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4,000 Years of Women in Science
This site offers a wide-ranging look at the
roles of women in science, dispelling any notion that
women’s involvement in science is a recent development.

The ASEE Directory of Engineering Colleges
Updated to include the results of the 2003
surveys. This directory provides a detailed profile
of 342 U.S. and Canadian schools offering undergraduate
and graduate engineering, as well as engineering technology
programs with the intent of preparing prospective
students for their future education in engineering.

ASEE’s Engineering, Go For It!
ASEE’s new guidebook to engineering for high
school students.

The Atomic Archive
This well-organized site presents the history
of nuclear power and the atomic bomb with biographies
of major figures, updates on current developments
in nuclear science and diplomacy, a timeline, and
a teacher’s guide for classroom use.

The ABCs of Nuclear Science
A soup-to-nuts site exploring the atom, with
a detailed glossary and many activities and high school
level experiments.

Amazing Space
Set up by the Space Telescope Science Institute
(STSI) in Baltimore, which is responsible for the
operation of the remarkable Hubble Space Telescope,
this stimulating Website is bursting with information
and images of everything cosmological and astronomical.
The site is aimed squarely at the elementary level
and is structured around a number of fully interactive
online lessons covering topics such as galaxies, solar
systems, comets, black holes and much more.

Amusement Park Physics
Learn about the physical principles behind
daredevil rides such as the roller coaster and the
free-fall. This site combines an introduction to the
basic physics of the rides with some historical notes
on the rides themselves.

Ask Dr. Universe
You can ask Dr. Universe almost anything!
She’ll go to Washington State University’s great team
of researchers for her information. She’ll follow
them out to the field, or into the laboratory or library,
to find your answers.

All Engineering Schools
All Engineering Schools makes it easy to
find the engineering colleges that interest you. Search
for engineering schools by location, program type,
or specialty. Then read detailed fact sheets on featured
engineering colleges, and get in touch with admissions
officers by requesting information.

Beakman’s Electric Motor
Step-by-step instructions on building your
own electric motor with just a few parts.

Beginner’s Guide to Aerodynamics
This terrific site explains aerodynamics
to beginners through interactive animations, equations,
images, and text.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Part of an ongoing project, Biographies of
Women Mathematicians illustrates the numerous achievements
of women in the field of mathematics.

Building Big
A companion to PBS’s five-part miniseries
on megastructures, exploring the engineering principles,
design challenges, and human stories behind some of
the most remarkable achievements in the history of
building.

Building a Submarine
How a physics class built their own submarine
and got to go for a ride with the Navy.

BridgePros
This site is dedicated to the engineering,
history & construction of bridges.

Boston University Design Competition
The Design Competition involves teams of
two students, both of whom must be high school freshmen,
sophomores, or juniors at the time of the competition.
Each team will design and build a vehicle that will,
under its own power, climb a sloped ramp, knock over
a flag at the top of the ramp, and sustain its position
against an opposing vehicle.

BEST Inc.
BEST is a nonprofit, volunteer organization
whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers
in engineering, science, and technology through participation
in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics
competition.

Botball Educational Robotics Program
Botball is a hands-on learning experience
in robotics designed to engage students in learning
the practical applications of science, technology,
engineering and math.

Breaking Through: The Creative Engineer
Explores how creativity — challenging,
connecting, visualizing, collaborating, harmonizing,
improvising, reorienting and synthesizing — is
expressed in engineering. You can also learn about
a traveling exhibit that might make the perfect class
trip.

Celebration of Women in Engineering
A site of links to educational resources, including
academic programs, media, research information, and
curriculum and project ideas for teachers and students.
Also, find information on mentoring programs, careers,
funding, and financial aid.

The Christopher Columbus Awards
Christopher Columbus Awards is a cutting-edge
national competition that combines science and technology
with community problem-solving in a real-world setting.
With the help of an adult coach, middle school students
work in teams to identify an issue they care about
and use science and technology to develop an innovative
solution.

