Educational Resources^*

National MRSEC Education Outreach

• MRSEC.org

Links for Students

• Cyberchase
• Dragonfly TV
• Kinetic City
• Sally Ride Science Club
• Strange Matter
• Try Science
• Whyville
• ZOOM: by kids, for kids

Materials Science References

• Strange Matter
• UMD Department of Materials Science and Engineering demonstrations
• The Greatest Moments in MSE
• The Materials Science and Engineering Career Resources Center
• Materials Research Society
• Sigma-Aldrich Materials Science

Nanotechnology References

• National Nanotechnology Initiatives
• Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network
• Nanowerk
• Nanokids
• US NSF Nanoscience

Professional Development for Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

• UMD Graduate School
• Materials Research Society student chapters
• Society of Physics Students (SPS)
• National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)

Museums

• Museum of Science
• Liberty Science Center
• International Spy Museum
• Lemelson Center Spark! Lab, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• National Academy of Sciences

National Laboratory References and Education Activities

• Fermilab Science Education Office
• Los Alamos National Laboratory: Teacher and Educator Resources
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Education Programs
• Brookhaven National Laboratory Office of Educational Programs
• Sandia National Labs: Education
• NIST Standard Reference Materials
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Education Programs

Science Fair Resources

• Science Buddies
• Science Fair Projects on the Web
• IPL2 For Kids: Science Fair Projects Resource Guide
• Virtual Science Fair 2001 A Science Odyssey
• Discovery Education: Science Fair Central
• Super Science Fair Projects: Ideas, Topics, & Experiments
• All Science Fair Projects
• Science Made Simple: Winning Science Fair Projects
• ScienceProject.com
• Science Fair Project Ideas
• Projects From The Pond: Water and Algae Related Science Fair Ideas

Experiments to do at Home

• Kitchen Scientists Home Experiments
• From Electric Pickles to Naked Eggs - Taking Science from the Lab to the Kitchen

Extended Learning

• The Institute for Academic Challenge

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