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Technology
(invention, innovation, manufacturing, power, production, energy) |
- about.com - inventors (quality,
educational links)
- about.com - composite materials
(quality, educational links)
- about.com - energy
industry (excellent links)
- about.com - science and
nature for kids (electricity and enery links)
- assembly line: Mr. Ford and His Assembly Line
(history, lesson plans, links)
- electric cars: Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (FAQs,
manuals, reports, pictures,
etc.)
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)
- US Government of Energy ("Your comprehensive resource for .. information" ...
technologies: alternative fuels, Alternative Fuels, Buildings, Geothermal,
Hydropower, Industry, Ocean, Solar, Transportation, Utilities, Wind ... newletter ...
resources for: Consumers, Education,
Environment, Kids, News, Small Business)
- How
Stuff Works! ("a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world
around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or
what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for
you!")
- Online Learning Environment:
Technology (links, quizzes, materials, etc.; "aimed at students in grades 8-12
and in the areas of Science, Junior Engineering, Intro to Technology and Principles of
Technology")
- PBS: Technology Technology (timeline from1750 to
present ... from lightning rod to Hubble Telescope; invention of TV; forgotten inventors;
invention of telephone)
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Graphic Arts
(printing, publishing, package design (also see Art Links/Graphic Design) |
- about.com:
Desktop Publishing (lesson plans, fonts, news, etc.)
- about.com: Graphic Design
(searcher & lots of links)
- Book Information Website ("site is
devoted to all aspects of books, bookarts, book history, letterpress printing, fine
printing, book schools, book and paper restoration and conservation, paper and
papermaking, book artists, bookbinding and bookbinders, antiquarian books, book search
services, book auctions, individual bookdealers, manuscripts, pop-up books, history of
printing.")
- Graphic Arts and Printing Career Guide (Explore careers in Graphic Arts with the following links to job descriptions)
- Instant Publisher (online book printing and publishing company)
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Communications & Television |
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Architecture, Construction and Drafting |
- about.com - architecture
(large quantity of quality links)
- about.com:
Construction Industry (searcher & lots of links)
- Build.com
("your personal web site directory for building and home improvement products and
information ... dedicated to being the most useful resource on the Web for finding sites
related to the building and home improvement industry")
- Building Online ("Search
204,000+ web pages relating to the building and home improvement industry. It's the place
to go when you want accurate results to your building industry related query")
- Cyburbia ("contains a comprehensive
directory of Internet resources relevant to architecture")
- DoItYourself.com ("A to Z for Home
Repair and Household Hints")
- Drafting and Design Technology
- Home Improvement: Net Tips
("up-to-date information you can use anytime, about products and services to help you
maintain and upgrade the value of your home ... offers how-to brochures and more detailed
information you can order directly from your PC")
- LivingHome
("home improvement, garden, decorating, remodeling tips including interior design,
furniture, kitchens, baths, landscaping, old house renovation, plus calculators, design
tools and software for home projects")
- Natural Handyman's Repair and Maintenance
Home Page ("a feast of home
repair help, information, humor, and encouragement")
- New York City Skyscrapers (pictures of many of
the skyscraper and brief description of what goes on inside of them)
- SierraHome Home Design:
How-to-Guides ("broken into seven categories - each corresponding to Sierra
Home's product collections: Cooking, Gardening, Home Design, Family Tree, Travel, and
Publishing")
- Superbuild.com
- The Home Improvement Superstore ("the Internet's largest retailer of home
improvement products, with a virtual inventory of almost 60,000 home improvement products
... customers can read about any DIY project in our growing library of online How To
Project Manuals, then purchase baskets of the tools and materials they need for that
project, all in the click of a mouse")
- Today's Homeowner - Expert Advice on Improving Your
Home (home, yard, heating, garden, plumbing, electrical, garage, interior, exterior,
etc.)
Bridges
- about.com (links
about bridges)
- Betchel - Span-It
("Have you ever wanted to build a bridge? Here's your chance. Bechtel's
Span-It will test your skills, logic, and budgeting savvy! There might be
several ways to build a good bridge, but money is always the constraint, just as in real
world engineering. The object of the game is to build a bridge over the river that
supports the load under each level's particular conditions ... and stays within budget
each time." ... play online or download game)
- Bridge Building
Contest Home Page ("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" ...
includes pictures of former contests, contest documents, etc.)