Chemicool Periodic Table
This version gives you information with the click
of a mouse and also lets you type in a name or symbol.

Citizen Kurchatov
Find out about the physicist who helped develop the
Soviet Union’s atomic bomb. This is a companion site
to a PBS broadcast.

The Computer History Museum
Are you curious about how the Internet came to be?
Maybe you would like to know what the first computer
looked like? At this site you’ll find online exhibits
that cover Internet history and the evolution of the
microprocessor. You can also search the center’s archive.

Design Squad
Season 2 of Design Squad returns to PBS with 13 half-hour episodes starting the week of April 2. Host Nate Ball guides eight new contestants as the teams construct cardboard furniture for IKEA, build hockey net targets for a Boston Bruins player, and design underwater prostheses for an amputee dancer. Working in groups of four, contestants brainstorm, design, build, test, and redesign, before putting their products to the test. Keeping their eyes on the grand prize—a $10,000 college scholarship provided by the Intel Foundation—and their cool when things get hot, Design Squad-ers soon discover that engineering can make anything possible!

Destination Imagination
Teams of up to seven members choose one challenge
and spend several months perfecting their “solution”
for tournament day. Teams also hone their on-the-spot
problem solving skills as they practice coming up
with solutions for Instant Challenges — additional
challenges that are revealed to the teams only minutes
before their presentation time! Thinking on their
feet, becoming comfortable with quick decision making,
and further developing the team spirit are among the
skills that Instant Challenges promote.

Discover Engineering
What does an engineer do? How much does s/he make?
Who are some famous engineers? What are different
types of engineering? Check out this fun site —
even play some games.

TinFoil.com
Tinfoil.com celebrates the cylinder record. You’re
not familiar with it? No problem, they haven’t made
them since the 20’s.

eCYBERMISSION
eCYBERMISSION is a FREE, web-based science, math and
technology competition for students in grades 6 through
9. Compete for regional and national awards
while working to solve problems in your community.

Exambot
Math and physics exam sets: A database of math and
physics exam questions, with a customizable exam generator
for practice exams.

Engineer Girl
Bright, energetic girls — just like
you — from all around the United States and
Canada helped the National Academy of Engineering
with this site by serving as our Advisory Board. The
Engineer Girl Website is part of the NAE’s Celebration
of Women in Engineering project. This project tries
to bring national attention to the opportunity that
engineering represents to all people at any age, but
particularly to women and girls. The Celebration is
the first of several projects focusing on gender and
diversity in the engineering workforce.

ExploreLearning.com
ExploreLearning.com offers a catalog of modular, interactive
simulations in math and science for teachers and students
in grades 6-12.

Education Center Online
Offers online degrees, distance learning, and continuing
education program information to college and university
students, as well as adults who wish to further their
education.

The Engineering Education Service Center
A Full-Service Engineering Education Support Center,
the EESC provides consulting, publications and workshops
and presentations that promote engineering for K-16.

Engineering IMPACT Institute
IMPACT is dedicated to the vision of revival and modernization
of the engineering profession by striving to improve
the quality of engineers by broadening horizons through
education.

Engineers Dedicated to a Better Tomorrow
Engineers Dedicated to a Better Tomorrow is dedicated
to making a difference, both in terms of advancing
the engineering profession, as well as in helping
improve the world through the practice of engineering.
The site offers a multitude of links to pre-college
resources.

Edventures Robotics Challenge (ERC)
The Edventures Robotics Challenge is an exciting engineering
challenge program that can be used throughout the
year by all members of the Edventures Learning Network.
Designed to complement and enhance other academic
challenges and competitions, this program can be used
at any time throughout the year to generate enthusiasm,
prepare students for problem solving challenges, and
create a real-world teamwork scenario for students
to experience.

ExploraVision
ExploraVision is a competition for all students
in grades K-12. It is designed to encourage students
to combine their imagination with their knowledge
of science and technology to explore visions of the
future. Teams of students select a technology, research
how it works and why it was invented, and then project
how that technology may change in the future. They
must then identify what breakthroughs are required
for their vision to become a reality and describe
the positive and negative consequences of their technology
on society. The student teams write a paper
and draw a series of Web page graphics to describe
their idea. Regional winners make a Website and a
prototype of their future vision.

Fear of Physics
This site will erase any fear of physics you may have
by showing you just how much fun it can be! You will
be entertained and educated by the animations and
interactive games.

FirstFlight
This visually attractive site explores the Wright
brothers’ first flight. You can check out the experiments
that led to the successful flight.

The Futures Channel
With a digital library of dozens of educational videos
spanning topics in science, math, and technology,
partnered with correlating classroom activities and
problems in “Movie Guides,” this site
offers teachers a great way to bring the concepts
of engineering, math, and science right into the classroom
through a medium today’s students easily identify
with.

FIRST High School Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an annual design
competition that brings professionals and young people
together in teams to solve an engineering design problem
in an intense and competitive way. FIRST (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology) inspires
students to take a look at further studies and careers
in engineering, technology, and science, and motivates
them to demand more exposure to these fields and the
professionals who are active in them. School
teams recruit business, corporations, college, and
university sponsors to actively participate on and
support the team during the annual six-week robot
design-and-build season. These exciting nationwide
competitions are high-tech spectator sporting events,
the result of lots of focused brainstorming, real-world
teamwork, dedicated mentoring, project timelines,
and deadlines.

FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
FLL is an international program for children created
in a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company.
Each September, FLL announces the annual Challenge,
which engages the teams in hands-on robotics design
and authentic scientific research. After 8 intense
weeks, the FLL season culminates at high-energy, sports-like
tournaments. In 2003 over 43,000 children from 14
countries participated in the FLL program.

Future City Competition
The mission of the National Engineers Week
Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting
educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade
students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge
with a “hands-on” application to present
their vision of a city of the future. This will be
accomplished by fostering engineering skills such
as teamwork, communication, and problem solving skills,
providing interaction among students, teachers, and
engineer mentors, informing the community about the
multidisciplines within the engineering profession,
inspiring students to explore futuristic concepts
and careers in engineering. The National Engineers
Week Future City Competition requires problem-solving,
teamwork, research and presentation skills, practical
math and science applications, and computer skills.
The competition employs a team-based approach. All
members of the team have an important role that is
necessary for the completion of the project.

Getsmarter.org
Getsmarter.org is an animated, interactive testing
and learning site like no other. Compare your math
and science performance against students worldwide.
And access learning tools and links to help you “get
smarter!”

GetTech.org
GetTech.org offers career information for
students and teachers on math, science, and technology
careers.

The Great Buildings Collection
Whether you are looking for a particular building,
the works of an individual architect or simply a guide
to what can be found in which world city, this site
is a great starting place. You can search by the name
of the building, architect, or city. Individual buildings
have pictures and drawings (of course!), information
about location, construction system, context, additional
resources, and so forth, while Architect listings
offer a short biography, a list of major buildings
and again, additional resources.

Guide Me NACME
GuideMeNACME provides a road map to engineering. You’ll
find clear directions (sorry, no shortcuts!), descriptions
of important landmarks, and advice on what to do when
you come to that fork in the road. You’ll meet people,
real engineers, to help you along the way. There is
also stuff here for those backseat drivers (your family,
teachers, and counselors) who may sometimes get on
your nerves, but who are important in helping you
reach your goals.

Girls In Engineering
The first printing of the NSF publication, “New
Formulas for America’s Workforce: Girls in Science
and Engineering,” by Pat McNees, was snapped
up in five weeks. The second printing is due this
month. The book is free and can be ordered at the NSF
(order number – NSF 03-207). Or you can download a PDF version here.
The book makes recommendations on how science
and engineering should be taught so as to increase
the number of women and minorities in the scientific
and engineering workforce. McNees also had an article,
“Why Janie Can’t Engineer: Raising Girls to Succeed,”
in the Washington Post, January 6, 2004,
Style section.

