sections include: Engines & Motors; Around the House; Electronics; Things You See In Public; Basic Technologies; Computers; Understanding Digital Technology; Food; and Your Body. Searchable.

How Stuff Works Express

http://www.express.howstuffworks.com/
Provides explanations of science and technology concepts and objects to teens and children.

Important Historical Inventions and Inventors

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/patent/srs136_text.html
This site shows date, inventor, and nationality of "Important Historical Inventions and Inventors." Inventions are Calculating Machines & Computing, Cloth & Clothing, Communication, Construction, Electricity & Electronics, Food & Agriculture, Medicine & Biotechnology, Industrial Materials, Scientific Instrument & Devices, Transportation & Energy, and Warfare.

The Last Word

http://www.last-word.com/
Provided by New Scientist magazine, this is a browsable, searchable archive of "over 300 questions on scientific phenomena, with answers provided by our readers." Be sure to completely read the answers given, as sometimes correction and clarifications are addended after the original answer.

Life Science Dictionary

http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/dictionary.html
Most of the "8300+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. We also have some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine. Don't expect to find common or exotic animals here; there are far too many species to cover even a fraction in a resource like this. However, we've included medically- and biotechnologically-relevant organisms such as bacteria, worms, fungi, and some plants." You can search terms or definitions by words or word fragments.

MagPortal.com: Magazine Articles on Science & Technology

http://www.MagPortal.com/c/sci/
A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles on research, scientific thinking, and laboratories that are available online. Topics covered include: Biology & Life Sciences; Chemistry; Engineering; Environment & Geology; Future Trends; Mathematics; Paranormal & Hoaxes; Physics; Psychology; Space & Astronomy. Updated every few days.

The Nobel Channel

http://www.nobelchannel.com
A very informative web site that brings to life those that have won the Nobel Prize with movies and audio of speeches. While this site is a work in progress, it has the history of how the prize began, as well as information on all of the categories that the prize is given and some of the winners. It has great graphics, is easy to navigate, and has a wealth of information. The plug-ins Real Audio and Shockwave are needed to take advantage of the site's full capabilities but you can get some good information without the plugins too. This site may have a slow download time depending on one's computer.

The Nobel Foundation

http://www.nobel.se/
"The Official Site of the Nobel Foundation" is searchable, and includes a timeline.

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

http://www.almaz.com/
Impressive collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates, organized by prize and year, or searchable. Entries include brief biographical information plus links to related Internet sites.

NSC Crossroads

http://www.crossroads.nsc.org/
"A safety, health and environment search engine and news network that uses subject area experts to answer questions and guide you to information and resources on the Web. The Crossroads Web site was created by the National Safety Council to provide safety, health and environmental (SHE) managers unbiased information, tools and contacts they need to be better informed about SHE issues."

On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/
A booklet on ethics and values in scientific research, prepared by the National Academy of Sciences.

Popular Science: The Best of the Web

http://www.popsci.com/features/bow00/
Popular Science Magazine's annual review of the 50 best science and technology sites on the Web. They have divided their picks into 10 categories: visual science, science learning, health and medicine, the universe, inventions and labs, news and answers, earth and environment, moving science, high technology, and eclectic science.

PSIgate: Physical Sciences Information Gateway

http://www.psigate.ac.uk/
"PSIgate aims to provide high quality Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners in the physical sciences, specifically in: astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, and science history and policy. Along with the other hubs that make up the RDN, PSIgate provides an online database of relevant, high quality Internet resources, the Internet Resource Catalogue (IRC). Each resource has been selected by information professionals and subject specialists to ensure relevance and quality. A full description of each resource is provided, together with direct access to the resource itself."
 

ResearchIndex

http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs
This site idexes scientifi information that is freely availible over the internet.

SciCentral

http://www.scicentral.com/
"SciCentral, which opened in June 1997, is a metadirectory of science and engineering resources conceived and created by professional scientists. The aim of SciCentral is two-fold: to aid the science community by enabling direct and efficient access to only the most valuable internet resources, and to prepare a platform for communication between scientists and engineers so that they may work together to solve the complex research problems confronting us today. Use of SciCentral is free." The searchable Gateway provides access to over 50,000 sites in 150 specialties in the following major categories: biological sciences, physical and chemical sciences, health sciences, earth and space sciences, engineering sciences, women and minorities in science, government agencies, institutional directories, and science in the news.

SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

http://www.scielo.br/
"SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online is a collection of Brazilian scientific journals in electronic format. The objective of the site is to implement an electronic virtual library, providing full access to a collection of serial titles, a collection of issues from individual serial titles, as well as to the full text of articles. The access to both serial titles and articles is available via indexes and search forms." Available in three languages (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) and uses three different bibliographic standards.

Science & Spirit Resources

http://science-spirit.com/
"Science & Spirit Resources is an interdisciplinary website whose purpose is to provide information and education in the field of science and spiritual thought. It is developing resources for scholars in the field of science and religion. The information and resources include: News of conferences and speakers; People and their views; Calendar of events; Bookstore; Databases access; Linked sites; Job openings" A text only version is available.

Science Learning Network

http://www.sln.org/
If you are a science teacher or a parent who wants to link your child to excellent science resources on the Internet, this site is for you! "The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education." Funded by the National Science Foundation and Unisys Corporation, this site includes links to many excellent sites designed for children and science educators.

Science Service Historical Image Collection

http://americanhistory.si.edu/scienceservice/
"The Science Service historical image collection represents twentieth-century scientific research consisting of images and their original captions as they appeared in period publications. The captions were written by Science Service journalists and have been transcribed exactly. We are providing a 40-year sample of innovation and invention; which is specific to the subject of electricity." The site is searchable and holds more than 600 black and white images.

The Sciences Explorer

http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/
Science-related resources in mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry; including at-home experiments, interactive activities and selected, annotated links to other Internet sites. Searchable.

Scientific American: Ask the Experts

http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/
"There's no shortage of so-called experts out on the Web offering advice on everything from how to budge that pesky stain to how to get a bill through Congress. But, when it comes to the tricky questions of science, who can you trust? How 'bout the respected but accessible "Scientific American"? Here is offers the world's leading researchers and academics to tackle those questions that used to leave your high school science teacher in a cold sweat. Queries range from the profound (Is it possible to travel through time?) to the everyday (How does a microwave oven cook food?) and from the interesting (What illnesses do insects get?) to the suprising (How do whales sleep without drowning?). There are nine broad categories to browse and the opportunity to pose your own scientific brain-benders."

Scientific and Medical Antiques

http://www.utmem.edu/personal/thjones/sci_ant.htm
This site "is a depository of information relating to scientific and medical antiques." Including microscopes, electrical and magnetic items, surgical instruments, bloodletting, pharmaceuticals and medical chests, electrotherapy devices, and more. It specifically focuses on learning about the various types of antiques through outside links, various organizations, societies and periodicals, as well as the main resources for specific categories of these items. Also included is how to go about buying and selling these unique antiques.

SciTechResources.gov

http://www.scitechresources.gov/
"A catalog of government science and technology resources." Created for "the scientist, engineer, and science aware citizen."

Springer Link

http://link.springer.de/
LINK is a site produced by Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, a publisher in the fields of medicine, psychology, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental sciences, computer science, engineering, management, economics, and law. About 60% of the publications are in English. The site allows free searching for abstracts and citations, and offers a subscription service for full text retrieval of articles from up to 400 publications.

Statistical Reports of U.S. Science and Engineering

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm
A welath of surveys, reports, and statistics on the sciences. Surveys describe the workfoce and current educational trends in science. Items are available in ASCII, WordPerfect or Lotus Worksheet formats.

 

Temperature Conversion Calculator

http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/temperature.html
Calculates conversions to/from degrees Kelvin, Celsius, Farenheit, Reamur, and Rankine scales.

Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics Frequency Control

http://www.ieee-uffc.org/fc
Research essays and review papers dealing with the History of Frequency Control and Timekeeping and tutorials dealing with clocks and oscillators.

Web Info Radiocarbon Dating

http://www2.waikato.ac.nz/c14/webinfo/index.html
An informational site dedicated to the process of carbon-14 dating of archaelogical findings. Details the process of C14 dating, the history of C14 dating and links to further information.

Weights and Measures

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/app-e.html
A fairly comprehensive listing of measurements with units in both metric and US equivalents, metric interrelationships, and mathematical notation.

The Why Files: The Science Behind the News

http://whyfiles.org/
"The Why Files, a project [originated by] the National Institute for Science Education, is an electronic exploration of the science behind the news. Twice a month, we'll bring you a new feature on the science (and math, engineering, and technology) of everyday life. Our boundaries are broad -- from outer space to cellular biology, from dinosaurs and dragon lizards to the statistics of political polling. It's our job to ask (and answer) questions like these: Why were hurricanes so common last year? Is there a relationship between eyesight and diet? Can electric cars help us breathe easier?". Searchable. Archives, forums, and question and answer services are available.

 

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