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WEB SITE INFORMATION
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Ars Technica
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- Provides original news and reviews, analysis of technology trends, and expert advice on topics ranging from technology fundamentals to the many ways technology affects the world.
- Continuously updated, the site supports social networking and discussion, with major links dedicated to Gaming, Gadgets, Hardware, Business, Open Source, Microsoft, Science, Tech Policy, Media and Software.
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Astronomy
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- Assembled by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, this site provides high resolution images of planets, moons, meteors, and comets.
- This enormous site provides a wealth of astronomical information, ranging from basic physical data on the solar sytem to detailed historical sketches of American, Russian, European and Japanese space missions
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ATHENA: mineralogy
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- This site, well linked and easily navigated, is centered on two extensive directories, one an alphabetically indexed list of minerals and their chemical formulas, the other a systematic list of minerals arranged according to the chemical classes of the international "Strunz" classification.
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BioInteractive
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- This site offers a number of exciting educational options. Major destinations include virtual laboratories, virtual (museum) exhibits, video of lectures, and animations.
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BioTech
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- A site for life sciences resources and reference tools
- The site features annotated links to Web resources, including electronic journals.
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Chem 1
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- Chem 1 Virtual Textbook uses tutorials, interactive on-line assignments, and simulations to provide students an alternative reference text or supplement to course textbooks.
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The Chemistry Collective
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- Offers a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, and concepts tests which can be used by teachers as pre-labs, alternatives to textbook homework, and/or in-class activities for individuals or teams.
- The site is managed by a group of faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon University, for college and high school teachers interested in using, assessing, or creating engaging online activities for chemistry education.
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Climate change
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- Global Climate change student guide accesses a well written and informative manual that is highly functional as a student resource and contains relevant tables and figures.
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Computer history
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- The Computer History Museum's Internet History and Microprocessor Timeline site is a superior Web site that covers Internet history for general audiences.
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The Cryosphere:
Where the World is Frozen
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- Provides a wealth of information about Earth’s snow and ice.
- “All about” links lead to mini-sites about the Cryosphere, Frozen Ground, Glaciers, Snow, Sea Ice, and Climatology & Meteorology.
- Other sections look at past and present research efforts, examine climate change issues, or offer Quick Facts on different types of ice formations.
- Published by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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DNA Interactive
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- This site is divided into six sections, each section offering text material, excellent graphics, and simulations.
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Environmental Sciences
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- This university library Web site on environmental science is basically a well-organized compendium of links to other Internet sites.
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Exploring the Nanoworld
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- Introduces users to the basic tools, principles and potentials of Nanotechnology: the study and design of systems at the nanometer scale - the scale of atoms and molecules.
- Provides a wealth of resources, including easy-to-read topic pages, short video presentations, resource slides, lesson plans, and other tools and activities.
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Genetics
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- Learn.Genetics should be useful to students seeking an overview of genetics and its relationship to health and society.
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Genetics education center
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- Everything anyone ever wanted to know about genetics and the Human Genome Project is included in this site!
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History of science
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- This site utilizes hypertext links to be the hierarchy of hierarchies for the history of science, providing organized links to hundreds of other sites.
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Human Genome Project
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- The basics about the Human Genome Project: what it is; its progress, history and goals; FAQs, etc.
- Explore links to speciality research pages in sequencing, mapping, instrumentation, and informatics
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Inorganic crystal structures
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- The Inorganic Crystal Structure Database contains data for more than 70,000 inorganic crystal structures of inorganic materials. This Web site, however, only provides access to demonstration versions with a 20 page scientific manual and an undergraduate tutorial regarding the structure of inorganic materials.
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Internet history
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- Using the paradigm of the book to structure this Web site, the chapters are informative and enjoyable to read. Topics are not covered in depth but enough detail, scope and accuracy are provided to instruct general audiences on Internet history.
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Mathematical functions
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- This resource is a compendium of mathematical functions traditionally published in paper form as tables of functions and formulae.
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Mathematics
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- Internet resources for the mathematics student provides useful links to topics in the areas of precalculus, calculus, differential equations, analysis, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, and statistics - areas appropriate for college students taking the first two years of mathematics.
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Microbes
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- This site can serve as a comprehensive resource not only for scientists and researchers, but also for the general public, and college and high school students
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NatureServe
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- This outstanding new Web site created by the Association of Biodiversity Information focuses on the distribution and conservation status of plants and animals in the US and Canada.
- It contains information (common and scientific names, taxonomic hierarchy, conservation status, life history, etc.) on some 50,000 plants and animal species.
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NRC Research Press
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- This site provides indexing and fulltext from 1998 for scientific journals published by the Research Press of the National Research Council of Canada
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Periodic Table
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- WebElements entries are extensive, offering basics such as atomic number & weight, links to physical properties and common compounds, and photographs.
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Physics
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- Physics 2000 is very clearly organized and color coded under three main headings: Physics 2000, Einstein's Legacy, and The Atomic Lab.
- Its stated goal is "to make physics more accessible to students and people of all ages and to counter its current negative image."
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Physics (Exercises)
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- HyperPhysics offers information and exercises for a wide range of topics of interest to undergraduates studying physics.
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Physics Internet resources
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- This clearinghouse is nicely organized by various themes including general fields of physics, publications, educational material, societies, commercial sites, etc.
- It is largely an index to information at other sites.
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Science
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- Eric Weisstein's world of science is an encyclopedia that provides coverage of selected topics in astronomy, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and scientific biography.
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ScienceNOW
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- ScienceNOW is the news section of the web site for Science, a leading scientific journal, and is a good of source of current developments in the world of science.
- Provides expert news briefs and free access to the latest four weeks of articles.
- Subscription or payment required to access older articles (back to 1996) or those linked from outside providers.
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Society, Religion and Technology Project
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- The SRT is a project of the Church of Scotland that investigates the ethics of new technologies, addressing big issues relating to topics such as genetic engineering in foods, animals and humans, the Internet, and the environment.
- Questions regarding the moral and ethical implicatons of new technologies and their possible ramifications are explicitly indexed.
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Structurae
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- This Web site showcases the works and art of structural engineering and, to some extent, architecture from around the world.
- With nearly 10,000 structures listed, it focuses on a diverse range of structures, from bridges, skyscrapers, and towers to dams and offshore structures.
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Technology
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- The How Products are Made Web site provides information and diagrams about how things are made.
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Visual Elements Periodic Table
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- Presents html and Flash versions of the periodic table, with detailed information about each element, including its history, origin, physical and chemical composition.
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Volcanoes
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- This site offers a valuable resource on the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes for both university students and earth science teachers.
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WINDandSEA
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- WINDandSEA: the oceanic and atmospheric sciences Internet locator, lists 40 main topics, from air pollution to wetlands, in its up-front index.
- It is provided by the Central Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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