HighSchool Honors Institute (HSHI)
The High School Honors Institute is an intensive
four-day campus residential program that introduces
engineering to students with strong academic records
who are interested in math and science. High school
juniors and seniors have an opportunity to experience
college life as an engineering student by attending
classes of two engineering majors, participating in
curricular and extra-curricular activities, and exploring
career opportunities.

High School Engineering Institute
The High School Engineering Institute is a six-day
summer residential program designed to encourage students
to consider engineering as a career option. Students
are exposed to eight disciplines within the field
of engineering in order that they may better understand
the many career pathways that are available. Participants
delve into such areas as biosystems, civil, chemical,
biomedical, mechanical, and electrical engineering;
computer science; and materials science and mechanics.
Students with interests in science and math are especially
encouraged to attend. The instructional staff is composed
of faculty members and graduate assistants at Michigan
State University.

Home Experiments – Science is Fun!

HowStuffWorks.com
HowStuffWorks.com is an amazing, award-winning online
destination for anyone who wants to know how anything
works! Originally started by author and entrepreneur
Marshall Brain as an entertaining and fascinating
place for people to learn about the world we live
in, the site has grown to be one of the top 500 Websites
in the United States.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Organizers say that this program has become
one of the week’s starring activities as engineers
— particularly women engineers — are encouraged
to make the world of engineering come alive for girls.
Since its inauguration in 2001, an estimated 2 million
girls have had a chance to experience engineering
firsthand.

Intel Science Talent Search
The Intel Science Talent Search (STS) is
America’s oldest and most highly regarded pre-college
science competition. For over 60 years, this competition—often
referred to as the “Junior Nobel Prize”—has
provided an incentive and an arena for U.S. high school
seniors to complete an original research project and
have it recognized by a national jury of highly regarded
professional scientists. The projects are a result
of inquiry-based learning methods designed to nurture
critical reasoning skills, to experience science through
the use of the scientific method, and to demonstrate
how math and science skills are crucial to making
sense of today’s technological world and making the
best decisions for tomorrow. The STS has recognized
2,400 finalists with millions of dollars in scholarships.
Over 100 winners of the world’s most coveted science
and math honors are alumni of the STS, including three
National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation
Fellows, two Fields Medallists, and five Nobel Laureates.

International Bridge Building Contest
The construction and testing of model bridges
promotes the study and application of fundamental
principles physics and also helps high school students
develop “hands on” skills through bridge construction.
By participating in the Bridge Building Competition
students get a flavor of what it is to be an Engineer,
designing structures to a set of specifications and
then seeing them perform their function. They are
also provided with an academically-oriented extracurricular
activity which is recognized school wide.

The International RoboCup competition
RoboCup is an international joint project
to promote AI, robotics, and related field. It is
an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research
by providing a standard problem where wide range of
technologies can be integrated and examined. RoboCup
chose to use soccer game as a central topic of research,
aiming at innovations to be applied for socially significant
problems and industries. The ultimate goal of the
RoboCup project is By 2050, develop a team
of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against
the human world champion team in soccer.
In order for a robot team to actually perform a soccer
game, various technologies must be incorporated including:
design principles of autonomous agents, multi-agent
collaboration, strategy acquisition, real-time reasoning,
robotics, and sensor-fusion. RoboCup is a task for
a team of multiple fast-moving robots under a dynamic
environment. RoboCup also offers a software platform
for research on the software aspects of RoboCup. One
of the major application of RoboCup technologies is
a search and rescue in large scale disaster. RoboCup
initiated RoboCupRescue project to specifically promote
research in socially significant issues.

