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| Addresses the scientific content of evolutionary theory, with discussions of science, ethics and religion, educational resources covering the diversity of life, constancy and change, and human identity, and articles giving scientific responses to criticisms of Darwin's theory. Contains links to the full text of The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, court cases describing decisions affecting the teaching of evolutionary theory in American schools, and related papers from Scientific American and the National Academy of Sciences. | |
| Searchable and browsable dictionary of scientific terms relating to engineering and technology, mathematics and computing, and life, medical, physical, and social sciences. | ||
| Project aiming to engage secondary school students in the scientific activities of comparing theories, critiquing evidence, and designing solutions to real world problems. | ||
| A virtual museum of science and industry aimed at students and others with an interest in science and computing. Users have access to three pavilions: Science and Industry, Collaboration, and Computation, as well as the Online Science Theatre. | ||
| NTEN offers graduate science and mathematics courses to teachers nationally. Sponsored by the NSF, NTEN allows educators to participate in the telecomputing courses via the Internet. | ||
| Museum promotes science literacy for Miami residents. Areas include the Science Learning Network, Storm Science etc. | ||
| Set of standards intended to provide a guide for science literacy at various stages of the education process. Areas covered include science, mathematics, technology, the physical setting, the living environment, the human organism, human society, the designed world, the mathematical world, historical perspectives, common themes, and habits of mind which addresses values, attitudes, computation, estimation, observation, and communication. Goals are set within each category for four different age groups. | ||
| Illustrated bi monthly magazine about science and technology. Each issue provides feature articles written by prominent scientists and engineers, reviewing important work in fields that range from molecular biology to computer engineering. | ||
| Set of Web based engineering and science experiments developed for beginning science and engineering students. The objective of the course and the virtual laboratory is to introduce students to experimentation, problem solving, data gathering, and scientific interpretation early in their careers. The experiments are written in Java and are fully interactive. | ||
| Online journal devoted to the timely sharing of science education information via the Web. Topics covered include the science curriculum, teacher preparation, science education research, and implementation of science curricula. | ||
| Series of features on popular scientific topics scheduled on the Web in conjunction with US television. | ||
| Biannual journal containing articles on contemporary issues in science. Also access to Harvard Science News, a quarterly newsletter featuring shorter updates on current scientific discoveries. | ||
| The aim of the review is to communicate, to a broad audience, the scientific and technological accomplishments of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It also aims to help readers understand them and appreciate their value to the individual citizen, the nation, and the world. | ||
| Links to educational resources in general science, biology, chemistry and physics, computers and technology, and mathematics, recommended for children of all ages. | ||
| US national institute, fostering science and engineering research and education. | ||
| Society to promote public understanding of science. Offers details of membership, events, news, programmes and information about society's journal, Science. | ||
| An electronic exploration of the science, mathematics, and technology behind the headline news. | ||
| 1998 version of a report on trends uncovered in scientific and engineering research. While concerned specifically with the USA, the report also covers international trends and issues. | ||
| Describes the rationale for, and implementation of, the expanded use of metrics in the evaluation of science and technology. Includes different types of science and technology metrics, an overview of quantitative approaches to research assessment, a description of a metrics based expert systems approach for supporting research assessment and a bibliography containing over 5,000 references. | ||
| Keyword searchable source of educational information comprising lessons, and benchmarks indicating what students should know by certain ages. Topics include the nature of science and mathematics, the living environment, human society, and historical perspectives. | ||
| Project which aims to provide teachers and students with online resources specially designed to support project based inquiry. | ||
| Popular science magazine which has tracked key changes in technology during the past 150 years. | ||
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