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The Exploratorium Home page of San Francisco's museum of science, art and human perception. Online exhibits, cool sites, archives, sport and science, and the digital library (the Exploratorium A-to-Z). more>> Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank has nine billion dollars in its vaults, and on an average day it destroys $20 million in unfit currency. At the Money in Motion exhibit you can explore the theoretical and mathematical realms of interest rates, inflation, and unemployment, or learn the more practical mathematical workings of cash, credit cards, and checks. The exhibit features calculators and graphs. more>> Franklin Institute Science Museum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The online entry point for the Philadelphia science museum, featuring in-depth multimedia virtual exhibits and explorations, resources for teachers, and guides to the real-life museum and its programs. The website features a large selection of educational resources, including: online multimedia explorations of various scientific topics; Puzzling and Perplexing Problems (a monthly collection of seasonal math puzzlers); Wired@School (web investigations from The Franklin Institute Online Fellows); Minutes from ME (Margaret Ennis provides ideas for teachers using the web in their classrooms); and The Spotlights (collections of web resources with a single theme, including calendars, time, online projects, and electronic field trips, among many others). more>> Mathematics Museum (Japan) Exhibits: Deformation of Catenoid to Helocoid; Geometry of wallpaper patterns (with interactive examinations); Math-Cut Studium; Soliton-Lab Art Gallery; Sangaku (Japanese temple geometry problem); The beauty of surfaces; Kodawari House, Keiichi Suzuki's "Mathematics of my own, Mathematics for children." Also links to related museums in the world. more>> Smithsonian Institution An independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge," and a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history. The Smithsonian is composed of 16 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. Nine Smithsonian museums are located on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Capitol; 5 other museums and the Zoo are elsewhere in Washington, D.C., and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian are in New York City. This site includes the Encyclopedia Smithsonian, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ), and an events calendar. more>>

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The Academy of Natural Sciences Founded in 1812, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia is the oldest science research institution in the Western Hemisphere and a world leader in the fields of natural science research, education and exhibition. This site contains on-line exhibits, ...more>> Astronomiae Historia / History of Astronomy - International Astronomical Union, Astronomische Gesellschaft General history of astronomy pages on the Web: a catalog of archives and libraries, museums, memorials, historical places and exhibits, research institutes and departments, publications, and other sources of information. Visitors can read five different ...more>> The Atoms Family - Miami Museum of Science, Science Learning Network An online exhibit containing educational activities relating to different forms of energy, as presented by famous gothic horror characters. Activities include: The Mummy's Tomb (energy conservation, kinetic, and potential energy), Dracula's Library (properties ...more>> Building a Virtual Museum Community - Jamie McKenzie Virtual museums provide an excellent opportunity for museums to partner with schools. The Bellingham (WA) public schools recognized the potential of a partnership with the Whatcom County Museum of History and Art in Fall of 1995. This article describes ...more>> Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) - National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution CEPS performs original scientific research and outreach activities on topics covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change. The Center has curatorial responsibility for two galleries in the National ...more>> Coin Flip for Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday - The Franklin Institute The Franklin Institute Online invites students around the world to help commemorate Ben Franklin's 300th birthday on January 17, 2006, by participating in a common scientific enterprise. Links on the page include: Practice Worksheet (in PDF format), Results ...more>> Computer History Museum The Computer History Museum presents and preserves for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. Exhibits include histories of the Internet and of computer chess; and a working model of the Babbage Engine, first undertaken by that mathematician ...more>> Computers and Internet : Hardware : Calculators : Hewlett Packard - Yahoo Yahoo's Web page of sites having to do with HP Calculators. ...more>> Constructivism and the Five E's: The pH Factor - Miami Museum of Science Constructivism is a philosophy about learning which proposes that learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas. To introduce the pH factor to students in a constructivist way, the Miami Museum of Science adapted their "Seven Es" (Excite, ...more>> The Dance of Chance Science Museum Exhibit - Center for Polymer Studies, Boston University An online version of an exhibit focused on the emergence of patterns in Nature from physical and biological processes that appear to be chaotic. Exhibit kiosks, many of which are fractals, include Music of the Heart, Frozen Lightning, Erosion, Viscous ...more>> Datamath Calculator Museum - Joerg Woerner Historical calculators and educational toys, primarily from Texas Instruments. History of calculators, technical details, many interesting sidelights, including downloadable emulators. ...more>> Digital Library - The Exploratorium, San Francisco The Exploratorium A-to-Z. Archived webcasts, web cams, past exhibitions: stills, movies, sounds, and other experimental items. Online versions of a few of the Exploratorium's interactive exhibits; the