Science and Technology
Science Podcasts
Sound Science -
podcasts from the Oregon Museum of Science and Technology that
answer real questions about science, math and technology
Science
podcasts ("exciting and informative") from Dr. Dave Brodbeck
(Algoma University College)
DragonflyTV
podcasts - from PBS Kids
National Geographic
Podcasts - Download the latest nature and science news,
eye-opening photography, audio travel guides, classic video clips, world music
coverage, and wild animal adventures with National Geographic's free podcasts
NOVA
Podcasting - from the PBS television show - 4 different
podcasts to which you can subscribe
NASA
Podcasting
Create a Graph - select the type of graph, enter your data, label the axes, click a button and you have a graph!
Kinetic City - a collection of science experiments, games and projects to enjoy online and away from the computer.
Science Videos - videos from CNN about many science topics, compiled by Harcourt Publishers
Powers of Ten - View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree . After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
The Why Files Every week, check out a fresh story. "In brief" gives a quick taste of a savory science discovery. "Features" are in-depth explorations of the science behind the headlines.
MegaConverter - unit conversions and calculations
Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars!
Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the million dollar level! Although the questions you will
answer are real, the money, unfortunately, is not. (from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Extreme Science "Ever
wondered what the biggest, baddest and the best are in the natural world? Check out the
gallery of world records in science and meet some of the way cool scientists who are out
on the edge studying this stuff!"
How Stuff Works The title says it
all!
Great Canadian Scientists
The
Great Idea Finder is a place to explore the exciting world of
innovation. Whether you're a student, teacher, writer, inventor, history buff, or just looking for
innovative consumer products, you'll find things you can use here.
Invention Dimension Invention
of the Week and many other invention related links and resources.
The Wacky Patent of the Month is devoted to recognizing selected inventors and their remarkable and
unconventional patented inventions.
freepatentsonline
- includes a Crazy Patents section
Technology at Home From
PBS Online How much time do you spend at your computer? How about listening to CDs
or the radio? Watching TV? When was the last time you used a microwave oven? Try to
imagine going through a day without these items. They all make use of technologies
developed in the 20th century. This activity lets you go back through the century to
find out when everyday items such as these first appeared in homes.