Fun Sites to Explore
Alice
Alice is a free teaching tool for introductory computing. Developed by
Carnegie Mellon University, Alice uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop
interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming
experience.
http://www.alice.org
ATE Centers Impact
Bookmark this site! All of the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology
Education Centers can be reached via this web portal; resources in
six major categories: Agricultural Technology & Biotechnology;
Chemical & Process Technology; Engineering Technology; Environmental
Technology; Information Technology; and Manufacturing Technology & Nanotechnology.
http://www.atecenters.org
BrainCake
Website of the Girls Math and Science Partnership, an initiative housed
at Carnegie Science Center, aimed at helping to assure girls will be
motivated, educated, and prepared to be a part of the globally competitive
science and technology workforce of tomorrow.
http://www.braincake.org
Design and Discovery: Experiencing Engineering through Design (curriculum)
http://educate.intel.com/Discover/DesignDiscovery/DD_TOC/default.aspx
Intel Education
EngineerGirl
A celebration of women in engineering with contests and career exploration
http://www.engineergirl.org/
Free video:
“You Can Be Anything”
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/movie/be_anything.mov
Center for Women & Information Technology, University of Maryland
Baltimore County
The Fun Works
A multimedia career exploration site with a focus on how science, math
and technology are used in a wide variety of jobs.
http://www.thefunworks.org/
GirlStart
A non-profit organization founded in Austin, Texas in 1997 to empower
girls in math, science, engineering and technology. Girlstart provides
hands-on learning in math, science, technology and engineering concepts
to a diverse group of girls and their parents. Girlstart has served
over 10,000 girls and families with after-school clubs, free Saturday
camps, science nights, family math nights, summer camps and more!
http://www.girlstart.org/
GirlsGoTech
http://www.girlsgotech.org/
Girl Scouts of America
Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chemistry
A virtual exhibition from the Chemical Heritage Foundation
http://www.chemheritage.org/women_chemistry/index.html
National Engineers Week Foundation: A Global Marathon For, By and About
Women in Engineering
Live webcasts February 17-23, 2008 (Archived for replay)
http://www.eweek.org/site/News/Eweek/2007_marathon/schedule.shtml
National Girls Collaborative Project: Advancing the Agenda for Gender
Equity in Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering
http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp/about/index.html
Nontrad 101 & Nontrad 102
Free online self-paced professional development courses developed by
the San Diego County Regional Occupational Program as part of the Nontraditional
Careers Statewide Leadership Project.
http://www.nontrad.info
Optics for Teens
A fun site from the Optical Society of America (OSA)
http://www.opticsforteens.org
Pathways to Technology
A multimedia project funded by the American Association of Community
Colleges and the National Science Foundation, the site highlights technology
degree programs at community colleges. The video series, recruitment
toolkit, and outreach initiative are designed for prospective students,
returning students, parents, guidance counselors, and community college
educators.
http://www.pathwaystotechnology.org
Posters of women scientists and beautiful photography illustrating scientific
concepts
The posters can be downloaded to be printed out at 8.5" × 11".
Also, under some posters there are movies and other media.
http://www.pdksciart.com/for_teachers.htm
Project Implicit: Implicit Assumption Tests
http://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html
Resource List for Gender Equity in Career Education
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=858§ion=education
Whyville
An educational virtual world with hands-on, inquiry-based activities
in science and technology for children ages 8 to 15
http://whyville.net
Women-related websites in science and technology
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_sci.html
