| Websites on Science Topics of Interest to Girls |
1. http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/Mainscience.html
The Science Pages include links as varied as Astronomy to Weather and Meteorology. Learning Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry can now be fun and a mouse click away.
2. http://www.tc.cornell.edu:80/Edu/MathSciGateway/
This Gateway provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12, although teachers of other levels may find these materials helpful. It also contains links to wonderful sites.
3. http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/tap-junior.html#web
"The Ada Project" contains resources for encouraging girls/teens (K-12) in science, computers, and technology. Also includes many links to great sites and a great resource page of things like websites, museums, software, games, field trips, etc.
4. "TAP Junior."
http://tap.mills.edu/
This section of TAP is devoted to resources designed for young girls, parents and teachers to enourage young girls to get interested in science and to consider computing, technology and science as careers.
5. http://www.twistinc.org/twist.html
Tomorrow's Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) is an Austin, Texas-based non-profit corporation. Its mission is to promote science and math education and career planning for girls and women. This is a fun and educational site for girls/teens with lots of great links.
6. http://www.jasonproject.org/front.html
The JASON Project offers students and teachers in grades 4 through 9 a comprehensive, multimedia approach to enhance teaching and learning in science, technology, math, geography, and associated disciplines. The project delivers its educational content through a print curriculum, videos, fully interactive Internet programming, and live satellite "telepresence" broadcasts. The JASON Project takes students and teachers on a virtual expedition with scientists to exotic locales such as Hawaii, the Florida Everglades, the Galapagos Islands, and Monterey Bay, California.
7. http://www.academic.org/
Expect The Best From a Girl. That’s What You’ll Get.- a resource for parents and teachers helping young girls get interested in math and science.
8. http://www.funbrain.com/
The Internet’s #1 site for K-8 kids, teachers and parents.
Great Women Scavenger Hunt
1. http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/math.html
An extensive list of wonderful math sites
2. http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/index.html
Ask Dr. Math-answers any math question
3. http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/menu.html
Mega Math
4. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
How we use math in our daily life -- How do numbers affect everyday decisions?
5. http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~cowen/useful.html
Useful links in math sciences- not specifically for kids but does list some sites that are K-12 appropriate
6. The Geometry Center
http://www.geom.umn.edu/
Mathematics research and education center at the University of Minnesota – the physical site is closed, but the website continues to house the resources of the original center.
7. Math Awareness Month -- April 2001
http://mathforum.com/mam/
The Math Dept at UCLA has organized a local program for the Math Awareness Month in April.
8. BAMA (Bay Area Mathematical Adventures)
http://www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/dfhayes/bama.html/
BAMA is a monthly speaker series held alternately at SJSU and the U. of Santa Clara, intended to challenge and
motivate high school students to think mathematically. Interested adults may observe.
9. Math Circles
http://www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/dfhayes/Circles.html/
Math Circles are weekly meetings for high school or younger students, led by mathematicians. These increase interest and enjoyment of mathematics and can help prepare students for math contests. Students work on thought-provoking problems involving complex and advanced topics. Interested adults may observe.
1. http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Exploratorium- this is a great site with lots of interesting stuff to see and do!! They also have a great list of other interesting sites to visit
2. http://sln.fi.edu
The Franklin Institute Science Museum -- great feature called BrainDrops -- daily challenging question
1. http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
The Solar System Simulator- a great site!
2. http://www.telescope.org/rti/
Bradford Robotic "real time" telescope
3. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- especially check out the planetary tour.
4. http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA homepage
5. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/
Students for Exploration and Development of Space
6. http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html
Cool Hubble Space Telescope pictures
1. http://www.girlgamesinc.com/plntgrl.html
Games for girls
2. http://northnet.org/weeks/TorusGames/
Play wraparound tic-tac-toe, mazes and other games.
1. http://www.agirlsworld.com/
2. http://www.femina.com/ffs.jhtml?/femina/Girls/
3. http://www.chickclick.com/
Especially for teens and 20-somethings
4. http://gurlpages.com/
Homepages for girls to use and create
1. http://www.altavista.com/
The Search Company
3. http://www.excite.com
4. http://www.hotbot.com
5. http://www.northernlight.com
6. http://pandia.com
1. http://www.delamare.unr.edu/glee/searching.htm
2. http://www.searchenginewatch.com
3. http://www.searchengineshowdown.com
1. http://www.womenswork.org/girls/
Reference and resource site designed to encourage girls in a wide variety of professional careers
2. Women of NASA
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
3. Past Notable Women in Computer Science, Math and additional links to sciences
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women.html
4. Past Notable Women of Computing
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women-cs.html
5. An individual's jump page on Women and Computer Science
http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/MCS/SPERTUS/Gender/gender.html
6. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering -- Resource page
http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/MCS/SPERTUS/Gender/wom_and_min.html
7. Diversity careers in Engineering and Information Technology
http://www.diversitycareers.com/
Current career site - some stories may be useful
8. Guide to Available Mathematical Software
http://gams.nist.gov/
A cross-index of mathematical and statistical software components of use in computational science and engineering.
9. http://www.research.compaq.com/nsl/projects/eyh/resources.html
Cool sites for women's accomplishments!
1. American Society for Engineering Education
http://www.asee.org/precollege/default.htm
This site is a guide for high school students and others interested in engineering and engineering technology careers. By exploring these pages, you can learn about the different engineering and engineering technology fields, interesting people who got their start as engineers, what engineers actually do, and how to get (and pay for) an engineering education.
2. Women in Technology International
http://www.witi.com/
3. The Association for Women in Mathematics
http://www.awm-math.org
A nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging women in the mathematical sciences. Contains career and scholarship info of interest to girls, and biographies of women mathematicians.
4. Women in Science and Engineering
http://www.engr.washington.edu/~uwwise/
5. Society of Women Engineers:
http://www.swe.org
1. http://www.fastweb.com
Helping over 9 million students find scholarships, colleges and jobs!
1. SJSU EYH site
San Jose State University EYH
2. www.whitehouse.gov (be sure to use .gov -- whitehouse.com is xrated)
The Whitehouse
3. http://bubbles.org/
Silly but fun site about soap bubbles. Everything about bubbles including forum and other relevant websites.
4. Herspace.com
http://www.herspace.com/
A unique, interactive creative space promoting and supporting female artists.
5. The Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
6. ESPN
http://espn.go.com/
ESPN's web site. Continuous score updates, plus other useful sports-related info.
7. Crayola
www.crayola.com
The power of creativity
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