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4,000
Years of Women in Science
This site lists more than 125 names from our scientific and technical
past. They are all women! |
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About
Rainbows
Answers to questions about one of the most spectacular light shows
observed on earth. |
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Bill
Nye the Science Guy
Nye applies his entertaining approach to science to the Web, with a Demo
of the Day, highlights from the day’s television episode, and a chance
to e-mail your own query. Requires Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in. |
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Building
Big
Explore construction by type of structure, try labs and challenges,
read biographical sketches of people working in a variety of engineering
careers, and even nominate local structures. Based on David Macaulay¹s
BUILDING BIG. |
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The
Children¹s Museum of Indianapolis Fun On-Line Page
This museum-sponsored site provides not only interesting information, but
also engaging activities such as creating a multimedia puppet show and
designing your own space station. |
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Consumer
Reports Online for Kids
Produced by the Consumer's Union, this Web site tests and rates toys,
games, and other products aimed at kids. |
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Cool
Science for Curious Kids
Created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this site offers both
online and offline science activities for children of all ages. |
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Dragonfly
The Dragonfly Web Pages are for investigators of all ages. These pages
go with Dragonfly magazine, but you do not need the magazine to
have fun here. |
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Earth
Science Explorer
His name’s Explorasurus, and here is the deal: He’ll teach you of
Earth when the dinos were real. We’ll travel the world, and we’ll
travel through time. We’ll find out the dinosaur’s reason and rhyme.
This is a virtual earth science museum. |
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Albert
Einstein Online
Elaborate list of links to a very large database of information on
Einstein, including photographs, biographies, and explanations of
relativity theory. |
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Energy
Quest
Wonderful adventures in energy education from the California Energy
Commission. There are various difficulty levels for Energy Quest topics. |
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The
Exploratorium
The science museum in San Francisco mounts electronic versions of
hands-on exhibits like the science of hockey, tracking severe storms, and
how to dissect a cow’s eye. |
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Franklin
Institute Science Museum
A wealth of educational and exciting information from the famed
Philadelphia museum. Visit the online exhibits. Educational “hotlists”
offer valuable homework connections. Check out the “Kids Did This!
Hotlist” featuring the work of children in areas such as art, science,
and social studies. |
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From
Windmills to Whirligigs
If you are looking for a unique science and art connection to wind,
you may find it with Vollis Simpson and his windmill-powered whirligigs |
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Girl
Tech
An opportunity for girls to read about and communicate with each
other. Nice emphasis on providing women as examples of achievement in
various categories. |
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How
Stuff Works
Learn how everything works. From digital cameras to identity theft,
this site is a treasure trove of useful and searchable information. |
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How
Things Work
Ask a question or search the archives for answers to How Things Work! |
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A
Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer
Learn what to do if you are lost in the wilderness, including how to
improvise a shelter, attract attention and stay calm. Find out what
equipment you should always have on hand and try your hand at an
interactive wilderness survival simulator. |
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Lawrence
Hall of Science
Play online science games, download activities to do at home, and more
cool stuff. |
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Mad
Scientist Network
The “network” provides a forum in which people can learn more
about the world around them. This site has three primary divisions: 1)
Ask-A-Scientist: Includes the online archive of questions and answers, and
“Ask-A-Scientist” Section; 2) MAD Labs: More about having fun with
science; and 3) MadSci Library: Locate science sites and resources on the
WWW. Includes links to other Ask-A-Scientist sites and information about
careers in science. |
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Moo
Milk
An adventure, including the science, in the dairy industry, with
mooing cows! Excellent information on milk. Needs Quicktime and Macromedia
plug-ins. |
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National
Geographic for Kids
Read the newest edition on-line, and while you¹re at it, check out
the contests, polls, games and even virtual adventures. |
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Playing
With Time
This exhibit, developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota and Red
Hill Studios, allows viewers to observe specific places or events over
many different time periods. View a forest, for example, in real time,
minutes, hours, days, months, or over the course of a year. |
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Science
for Families
Links to all things science from agriculture to zoos. |
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The
Science of Ballooning
NOVA online adventure takes you throughout the history and science of
ballooning. |
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Scientific
American
A good percentage of Scientific American’s excellent articles
and interviews are available online. |
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Secrets
of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult.
For upper elementary and middle school students. |
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SodaConstructor
Create a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering
skills to animate it. |
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Thinking
Fountain
Activities and ideas, galleries to show your work, books you can use,
and surprises inspired by Thinking Fountain, with a broad range of topics
from “mold” to “dandelions” to “eggs.” |
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U.S.
Naval Observatory Master Clock Time
If you want to know exactly what time it is, you can find out
here. |
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You
Can with Beakman & Jax
A good question is a very powerful thing! Fans of Beakman’s World
and the newspaper column will love this site. |
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The
Why Files
A project of the National Institute for Science Education, this site
offers well-researched and clearly written investigations of current
topics in science; a new story is posted every other week. The site also
includes a small but worthy collection of scientific images. |