Internet Science and Technology Fair
From October through February of each year,
student teams in grades 3-12 apply technology to real-world
problems as they participate in the annual Internet
Science and Technology Fair. It is hosted by the University
of Central Florida’s College of Engineering and Computer
Science to encourage pre-college students to consider
technical career futures. Teams ranging from three
to twelve students identify local and national problems
and select from a list of National Critical Technologies
specific technical applications that may provide actual
solutions. From October through February they use
only information technology tools to research their
solutions while adhering to content guidelines that
address national science content standards. Each team
is responsible for locating a subject matter expert
who becomes their online technical advisor, responding
to e-mail inquiries regarding content clarification.
Student teams’ final research reports are prepared
in a Website format and are evaluated during preliminary
and national rounds of judging. Top team awards are
made the National Medal of Technology Program at the
U.S. Department of Commerce and Honorable Mention
awards by UCF-CECS.

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
(Intel ISEF), the world’s largest pre-college science
fair, brings together more than 1,200 of the most
curious and capable young science pioneers from more
than 40 countries to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge
science and compete for over $2 million in awards
and scholarships. These ISEF science pioneers push
the boundaries of science research into uncharted
territory. These students are the world’s future scientists,
actors, musicians, professional athletes, doctors,
communicators, entrepreneurs, educators, and business
and world leaders.

The International Technology Education Association
The International Technology Education Association
focuses on teaching technology, setting standards,
and annual conferences and materials for educators.

The Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science
The Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and
Science offers suggestions on how to recruit and encourage
girls to be involved in these fields.

Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse
Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave
to the Mouse celebrates the best of American ingenuity
and inventiveness. In-depth profiles of 35 inventors
tell the often surprising stories of the creation
of everyday objects, from Kevlar and the personal
computer to the pacemaker. This site explores the
life and work of five of these intriguing innovators.

The Invention Dimension
A resource for people interested in American invention
and innovation, it includes an Invention of the Week
Crossword Puzzle.

Laugh and learn!
Explore these JPL and NASA kid sites for out-of-this-world
fun and learning.

The Learning Matters of Chemistry
Quicktime movies of molecular models and atomic orbitals,
a software library, online chemistry exercises, and
more.

Leonardo da Vinci Competition
The Leonardo da Vinci Competition is a contest
with a difference: It is the first Canadian national
competition that asks questions of an engineering
nature — interdisciplinary and challenging —
requiring skill in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
The competition is intended for senior students with
an interest in engineering and also for senior students
who are interested in science and mathematics who
have not considered a career in engineering. It provides
the opportunity to win scholarships and awards that
total $50,000.

The MadSci Network
The MadSci Network made its debut in September 1995
as part of Washington University’s Young Scientist
Program, a student-run organization dedicated to improving
science literacy among K-12 students in St. Louis.
Since that time, the site has evolved into an interactive
science teaching and community outreach tool, staffed
and maintained by volunteer scientists and engineers
from around the world. The MadSci Network fields questions
in 26 different subjects, covering topics in astronomy,
the biological sciences, chemistry, computer science,
earth sciences, engineering, and physics. In 1999
alone, more than 900 scientists volunteered their
time to answer more than 25,000 questions from K-12
students and the general public.

Making the Macintosh
This electronic archive covers the social history
of the Macintosh computer’s early development. Through
historical photos, interviews, memos, and diagrams,
you will learn about counterculture and computing,
the early Macintosh, development of the Apple mouse,
and more

Manufacturing is Cool!
This site is for students interested in scholarships,
summer camps, and other opportunities in manufacturing
technology.

www.mathblues.com
MathBlues.com is for high school students and lifelong
learners who are frustrated with classroom math—overachievers
and underachievers, students who love math and students
who hate it. MathBlues.com provides a place for math
students of all types to constructively and creatively
channel common frustrations. MathBlues.com is updated
bi-weekly with math news, problem-solving tips, biographies
of famous mathematicians, math trivia, and more.

Mathcounts
MATHCOUNTS is the nationwide math coaching and competition
program for middle school students. It promotes student
interest in math by making math achievement as challenging,
exciting, and prestigious as a school sport. Beginning
each fall, thousands of teachers, MATHCOUNTS alumni,
and other volunteers coach student mathletes using
the free MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. After several
months of coaching, registered schools select students
to compete in one of 500 local competitions. The top
teams and individuals then progress to state competitions,
where the top four individuals advance to the National
Competition.

