ACSL organizes computer science contests and computer programming contests for junior and senior high school students. ACSL is approved by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
INVENT AMERICA! is a nonprofit K-8 education program, launched in 1987, that helps children develop creative thinking and problem solving skills through a fun, unique and proven learning tool-- inventing! INVENT AMERICA! gives teachers special tools to help them encourage these critical skills in kids, to prepare them for the challenges of the 21st century.
The Inventucator Challenge is an opportunity for students to invent and educate. Located on the Partnership for America's Future, Inc.'s website, the inventucator challenge list consists of real dilemmas for which businesses would like solutions. Since so many of these problems are educational, solving them provides an opportunity for students to produce viable products for future use by educators. Through the Partnership for America's Future Inc., more than 60 students and teachers from across the country have produced educational devices that have aided thousands of students in the classroom.
The Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program challenges students to use creativity and imagination along with science, technology, and mechanical ability to invent or modify a tool. This competition began in 1996.
The Partnership for America's Future Inc. is looking for some creative students (K-12). Enter any idea for a new way to demonstrate an educational concept, or an idea for a new product (or an improvement for an existing product or procedure). The best student idea in each division (K-8 and 9-12) each month wins $100!!
The USACO holds several Internet Contests during the academic year, and in the late Spring conducts the US Open, a proctored exam. Based on the results of these contests, 15 students are invited to an all-expense-paid training camp in the early summer, where 4 students are selected to be the US Team representing the country in all-expense-paid international competitions around the world that summer and early fall. This always includes the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).
Founded in 1947, ACM is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide. Today, 78,000 members and the public turn to ACM for the industry's leading Portal to Computing Literature, authoritative publications and pioneering conferences, providing leadership for the 21st century.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their Web site offers many online exhibits as well as information for teachers.
The Museum of Science and Industry's mission is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone. We inspire by making our exhibits, collections and content accessible to all of our audiences through informal, hands-on experiences. Why inspire? We can only guess how many youngsters decided to become biologists or doctors, geneticists or chemists or rocket scientists, right here.
New York City’s only hands-on science and technology center. The Hall features more than 225 hands-on exhibits on biology, chemistry and physics. There are also Astroclub Meetings twice each month. Hidden Kingdoms, World of Molecules, Science Playground, AIDS, Realm of the Atom, Sound Sensations are just some of the amazing areas to explore.
Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals—in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership. With a 36-year history, SACNAS is comprised of over 20,000 members, partners, and affiliates from a diversity of disciplines, institutions, ethnic backgrounds, and levels along the educational trajectory. SACNAS members are dedicated to giving back through mentorship, peer networks, and professional development, and to engaging in science research and leadership of the highest caliber.
Founded in 1983, the goal of the Center's programs is to help keep the United States competitive in science and technology. Programs allow the Center to establish long-term relationships with enrollees and enable them to become creators, inventors and scientists. Annually, students can participate in: The USA Biology Olympiad and the Research Science Institute (RSI).
The Davidson Fellows scholarship program recognizes outstanding achievements of profoundly gifted young people who have developed their talents by contributing a significant piece of work in one of these submission areas: Mathematics, Science, Technology, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box. For eligibility and deadline information, please visit the Davidson Fellows website.
The Institute for Learning Technologies seeks to help advance Americans by exerting educational leadership through innovative projects, seminal research, and enlightened counsel. It aims to nurture, in a sustained manner, the humane application of information technologies, expanding educational opportunity and achievement for all.
This non-profit provides programs, places, content and other experiences related to invention. There is information on how to get a patent for an invention, resources related to patents and inventions, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and information on programs such as Camp Invention.
The Consortium aims to foster and support specialized schools in mathematics, science and technology, and provide a forum for these schools to exchange information and program ideas. Each year the consortium holds a student conference in which "the leaders of tomorrow's scientific community may come to share ideas and concepts that may better the future. At such meetings, intelligent young people confront the burning problems of today's world with their fresh initiative. Here, leaders are born and minds are shaped."
Created by Congress, this organization provides about 20 percent of all of the federal funding that supports American colleges and universities. NSF is the major source of funding for fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences. Included on the website are a listing of awards received, discoveries made as a result of NSF, a number of science publications and much more.
The Association for Computing Machiner (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education provides a forum for problems common among educators working to develop, implement and/or evaluate computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi, laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy.
