Akron-Summit County Public Library

Internet Resources
Compiled by the Librarians of the Akron-Summit County Public Library

Science, Nature and Environment

General Science Resources
Anthropology
Astronomy
Biology
Calendars & Time
Chemistry
Climate
Electronics
Engineering
Environment
Geology
Mathematics
Physics
Science Fair
Technology

General Science Resources

African Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html: Profiled here are African-American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
Frank Potter's Science Gems
http://www.sciencegems.com/: Great links to science resources for students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. Sites are sorted by category, subcategory and grade level.
NOVA online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/: Science means adventure and exploration. From ants to aliens, this weekly documentary series probes the far reaches of earth, sea and stars.
Scientific American Magazine
http://www.sciam.com/: The site for the popular and authoritative journal includes full-text of selected articles from current and back issues, an "Ask the Expert" page with an extensive archive andinterviews.

Anthropology

Dinosauria On-Line Dinosaur Omnipedia
http://www.dinosauria.com: The Omnipedia is maintained by Dinosauria On-Line on behalf of the Dinosaur Mailing List for use by the list and the public at large. The Dinosaur Mailing List is an e-mail based newsgroup, owned by Mickey Rowe, for scientific discussions about dinosaurs. It has a glossary of all sorts of terms, translation and pronunciation guides for the names, maps and more.
Paleontology Without Walls
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/exhibits.html/: Paleontology Without Walls is a virtual exhibit of the University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. It not only explains what paleontology is, it takes you on a tour of many different disciplines within paleontology - from phylogeny, "the family tree" of life, to geology. Other special exhibits cover dinosaurs and vertebrate flight.

Astronomy

Dome of the Sky
http://domeofthesky.com: A professor emeritus provides this Virtual online planetarium. Links lead to stars in different seasons of the year from various locations; mythology of the constellations, and names of the bright stars.
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/: The NASA homepage is a good place to start for information on the space program and space missions. It has both current and historical information. There are many links to more specialized areas of the space program.
The Nine Planets
http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html: A multimedia overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Data Services
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/: The Data Services page gives sun and moon rise and set times, moon phases, eclipses, seasons, positions of solar system objects, and more.
Your Sky
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/: At Your Sky, the interactive planetarium of the Web, you can produce maps in a variety of forms for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location.

Calendars & Time

Today: Date and Time
http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml: What day is it today? Well, what calendar would you like to use? Do you want to know the month in the Hebrew Calendar, what year it is in the Chinese calendar, express the date in Roman numerals, the Buddhist year, the Julian Day? On this site, you can find out all of these and more. Many links to other calendar sites are available here answering more than you may ever want to know.
World Time Zones
http://www.timezoneconverter.com//: Provides the current time for each to the world's time zones.

Chemistry

Chemicool Periodic Table
http://www.chemicool.com/: Just click on the symbol of an element for a tabe of extensive information about its physical and chemical properties on this colorful website.
Chemistry Tutor
http://library.thinkquest.org/2923/: This is ideal for any beginning chemistry student (high school or college). The web pages will help you get through your homework. Includes an overview of the branches of chemistry, laws/reactions, basic chemistry, equations, types of chemical reactions, lab safety, laboratory tests to identify unknowns, and chemistry calculators.
General Chemistry Online!
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/: An extremely helpful site for those studying college general chemistry. Contains hyperlinked notes and guides, chemistry exam survival guide, an index of learning aids, answers to over 400 frequently-asked questions, and a searchable, crosslinked collection of over 1000 chemical terms.
The Macrogalleria
http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/index.htm: Visit this wonderfully graphic virtual shopping center to learn about polymers. Five levels of information are provided, from the basics of names of polymers found in everyday products to how to make them and how they are best studied.
Safety Links: Material Safety Data Sheets
http://www.ilpi.com/msds/#: A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is designed to provide both workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance. This site has much information describing specific terms used in MSDS's and a table which contains links to MSDS's on the web, the number of MSDS's at the linked site and a brief description of types of MSDS's found there, or tips on using the engine on that site.

Climate

Meteorological Internet Knowledge Exchange
http://www.reddimension.com/mike/: M.I.K.E. is the Meteorolgical Internet Knowledge Exchange. It provides links to reliable and informative weather web sites that are of interest to casual visitors and weather professionals alike. A professional meteorologist personally reviewed and selected sites. Links are categorized into forty categories such as current weather conditions, maps, agriculture and storm chasing.
UMass Lowell Weather Links Directory
http://storm.uml.edu/~ammetsoc/wx_link/: A very basic site that is a comprehensive list of links compiled by the University of Massachusetts Lowell Meteorology Lab.

Electronics


Electronics - An Online Guide for Beginners
http://library.thinkquest.org/16497/home/index.html: This guide presents bits of basic electronics in short, digestible screens, using crisp graphics when called for, and will take you from electrons to breadboards in a short visit.
Sams Technical Publishing
http://www.samswebsite.com/: Sams publishes schematics and service documentation for over 180,000 different models of consumer electronics equipment. This documentation is available in both print and electronic formats, and can be ordered through the site. Prompt Publications, which are consumer-oriented electronics books, can be ordered here also.
The Scots Guide to Electronics
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~jcgl/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm: "An extensive guide to electronics, containing material at levels from absolute beginner to expert reference. Covers electronics, and the related areas of physics, information technology, etc. Includes example explanations of CD players, secret codes, etc."

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Engineering

Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology
http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/: Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists. It covers the physical sciences, engineering, computing, geography, mathematics and environmental science.
Goodyear - Know your Tires
http://goodyeartires.com/kyt: Located on the corporate web site for Goodyear, this site includes infoamtion on tire care and maintenance, tire specifications, and radial tire manufacturing. Infomation on selecting the best Goodyear tire for a particular vehicle is also found elswhere on this site.