- BridgeSite (links to
pictures of bridges and other info)
- Discovery Channel:
Understanding Bridges (lesson ideas, standards, etc.)
- Howstuffworks.com - How Bridges Work
(diagrams, pictures and info)
- Kameda Gumi Company - Bridge
Design (bridge information, pictures and diagrams)
- PBS: Bridge Construction and
Engineering (pros and cons of various types of bridges ... free game)
- Washington State Department of Transportation:
Bridge and Structures Office (free software)
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Robotics |
- about.com - inventors (see
robotic kits, robotic wars and robotics)
- Al Lab Zurich: Links:
Robotics (tons of links to journals, research labs, clubs, companies, people, etc.)
- Arrick
Robotics (commercial site but with tons of categorized links)
- bsy's List of Internet Accessible
Machines @ UCSD (excellent links to robots and other things controlled by computers)
- Fuzzy
Logic (FL is a problem-solving control system methodology that lends itself to implementation in systems ranging from simple, small, embedded micro-controllers to large, networked, multi-channel PC or workstation-based data acquisition and control systems)
- Jones on Stepping Motors (brief tutorial
and links ... "tutorial covers the basic principles of stepping motors and stepping
motor control systems, including both the physics of the motor, the electronics of the
basic control systems, and software architectures appropriate for motor control")
- NASA:
Robonaut (Robonaut is a humanoid robot designed by the Robot Systems Technology Branch at NASA's Johnson Space Center)
- Robots.net (the place to read the lastest news on personal and industrial robotics, robot competitions, and other cool stuff)
- Wikipedia-Robots
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Electricity |
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Electronics |
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Transportation |
rockets
automobiles & motorcycles
- about.com - automotive industry
(quality, educational links)
- about.com - motorcycles (Everything you need to know about motorcycles, from how they operate to proper maintenance and riding techniques)
- Automotive Learning On-line
(interactive and educational view of the automobile, 100+ illustrations of the automobile
with animations & 1000+ descriptive links)
- Car
and Driver Online (automotive news, reports, links, archives, etc.)
- Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars Online
(current and archived selections and reports)
- electric cars: Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (FAQs,
manuals, reports, pictures)
etc.)
- Motor
Trend Online (cars: reports, buying guides, news, etc.)
- Road
and Track Online (latest and archived road tests)
- Truck
Trend Online (trucks: reports, buying guides, news, etc.
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Computer Technology |
- about.com - computing/technology (tons of
excellent links)
- Discovery Education (Computer Technology Lesson Plans grades 6-8)
- Educational
Technology Network ("a collaboration of professional educators and technologists
committed to realizing the potential of technology in education" ... purchasing
computers, technology plans, links, etc.)
- History of Computers (the development of the modern day computer)
- New York State
Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSC&TE) ("NYSC&TE is a New York
State educational, not-for-profit, organization that seeks to promote the effective use of
technologies for quality education in the information age. The organization fosters
collaborative efforts to integrate technologies in instruction across the curriculum, and
disseminates information designed to assist educators in enhancing the management and
effectiveness of the learning environment.")
- MacOS X (The answer to Mac support)
- Oxford U: OUCL Archive Service (tons of
links on computers, computer languages, etc.)
- PC World (news, hardware and software reviews, how tos, etc...)
html / web page design
tools
- Association of Boston Law Librarians ("Professional responsibility and legal ethics: one librarian's internet guide")
- Internet Learner's Page
(excellent selection of links to: "Starting Points; Ethical & Legal IssuesI;
nternet Guides; Internet Lists of Lists; HTML [includes cgi, images, Java, etc.];
Searching the Internet; " etc.)
- Internet
Tool Zone ("a free service which provides access to cutting edge internet tools
for web site development" ... guestbooks, counters, Java applets, etc.)
- SANS ("The most trusted source for computer training, certification and research")
- WebXACT (a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility and privacy issues)
clipart, animated GIFs, buttons, linebreaks, etc.
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