Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Characteristics of Science Fiction
This lesson focuses on the characteristics of science fiction including the three types of science fiction, a list of characteristics from National Geographic. It features links to Fact Monster: "Science Fiction," Goodreads: "Popular...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: History of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the evolution of science, major contributions in the history of science, and the scientific revolution.
PBS
Pbs: Rough Science: A Brief History of Science
PBS site outlines the history of science and explains the origin of Modern Science. A brief timeline can also be found on this site.
University of Nevada, Reno
Univ of Nevada: Ejse: The History of Science
The "Electronic Journal of Science Education" ISSN 1087-3430 Vol. 3 - No. 1 - September 1998 included this article called "The History of Science - What a Story!!"
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of the History of Science: Homepage
Home page for the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. Includes on-line exhibits and an image bank.
Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Museo Galileo Institute and Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy showcases it's exhibits and artifacts for the public.
Other
Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Mind of Leonardo
A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...
University of Pennsylvania
History and Sociology of Science: America's Golden Age of Medicine?
Examine the history of the Golden Age of Medicine in America from the 1930s through the 1960s. Use photographs, primary sources, essays, and the suggested questions to trace the advances made in drugs, technology, and the delivery of...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Chapter X: Science of the Roman Period
A description of the lack of original Roman science, focusing on the influence of Greek ideas and concepts on the Romans. Click on 'Next' at the end of the text to continue for four more pages on this topic. These talk about Strabo the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: History of Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the history of chemistry through instructional videos, grade-level texts, and quick assessments.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: A Brief History of Vaccination
Presents a detailed history of vaccine science.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Turning the Pages Online
Learn about the history of science at this wonderful resource that provides virtual books in the biomedical sciences field for viewing at home. These are books and manuscripts that are hundreds of years old and would not be accessible...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Culture of Science: Scientific Institutions and Societies
An explanation on the importance of institutions and professional societies which have led to a great deal of progress in science.
Other
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Project Mohole
Project Mohole was "the earth sciences' answer to the space program," a project to gain information about the Earth by drilling a hole through the Earth's crust to the Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho). This website gives a history of the...
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: History of Science and Technology: Weather Instruments
A look back in time at weather instruments used in previous centuries. Includes pictures and descriptions of instruments from Franklin Institute's historical collection.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Edison's Lightbulb: History of Science and Technology
The Franklin Institute features a biography of Thomas Edison and a complete description of the light bulb as well as an experiment.
California State University
Csun: Nature of Science
This California State University Northridge essay on the "Nature of Science, the Scientific Method, and Measurement" includes a historical perspective.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Natural History Museum
California Academy of Sciences is the oldest scientific institution in the West. This great site describes the museum and shows pictures of various exhibits.
Other
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science is a multidisciplinary journal that covers the biological, physical, and social sciences, and publishes research reports, commentaries, reviews, colloquium papers and actions of the...
Other
Unc Charlotte: History of Scientific Racism [Pdf]
A scholarly article by Anthropology Professor Jonathan Marks on the history of scientific racism. Published in the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism.
Other
London Grid for Learning: History of Computing: A Brave New World
This resource aims to teach the history of computing and the effect of landmark moments in computing history on today's world. Crosses different curriculum areas. Explanations of many of the world's significant computers were provided by...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Geologic History of Southeast Minnesota
This activity is an inquiry-based, earth science field investigation of the geology of southeast Minnesota. Students will make observations of rock outcrops and landforms in the region using maps, pictures, and field sampling, then use...
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of the History of Science: Al Mizan: Sciences & Arts in the Islamic World
Exhibition documents the contributions of Islam in advancing scientific and technological knowledge.
University of Oxford (UK)
The History of Scientific Instruments Used in Europe
Medieval and Renaissance-era scientific instruments are catalogued and displayed. Find references to the makers of the instruments and the ways the tools were once used.
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