The Student Challenge Awards Program (SCAP) was initiated by The Durfee Foundation in 1990. The program strives to excite the imagination and expand the potential of arts-gifted high school students, and to stimulate the students' curiosity about science and technology.
TSA’s curriculum, competitive events, chapter programs and conferences provide academic and personal growth challenges to its members. TSA hosts more than sixty competitions that incorporate communications, construction, manufacturing, transportation, leadership and related technologies.
Invent Iowa is a comprehensive, statewide program developed to assist Iowa's educators in promoting the invention process as part of their regular kindergarten through twelfth-grade curriculum. This program was initiated in 1987 through the support of state political, business, and educational leaders in response to the future of rapidly expanding technology and the reported decline in American inventiveness in relation to other nations. Students may enter an invention to be included in the Iowa State Invention Convention, held at Iowa State University.
The Northwest Educational Technology Consortium (ETC) focuses on supporting the learning needs of all students with the tools and resources of technology. The consortium will continue to explore the value of the Internet, e.g., web resources and tools for curriculum development and student learning, as well as technology solutions for data management and distance learning opportunities for professional development.
Author Jon Katz documents the lives of two 19-year-old boys who are computer "geeks." The boys grew up in the middle of nowhere, Idaho and use their computer knowledge to get them to Chicago as professionals in the computer field.
This multimedia programming course is the authorative DEITEL LIVE-Code introduction to programming with the JAVA 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE).
Jeff Hawkins develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent machines.
A major revision of the bestselling "bible" of amateur robotics building--packed with the latest in servo motor technology, micro controlled robots, remote control, Lego Mindstorms Kits, and other commercial kits. This book gives electronics hobbyists fully illustrated plans for 11 complete Robots, as well as all-new coverage of Robotix-based Robots, Lego Technic-based Robots, Functionoids with Lego Mindstorms, and Location and Motorized Systems with Servo Motors.
This book emphasizes the methods used by circuit designers: a combination of basic laws, rules of thumb and a large bag of tricks. The editors have responded to the rapid changes in electronics and offer many new tables as well as new and revised topics.
This book offers a compelling insight into cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. The engaging history reveals the role codes have played in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. It is particularly relevant for today's world where corporations use encryption to keep their secrets from their competitors and regulators, and ordinary people need encryption to protect their privacy.
In this book, author Robert Buderi chronicles the previously untold story of radar, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the last century. He presents in-depth, completely accessible descriptions of the triumphs and technological advances and introduces the brilliant band of scientists, many of them Nobel Prize winners, who carried out this revolution.
For ages 9-12, this book boasts a richly illustrated 80-page section that wrenches us all (including the wooly mammoth who ambles along with the reader) into the digital age of modems, digital cameras, compact discs, bits and bytes. Readers can glory in gears in "The Mechanics of Movement," investigate flying in "Harnessing the Elements," demystify the sound of music in "Working with Waves," marvel at magnetism in "Electricity & Automation," and examine e-mail in "The Digital Domain."
For some artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, this book is too removed from hard science, but for others, its high-level approach makes it a gold mine of ideas. The author, one of the fathers of AI, sets out to provide an abstract model of how the human mind works.
Gifted students are particularly skilled at becoming technologically literate and solving problems in creative ways using technology. From computers and the Internet, to video and sound editing software, to new research tools, education for gifted children in the 21st century offers exciting opportunities. Let this book by Del Siegle, Ph.D. show you how to incorporate these technologies in your classroom.
This useful guide will provide motivation for girls considering careers in science, mathematics, and technology. If you are a girl or young woman who has an interest in science or think you might, this excellent guide, full of highly useful information, will start you on the path toward realizing your career dreams.
This program promotes interaction between teachers, students, graduate students, researchers and industry stakeholders in science and technology education and training. Some programs include: Dual Credit Enrollment, Excursions in Science, Mini Medical School, Science Information for Teachers, Summer Science Institute and more.
DigiPen Institute of Technology's ProjectFUN Programs are committed to presenting a high quality education by engaging and challenging students in grades 5 and higher through hands-on learning. The ProjectFUN workshops engage middle and high school students in the arts and sciences by immersing them in the tools and techniques of today's high-tech careers. The workshops in Animation, Game Design, Video Game Programming, Multimedia Production, and Robotics enhance students' critical thinking skills, improve their knowledge of core subjects like math and physics, and excite their interest in the academic concepts underlying modern technology. Each workshop session is two weeks in length, with four consecutive sessions to choose from throughout the summer.
