Recommended Web Sites

Science & Technology

How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/

This searchable website is a “leading source for clear, reliable explanations of how everything around us actually works”.

Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org

Videos and self-paced exercises and assessments covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history.

Mind Matters http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm

Website run by Scientific American. Database of frequently asked science and technology questions. Features a short list of currently popular questions at top of page.

Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org

“The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource”.

Science Search Engines

Science.gov http://www.science.gov/

Allows searching of U.S. government scientific and technical information.

Scirus.com http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/

Searches over 200 million science-specific Web pages

Sciseek http://www.sciseek.com/

Science Online Directory, listed under 14 categories.