Science Resources

Library Databases -- 39 databases of reliable, in-depth, and current information, including the Gale Science Resource Center, the EBSCO Science Reference Center, General Science Collection, EBSCO Animals, and more. Always the best place to start for quality resources. You will need to log in with your regular user name and password.  Add " @qsbyin " to your user name.

 

National Science Digital Library -- "The comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation."

Scirus -- "The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet."

 

World of Science -- Mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and biographies of scientists.  

 

SciCentral -- "Gateway to the best scientific research new sources."

 

MIT OpenCourseWare -- "Highlights for High School features MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers." Includes resources for AP Biology, AP Calculus, and AP Physics.

Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing -- From Heriot Watt University.

 

Science Learning Network

 

ExploreLearning.org -- "Highly interactive science activities for students and e

ducators."

Science Niche -- "Educational Resources for Science Teachers and Students."

 

ScienceDaily -- "Breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology."

Exploratorium -- "The museum of science, art, and human perception."

 

Shodor -- Curriculum materials, faculty development, and student enrichment. "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology."

PLoS One -- "An international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS)."

WorldImages -- "Access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains over 65,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery."

Calculator.com -- All sorts of calculators:  scientific, graphing, and many more.

 

Popular Science -- The popular science (hence the name) magazine. Search the archives back through its entire 137-year run.

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
 
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