Full Sail Real World Education is a media arts college that has graduated scores of award-winning music, production and design professionals over 25 years. Degrees for creative minds include Computer Animation, Digital Media, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Design & Development, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring.
The goal of this school is to embody a highly challenging and hands-on learning environment. In non-traditional fashion, exceptional adolescents integrate technology and advanced methods into their learning culture to achieve exponential growth.
This distance learning program features hands-on, self-paced correspondence courses including electronic kits that teach specific electronics subjects through associate's and Bachelor degree levels in electronics technology and engineering.
eIMACS, the distance learning division of the Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science (IMACS), is dedicated to delivering the highest quality interactive math and computer science classes for gifted and talented secondary school and undergraduate students. Online courses include Advanced Mathematical Logic, University Computer Science, AP Computer Science, and Test Prep for the AP Computer Science and AP Calculus exams. eIMACS is based in Plantation, Florida, and serves students from across the US and around the world, including homeschoolers, students without access to AP Computer Science, and students who want to study advanced math and computer science at their own pace.
IMACS is designed to give children a competitive edge by teaching them how to think critically using logic and reasoning. Headquartered in Plantation, Florida, IMACS offers after-school and weekend classes for gifted and talented 1st-12th grade students in math enrichment, computer programming and virtual robotics, electronics, university-level mathematics, and university-level computer science. Classes are held at various locations throughout South Florida and at affiliate locations in Connecticut, Missouri, and North Carolina. Some IMACS locations also offer a fun-filled Hi-Tech Summer Camp. Secondary school students not able to attend a local teaching center may take online courses through the distance learning division, eIMACS.
This school was created by legislation on July 1, 2000 to offer high quality educational courses via Internet technology to students. All the courses provide online instructors who guide students through the learning process and provide a solution when scheduling conflicts prevent students from taking a course when it is offered.
Designed for students in grades 7 through 12 specializing in science, mathematics, engineering and design, this open enrollment public charter school offers seven areas of specialization, ranging from Architecture to Computer Science to Aeronautics and more.
In this school, the program of study is centered on the usual academic core subjects - English, social studies, world language, and mathematics. In addition, AAST students take three years of biology, chemistry and physics. This means that an AAST student takes two and often three science courses simultaneously. This unusual sequence leads to an understanding and retention far greater than that obtained in a more traditional program.
This public preparatory high school focuses on preparing students for a future in higher education, with an emphasis on biotechnology and other life sciences.
The Robotics Institute and Carnegie Mellon offer many robotics related academic programs for students of all ages - from kindergarten through doctoral. Kindergarten through 12th Grade (K-12) Programs include: the Robotics Academy which
uses robotics to inspire and excite students to pursue math and science related careers;
Andrew's Leap is a summer program run by CMU's School of Computer Science with sessions on programming and robotics; C-MITES is the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary Students (C-MITES) which offers summer programs for gifted students.
Cora Kelly School for Math, Science, and Technology offers exciting and challenging instructional programs. The school curriculum is organized around mathematics, science and technology laboratories and reading/language arts department that focuses on the Four Block Balanced Literacy. Though we are a math, science and technology magnet school, our "foundation program" is Four Blocks. Our belief is that literacy is the gateway to success in every other curriculum area.
The curriculum emphasized at this public high school includes mathematics, science and technology.
This small charter school is designed to offer a new and innovative opportunity for students. The goal is to become a premier public high school for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Colorado and the nation.
Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology is a public coeducational day school for grades 9-12, located in Petersburg, Virginia. ARGS is the only full time governor's school in the state devoted to fine arts and technology. Our unique environment helps over 320 students excel in the many forms of expression that we focus on. From acting to printmaking, from programming to ballet; ARGS has a diverse list of opportunities for students, who come from 14 districts throughout central and southern Virginia.
This public charter school emphasizes international, cross-cultural and technological education.
This distance learning resource provides e-learning solutions & resources for the electronics community. One option provides basic information on new technologies by companies to promote products. Another segment is the basic courses that can add to anyone's educational development.