Math in the Movies
A Guide to major motion pictures with scenes of real
mathematics

Mega Mathematics
Mathematicians experiment and play with creative and
imaginative ideas.

MIT’s Hack Gallery
At MIT, a “hacker” is someone who does some sort of
interesting and creative work at a high-intensity
level. This applies to anything from writing computer
programs to pulling a clever prank that amuses and
delights everyone on campus.

Museum of Ancient Inventions
This virtual museum of ancient inventions has photos
of replicas of fascinating inventions and tells how
these models were made.

Must-See Museum
For hundreds of years, engineers have been finding
new ways of using electricity to revolutionize the
way we work, play, learn, and communicate. At IEEE
Virtual Museum, you will explore the history of these
technologies, find out how they work, and learn about
some of the people who invented them.

NASA LIVE:
NASA LIVE™ is a series of FREE videoconferencing
programs that use NASA’s aerospace technology assets
to produce exciting and meaningful learning experiences
for students, educators, faculty, and adult learners
across the nation and the world.

NSBE Bridge Magazine:
NSBE Bridge addresses this need by introducing pre-college
kids to all technology has to offer. Interactive experiments,
college information and cultural “stuff”
make the NSBE Bridge a must-read! NSBE is is dedicated
to the academic and professional success of African-American

engineering students and professionals.
To subscribe, send $5 to:
NSBE Publication
205 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314

National Inventors Hall of Fame
Find out who did what and when. An extensive
list of inventors linked to biographical information.

The National Society of Professional Engineers
The National Society of Professional Engineers has
an easy-reading site for students and teachers. It
answers basic questions about engineering, lists activities
and programs (Introduce a Girl to Engineering, the
Future City), introduces us to famous engineers (Dolby
of Dolby Sound and many others), shows how engineers
are involved in Flying Turkeys in the Macy’s Parade,
identifies the top 20 Engineering Achievements, and
much more.

The National Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC)
JETS has revamped its design competition, in partnership
with NISH, to challenge students to design and build
technological solutions that empower people with disabilities
to enter or advance in the workplace. NISH is a national
nonprofit agency whose mission is to create employment
opportunities for people with severe disabilities
by securing Federal contracts through the Javits-Wagner-O’Day
(JWOD) Program. With the help of an adult mentor
— engineer, occupational therapist, scientist,
or other technical specialist — teams of high
school students will select a scenario to solve, conduct
research, and test their ideas. Participating
in the JWOD/JETS National Engineering Design Challenge
is a cross-curricular activity — that involves
problem solving skills, math, science, research, writing,
presentation skills, and drafting/design skills.

NSTA Scholarship Competitions
NSTA and our sponsors reward teachers and
students with over $1 million in cash and prizes each
year. This page outlines opportunities to receive
personal and school recognition.

National Engineers Week 2007
Engineers Week, a formal coalition of more than 75
engineering, professional, and technical societies
and more than 50 corporations and government agencies,
was founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional
Engineers. The program is dedicated to ensuring a
diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce
by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering
and technology careers among young students and by
promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.
Engineers Week also raises public understanding and
appreciation of engineers’ contributions to society.
Co-chairs for 2007 are the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME) and Tyco Electronics. Visit www.eweek.org
for complete information on Engineers Week programs.

Physicslessons.com
Devoted to physics and physical science teachers and
students.

Professor Freedman’s Math Help
This site provides information about basic math, algebra,
study skills, math anxiety, and learning styles and
specifically addresses the needs of the community
college adult learner. A student who is frustrated
by college math can be helped by identifying his individual
learning style and recognizing the instructor’s teaching
style. This site provides links for students and teachers
to information about learning styles, study skills
tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety and gives the
students access to tutorials, algebra assignments,
math videos, and a forum for discussing with the professor
a variety of math topics.

Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Explore robotics! Learn the history of robotics and
find out about the ethical dialogue emerging around
modern robotics. You can also check out the studios
of several Bay Area “robot artists” and play an online
game.

RI/SME Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge
This annual international competition provides
individual students and teams from middle schools,
high schools, community colleges, and universities
an opportunity to demonstrate their application of
classroom knowledge to real-world activities as they
participate in a variety of contest categories. Students
are invited to demonstrate their knowledge, skills
and creative problem-solving techniques through fourteen
exciting contests. In addition to the contest events,
students and instructors interact and learn from one
another as well as engineering professionals. The
Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge is designed
to enhance student’s overall understanding of the
manufacturing process.

Robotics System Challenge
This all day event is organized and hosted by the
Computer-Integrated Surgical Student Research Society
(CISSRS). The Robotic System Challenges will be a
series of robotic competitions held at the Johns Hopkins
University Homewood campus. Hundreds of the most gifted
middle and high school students interested in science,
technology, engineering and math from across the state
will participate, accompanied by their parents and
friends.

Science Fairs
A project of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs
Council, this homepage is designed to aid students
in the most difficult aspect of their science fair
experience; getting an idea.

www.the-science-lab.com
The-Science-Lab.com a comprehensive directory of science
related Websites.

Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering
A sampling of historic feats and oddities, with photographs,
maps, and links.

Simscience
A Website devoted to areas of science where computer
simulations are at the forefront of discovery.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers offers a site with
articles on all phases of engineering from automobiles,
robotics, and plastics to finishing processes and
manufacturing trends. A great site for students and
teachers!

Space Island Group
Space Island Group is a leader in developing a plan
to design, build, and operate commercial space transportation
systems and destinations dedicated to commerce, research,
satellite repair, manufacturing, tourism, and many
other uses in space. Created by highly talented, experienced
and dedicated engineers, aerospace employees, and
designers. Space Island Group is currently working
with corporations, schools, and experts in their fields
to improve aerospace designs and concepts. Using the
newest in materials and technology, Space Island Group
strives to create safer and lower-cost operations
for space commerce and tourism for the 21st century
and beyond.

Sports Science
Explore the science of baseball, skateboarding, hockey,
and cycling.

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (SCCC)
The SCCC is a resource center for those pursuing careers
in engineering, mathematics, information technology,
and the physical sciences. Its comprehensive education,
networking, job hunting, and career planning resources
revolve around personal interviews with over 400 individuals
who offer candid insight into their career paths.

Siemens Westinghouse Competition
The Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science
& Technology recognizes remarkable talent early
on, fostering individual growth for high school students
who are willing to challenge themselves through science
research. Students whose projects are selected
for further competition, are invited to give an oral
and poster presentation at one of the six regional
events hosted by partner universities. At each of
these regional competitions an individual and a team
are selected as Regional Winners. These students receive
scholarships of $1,000 each as a regional finalist
(including team members) and $3,000 each as an individual
regional winner. The winning team will receive $6,000
to be divided among team members. Regional winners
then receive an invitation to advance to the National
Competition in New York City. In the national
competition, students’ presentations are judged by
research scientists recruited for their specific expertise
in the area of research for each project. The top
individual and team winners receive additional scholarships
of $100,000. Runners up receive scholarships ranging
from $10,000 to $50,000.

TEAMS
TEAMS, Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics,
and Science, encourages high school students to work
cooperatively and think critically. Working
in teams of four to eight, students experience real-world
engineering challenges and complete for local, state,
and national awards. TEAMS is hosted by more
than 100 colleges, universities, and other educational
institutions and organizations nationwide each year.

Technology Student Association (TSA)
Imagine an activity so captivating that your students
spend hours working on it after school for weeks at
a time. That’s exactly what happens when TSA members
start working on their entries in TSA’s competitions.
Only TSA members have the opportunity to compete at
exciting state conferences and the National conference,
one of the highlights for any TSA member. Expert judging
by technology educators and industry representatives
inspires the best from participants. Members are rewarded
not only with medals or trophies but also with memories
of the camaraderie and the challenge of a TSA conference.

