CURRENT INFORMATION

* Ask A Scientist
  Focuses on questions from K-12 students and teachers that
  are not commonly found in libraries, reference books or text books.
* Discover Magazine
  Science and technology news: science articles.
* Discovery Channel and Discovery.com: International Sites
* EurekAlert! - Science News
* The National Academies (USA News and Information)
  Advisers to the nation on science, engineering and medicine.
* New Scientist.com: Expert Subject Areas and Special Reports
  Science and technology news service.
* The NSTA Learning Center
* Popular Science Magazine
* Portal:Current Events - Science and Technology
* SciDev.Net
  Science and development network.
* Science/AAAS: ScienceNOW
  Latest news headlines and additional information from the scientific world.
* ScienceDaily Magazine
* Scientific American and Ask The Experts
  Tracking key changes in technology for over 150 years.
* Scientific Search Engines and Media Worldwide
* SciTech Daily Review
  Technology, future developments, innovations and implications.
* SpaceRef - Space News As It Happens
* US National Science Foundation - News
* The Why Files
  Science behind the news.
* World Science

DATABASE DIRECTORIES and SCIENCE SEARCH: Science - Portal:Science
* 101science.com
  Science web directory, tutor, and research and learning center for everyone.
* E. L. Easton - English - Science - Math
* HighWire Press® - Stanford University Library
  One of the two largest Free-Full Text Science Archives on Earth.
* Index of Science Tracer Bullets Online
  Science Reference Services at the Library of Congress.
* International Center for Scientific Research - CIRS
* McGraw-Hill's AccessScience
  Fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
* NSDL - The National Science Digital Library
  Resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning
  at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
  - Browse Collections: 4 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
  - Pathways:
    Biological Sciences Pathway - Chemistry Pathway - Computational Science Pathway
    Engineering Pathway - Materials Science Pathway - Mathematical Sciences Pathway
    Middle School Pathway - Pathway for Community and Technical Colleges
    Pathway to Multimedia Resources for the Classroom - Physics and Astronomy Pathway
* Public Library of Science
* ScienceDirect®
  More than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online.
* Science.gov: USA.gov for Science
* Science NetLinks
  Comprehensive “homepage” for K-12 science educators, students and parents.
* Science Reference Services
* Science and Research
  Comprehensive resource for scientific information that is both educational and valuable.
* Scientific Search Engines and Media Worldwide
* Scirus
  Search Engine for Scientific Information.
* SCORE - Science
  Schools of California Online Resource for Education:  Developed to assist
  K-12 students and teachers in locating quality resources on the Internet.
* Ulysses Directory
  Science-related Search Engines and Information Directories.
* VoS - Voice of the Shuttle: Science, Technology & Culture
* List of World Data Centers

ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY:
Engineering: Portal:Engineering and Portal:Technology and Applied Sciences
* ASEE.org - The American Society for Engineering Education
* Efunda: The Ultimate Online Reference for Engineers
* Electronics: Portal:Electronics
* GetTech.org
  Career information for students and teachers on math, science and technology careers.
* How Everyday Things are Made
* How Products Are Made
* How Stuff Works™
  Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes
  the inside of your refrigerator cold?  Then How Stuff Works is the place for you.
* IEEE History Center - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 
* Lemelson Center
  Study of invention and innovation.
* The National Academies - Engineering
* Newcomen Society Publications (UK)
  History of engineering and technology.
* TeachEngineering Digital Collection
* Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory™ 
* The Virtual Library: Engineering
Formal Science
* Computer - Internet - Software: Genealogy Programs Support
* MATH: Mathematics and Portal:Logic: Mathematical Logic

EXPLORING and  EXPERIMENTS: Portal:Scientific Method and Experiment
* The Colour Experience (Color)
  Explorations into the wonder, science and technology of colour (color).
* The Exploratorium®
  Museum of science, art and human perception.
  - The Exploratorium® Science Snacks
* ExploreScience.com
  Shockwave™ Activities create real-time correlations between scientific
  theories and applications that help students visualize, experiment and
  interact with many of the major concepts in science. 
* Explorit Science Center
  Located in Davis, California.
* Frank Potter's Science Gems
* Fun Science Gallery
  For the amateur scientist.
* Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
* IPPEX Interactive*
  Module presents many of the basic concepts involved with
  Electricity and Magnetism, static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance,
  current magnetism and its relation to electricity.  *Shockwave needed to view.
* Kinetic City
* The Science Club
  Kids' Science Projects.
* Science Fair Fun and Science Fair Handbook 
  Sets of key steps to undertake when starting  projects.
* Science Toys
  Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only
  a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.

