This series of videos about inspirational scientists and engineers looks at their passions both inside and outside the laboratory.

Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...

A browsable collection of environment-related questions posed by elementary- and middle-school students to the scientists of the American Museum of Natural History in honor of Earth Day. Great questions and great answers.

Comprehensive description of the career of forester is included with other conservation scientists.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of scientists including: an inventor, a forensic scientist, an astronomer, a primatologist, and more. A question sheet is available to help students build...

Presents a research study done to investigate to what extent scientists adhered to the four norms set out by Robert K. Merton, and what other principles scientists subscribed to. It explains Merton's four norms - communality,...

Read about the life and scientific work of Marie Curie, possibly the most famous female scientist in history. In addition to providing biographical information, this page includes details on her scientific discoveries and her influence...

Python is a popular programming language for both beginning programmers and seasoned veterans. This free digital book teaches how to think like a computer scientist using the Python programming language.

During the International Polar Year, scientists descended on the Arctic and the Antarctic in droves. While there, they documented their experiences and research work. That rich database of information, covering November 2007 to October...

Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.

Are you looking for business and economic news? The Dismal Scientist provides all the latest current events regarding economics and business environments.

A NASA space scientist provides 98 questions and answers about the sun, the center of our solar system.

A NASA scientist, Dr. Sten Odenwald, answers many students' questions. Topics include planets, galaxies, black holes, the origin of the universe, and common misconceptions about space.

This book shows some of the many different types of scientists. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.

This article discusses the connections many Victorian scientists made between the scientific world and the world of creative expression. The author uses quotations from poems by these scientists, and provides links to the complete poems.

This resource provides occupational information about environmental scientists and specialists.

This is a collection of video interviews with twenty Smithsonian scientists who work in a scientific areas as vastly different as measuring the moon and figuring out what kinds of birds collide with aircraft. An interesting way to...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What exactly makes a person a scientist and what is their role in society? Students develop an understanding of the interrelationships among individuals, cultures,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes and the scientists who study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

For several centuries, people though diseases were caused by wandering clouds of poisonous vapor. We now know that this theory is pretty ridiculous, and that diseases are caused by specific bacteria. But how did we get to this new idea...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction article shares information about different types of scientists. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

Learn what science is and what scientists do. Scientists are named for what they study; discover some of the more common branches of science.

Access Excellence invites you to explore the life of a scientist, career paths, and activities that allow you to think like a scientist.

Looking for some research on famous scientist? This list contains men and women who changed the world through there scientific contributions and inventions.