TechXplore
TechXplore is a high-impact education program and
competition that connects teams of students with technology
professionals from electronics, telecommunications,
and high-tech companies to explore the world of technology.
TechXplore engages the power of the Internet to bring
the excitement, innovation, and expertise of the technology
industries into classrooms and after-school programs
so through TechXplore young people build the science
and technology skills they will need to live and work
in our increasingly technological world.

ThinkQuest Inc.
ThinkQuest Inc. is a nonprofit organization that offers
programs designed to advance education through the
use of technology. ThinkQuest was founded by Advanced
Network & Services and began offering the ThinkQuest
Internet Challenge contest in 1996.

TryScience.org
TryScience 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. TryScience is brought to
you through a partnership between IBM Corp, the New
York Hall of Science (NYHOS), the Association of Science-Technology
Centers (ASTC), and science centers worldwide.

T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S.
T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. stands for Tests With Inorganic Noxious
Kakes In Extreme Situations. T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. is a
series of experiments conducted during finals week,
1995, at Rice University. The tests were designed
to determine the properties of that incredible food,
the Twinkie.

Techbridge
Imagine that there was a technology program designed
just for girls. We did and developed the Techbridge
program to introduce girls to various applications
of technology and to encourage them to consider careers
in technical and scientific fields.

The Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education
The Triangle Coalition is a Washington D.C.-based
nonprofit organization comprised of more than 100
member organizations with representation from business,
education, and scientific and engineering societies.
Triangle Coalition’s mission is to bring together
the voices of government, business, and education
to improve the quality and outcome of mathematics,
science, and technology education.

US News
Great information about Engineering Schools – including
rankings – and resources for finding a job in engineering
once you get out of school.

Visioneering
Visioneering is a signature National Engineers Week
event that brings together students, working engineers,
innovators, and noted national figures from a variety
of industries and businesses to celebrate the ways
that engineering makes a difference in the world around
us – and to give students an opportunity to play “engineer
for the day.”

Wacky Patents
The Wacky Patent of the Month is devoted to recognizing
selected inventors and their remarkable and unconventional
patented inventions.

The Why Files
The Why Files portrays science as a critical
human endeavor conducted by ordinary people. We use
news and current events as springboards to explore
science, health, environment, and technology. We cover
the details and larger issues of science in an effort
to show science as a human enterprise and a way of
viewing the world. We describe research results, but
our overreaching goal is to explain the process, culture,
and people that shape science.

Women in Engineering Organization
A Website geared toward several target groups: girls,
parents, K-12 teachers, guidance counselors, college
women, college faculty, industry professionals, and
project directors. Each group has its own section
with information specifically targeted for them, but
the discussion boards allow all of them to interact
with other groups as well as their own, to exchange
ideas or ask questions.

Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network
Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network
offers summer camps/programs for girls in middle schools.

Washington Internships for Students of Engineering
Each year, 12 to 14 outstanding engineering
students are selected to spend ten weeks in a special
summer program in Washington, D.C., to learn how government
officials make decisions on complex technological
issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative
and regulatory public-policy decisions. The WISE Program
is ranked one of the 100 best internship opportunities
in the United States by the Princeton Review.
WISE Interns meet with Washington decision makers,
learn how technology policy is implemented through
legislation and regulation, and prepare a paper on
an engineering-related public-policy issue. Interns
work under the guidance of a faculty-member-in-residence
and are mentored by government relations professionals
of WISE-sponsoring societies. Interns receive a stipend
of $2,100 for the 10-week program and are housed at
George Washington University.

ZOOM into Engineering (ZIE)
A volunteer program where engineers work with
students in grades 1-6 and help them develop problem-solving
skills. Dozens of organizations host hundreds of ZIE
events across the country. Based on the popular PBS
television show ZOOM produced by WGBH Boston.

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