The curriculum emphasized at this public high school includes science, mathematics and technology. The school attempts to help students become self-directed, responsible, and productive individuals within the changing landscape of society.
A 3-week summer college-like residential experience that emphasizes leadership and development and project oriented instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) areas and the humanities for high achieving students from the Cape Cod Collaborative member districts.
Funded and coordinated by local public schools and Wytheville Community College, This Governor's School has two primary focus areas. One is to provide a variety of academic experiences in arts, science, and technology to a diverse group of academically gifted high school students. The second focus is to provide a summer enrichment experience that is academically and intellectually challenging for gifted students.
The Seidenberg Scholars Summer Experience is a 5 day fully-funded program sponsored by the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University. Alumnus Ivan G. Seidenberg, the CEO of Verizon, a $15 million gift to the school and a portion of his donation goes towards continuing an exciting initiative called the Seidenberg Scholars Program.
This for-credit summer program is for students who want to learn about the integration of technological concepts and management principles. M&TSI is designed to introduce students to the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for successfully linking technology and management concepts in the 21st century. The program features classes taught by Penn faculty and successful entrepreneurs, field trips to companies and R&D facilities, intensive team projects, as well as other activities.
The Summer Math and Recent Technologies (SMART) Camp is a two-week residential, summer enrichment program for high school and middle school students.
Governor’s School programs are summer programs that last for four weeks at different college campuses. The purpose of Governor’s School is to provide not only an academically enriching experience. but also one that fosters personal growth and development.
This course will introduce students to the electronics, mechanics and computer science of robotics, culminating in a series of autonomus robot challenges. Students will build, program and operate vision-based mobile robots capable of sophisticated sensing and intelligent decision-making. At the conclusion of the course, each student will take a complete, vision-based robot home so that they may continue to explore robotics on their own.
This one week day camp will allow you to develop your creativity as well as provide you with the opportunity to meet and speak with working engineers who will allow you to see for yourself that engineers are innovative designers and problem solvers for society. Forty student participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This Michigan State University (MSU) Mathematics Science and Technology (MST) program is a two-week residential program for academically talented students who are currently in Grade 7 or 8. The goal is to match the intellectual abilities of talented adolescents with rigorous and challenging course work which provides enrichment, but does not duplicate or accelerate course work in the K-12 curriculum. The program is held each July and financial assistance is available.
Exploring Engineering Through Robotics will provide gifted students the opportunity to be introduced to the fundamentals of engineering and immersed in a robotics experience that will serve as an exciting vehicle for the delivery of those fundamentals. The focus will be on robotics, introducing students to the various engineering disciplines and teach them engineering fundamentals. The Ohio Department of Education requires that participants must be Ohio Residents and must currently be in the 9th or 10th grade in an Ohio school district.
"As the world continues to discover ways in which computer technology, networking, and telecommunications can further human endeavors, there is an ever-growing demand in all sectors of life for skilled professionals in the development of information systems and the management of information. The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology (PGSIT) is designed to meet this need by offering a residential educational enrichment experience that will help participants learn how technology can be used to serve diverse interests."
At Game Builder Creation Camps we combine learning and fun and bring it to a whole new level. At this camp your child will actually design, develop and create "one of a kind" computer games.
Computers affect our lives daily, changing the way we work, play and even think. Now the Internet is central to everything we do. After a computer camp experience, those "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays will never be the same. With ample computer time and an emphasis on hands-on experience, campers come to understand the computers' potential and limitations. The impact of computers on our society requires that a computer camp provide general knowledge about computers, computing, and social implications of computers.
The International Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology in collaboration with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stanford University, is pleased to present the 1st annual International Innovation Camp, for students ready for graduate-level research.
The Women's Technology Program at MIT is a residential summer program in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to introduce high school girls to EECS the summer between their junior and senior years of high school. Participants are selected from a pool of young women who have demonstrated talent in math and science. Admissions are academically competitive. We expect students to be able to handle college-level material, but no prior experience in computer programming, physics, or engineering is required.
The Governor's Institute on Information Technology gives students the opportunity to dive into a variety of venues, follow industry models such as team-based work, and combine the technical, artistic and business aspects of IT. College faculty and guest professional speakers guide teams of students in hands-on projects ranging from creating an interactive Flash-based web site to wandering worldwide networks.
