American Science and Surplus, Specializing
in gadgets and teaching tools of all kinds--kaleidascopes, motors, geology
kits, butane torches, tape by the pound, roleplaying rulebooks, lab equipment,
mystery boxes, and all kinds of weird, handy, fun stuff. You don't even
have to buy to be entertained--their suggestions for how you might use
these products are pretty amusing.
Bad Science,
internet site devoted to educating the public about common misconceptions
and misinformation about science caused by media carelessness and ignorance.
Beyond Discovery, articles
on going from research to application in medicine and technology
Code
of Ethics and Conduct, samples of ethics codes from professional societies
in the sciences and engineering.
Community of Science, quick reference
links to information and funding sources in science.
Constants, HCJCD
links to scientific and engineering constants.
Entropy
on the World Wide Web, Includes information and coding theories, logic
and theories of algorithms, and many more.
Ethics in
Science, collection of links to sources of information in science ethics.
EurekAlert!,
news of research discoveries in the sciences. Searchable archive goes back
one year. Also includes EurekAlert
Reference Desk with links to science dictionaries and glossaries.
Faces of Science:
African Americans in the Sciences, this site provides information unavailable
in neither print nor other Web resources: biographical information aimed
at a university audience. It has entries for about 120 African American
scientists. (From Choice, Aug., 2000 Supplement)
Integrity in Science,
a site from a project trying to protect science and the public welfare
from the corrupting influence of industry
Internet
History of Science Sourcebook, containg organized links to many other
sites organized into catagories that are generally chronological from ancient
times to approximately 1900 (from Choice, Aug., 2000 Supplement)
Internet Pointer Guide, contains links
to science journals, site indexes and other tools. Indicates if journals
are full-text, table of contents with abstracts or only table of contents.
The Last Word, service that provides
answers to science questions from scientists. Also includes an archive
of 300 answered questions.
Reference
Desk, this site has links to about two dozen dictionaries and glossaries
in various scientific disciplines plus other resources (from Choice,
Aug., 2000 Supplement)
Science,
a group of Ebsco databases suggested by Ebsco for research in science;
access limited to Howard College campus computers
Science and Creationism,
a site provided by the National Academy of Sciences, it is an excellent
resource for understanding and teaching about the theory of evolution (from
Choice,
Aug., 2000 Supplement)
Science Fair Project Resource
Guide, includes information on how to do a science project, samples
of projects, ideas for projects, links to science magazines, and other
links to resources about science fair projects. From the Internet Public
Library.
Science Frontiers,
bimonthly newsletter of unexplained and anomalous observations in science.
Includes a searchable archive of issues from Sept. 1977 to Jan. 1996.
Science,
a group of Ebsco databases suggested by Ebsco for research in science;
access limited to Howard College campus computers
Science Service
Historical Image Collection, From the Smithsonian and Science Service,
this collection of technology images, taken from 20th century science magazines
and journals, are browsable and searchable.
The Scientific World,
tools for the scientist to gain knowledge and enhance his or her work
Unit Conversions,
HCJCD links to sites that convert english/metric units.
Virtual Science Center, Includes
the Virtual Science Center, featuring multiple and changing exhibits at
Chabot, curriculum support materials for K-12 science teachers, and more!
WIND and SEA,
index of links to oceanic and atmospheric science internet sites from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Science
Internet Sites