Exhibit Cross-Reference - an experimental database ...more>> DuPage Children's Museum - Wheaton, Illinois A hands-on, activity-driven museum near Chicago. At the museum, find the math in art and the art in science. On the Web explore Aunty Math: "Aunt Mathilda" posts a math challenge for elementary level students, in story form, drawn from her own interactions ...more>> Emilio Segrè Visual Archives - American Institute of Physics (AIP) A collection of some 25,000 historical photographs, slides, lithographs, engravings, and other visual materials, focusing on American physicists and astronomers of the twentieth century, but including many scientists in Europe and elsewhere, in other ...more>> The Exhibitionists - National Museums Liverpool The site uses simple examples to give a basic outline of life behind the scenes at the museums, and all the math problems that curators solve as they plan and present exhibitions. The prices and measurements in the puzzles are made up to give viewers ...more>> Exploratorium's Complexity - The Exploratorium A collection of information related to the Turbulent Landscapes exhibit at the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. Includes a timeline of important developments in the study of chaos, complexity, and dynamics, and CompLexicon, a guide to key concepts, ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Baseball - The Exploratorium Interactive (Shockwave) exhibits from San Francisco's science museum include Fastball Reaction Time (can you hit a 90-mph fastball?) and Scientific Slugger (see what makes a home run: vary the angle of the ball, bat speed, and pitch speed, then watch ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Cycling - The Exploratorium Organized into seven sections. Introduction: What is the Science of Cycling? The wheel: Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires? Drives and gears: What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient? ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Hockey - The Exploratorium This site takes you inside the game: you'll hear from National Hockey League players and coaches, as well as leading physicists and chemists. Divided into seven main sections: the ice (why is ice slippery?), skating (what are the mechanics involved in ...more>> Exploratorium's Skateboard Science - The Exploratorium Watch a webcast (RealPlayer) of professional skateboarders performing as an Exploratorium staff physicist explains the physics behind this extreme sport; also, an interview with a skateboard designer, and a Flatland Freestyle demo. "Trickscience" looks ...more>> A Few Aspects of Cryptology - David Hamer Read about cipher machines such as Enigma, Geheimschreiber, NEMA, SIGABA and others; visit the gallery showrooms of the Crypto Simulation Group (CSG), a group of historians and researchers in the field of cryptology; download sample simulators and published ...more>> Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) - Gainesville, FL, USA The largest natural history museum in the southern United States, holding more than 16,000,000 specimens of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, mollusks, butterflies, vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, recent and fossil plants, and associated ...more>> Gaulthier-Villars A French publisher of science journals, including the Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré, the Annales de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques, le Journal de Mathématiques pures et appliquées, and others. Download journal ...more>> The Geometry of War, 1500-1750 - Museum of the History of Science, Oxford A virtual version of an exhibition from The Museum of the History of Science in Oxford on the uses of geometry in the art of warfare during the Renaissance. The site includes summaries that list the instruments and books in the exhibit and also provide ...more>> Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art & Science - Stephanie Killian When you visit the Math Museum in New York, you can build a math model; explore games and puzzles; view exhibits demonstrating how math is used in the arts and sciences; experience challenging but nonthreatening specialized programs and workshops in math; ...more>> Hands-On Science Centers - International - Mark W. Maimone This page contains pointers to public museums worldwide with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. Links to home pages of these museums; some reviews. ...more>> Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide - Mark W. Maimone An extensive list of links to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education, by continent: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America, with other related links. Some reviews of North American museums are provided. ...more>> The History Of Computing - Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Index of the items in a collection of math history materials related to the history of computing by J. A. N. Lee, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, constructed as part of the course materials for the "Professionalism in Computing" ...more>> International Slide Rule Museum - Mike Konshak Scans and pictures of over 1000 unique actual slide rules. Search the gallery, or browse it by manufacturer. Also, learn how to use a slide rule, and determine its date. With terms, encyclopedia, manuals, a graphical table of slide rule scales, and more. ...more>> Internet Resources on Horological Museums: (Watch Museums, Clock Museums) - Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki Horology is the science of time, timekeepers (clocks and watches) and timekeeping. An extensive list of links to museums around the world dedicated exclusively or primarily to horology; outstanding individual clocks outside of museums; general museums ...more>> The Israel National Museum Of Science - Daniel and Matilde Recanati Center, Haifa An interactive center for science education. Exhibitions, Building, Youth Wing Information, Events. Exhibits include visual deceptions, Leonardo Da Vinci, Mechanical Puzzles, and From Calculations to Computations. Permanent interactive exhibits: Studying ...more>> Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) - University of California, Berkeley A science museum and research center at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, dedicated increasing public understanding and enjoyment of science, and to improving pre-college science and mathematics education. Teacher education, exhibits, public programs, ...more>> Links to Web Sites on the History of Mathematics - British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) A list of Web sites containing material relevant to the study of the history of mathematics: General sites; Web resources; Biographies; Regional mathematics; Museums with mathematics exhibits; Special exhibits; Books on-line; Student presentations; Miscellaneous; ...more>> The Logic Puzzle Museum Play with more than fifty different hands-on brain twisters, mechanical and logic puzzles -- and craft your own. Regular events at this Burlington, Wisconsin, museum include Valentine's Day (make-your-own historic rebus valentines), celebrations of the ...more>> Long Island Hands-On Virtual Museum - Garden City, NY, U.S.A. From the Long Island Children's Museum (LICM): pattern activities (a harbinger of an upcoming exhibit gallery: Pattern Studio), all Shockwave-based and with design applets for making plain patterns: rosettes (KaleidoDraw), borders (BorderLiner), and all-overs ...more>> Macleay Museum Scientific Instrument Collection - Julian Holland An illustrated collection of over a thousand historical and interesting scientific instruments. Microscopy and electrical apparatus are well represented. The collection also includes chemical apparatus and glassware, weights and measures, surveying and ...more>> Mathematical Machines - Museum of Natural Science and Scientific Instruments of the University of Modena Models of machines based on scientific and technical literature dating back to classical Greece. Among other didactic goals, La collezione di Macchine Matematiche aims to foster reflection on the historical relationships between mathematics, society, ...more>> Mathematical Museum and Exhibitions - ZIB/Math-Net A selected collection of links with many images referring to the History of Mathematics, the History of Computer Science, and other Related Fields; Digital Art and Galleries collections; Visualizations and Animations of scientific data; Didactical Items, ...more>> MathNet - Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin (ZIB) A collection of mathematical resources and related Web links in the following sections: General Resources; Publications; Information Providers; Software (research software in the public domain); Educational Resources; Special Interest Groups Archives; ...more>> The Millennium Sphere - The Cooper Union Jean Le Mee, Manuel A. Baez, and a team of their Cooper Union students submitted the Millennium Sphere for an international time-capsule competition sponsored by the New York Times Magazine. Watch a Shockwave animation of Ad Quadratum generation that ...more>> Multimedia Catalogue - Biography Index - Institute and Museum of the History of Science of Florence, Italy Biographical texts of personalities connected in some way to Galileo. Each text is accompanied by still or animated images or by filmed sequences. Included are Archimedes, Aristotle, Bernoulli, Brahe, Copernicus, the Galilei family, Kepler, Milton, Ptolemy, ...more>> Museum of History of Science, Florence, Italy A bilingual (Italian and English) site providing research capabilities within the Italian Bibliography of Science History and the Library of the History Of Science Museum. Includes an online exhibition on Mechanical Marvels - Invention in the Age of Leonardo, ...more>> The Museum of HP Calculators - David G. Hicks The Museum of HP Calculators displays and describes Hewlett-Packard calculators introduced from 1968 to 1986 plus a few interesting later models. There are also sections on calculating machines and slide rules as well as sections for buying and selling ...more>> The Museum of Scientific Discovery (MSD) An interactive science and technology center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On-line science exhibits, links to other Internet science resources, and Educator's Express, an annual publication designed to familiarize teachers and other group leaders with ...more>> Museum of the History of Science - Oxford University, U.K. The Museum houses a collection of historic scientific instruments in the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford, covering almost all aspects of the history of science, from antiquity to the early twentieth century. Particular strengths include the collections ...more>> Museums in the Classroom - Illinois State Museum and Brookfield Zoo Students from 25 partner schools throughout Illinois are developing online curriculum projects that explore the diversity of Illinois and world ecosystems, integrating collections, data, images, video, audio, text, and exhibitions and using skills from ...more>> Oldies & Goodies: The School Museum List and Site - From Now On Virtual Museum Resources, sponsored by From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal. Museum Resources: articles and other resources meant to guide those who are building virtual museums with their students; The Grand List of School Virtual Museums: ...more>> Online Exhibits Hotlist - The Franklin Institute A list of links to more than 100 online learning experiences for math and science, both interactive projects and exhibits. ...more>> Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting - The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA An exibit designed to introduce the science behind the design and operation of robots. Features four exhibit areas: Universal Robots: History and Workings of Robotics; Machines and Man: Robotics and Ethics in the 21st Century; Robot Art: Four Bay Area ...more>> Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Virtual site for a science museum named for Joseph Tyrrell, who in 1884 travelled to what is now Alberta, Canada to study coal deposits and found the first dinosaur remains ("Albertosaurus") in the Drumheller area. The museum's mandate is to collect, ...more>>

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