Located at the University of Vermont, Burlingto, this program is a one-week science summer program in which students experience first-hand the many facets of scientific research. Students will explore local Vermont landscapes by conducting outdoor field research using field observations, technology and computers to understand the natural science of our surroundings.
The Governor’s School for Emerging Technologies is designed to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through study of current topics in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and other emerging technologies. The school capitalizes on partnerships with a unique array of high technology research and development organizations located across the State of Tennessee to provide students with the opportunity to learn from leading researchers and experience cutting-edge research facilities through weekly field trips.
The Tennessee Technological University Governor‘s School for Information Technology Leadership is a five-week summer residence program that is designed to provide gifted and talented high school sophomores and juniors with opportunities to develop skills in IT and business leadership. The program allows students to explore interests in various aspects of IT.
This mixed media electronic project kit helps kids learn the basics of electricity and electronics. Contains a control panel with LED digital display, photoelectric cell and light emitting diodes.
Atomic Learning provides software training using a unique, just-in-time approach. Our library of short tutorials on dozens of applications are focused on answering the common questions teachers, students and anyone else may have when learning software. Called atoms of learning, they are easy to access whenever and where ever needed. A subscription to Atomic Learning provides access to tutorials and other valuable educational resources.
Bits, Bytes and Bots offers school-age children an opportunity to embark on journeys in robotics, video and web design. Children of all skill levels, from novice to expert, will find a lot of exciting things to explore and accomplish. The courses engage the children's imagination, while at the same time teaching them important skills and preparing them to succeed in school.
This resource offers a wide selection of technical training books on several software packages. Doctor Walt provides a variety of illustrated books, with hundreds of screen captures and step-by-step instructions that simplify the learning process.
This modeling and drawing software brings the world of expensive, high-powered computer aided design to children in a format that is both inexpensive and easy to master. Children with a 2nd grade reading level can master the program while high schoolers are captivated by the advanced features.
This online curriculum stresses computer use in the classroom and develops a worldwide community. Topics included are technology, curriculum, schools, research, online projects and competitions and more.
This site is the official home of the GNU Project, which supports, documents and licenses free software that runs under free operating systems – particularly the GNU operating system and GNU/Linux variants.
A well-balanced, week long summer camp environment. Our nationally-recognized summer day camps for kids and tweens, and our overnight camps, are held at over 50 prestigious universities including Stanford, UCLA, and MIT. Come explore a college campus, learn from top-notch instructors, and make your own game, design a website, create a digital video, and so much more.
Information Unlimited is a New Hampshire corporation dedicated to the experimenter and technology enthusiast. Formed in 1974, this highly creative company holds many patents ranging from weapons development to children's toys. Their website provides many products, including lasers, for those who want to build, experiment, or use new innovative ideas and devices.
This site has downloadable programs that let you create computer games and learn programming languages. It also has programs with games, puzzles, chemistry, languages, writing, math and physics.
Learn.com offers access more than 200 web-based multimedia tutorials delivered over the Internet (formerly known as tutorials.com).
This website provides access to the Terrapin Logo computer language. It provides ideas for using Logo in educational applications including mathematics, robotics and problem solving. The site offers the language for sale. Be sure to check out the "For Educators" pages, which include an overview of the use of LOGO in education and a directory of Logo Resources. It covers the following topics: What is Logo? A quick lesson in Logo Why is Logo good for learning? Who is using Logo and for what? How does Logo fit into the curriculum? What do students and teachers say about Logo? What does Logo research tell us? What is the role of the teacher? How can parents get involved? How does Logo compare with other educational software? How does Logo compare with other languages? How can I learn more about Logo?
Students explore and test their ideas in this idea exploration and project creation environment. It can be used to create science simulations, mathematical explorations and interactive multimedia stories.
Helps develop creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
PCS Edventures! is the educational adventure where kids discover how things work using exciting hands-on projects, safe and secure communication tools, and a powerful reward system to motivate students. Subject areas are diverse ranging from art to engineering and there is a strong emphasis on technological skills, computer and Internet use, and design skills.
This software provides elementary students with a kid-friendly interface and educational enhancements for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint®.
This website allows you to download free LOGO progamming language.
