Penn Museum
Penn Museum: China Gallery
Invite your learners to take a closer look at the art and mathematical function of dome buildings as designed by the ancient Romans. In the next segment of this attractive worksheet set, your young historians will then learn about...
American Chemical Society
The Discovery of Fullerenes
Carbon is the most common element on earth, so the innovative discovery of a new type of carbon molecule won the 1996 Nobel Prize. In the ready-to-go lesson, scholars learn about C60 and how it has opened up the entire area of...
Other
Geodesic Domes (2)
This website explains all about geodesic domes, who invented them and the mathematics of their construction.
archKIDecture
Arch Ki Decture: Geodesic Dome
Using the Montreal Biosphere as as an example, ArchKIDecture defines and illustrates the term "geodesic dome."
University of California
Organic Structures:the Architecture of Life
Article discusses how objects in nature are held together through balanced forces. Scroll midway down to find info on microtubules and microfilaments. Links to excellent electron micrographs.