Sep

13

Article - Technology Integration: PDAs as an Instructional and Reflective Tool in the Science Classroom

September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Technology Integration: PDAs as an Instructional and Reflective Tool in the Science Classroom, J.E. Pedersen and E.A. Marek, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) [Online serial], 7(1), 2007. Abstract: The role of technology has an increased emphasis in the PK-12 classroom and in the preparation of teachers. The wide support for [...]

Aug

22

SciVee: YouTube for Scientists

August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Scientists Get a YouTube of Their Own. ‘The National Science Foundation, the Public Library of Science, and the San Diego Supercomputing Center are hoping that their new Web site — billed as a YouTube for scientists — will help demystify important research papers.
The site, called SciVee, will allow scientists to [...]

Aug

21

HHMI’s BioInteractive - Free Resources for Science Teachers and Students

August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

HHMI’s BioInteractive. ‘BioInteractive is a web-based collection of biology-focused teaching materials created and administered by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Many of the resources are also available on DVD and CD-ROM. These resources include Videos, Animations, Lectures, Virtual Museums and Virtual Laboratories.

Aug

7

MendelWeb: All About Gregor Mendel

August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

MendelWeb - An Electronic Science/Math/History Resource for the WWW. ‘MendelWeb was conceived and constructed by Roger B. Blumberg and is an educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science. Constructed around Gregor Mendel’s 1865 paper “Versuche über [...]

Aug

5

Phoenix Mars Mission

August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Phoenix Mars Mission. ‘The Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA’s Scout Program. Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and habitability potential in the Martian arctic’s ice-rich soil.
The Phoenix Mars Mission has a collaborative approach to space exploration. As the very first of NASA’s Mars Scout class, Phoenix combines legacy and [...]

Jul

28

Science Accelerator: Searching U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Databases

July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Science Accelerator. ‘The Science Accelerator allows you to search via a single query across important collections of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) scientific and technical information. Such collections present the results of research and development (R&D) projects and programs, descriptions of R&D projects under way or recently completed, and major R&D accomplishments.
The Science [...]

Jul

19

More on Federated Science Search: WorldWideScience.org

July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

WorldWideScience.org. ‘WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway — accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Subsequent versions of WorldWideScience.org will offer access to additional sources as well as enhanced features.
WorldWideScience.org was developed and is maintained by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information [...]

Jul

18

Science Degrees Online Review

July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This is my first review on Science Quick Picks for ReviewMe and it is sponsored by the reviewee.
When I received the request to review Science Degrees Online I became curious to see what type of science online degrees were available. Classical science degrees (in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, for example) require some kind of laboratory practice [...]

Jul

14

Scitopia.org: Searching High-Quality Scholarly Work and Patents

July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Scitopia.org. ‘The federated vertical search portal scitopia.org was created through the imagination and collaboration of 15 leading science and technology societies. Searching for a better way to help researchers quickly get to the quality content they need, these society publishers developed a gateway to the research most cited in scholarly work and patents. Scitopia.org searches [...]

Jul

5

Exploring the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean: Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition

July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition: July 1-Aug. 10, 2007. ‘No one has ever laid eyes on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. For the first time in the history of humankind, a scientific team — using unique underwater and under-ice vehicles — will try. At the top of the world, the Arctic Ocean is cold, remote, [...]

Jul

4

Inside Google Book Search Announces Greater Access to Public Domain Books

July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Greater access to public domain works for all users. ‘Today we launched a new feature for Book Search to help more people access the world’s great public domain works. Whenever you find an out-of-copyright book in our index, you’ll see a “View plain text” link, which lets anyone access the text layer of the book. [...]

Jun

8

Roller Coaster Physics: Learn Physics and Play

June 8, 2007 | 1 Comment

Amusement Park Physics - Design your own Roller Coaster. ‘ The designers of the roller coaster carefully crafted this thrilling ride to be just that, but you’re actually in less danger than you think. You face a greater threat of injury playing sports or riding a bike than you do on a park ride. Amusement [...]

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