Environment

ENature
http://enature.com/: Based on the National Audubon Society Field Guides this site offers a wealth of photographs, information, and search options for over 4800 animals and plants as well as facts about habitats and a weekly astronomy guide.
EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
http://www.epa.gov/omswww/: This EPA site provides information on air pollution as it relates to transportation. It gives lots of general information as well as current legislation.
Great Lakes Information Network
http://www.great-lakes.net/: Explores the economy, environment, tourism, news, events and weather of the unique Great Lakes ecosystem while encouraging regional cooperation.
Rainforest Information Centre
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au: Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping protect, preserve and inform about the world's rainforests and tribal people, promote alternative building materials and Deep Ecology.

Geology

National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/: The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is the national repository for geophysical data, providing a wide range of science data services and information. Covers glaciology, satellite imagery, marine geology & geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics and solid earth geophysics.
The Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/: A PBS special, The Savage Earth companion site provides a look at the ever-changing geology of the earth. The site has original animations that illustrate the action of natural phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Also has hyperlinks to other sites.
Topozone
http://www.topozone.com/: Topozone has worked with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to create the web's first interactive topo map of the entire U.S.

Mathematics

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.scottlan.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm/: These pages are a project of the students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia. Fine site for brief biographical information, and even some photos about many women mathematicians.
Calculators On-Line Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html: This site contains links to over 20,305 on-line calculators. The calculators are accessible through a hierarchical subject/function directory. The calculators cover all areas of science and technology as well as many other diverse areas such as astrology, cross stitch, insurance, and football.
Math.com
http://www.math.com/: A section for everyone! Students have access to Homework Help, formulae, biographies & encyclopedias. Teachers and Homeschoolers can download lesson plans & sign up for free teaching materials. Calculator and conversion pages for home improvements, gardening, knitting, cooking, finances & more.
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/: Who is the mathematician of the day? A collection of over 1300 biographies of mathematicians and in-depth discussions on 38 topics that changed the mathematical world. Includes time lines, birthplace maps, and a curve index.
Online Conversion
http://www.onlineconversion.com: This is one of the best places on the web to find out what equals what. Need to convert pounds to ounces? Fractions to decimals? Need to know how many 3 penny nails are in a pound, or how many feet in a mile? Try this site to convert a wide variety of measurements into whatever form that is useful to you. Take a look and see the many choices this site has to offer.
Webmath
http://www.webmath.com: Webmath is a math help site that gives immediate help with math problems and displays answers in easy to follow step by step directions. Topics include everything from Everyday Math (figuring tip, sale prices, lottery odds) to Calculus, Trigonometry & Physics.
Math Forum
http://www.mathforum.org: Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise from Drexel Univerisity. It has instructions aimed at all levels, for teachers, students, and in languages other than English.

Physics

The Laws List
http://www.alcyone.com/max/physics/laws/index.html: An impressive glossary of physics-related terms and concepts.
Physics 2000
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/cover.html: Uses different characters to explain physics concepts at various levels. (There are teen-aged characters, for example.) It is supported in parth by the National Science Foundation
PhysLink.com
http://www.physlink.com/: PhysLink.com is a comprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and reference website.

Science Fair

The Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.org/: Provides information on the current exhibits at the Exploratorium, an interactive museum in San Francisco. Students and teachers who are looking for ideas for science activities and demonstrations should explore this site, especially the Learning Studio. The instructions for doing the activities are provided as well as explanations for the scientific principles involved in them.
Science Buddies
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/: Science Buddies has developed the Topic Selection Wizard, a tool to help you focus on an area of science that's best for you. They also offer detailed guidance and examples for serious students who want to do the best possible science project, and personalized help to answer anyone and everyone's science fair questions.
Science Fair Project Index
http://www.ascpl.lib.oh.us/scifair/sftp.htm: This electronic index includes more than 17,000 science projects and demonstrations from over 600 books published since 1990. The index contains projects from almost all areas of science and many areas of technology and focuses on actual projects and experiments rather than on supplemental or background information. However, instructions for organizing and displaying a science fair project, information on laboratory apparatus and safety, and directions for proper and humane care of laboratory animals are included. The index is designed to allow the user to locate a particular experiment by the general topic; by keywords in the experiment title or book information; by grade level; by the materials or equipment employed; or by the principle demonstrated.
Science Fair Project Resources
http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/st/scifairprojectresources.pdf: A collection of print and online resources to get you started on your Science Fair Project.
The WWW Virtual Library: Science Fairs
http://physics1.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs/: Interested in finding the hompage for your local science fair? This website is a directory to all national, international, state, regional, and virtual science fair sites accessible on the web.
Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/: This website, which is part of the Internet Public Library, has dozens of links to other sites that pertain to science fairs or science projects. These sites will help a student learn about the scientific method, choose and research a topic, find an expert in a field, and prepare the written report and the display.

Technology

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/: This site attempts to explain how many things work, from the simple to the complex. This site covers quite a number of different levels of technology. Items covered range from such things as a handheld body fat analyzer to nuclear power plants. How Stuff Works for Kids and Factory Tours are other interesting aspects of this site.
How Things Work
http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW/: Think of this site as a radio call-in program that's being held on the WWW instead of the radio. If you ask how something works, professor of physics Lou Bloomfield will try to provide an explanation. You'll find a more comprehensive discussion of many common objects in his book: How Things Work: the Physics of Everyday Life.

Last Modified September 26, 2005