HISTORY of SCIENCE: Portal:History of Science
* DHS: History of Science on the Internet
* ECHO Science, Technology and Industry Center Search
  Virtual library for the history of science, technology, medicine and industry.
* General History of Science
* Guide to the History of Science
  - History of Science Society | Teaching and Research
* History of Science
* History of Science and Technology: SHOT: Links
* Museum of the History of Science
* Special Libraries for the History of Science and Technology
  [Spezialbibliotheken für Naturwissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte]

LIFE and MEDICAL SCIENCES: Biology
* BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  Terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology,
  genetics, ecology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.
* Cells Alive!
* Earth Species
  Latin (Scientific) and English names.
* Medical and Health: Genetics, Genealogy and History
* Metadatabase Home: MetaDB
  Sorted, searchable collection of biological databases.
* Microbes.info
  Microbiology Microbes Bacteria information and links.
* Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World
  Research and articles on the three best-known human senses.
* Zoology: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

NATURE: Nature - Environmental Science - Natural History Reference Sources
* bugbios: Insects on the Web and International Links
  Insects and human interaction; cultural entomology and insect macrophotography.
* Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (USA)
* Discover Life
  Knowledge about nature in order to improve education, health, agriculture,
  economic development and conservation throughout the world.
* The Forest History Society Research Center Resources
  - International Union of Forest Research Organization
    Global network for forest science cooperation.
    - Effie Yeaw Nature Center
      Riparian forest, mountain lions, Toyon and the California poppy.
* National Agricultural Library: Education and Outreach
* National Audubon Society (USA)
* National Wildlife Federation (USA)
  Protecting wildlife for our children's future.
* NatureServe
  Authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals
  and ecological communities of the Western Hemisphere.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Physical Sciences Information Gateway
* Astronomy: Portal:Astronomy  and Portal:Space Exploration
  - Astronomy For Kids
  - Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  - Explore the Cosmos | The Planetary Society
  - The NASA Astrophysics Data System
  - NASA Human SpaceFlight
  - Portal:Solar System
    - Geody: Moon - Mars - Mercury - Venus
    - The Nine Planets
      Multimedia tour of the solar system.
    - Views of the Solar System
  - Royal Astronomical Society
  - Windows to the Universe
    Earth and space sciences.
    - Geody: Space
* Chemistry: Portal:Chemistry - eMolecules Chemical Search
  - Chem4Kids
  - Chemical Elements.com
    Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements.
  - Chemical Network - Chemical Industry Directory
  - Chemistry - The Perfect Guide
    Atoms and its components, the periodic table, with information about basic elements.
  - ChemSpy.com
    Internet navigator for the chemical industry.
  - Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
  - Explore the History of Chemistry - Chemical Heritage Foundation
  - General Chemistry Online: General Chemistry
  - Links for Chemists
  - Selected Resources for: Chemistry
  - WWW Chemistry Guide - Chemistry Resources Worldwide
* Earth Science: Portal:Earth Sciences
  - Earth from Space - Geody Earth
  - List of Basic Earth Science Topics
    - Gemology and Jewellery: Portal:Gemology and Jewelry
    - The Geography Site
      - Human Geography
    - Geology: Geological Society - Links
      - Earthquake: Earthquakes - Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 Days
        Understanding how earthquakes occur, history of seismology, famous
        earthquake accounts and earthquake locations on a rotating globe.
      - The Mineral Information Institute (MII): Mineral
        Educates youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources.
        - Common Minerals and Their Uses
        - MBendi Profile: World: Mining
        - Mineral Photographs
        - Mining History Network: WWW Sites
          World wide information on the history of mining.
        - U. S. State Mineral Information
      - Volcano: Portal:Volcanoes - VolcanoWorld
    - Meteorology: Weather - Portal:Weather
      - Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
        - FEMA For Kids: Hurricanes
      - National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
      - Weather Dude
      - Weather Wiz Kids®
      - What is a Rainbow?
    - Oceanography: Oceanography
      Packed with exciting ocean facts and information.
      - Treasures@Sea
        Exploring the ocean through literature.
* Physics: Physics Study Guide - PhysicsWeb - Portal:Physics
  Guides to physics on the Internet.
  - American Physical Society: Students and Educators
  - Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  - Online Experiments
  - Physics Central
    Learn how your world works.

SCIENTISTS: Scientist - Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
* Departments of Physics, Engineering and Mathematics
* Dictionary of Scientific Biography and Find in a Library
* National Association of Science Writers: Resources; Useful Links
* The Nobel Foundation
  Awards in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace.
  - Albert Einstein Online, Einstein Archives Online and Einstein Exhibition
* Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
* Scientists, Inventors and Explorers
  K-12 science biography resources indexed by subject, nation, sector
  and academic level; science timelines, stamps and images.
* USA:
  - Council of Scientific Society Presidents
  - National Science Teachers Association

Science, Technology and How Things Work
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