"The Herzog System is the new way to learn computer keyboarding. Learning time is short! This System facilitates using computers more efficiently in schools. It is effective with elementary, middle, and high school students, and adults, too. Students as young as 3rd grade learn the keyboard in only 2 hours, and are typing at composition speeds in only 7 - 9 hours. The HERZOG SYSTEM uses a new learning tool, HUB KEY Sensors, and new Fast-Track learning materials."
This CD-ROM is a tutorial consisting of 10 classes explaining how to build a Visual Basic application. Kids learn about project design, the Visual Basic toolbox and many elements of the BASIC language. No programming experience is necessary, but familiarity with using Windows is expected.
Discovery Under the Hood is a project designed to encourage teen girls in Madison County, NY, to excel in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). It is a hands-on experience that shows how STEM relates to our everyday lives. Using the car as a "vehicle," 24 teenage girls explore topics including internal combustion, fuel economy, the power train, computerized diagnostic equipment, and the integration of all these. Participants acquire practical skills including: creating a monthly maintenance schedule for the family car, assembling an emergency road kit, and handling hazards on the highway.
Girls Go Tech combines math, science, and technology to provide girls with the resources to explore career options, play educational games, and understand the role these subjects have in the world and their direct environment.
The Invention at Play exhibit is housed in the Lemelson Hall of Invention, a 3,500 square-foot gallery located on the first floor, west wing, of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. A smaller version of the exhibition (1700 sq. ft) continues to travel throughout the country under the auspices of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC).
Junkyard Wars is a television series where two four-person teams convene at a junkyard and are given a task, e.g., "Build a vehicle that will carry all four team members around our course, but (sorry!) we're all out of wheels!" We follow them as they design the machine, scavenge junk parts to build it, run into problems and adjust the design, etc. Along the way the mechanical/electrical principles they are using are sketched onscreen as well as the explanation of any problems that occur.
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation's leading regional membership organization focused on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy conservation and non-polluting, renewable energy technologies. They work to bring clean electricity, green transportation, and healthy, efficient buildings into everyday use in order to improve the environment, protect human health, and nurture local economies. NESEA works to bring hands-on, project- and problem-based learning experiences to K-12 teachers and students by providing teachers with resources, professional training on using energy and transportation issues in the classroom, and opportunities for networking with fellow teachers.
MIT Museum houses several permanent collections of art, artifacts, drawings, photographs, and holograms including the Science and Technology Collection, the Hart Nautical Collection, and the Holography Collection, the world's largest (from the web site). The web site provides information about programs offered at the museum. It also provides an on-line catalogue of educational toys and books (some exclusive).
This site has a free, searchable database of javascript, provided by programmers. It has a collection of "cut and paste" JavaScript examples that can be used on a website, and links to other Java resources for web developers.
About.com provides this list of hundreds of famous inventors. Read about interesting inventions and their creators; from Bakelite, to superconductors, to vaccination needles.
For centuries, nations around the world have operated Black Chambers, secret rooms where they attempted to decode the messages being sent by their rivals. This is Simon Singh's virtual Black Chamber, where you can learn about codes and codebreaking, encrypt your own messages, crack those of your enemies, and play with interactive enciphering programmes.
This website is the online presence of the Discovery Channel featuring popular TV programs.
This a fun, interactive site for kids by the Discovery Channel. It has links to their tv shows and interactive games and show clips from the tv shows. It also has a Discovery Channel store that sells educational games and materials.
Energy education website of the California Energy Commission. Uses games, stories and graphics to educate on use, conservation and history of energy and energy sources.
This is the online site of the radio show "The Engines of Our Ingenuity," which looks at the history of technology that makes our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created it. It uses the record of history to reveal the way art, technology and ideas have shaped us. Episode topics range from cable cars to Civil War submarines, from the connection between Romantic poets and Victorian science to the invention of the bar code.
This site offers information for anyone interested in game theory, specifically the application of game theory to a range of disciplines, including economics, business, political science, computer science, etc. Several things are provided specifically for educators, a list of relevant textbooks, lecture notes used by other educators and links to forms of entertainment with game theoretic themes.
This website is an online community for women and girls interested in technology and computing. GirlGeeks is provided by BAVC.org (Bay Area Video Coalition), a non-profit organization dedicated to making media and technology resources available to everyone, particularly traditionally underserved segments of the population.
