Engineering

Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp is free software that you can use to create, modify and share 3D models. It's easy to learn and use, and models that you make can be placed on Google Earth maps.

sketchup.google.com/

How Everyday Things Are Made

"AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video. It is targeted towards non-engineers and engineers alike."

manufacturing.stanford.edu/

Challenger Center: For Teachers

Using space as a theme, our programs get students excited about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

challenger.org/teachers/index.cfm

Scivee TV

SciVee, the so-called YouTube for science, features research papers and accompanying video in which authors can demonstrate and explain their work in simple terms that everyone can understand. The new video-sharing site, created by and for scientists, presents a platform where researchers and lecturers can produce multimedia presentations of their work.

scivee.tv/

Cool Science News

Labspaces.net is a social network for the scientific community designed to spread scientific news, maintain and create friendships, and harbor collaboration through the internet.

labspaces.net/

The Science Spot

A website devoted to science experiments for Middle school students.

sciencespot.net/Pages/classchemlsn.html

National Science Digital Library

Offers an extensive amount of quality scientific materials and resources for science, math, engineering and technology education.

nsdl.org/

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Bonus Links

Coordination and Control

Website about the nervous system with basic information and experiments for students and teachers.

peer.tamu.edu/curriculum_modules/OrganSystems/Module_5/index.htm

Glossary of Internet Abbreviations & Acronyms

Describes how and when to use acronyms and provides an exhaustive list of terms you can use to flavor your sentences.

netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/abbreviations.htm

Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective

"The site includes a chronological presentation of hockey stories from English and French language newspapers, providing a valuable resource for online hockey research."

collectionscanada.ca/hockey/index-e.html

Create a Graph

Explains area, bar, line, and pie graphs. Allows you to create your own graphs online.

nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism

A comprehensive source of information about terrorism that is accessible to the general public but extensive enough to serve expert researchers.

mipt.org/

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