Natural Science Web Resources
General Science Research Data
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Math &
Science Direct From Edinformatics. A good general information
site on a wide range of math & science related topics.
- Bad Science
The professor
who created this page says he has no problems educating students about science, but
re-educating them when they've been taught incorrect things is harder. Examples of
bad chemistry, physics, meteorology, etc.
- Characteristics of Doctoral
Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1995 Hypertext or
PDF format.
- Community of Science
WebServer Info about scientists, funding possibilities, plus free Medline, patent
searching. and more.
- Digital Libraries Initiative
Project by several major research universities to "collect, store and organize the
universe of available library information."
- DOE Information Bridge
Searchable index and
full text database of all research done by and for the Department of Energy since 1996,
with projects in biology, environment, physics, chemistry, and engineering.
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Eric's Treasure Trove
of Science Includes glossaries of several
different branches of science, a bibliography of science books, and scientific biography.
Flowerbase--a searchable database of over
7,000 images of flowers.
Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1995--NSF
Hypertext or PDF format.
History of Science
History of Science/Science Studies
Resources Extended bibliography of books, encyclopedias, journals, etc.
Impact of Information
Technology on Undergraduate Education Report from the National Science Foundation.
Mad Scientist Network
Scientists stand ready to
answer your science questions, but on the other hand, they might have already answered it
in the large archive of previously answered questions.
NAEP 1996 Science Report Card
for the Nation and the States Executive summary, plus full text downloadable in Adobe
Acrobat format.
National Academy Press Reading Room
Publisher of studies done by government science institutes here offers samples from over
200 books and research reports online.
National Center for Computational Electronics
"NCCE's
particular aim is to enhance the interdisciplinary interactions among several fields of
research, including applied mathematics, physics, computer science and electrical
engineering, which all contribute to computational electronics."
National Institute for Science Education
National Library for the Environment
Huge
repository of research reports, environmental laws and treaties, news, career information,
climate data, and more.
National Science Teachers Association
News,
online resources, programs and projects, legislative updates, conference info, awards, and
more.
National Standards Systems Network
Provided by the
American National Standards Institute.
Natural History Museums and
Collections--visit every natural history museum online.
On Being a Mentor to Students in
Science and Engineering
SciCentral SciQuest
site. Contains databases. Maintained by scientists for
scientists, for central access to the most valuable science sites online.
Science and Engineering
Degrees, 1966-1994
Science and Engineering
Indicators, 1998 For previous reports, click HERE
Science and Natural History
Museum Exhibits
Science Dictionaries
Science Fair Idea Central
Links to idea
and project sites, bibliography, and more.
Science in the National Parks
Review of all the research projects going on within the National Park system.
Scientific Imaging Software: NIH Image for
Macintosh NIH Image is a public domain image processing
and analysis program for the Macintosh. Also available is a
downloadable version for PC.
Scout Report for Science
and Engineering InterNIC delivers a specialized weekly report just on the best
science and technology sites.
Shaping the Future, part II
National Science Foundation's report on undergraduate science and math education.
Statistical Reports on US Science and
Engineering, from NSF
StatServe Basic info on
statistical analysis. Links to software resources, data mining, career opportunities,
conferences; more importantly, links to data sets.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Details about their
projects on biodiversity, climate change, ozone depletion, and population growth,
including FAQ files and links to related sites.
Virtual
Library of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Career Information
AAAS Guide to Graduate Education
in Science, Engineering and Public Policy
Environmental Careers World
Jobs listing service.
the Next Wave Career and job posting site for
science majors.
Science Professional Network
Job listings,
science career fairs, career workshops, and career links for scientists. From the AAAS.
SciWeb's Employment Listings
Jobs
for scientists, searchable by location or type of position.
Science Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Astrolabe: Ethical Navigations
through Virtual Technologies--an intriguing site that poses a question of the week for
comment, and allows you to look at previous questions and responses.
Codes of Conduct: Science
Essays on Science and
Society From Science, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ethical Research
Guidelines
and codes from various institutions and professional science organizations.
Ethics in Science
Bibliography, course outlines, and selected essays.
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Codes of ethics, case studies and ethical dilemmas, and suggestions for ethical
decision making.
Responsible Conduct In Research
Published
by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of
Medicine in 1995 and remains an essential source for current information on many aspects
of scientific conduct.
Science Ethics Bibliography
Print and web-linked articles, case studies, etc.
General Science Indexes
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
Links
in excellent web sites by content area and grade level, k-12 through college.
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New Scientist's
Key Sites
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Science and Natural History
Museum Exhibits
Scientific
American's Editors' Choices from the Web
General Science Journals
- American Scientist
- Audubon Magazine
- National Journal.com
Daily
Environmental News. By subscription.
- Harvard Science Review
Many, though not
all, articles are full text here.
- Issues in Science and Technology
From the
National Academy of Sciences.
- Nature
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Online
Some free
access.
- New Scientist
- Science
- Science News Online
Includes full text of
many articles from 1994-present.
- Science Now From AAAS, an online news
service, free with registration.
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Science Surf
E-magazine
spanning anthropology, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, and even some
physics and astronomy, for the intrepid fan of science as well as scientists.
- Scientific American
Technology Review
Women and Minorities in Science
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9
Steps to Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms Guide for faculty
developed by the New England Consortium for for Undergraduate Science Education
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
Database of biographical information, arranged by name, date, and field of endeavor.
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Achieving
Gender Equity in Science Classrooms
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African-American Faces of
Science Listed by discipline, or profession or alphabetical order, you can find here bios,
bibliographies and sometimes pictures of African-American scientists.
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Barriers to Women in
Academic Science and Engineering
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Index: Women in Science
Links
compiled by the Women's Studies students at Humboldt U.
- Telementoring Project: Telementoring
Young Women in Science, Engineering and Computing Matches high school and college
women with professional women in their chosen science
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Women and
Minorities in Science and Engineering
Women in Math Project
Biographies of women mathematicians, information on conferences and programs, scholarship
opportunities, statistics, publications.
Other Useful Sources
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College Scholarships and
Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering
- Iowa Academy of Science
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