This website is a place where students can find information on almost everything such as computers & the Internet, engines & automotive, electronics & communications, science & technology, aviation & transportation, living & entertainment, body & health, around the house and machines. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you.
Del Siegle covers technologically gifted students and ways to identify them. More specifically, it explores students who demonstrate expertise using technology hardware and software.
InTime enables educators to watch online video vignettes of PreK-12 teachers from various grades and subjects integrate technology into their classrooms using numerous teaching strategies.
This online curriculum details the multi-disciplinary scientific expedition projects by researchers affiliated with the Jason Institute. Jason offers curriculum packages for instructors and homeschoolers with students in 4-9th grades, with online access and live video interactions between students and the researchers in the field. The projects look at Earth's physical systems and the technology that we use to study those systems.
This site features a Flash interface that leads to information on artificial intelligence. It includes articles written by experts on the topic and allows you to interact with Ramona, "the first photorealistic, interactive, lifelike virtual personality."
This website offers a variety of tutorial sets of a complete structured course. Whether you are new to Maya or seeking to improve your skills, their tutorials will teach you the ins and outs of this powerful but complicated 3D software.
This website has a variety of resources for teachers, students and curious adults. Including reading, math, and technology resources and links.
NASA’s Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) is an innovative national program designed specifically to reach K-12 minority students that are traditionally underrepresented in careers involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students meet during school, after school or on Saturday mornings to engage in hands-on, interactive learning sessions that are specifically designed for each grade level. In addition to the academic year program, summer sessions are also conducted at each site. These sessions are held daily for one week at a time. The NASA SEMAA program employs certified K-12 teachers to teach this curriculum.
"NSDL is a digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels. Starting with a partnership of NSDL-funded projects, NSDL is emerging as a center of innovation in digital libraries as applied to education, and a community center for groups focused on digital-library-enabled science education."
This site provides resources stimulate the imagination of students about science and technology with games, research, science updates and more. Its vision is for students to engage with science and recognize it as a creative, inclusive and representative field of study with exciting rewards and career opportunities.
This website by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science is based on the initiative to advance literacy in science, mathematics and technology. Featured are sections on Curriculum Materials; Testing & Assessment; Research on Teaching & Learning; and Family & Community. It includes an array of resources such as curriculum and textbook evaluations, article links, and suggestions for reform.
"ResearchBuzz is designed to cover the world of Internet research. To that end this site provides almost daily updates on search engines, new data managing software, browser technology, large compendiums of information, Web directories -- whatever. If in doubt, the final question is, "Would a reference librarian find it useful?" If the answer's yes, in it goes!"
The ROVer Ranch is a place to learn about robotic engineering. You can learn about the development of robots, their elements and systems, and use a 3D VRML simulation to build and run your own robot.
CyberSafety: How do you take care as good parents to ensure your children are not meeting the wrong type of stranger online? Safe2read allows you to allocate everyone in your family their own email account, with a level of automatic supervision appropriate to their age.
This site is a leading online magazine devoted to science, technology and medicine. It brings breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology.
This online professional development curriculum was created and is used by the Library of Congress. These lessons are available online for use in local professional development activities. Topics covered include Classroom Applications; Search Skills; Technology; and Working with Primary Sources.
STEMtube is a website where students can post their science, technology, engineering, and math photos and video links to share with each other. It can help students develop projects and expand on their ideas.
This site is the companion to S. Papert's book "The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap." It is for anyone interested in the profound changes in learning brought about by the explosion of home computers.
The authors of this site conducted an empirical study to determine the relative popularity of every integer between zero and 1 million. The resulting information exhibits an extraordinary variety of patterns which reflect and refract our culture, our minds and our bodies.
"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself."
WisWeb is the website of the Freudenthal Institute for secondary education (students of 12 to 18 years old).
The main focus of the site are applets; small computer programs that run over the internet.
This website is designed for those interested in computer programming. Children are given the opportunity to create software and cartoon simulations and share them over the web. Designed for children ages 8 and up, Scratch can be useful for teaching mathematical and computational ideas.
Thames & Kosmos (T&K) was founded in 2001 with the mission of improving informal science education by publishing high-quality science and technology related educational products for children of all ages. Thames & Kosmos operates as the exclusive North American distributor for the science kit line of our partner company — the 187-year-old, German-based publishing house, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH.
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere. the Khan Academy has 1000+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan.