Science Courses and Tutorials

This website represents over 25 years of experience capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research. A stock video library provides producers with a range of subjects, and includes both live recording and computer animation. A variety of immune cells, bacteria, parasites, and aquatic organisms are available for licensing for educational, broadcast, and commercial use.

Access to distributed information about El Nino from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). What is La Nina? What is El Nino? Forecasts. Data. TAO moored buoy data. Warm Water Volume. Satellite data. Climate data. XBT data. Drifting buoy data. Numerical model simulations. El Nino animations and graphics.

In the late 1950's, prominent scientists around the world embarked on a race to map the method by which DNA is translated into proteins. Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health joined the race, and in 1961 solved the conundrum, effectively breaking the "code of life."

Learn about what our scientists do. Discover how dynamic forces in our atmosphere change our weather and climate. Take an in-depth look at one of NCAR's current research projects. Kids! Explore the world of science. Educator's Bridge, resources and tools for teachers and parents. Baccaleureate and beyond: opportunities and connections. Geoscience explorer's outpost: resources for science aficionados. Visit us: information about our Boulder facilities.

Higher temperatures threaten dangerous consequences: drought, disease, floods, lost ecosystems. And from sweltering heat to rising seas, global warming's effects have already begun. But solutions are in sight. We know where most heat-trapping gases come from: power plants and vehicles. And we know how to curb their emissions: modern technologies and stronger laws. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is working to put these fixes in place. By shifting the perception of global warming from abstract threat to pressing reality, and promoting online activism. By pressing businesses to use less energy and build more efficient products. And by fighting for laws that will speed these advances.

Follow cutting-edge research, including expeditions, to discover how seafloor volcanoes and vents create environments for extraordinary lifeforms. This website has been put together by the Education & Outreach team of Ridge 2000, a long-term program of research into mid-ocean ridges and related tectonic systems. Ridge 2000 is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 0116823. Researchers affiliated to the Ridge 2000 program come from over 50 universities and research institutions around the USA and abroad.

The Electronic Naturalist is a free, weekly educational series on animals, plants, and environmental issues. The Electronic Naturalist helps bring the natural world to you. The Electronic Naturalist is published by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.

When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you're using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousandseven millionsof years, across countries and continents. Whether you're sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru, you're using math to get things done. Join us as we explore how math can help us in our daily lives. In this exhibit, you'll look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking. Put your decision-making skills to the test by deciding whether buying or leasing a new car is right for you, and predict how much money you can save for your retirement by using an interest calculator.

An introduction to stem cells, the building blocks of the body. What are Some Different Types of Stem Cells? Find out how the body uses stem cells to grow and develop. What is the Goal of Stem Cell Research? Why are researchers so interested in these cells, anyway? An introduction to the study of stem cells. Stem Cell Therapies: What is the Recipe for Success? How do researchers design and test a stem cell therapy? A step-by-step examination of a treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Stem Cell Therapies Today - Learn about established stem cell therapies currently in use. Stem Cell Therapies in the Future - Consider the potential for new stem cell therapies, as well as the challenges facing researchers working to develop them. Creating Stem Cells for Research. See how stem cells are cultured in the lab to create experimental models. What are Some Issues in Stem Cell Research? Consider some important questions in the debate over new stem cell technologies.

The Human Genome Project (HGP) began in 1990 as an effort by researchers from around the world to map and sequence the human genome - the totality of human DNA - as well as the genomes of important experimental organisms, like yeast, the nematode worm, and mouse. In 2000, the collaborators in the HGP announced the completion of a draft revealing the sequence of 90% of human DNA. In February 2001, the initial analysis of the genome sequence was published in the scientific literature. To mark this occasion, the Human Genome Project has released a free, multimedia educational kit, The Human Genome Project: Exploring our Molecular Selves. This web page contains the online version of the education kit's CD-ROM.

Welcome to ETI - Turtles of the World. These pages provide basic information about turtles, plus a sample of the Turtles of the World CD-ROM (by C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg and R.W. Barbour). Turtles are the only living members of the subclass Anapsida, which is characterized by a primitive skull with a solid cranium and no temporal openings (anapsid). These shelled reptiles constitute the order Testudines. All living shelled reptiles are turtles, but the terms tortoise and terrapin have also been applied, and these have different meanings in various parts of the world. Tortoise is best applied to terrestrial turtles. Terrapin is usually applied to edible, more or less aquatic, hard-shelled turtles....

The goal of this course is to provide Navy users with the information necessary to make informed and intelligent use of the Navy's operational ocean circulation and tide models. While the use of mathematical equations is kept to a minimum, some familiarity with physical oceanography concepts is assumed. Students will work with output from Navy models, and may perform some model runs themselves. The course may be given as an instructor-led course, with credit transferable to other institutions, if a command will sponsor students to take the course. Alternatively, the materials are available for just-in-time learning and to use as a reference. A password is required to access the course materials on the model details.

This handbook was created by the Lemelson-MIT Program to address the independent inventor's and aspiring entrepreneur's most frequently asked questions regarding United States patents. We hope that this handbook will provide some helpful information on the patenting and commercialization processes.

GreenFacts is an independent, multi-stakeholder non-profit organization based in Brussels. Its mission is to provide non-specialists with unbiased scientific information on environment and health matters through the Internet. We provide faithful summaries of authoritative scientific consensus documents on environment and health issues. They are peer-reviewed and published under the authority of a Scientific Board of independent experts. Moreover, independence from specific interests is ensured by multistakeholder governance and funding rules.

We are the Formal Education Group of the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach. We promote the science and majestic beauty of the universe for use in the classroom. The materials we develop for educators and learners of all ages are accurate, classroom-friendly, visually appealing, and carefully crafted to adhere to accepted educational standards. By producing and sharing classroom resources based on the Hubble Space Telescope's greatest discoveries, it is our sincere hope that young people will enjoy learning about the universe we inhabit... and perhaps pursue an even greater understanding of it in the future.

Science website aiming to spread a little science love to anyone who is interested in the world around us and how it works. Ratlab tries to be fun and educational at the same time, to get both kids and adults/big kids interested in science. Includes answers to those science questions you've always wondered about, science articles, profiles of real young scientists and experiments you can do at home.

A team of researchers taking part in the National Science Foundation MARGINS initiative traveled to the Mariana Islands at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean to answer some of the most challenging questions of plate tectonics. They seek a better understanding of subduction zones where material is routed from Earth's surface to its interior. What they find might also reveal how the atmosphere that sustains life on Earth was created and how it continues to evolve. This Web site will take you to nine volcanic islands in the chain, offering a guided tour through photos, video and day-by-day accounts of what the research team found. Along the way, get to know the history of the Mariana Islands. Now a commonwealth of the United States, the Marianas' story is one of occupation by a succession of different peoples and includes a pivotal role as the site of history-making events during World War II.

The Edwards Aquifer of central Texas is a critical resource that provides drinking water and recreation for residents. Local caves in the aquifer are a common fieldtrip destination for K-12 classes. We will augment teaching materials and add creative, inquiry-based activities by utilizing the UT facultys long-term cave and karst research projects. There is a wealth of extensive knowledge about central Texas caves, karst, and the Edwards Aquifer!

Superconductors.orgis a non-profit, non-affiliated website intended to introduce beginners and non-technical people to the world of superconductors. Superconductorsis endorsed worldwide by over 160 universities, 60 science/education websites, 14 major research laboratories and 9 online encyclopedias.

In this semester of Astronomy we shall concern ourselves primarily with the Solar System. As an introduction to that, we shall consider the historical development of our modern picture of the Solar System. This is essentially an online textbook for the class.