MATH
K-12 Online
Math Resources
http://www.sctboces.org/isc/iss/integration/
general/math/
SCIENCE
Space
What Would You Like to Know about Space?
http://www.sctboces.org/isc/iss/integration/
secondary/space/
Health
U. S.
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Librarian’s Index to the Internet -
Diseases
http://lii.org/search/file/diseases_and_conditions
TECHNOLOGY
African American Inventors
http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/africanam.htm
Profiles famous African Americans who made important contributions to
the fields of agriculture, communications, transportation,
manufacturing, medicine, and more.
Blacks in Technology: Past and Present
http://www.users.fast.net/~blc/xlhome2.htm
Profiles Granville Woods, Lewis Latimer, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan,
Frederick Jones, and Jan Ernst Matzeliger.
Famous Black Inventors
http://inventors.about.com/cs/blackinventors/
Provides links to more extensive facts about black inventors and their
inventions. Arranged alphabetically by inventor’s name.
Famous Inventors and Inventions
http://www.b-link.co.uk/ckn/inventors/index.htm
Profiles Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Babbage, Charles Goodyear,
Guglielmo Marconi, John Logie Baird, Henry Ford, Nokola Tesla, the
Wright Brothers, Archimedes, and Enro Rubik.
Historical Inventions A to Z
http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm
A lengthy list of inventions arranged alphabetically. Most have
photographs or illustrations with background information.
The History of Invention
http://www.cbc4kids.cbc.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
An invention timeline with links to more information about the
inventions mentioned there.
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
Detailed descriptions with photographs and/or diagrams of the mechanics
of inventions in several fields.
Inventor of the Week Archives
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/archive.html
Compiled at MIT, this site lists inventions alphabetically. Each
inventor is hyper linked to an excellent article. You may also search by
invention at this site:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/iarchive.html
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Information Age: People, Information & Technology
http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html
Short photographic timeline of communication history.
Invention Facts and Myths
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventions.htm
Inventions are listed alphabetically on this site. When you click, you
connect to a page with information as well as invention specific links
to web sites with more information.
Jefferson’s Inventions
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~meg3c/classes/tcc313/
200Rprojs/jefferson_invent/invent.html
Discusses inventions by Thomas Jefferson, with photographs.
Medical Inventions
http://www.patentcafe.com/directory/displayurl.asp?
listingurl=http://www.inventors.about.com/science/
inventors/library/inventors/blmedical.htm
A hyper linked list of medical inventions. At the end are links to
other files related to medical invention, including sites with
information that would be useful in the formulation of a timeline.
Museum of Ancient Inventions
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/
ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
Compiled by students at Smith College, this site contains information
about inventions from Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Greece, China, Rome, and
other civilizations of antiquity.
National Inventor Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
Sponsored by National Geographic, this site is searchable by inventor,
invention, or decade.
Peter Cooper as Chemical Engineer: The Invention of the Gelatin Dessert
http://www.cooper.edu/engineering/chemechem/
gelatin/gel.html
Site dedicated to the inventor of Jell-O with a link to The History
of Jell-O page.
Scotland’s Inventions
http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/thingscot.html
A list of invention by the Scottish or Scottish Americans or inventions
based on their work. Descriptions are very short, but a few have
hyperlinks to more information
The Spirit of American Innovation
http://www.thetech.org/nmot/index.cfm?
A site sponsored by Intel explores modern innovation. Search by year or
invention.
Spotlight Biography
http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/inventors1.html
Brief biographies and links to famous inventors including Ben Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, Wilbur Wright and others.
Tasteful Inventions
http://members.aol.com/acalendar/February/11th.html
A starting point for information about food and food-related
inventions. Contains a grid of inventions hyper linked to other sites.
Some information is very sketchy, but contains names and other data that
may be used to search elsewhere.
Technology in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/
Sponsored by PBS, the site features a technology timeline beginning in
1750. Searching this site will also give you information about any
invention that has been the subject of a PBS production, however you
will need to sort through quite a few hits. The technology themed
programs are listed at this link:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/archives_
themes_tech.html
Totally Absurd Inventions
http://totallyabsurd.com/absurd.htm
Based on the book by Ted Van Cleave, this site highlights some of the
more imaginative inventions ever patented including such items as nose
wipes, boatless water skiing, a fly trap, extreme comb over, and more.
This site will not provide authoritative information useful for a
serious assignment, but it is good for a laugh.
Zippers and Velcro
http://members.tripod.com/~earthdude1/zippers/
zippers.html
Discusses the invention of these two fastening systems.
Zoom Inventors and Inventions
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
Sorted by time, field, invention (alphabetically), or nationality of
the inventor.
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