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PPX - stands for "The PopSci Predictions Exchange," a virtual stock market where the stocks are the future of science and technology. Think the iPhone will be the greatest hit since sliced silicon? Buy! Think the International Space Station will never get built? Sell!
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 300 million science-specific Web pages, enabling you to quickly:
• *Pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web.*
• *Find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints and journals that other search engines miss.*
• *Offer unique functionalities designed for scientists and researchers.*
Cornell Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) - Welcome to Cornell University’s award-winning K-12 Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE). Developed by the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing, this gateway provides educators and students with links to lesson planning and learning resources in science, mathematics, and the arts.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) access to links in All Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Museums and Zoos, Physics and Space Science (for science and math teachers)
Everyday Mysteries - science facts from the Library of Congress
EurekAlert- a service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Jason Project - a multi-disciplinary education program that sparks the imagination of students and enhances the classroom experience. The Jason Academy is an innovative approach to online professional development for teachers, emphasizing the physical sciences.
MedMyst is a problem-based adventure game that engages you, the player, in the role of scientist, historian, and detective. There are three missions, each with its own learning objectives. The knowledge gained from each mission will help you understand how infectious diseases are spread.
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
SciCentral - gateway to the best scientific research news sources
Science Daily -your source of the latest research news
Science WebQuests (9-12)
Scientific
American: Ask the Experts
SparkNotes: Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology
The Science Page - lots of categories and even more links used with a site search engine
Why Files: the Science behind the News
Biology Place-with BioCoach, LabBench, and Glossary
Gender & Science Digital Library (GSDL)
High School Hub (Biology) - general, cell, microbiology, molecular, immunology, human, ecology
Microbe Zoo - Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology
Nobel Prizes in Medicine
Regents Exam Practice Center (Biology/Living Environment) : Multiple Choice Questions , Old Exams
Nobel prizes in Chemistry
High School Hub (chemistry) - general , organic, lab experiments, review
Periodic
Table of the Elements
Regents Exam Practice Center (Chemistry) : Multiple Choice Questions , Old Exams , Study Cards
Tutorial for High School Chemistry
Globe - GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.
High School Hub (earth science) - astronomy, meteorology, geology, ecology
Regents Exam Practice Center (Earth Science) : Multiple Choice Questions , Old Exams , Reference Tables
Glenbrook South Physics Home Page
The Laws List - various laws, rules, principles, and other related topics in physics and astronomy
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIST Physics Laboratory - the nation's resource for the standards, measurements, data, and calibrations
Nobel Prizes in Physics
Particle Adventure - the fundamentals of matter and force (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Physics Notes - these notes constitute a general, non-calculus introductory physics course
Regents Exam Practice Center (Physics) : Multiple Choice Questions , Old Exams , 101 Facts You Should Know
(The Official) String Theory Website
Basics
So what is string theory? For that matter, what the heck are
elementary particles? If this all sounds totally confusing, try this section
first.
Experiment
What progress are physicists making towards experimental tests of string theory
predictions?
Black
Holes
Personal safety issues aside, when black holes are tied up in strings, they get
even more interesting.
History
Find out how string theory outlasted the Vietnam War, Mrs. Thatcher and grunge
music, in our Timeline section
Mathematics
What kinds of math do string theorists use and why? And how has string theory
changed mathematics?
Cosmology
Was there a String Bang before the Big Bang, or did the Universe simply
unwind?
People
So who are the people who work on string theory? Check them out in our People
section.\
West Point Bridge Designer 2007 will introduce you to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria.
