At NASA

 Tsunami explained

The world’s first purpose built computer centre is home to
The National Museum of Computing.

Our Mission: "To collect and restore computer systems developed primarily in Britain and to enable people to explore that collection for inspiration, learning and enjoyment."

 The QUEST Community Science Blog explores local science, nature, and environment issues & experiences in Northern California. A collaborative effort, our many writers come from local museums, zoos, science centers and research institutions, as well as KQED's TV and Radio producers covering stories in the field.

 This book is about science experiments that you can do in the home and experiments that you can nag your teacher to do in school.

 In a nutshell, FOSS California is a modular K-5 science curriculum that teaches science in interesting and engaging ways, while providing teachers in California with the resources they need to teach science effectively.  Adopted by the state of California, FOSS California is designed and written to align completely with the Science Content Standards for California Public Schools and the Science Framework for California.

 FactMonster.com (formerly known as Infopleasekids.com) was launched in August 2000 by Information Please. Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their unbeatable reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.

 The Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation

 categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters

 Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14

 Home of Bill Nye, the Science Guy!

 For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the Nation’s technological progress and achievement.

 There are more insects in the world than any other type of animal. They can be smaller than your pinky toe to as big as your whole foot. Most insects have three body sections: the head at the front, the abdomen in the middle, and the thorax at the end. Their legs are attached to their abdomen.

 Wikijunior books welcomes you to the Wikijunior book “Dinosaurs”. Dinosaurs were the biggest beings to ever walk this Earth, and their stories excite the imagination of kids of all ages. Dinosaurs have long been extinct, but the creativity of a child is so great that it can be benefited even by learning of a creature that walked the Earth millions of years ago. The importance of this task has led many experts here at Wikibooks to donate their time and talents to bring this volume together.

 At PBS

 Genetics: Decoding Life is made possible by the Pritzker Foundation, National Science Foundation
and the Abbott Laboratories Fund

 Understanding Genetics Exhibit at the Tech Museum

 

maintained by Paul Coddington, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, paulc@npac.syr.edu

 Wikijunior books welcomes you to the children's book "Solar System". Outer space is perhaps the final frontier for man. Even though the rest of the solar system objects may seem like tiny dots from Earth, our celestial neighbors are still important to learn about. The importance of this task has led many experts here at Wiki to donate their time and talents to bring this volume together.

 created by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Education & Volunteers Group

 Amazing Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe.

 from Wheeling Jesuit University

 at NASA

 at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR); the University of Michigan

  Sponsored by the American Geological Institute

 Earth Science from NASA

 Homework Help: Hydrology

 Homework Help: Geology

 This section is designed for students in grades 6 to 12

 This is my section, designed for students in grades 2 to 8.

 To know what "Elements" are you need to know about chemistry. So, what is chemistry? Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes that take place within that matter. Unfortunately this does not tell you very much about chemistry, and it is also a very long way from telling you EVERYTHING about chemistry.

 KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.

 Humboldt County Office of Education

 By Barbara J. Feldman

 Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like to live in space?"or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher.

 A group of museums around the world

 Main Page

 The British National Science Museum

 Field Museum in Chicago

 An Australian Museum

 In England - Kids Page

 New England Aquarium

 In England

 California Academy of Sciences

 Virtual Field Trips

 What is more amazing than a talking dog? A spelling bee! Now that you got a good laugh find out more about interesting plants and animals!

 Learn about rockets, weather, the human body, outer space, science fair projects ideas and much more through these great links.

 As you look at the evening sky - do you think to yourself - I wonder what it's like up there? - Is the moon really made of cheese? Wanna know more? Here are some links to some awesome space sites.

Learn how loss of habitat and ecosystems can lead to a decline in biodiversity, and how the Endangered Species Act helps conserve endangered and threatened species.

Disclaimer:

Google notebook is a new technology which raises some new issues regarding intellectual property.

This notebook is intended for the personal use of  teachers and students at the invitation of the author.  There is no security system in place, however, to prevent the general public from discovering, using, and linking to it.  The notebook does not contain advertising, and is completely non-commercial.

Purpose of the notebook:   This notebook was created as a directory of web resources.  Its purpose is to help the users quickly identify and access useful classroom resources on the internet.   In this sense,  it serves the same purpose as a search engine or the yellow pages, although it differs in being non-commercial and highly specialized.   The author believes that this function is beneficial to the sites it links to, by increasing awareness of the sites among it’s users, and by increasing traffic to the sites (rather like free advertising).

Copyright issues:

Small photos and other graphics from the target sites are displayed by the notebook.   Note that these images have not been copied onto the author’s or google’s server.  It appears that google notebook works by facilitating the transfer of these images directly from the target site to the user’s browser.   The images remain the property of  the copyright holder.   They appear in the notebook strictly as an aide for identifying the link and facilitating navigation.  

In the early days of the internet,  the question of “unauthorized” linking to sites was unresolved.   Ten years later, it’s clear that sites may link to other sites without obtaining permission first  (imagine if google had to get the permission of each and every web site before including it in the search engine!).   This new style of link facilitated by google notebook remains a grey area.   Once again, we have to wait for the legal system to catch up to the technology.

I’ve also included in this notebook small (one paragraph or less) bits of text describing the linked sites.   In most cases,  I’ve chosen to use the site’s own description of itself, rather than writing my own (and getting it wrong).    This text likewise remains the property of  the respective copyright holders.    The situation is slightly different in that an actual copy has been made on googles server.   It is the author’s belief that this form of copying qualifies as “fair use”.

Trademark issues:

Some of the images described above contain trademarks.   These are used for identification purposes only,  in a similar fashion to the way newspapers occasionally include a logo in a story about a company.    Again, the use of these images is intended strictly as an aid to navigation.   .  It is not my intention to damage any trademark. It is the belief of the author that such use enhances, rather than dilutes the trademark in question.  Any trademark owner who feels for any reason that this use could harm their trademark in any way should immediately contact me at   ipissue@iwebman.com to have their notebook entry removed.

 Nobel Voices« is a joint project of the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center; the Deutsches Museum Bonn; and the National Portrait Gallery.
This exhibition is made possible by a generous grant from The Lemelson Foundation.

 The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation.