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The following handout was given at the Science Reference Instiutute, Tier 2, which was held at Simmons College on March 19, 1994. This list is obtainable by gopher and ftp over the Internet. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERNET RESOURCES FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION Version 1.2, October 19, 1993 Compiled by T. C. O'Haver, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Academy One telnet freenet-in-a.cwru.edu (129.22.8.75) Academy One is the educational component of the National Public Telecomputing Network. It is an online resource for primary and secondary school teachers, students and administrators which operates at low or no cost to the users or the participating schools. Advanced Technology Information Network caticsuf.csufresno.edu Information for the agricultural and bio-technology markets. It provides national and world-wide agricultural news, exporter information, a publications index, and bio-technological research information. This site would be of most interest to vocational agricultural classes or science classes interested in bio-technology. This is a menu-driven system that is easy to follow. Novice users should be able to use this system with a minimum of help. Apple Computer Higher Education gopher server info.hed.apple.com 70 Computing in Higher Ed Academics; Computing in Higher Ed Academics; Intellimation - Mac SW Catalog (Spring '93); Macintosh Freeware and Shareware; curriculum integration of technology in Schools of Education; Big Sky Telegraph telnet bigsky.bigsky.dillon.mt.us (192.231.192.1 ) Type bbs at login K-12 BBS with Global Telecurricular Clearinghouse for projects running on all networks; clearinghouse on Community Networking models using free, local, bbs networks for scaleable public access to Internet email, action-oriented Rural Telecomputing Testbed, sharing of Internet newsgroups with Community BBSes as Fidonet echo conferences, and vise versa, and 600 k-12 downloadable lesson plans. Internet email is also exchanged with Community BBS networks, allowing ubiquity for teaching online courses, despite the connectivity model; online course "Microcomputer Telecommunications" covering the basics of telecomputing and modem use, on a limited budget, for connection to any of 60,000+ systems nationally. Biologists Guide to InterNet Resources by Una Smith gopher.fsl.orst.edu 70 Newsgroups of Special Interest; The Bionet and Bit.listserv Domains; Listserver Mailing Lists; Newsletters; Directories; Bibliographies List of Archives; Online Help; Search Engines; Software Archives; Access Tools; Commercial Services; Useful and Important FAQs of interest to biologists. Biodiversity and Biological Collections Gopher gopher huh.harvard.edu 70 Museum, Herbarium and Arboretum Collection Catalogs, Biodiversity Information Resources. Directories of Biologists; Biodiversity Journals and Newsletters; Workshop Information; Standards Organizations and Reports Software; Biological Images Blacksburg Electronic Village Project (under construction) Information for K-12 educators who want to use the Internet. Currently, the information pertains to electronic mail lists, because e-mail is the service which is most widely available to teachers. Send e-mail to Kimberley Homer (homerk@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu) or Jim Hassall (jhassall@mail.vt.edu) CapAccess, The National Capital Area Public Access Network telnet CAP.GWU.EDU or 128.164.140.32 (login: guest; Password: visitor) An interactive public access network for information and education for the metropolitan DC area. It allows you to access a wide variety of free public information about local government, health and human services, libraries, and education (including math and science). In addition, you can exchange electronic messages and participate in public forums on timely issues. CapAccess is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported entirely through contributions and volunteer services. The George Washington University provides technical support and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Annenberg/CPB Project are providing partial funding for the initial implementation. The Cleveland Freenet telnet freenet-in-a.cwru.edu The prototypical city freenet. Very comprehensive and user-friendly telnet site. It contains an enormous number of complete historical documents, a vast amount of information about the Arts, Science and Technology, Medicine, Education, Business, and provides and up to date news service. One section, of particular interest to educators is the Academy One, which is an NPTN experimental program designed to meet the information and communication needs of students and educators. This Telnet site is definitely one of the easiest to log on to, one of the easiest to use, and one of the most comprehensive in terms of a variety of information available. So it is a great telnet site for the rookie on the Internet as well as a great resource for the veteran user. CHEMCONF gopher info.umd.edu /inforM/Educational_Resources/ChemConference An online conference center for chemistry-related meetings. During the summer of 1993, the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Education sponsored an experimental on-line electronic conference, entitled "Applications of Technology in Teaching Chemistry". Fifteen papers were "presented", on topics ranging from the applications of computer animations and simulations of chemical reactions, to using classroom networks to foster cooperative learning. A total of 450 chemistry educators from 33 countries participated. This site contains the complete set of papers, figures, software, instructions, discussion logs, background reading, and other material related to the conference. There is much discussion here about cooperative learning, e-mail in classrooms, new tools vs. old methods, what chemistry students should know about computing, computer simulations, sharing exams via computer networks, etc. ChemViz (Chemical Visualization project) ftp zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu /Education/ChemViz ChemViz is an NSF funded grant to use High Powered Computing and Communications to help high school students better visualize abstract concepts of Chemistry. Other supporters are the Benjamin Cummings Company, Apple Computer and NCSA. Our current module allows the student (or teachers) to make images and animations of calculated atomic and molecular orbitals. Currently our project only supports the Macintosh. A color monitor is necessary to view these files. CICA: Center for Innovative Computer Applications ftp ftp.cica.indiana.edu or 129.79.20.84 An anonymous-ftp clearinghouse for MicroSoft Windows (version 3.x only) applications, tips, utilities, drivers, bitmaps, etc. CICA currently provides to the anonymous ftp user, free of charge, over 300Mb of PUBLIC DOMAIN and SHAREWARE Windows-related files. Computer Literacy Project Gopher path: inforM.umd.edu /Access to Other Information Resources/Gopher Servers - All over the WORLD! /Pacific/University of Tasmania/Departments/Education /Computer Literacy Project/ International project on computer literacy for teachers, with emphasis on pre-service training. Survey of computer literacy requirements for teacher preparation programs. Many full-text articles available: Basic Problems in the Development of a Computer Literacy Curriculum; A National K-12 Curriculum for Australia: Is it the thin edge of the wedge?; Current Pre-Service Teacher Education: Handicapping The Computer, The Teacher and The Student!; So Now We Have A National K-12 Curriculum: Where Do We Go >From Here?; A model definition for technological literacy/competencies for teacher/educators; Utilizing technology competencies in development and implementations of technology plans; Technology systems for educators A competency plan for students in the college of education at NIU; A proposal of technological literacy/competence for the educators of Spotsylvania county, VA; Networking on the network. Computational Biology (Welchlab - Johns Hopkins University) gopher.gdb.org 70 Electronic access to documents pertaining to Computational Biology. Searches of Genbank, Swiss-Prot, PDB, PIR, LiMB, TFD, AAtDB, ACEDB, CompoundKB, PROSITE EC Enzyme Database searches (via Indiana, Houston, Harvard, the Netherlands and NIH); Searches of NRL_3D Protein-Sequence- Structure Database, Eukaryotic Promoter Database (EPD), and Cloning Vector Database, Expressed Sequence Tag Database (ESTDB), Online Mendelian Inheritance Man (OMIM), Sequence Analysis; Bibliographic Reference Data Bank (Seqanalref), Database Taxonomy (Genbank, Swiss-Prot) and many more (run here at Welchlab); Direct links to other Gophers which provide information relevant to biology; Links to over 70 ftp sites with data and software for biology; Searches to help you find other biologists - by name, location and research interests; full text of "Mathmatics and Biology" (current and future trends at the interface between mathematics and biology). Distance Learning Projects On diskette; call Jean Tolliver at (202)219-2097 or Rita Carr at (202)219-1524. An infobase of distance learning projects at the elementary and secondary levels, compiled by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The information will permit a user to identify schools using a variety of technological delivery systems (audiographics, satellite, fiber optics, microcomputer- based systems, etc.), student courses produced, teacher training provided, number of sites participating, and a description of how information is delivered to the classroom. Earthquake information geophys.washington.edu (port 79) ftp geophys.washington.edu /pub/seis-net Recent events reported by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center. Information about Recent earthquakes are reported here for public use. DATE-TIME is in Universal Standard Time which is PST + 8 hours, LAT and LON are in decimal degrees, DEP is depth in kilometers, N-STA is number of stations recording event, QUAL is location quality A-good, D-poor, Z-from automatic system and may be in error. Earth Science Internet Resources by Bill Thoen infoserver.ciesin.org Earth Science Anonymous FTP Sites; Telnet Addresses; Commercial Sources ; or Govt. Sources Requiring Fees; Groundwater Modeling Software; Coordinate Projection Contacts; Software for TIGER data; World Cities Data Digital Chart of the World; National Geophysical Data Center; Commercial Data Vendors; National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center Satellite Image Sources; Coordinate Conversion, Map Projection Educational Telecomputing Application/Infusion Ideas gopher info.umd.edu /inforM/Educational_Resources/ReadingRoom/Computers/Internet_Resources /new-internet-ideas Twenty-three short articles written by teachers on ideas for use of telecomputing tools in education and training. Some selected titles are: Are there Legos on Mars?: Lego T.C. Logo and telecomputing; The earth day treasure hunt: Utilizing online resources as research tools; Relevant learning experiences using telecomputing activities; Archaeology unit; Programming projects that use the resources of the Internet; Keeping current with freeware and shareware applications; Telecommunications: year one...a beginning; Internet to the stars; Bringing the history of mathematics into the mathematics classroom; Using telecommunications can help teach at-risk students; Elemental searches (chemistry); Updating introduction to computer science for the 21st century; Internet access for educators: options, solutions, and costs; Cd-rom and the Internet. E-Math e-math.ams.org 130.44.1.100 Primarily for math educators and professionals. It provides on-line access to employment opportunities, software, and a variety of math publications. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) maintains and supports e-Math. Has sections on Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Preprints, Fermat's last theorem, Mathematical Discussion Lists and Bulletin Boards, General Information of Interest to Mathematicians, Professional Information for Mathematicians, Mathematical Sciences Meetings and Conferences, Notes from MathSci, Other Math-Related Gophers. Energy and Climate Information Exchange (ECIX) ftp igc.org (192.82.108.1) or email to ecixfiles@igc.apc.org The Energy and Climate Information Exchange is a project of EcoNet aimed at educating environmental groups and the general public on the potential of energy efficiency and renewable energy to reduce the use of fossil fuels and their contribution to climate change. ECIX is supported by the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation and the Energy Foundation. As part of its mission, ECIX now offers as a public service electronic information files on energy technologies and issues at no cost. Subjects include: biomass; electric vehicles; energy efficiency; fuel cells; geothermal energy; global warming; hydro power; solar energy; photovoltaics; social costs; sustainable development; transportation; wind energy ; climate change; ozone; CO2 Challenge Educators Kit; newsletters, etc. Environmental Protection Agency Gopher futures.wic.epa.gov or info.umd.edu infoM/ReadingRoom/Environment Information on people at EPA who can give you more information; Agriculture; Air, Water, Land; EnergyGraphics; Industrial ecology; Megatrends Project; Population; Technology; TRI-Toxic Release Inventory; Video Examples; other environmental gophers. ERIC and AskERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) ericir.syr.edu or info.umd.edu /inforM/EducationalResources/Ask ERIC The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded national information system that provides access to an extensive body of education-related literature. ERIC provides a variety of services and products at all education levels, bibliographic information and abstracts for a variety of educational documents from the Educational Resources Information Center, and lesson plans by subject and grade level. The documents could be journal articles, conference papers or published research. AskERIC is an Internet-based question-answering service for teachers, library media specialists, and administrators. Anyone involved with K-12 education can send an e-mail message to AskERIC. Drawing on the extensive resources of the ERIC system, AskERIC staff will respond with an answer within 48 working hours. If you have questions about K-12 education, learning, teaching, information technology, educational administration. AskERIC at: askeric@ericir.syr.edu FDA Electronic Bulletin Board fdabbs.fda.gov 150.148.8.48 The FDA electronic bulletin board contains information regarding the Food and Drug Administration. This information includes its actions, congressional testimony, news releases, consumer information, information on AIDS, and information on veterinary medicine. This telnet site is very friendly. Anyone interested in exploring the site will find it easy to use. Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX) fedix.fie.com 192.111.128.33 An on-line information service that links the higher education community and the federal government to facilitate research, education, and services. The system provides accurate and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities, and other research organizations. GRIN, National Genetic Resources Program, USDA-ARS gopher.ars-grin.gov The NGRP gopher server provides germplasm information about plants, animals, microbes and insects within the National Genetic Resources Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In addition, connections to other biological gopher servers around the world are provided. Geographic Name Server maratini.eecs.umich.edu 3000 141.212.100.9 3000 The Geographic Name Server gives geographic information for U.S. cities, counties, and North American places by name, state/province or zip code. Georgia College EduNet gcedunet.peachnet.edu A large collection of online resources for K-12 educators, including Internet directories and on-line texts, CNN and Newsweek Curriculum guides, a software evaluations library, Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum, a multimedia file exchange for Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIgs, IBM, and Amiga platforms, and more. GreenDisk Paperless Environmental Journal ftp info.umd.edu infoM/ReadingRoom/Environment/GreenDisk Environmental information exchange, providing environmental professionals, journalists, librarians, activists, environmental studies teachers, students, and others with an inexpensive and comprehensive resource documenting the work that is going on within the environmental community. We scan hundreds of different sources on a wide range of topics; everything from renewable energy to marine mammal protection to toxic waste disposal. The GreenDisk is a forum for the publication of research reports, press releases, action alerts, and news summaries from the world's environmental groups and governmental agencies. Much of the information indexed on The GreenDisk is hard to find and not carried by libraries, and thus is missed during literature searches. HEALTHLINE gopher selway.umt.edu (port 700) University of Montana Student Health Services gopher. Physical and mental health (sexuality, drug & alcohol information, academic tips and dietary facts), pointers to information for the disabled, information about the effect of computers on health, health-related USENET newsgroups, Electronic Books for the Blind and other similar projects, various "Extension Service" Gophers, environmental health and safety issues, and health-related information provided via U.S. Federal Agencies. Home Education ftp info.umd.edu /info/ReadingRoom/Computers/HomeEducation "Using Computer-Based, Telecommunications Services To Serve Educational Purposes At Home". Prepared for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation by Jay Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 16:24:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Marion L. French" <mfrench@nysernet.ORG> Subject: empire:Internet Resources for Math/Science Education (fwd) To: Linda Carl <lcarl@nysernet.ORG> P. Sivin-Kachala and Ellen R. Bialo of Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. This report addresses the use of computer-based, telecommunications services to meet educational needs at home -- focusing on services for students in grade 7 through college (including adult education). An Overview of Telecommunications Functions that Support Educational Purposes, An Overview of Service Providers, Data Highway: The Internet, General Purpose, Commercial Networks that Provide Educational Services, Regional and Statewide Networks, Library Access Networks, Special Purpose Networks, Bulletin Board Systems, Telephone Homework Hotlines: A Model for Computer Network-based Tutoring Services Info-Mac archives at Stanford University ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu Large FTP archive for new Macintosh freeware and shareware. Has a science-math subdirectory. IUBIO Archive for Biology, Indiana University ftp bio.indiana.edu or 129.79.224.25 Molecular biology is the area of concentration, and it is also a home for Drosophila research data. Includes software for Macintosh, VAX- VMS, Unix, MS-DOS. IPAC Extragalactic Database ned.ipac.caltech.edu (134.4.10.118) Research-supported program which is conducted at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center(IPAC), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Contains extensive cross-identifications for over 200,000 objects -- galaxies, quasars, infrared and radio sources; positions, names, and basic data (e.g. magnitudes, redshifts), as well as bibliographic references, abstracts and notes. ISAAC: Information System for Advanced Academic Computing ISAAC.ENGR.WASHINGTON.EDU 128.95.32.61 ISAAC provides information for IBM users about software and hardware for instruction and research in higher education. ISAAC is funded by IBM and operates at the University of Washington. Access is free to all faculty, staff, and students currently affiliated with an institution of higher education. It is possible to access ISAAC via modem or via the Internet computer network. K12net A loosely-organized, totally decentralized network of school based/oriented "electronic bulletin board systems" (BBS's) throughout North America, Australia, Europe, and the former USSR, which share curriculum-related conferences or "echo forums", making them available to students and educators at no cost and usually on a local phone call. K12Net provides millions of teachers, students and parents in metropolitan and rural areas throughout our planet with the ability to meet and talk with each other to discuss educational issues, exchange information and share resources on a global scale. K12net provides students, teachers and community members with access to FREE international telecommunications capabilities with an educational orientation on a local call. This frees up classroom, student and home budgets for other things. KIDLINK ftp VM1.NoDak.EDU or 134.129.111.1 LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu or LISTSERV@NDSUVM1.BITNET A huge global pen-pals network for kids, with many parts and projects. KIDLINK's purpose is the dialog itself. There are no political objectives. All children in all countries between the age of 10 - 15 are invited. Many thousands of kids are currently involved. Includes and art gallery of digitized artwork from children around the world. For more information send the message GET KIDS-93 GENERAL to LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu. MacSciTech Macintosh Science and Technology Archive ftp ra.nrl.navy.mil /MacSciTech Naval Research Lab's public archive of hundreds of Macintosh programs, demos, and text files on programming, biology, math, imaging, visualization, graphing, artificial intelligence, electrical engineering, chemistry, digital signal processing, data acquisition, astronomy, optics, psychology, and physics. Material Data Safety Sheets (ORCBS's MSDS Retrieval System) telnet clvax1.cl.msu.edu login: msds Database of 20,000 chemical compounds (indexed by over 80,000 names). Search by name for prefix. Gives trade names/synonyms, chemical family, molecular formula, molecular weight, ratings for health, fire, reactivity, and persistence hazzards, components and contaminants, exposure limits, color, smell, taste, boiling point, melting point, specific gravity, vapor pressure, evaporation rate, solubility in water, vapor density, solvent solubility, flash point, firefighting information, transportation information, health effects and first aid, protective equipment. Medical resources (Health Sciences Resource) ftp ftp.sura.net /pub/nic/medical.resources A large (182K) List of health and medical related Internet resources, including many bitnet listserves, ftp archive sites, Usenet newsgroups, electronic publications, WAIS and Gopher servers, etc. MOLIS: Minority On-line Information Service Latest information on black and hispanic colleges' and universities' missions, strengths and emerging capabilities. The collection of data is ongoing, and the database will be updated as additional institutional information becomes available. All information appearing in the database has been reviewed and approved by participating institutions. Minority Institutional Information, Scholarships/Fellowships, Annual Federal Plans of Assistance to HBCUs. National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA) ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu The Software Tools Group (STG) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications develops user-friendly data analysis and visualization software that is released into the public domain, i.e., free and unrestricted, for popular platforms such as the Macintosh, IBM-PC, and Unix workstations. STG is committed to the development of its products to the furthering of scientific discoveries that can be made by technical organizations, research scientists, and students alike. Newton newton.dep.anl.gov (130.202.92.50) Newton is an educational BBS sponsored by the Argonne National Laboratory Division of Educational Programs. The purpose of this BBS is to promote the networking of teachers and students and the exchanges ideas. This site is primarily aimed at teacher in the science and math field . Any novice should be able to navigate this BBS. Nuclear Safety Gopher gopher.ns.doe.gov 70 The Office of Environmental Safety and Health, Office of Nuclear Safety (EH-10), US Department of Energy. Office of Nuclear Safety Newsletter; Department of Energy Information. Mathematics Archives ftp or gopher archives.math.utk.edu Access and information for packages and related materials which are available on the Internet and which are useful in the teaching of mathematics at the community college, college and university levels; information and citations of reviews of commercial packages. Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DUE-9351398), with additional support from the State of Tennessee Science Alliance, and the Departments of Mathematics at Calvin College and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. NASA Archives ftp ames.arc.nasa.gov or 128.102.18.3 The subdirectory SPACE is the most relevant file for educators. Three different files are recommended for downloading. They are sc11.26.90 from the SPACE.CLASSROOM sub-subdirectory, hst09.91 from the HST sub-subdirectory, and mr1026.90 from the MARS.ROVER sub-subdirectory. NYSERNet (New York State Education and Research Network) gopher nysernet.org or telnet nysernet.org (login: nysernet) or ftp nysernet.org An extensive statewide network. NYSERNet's affiliate base includes just under two hundred organizations, from large research centers and universities, to small public libraries and K-12 schools. Aims to provide network access to information and computational resources, collaborative tools and leading edge technologies to all individuals and sectors within the State of New York. K-12 resources include CNN newsroom classroom guide, access to Classroom Earth BBS; Daily Report Card News Service; Empire Internet Schoolhouse; K12 keypals list; K12 Internet User's Q and A; carreer/guidance center, and subject-oriented information tools. OCEANIC (Oceanic Network Information Center) delocn.udel.edu (128.175.24.1) Information for the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). Research programs collect data and provide summaries of projects, along with maps, resources, dataset directories, a searchable directory of oceanographers on the Internet, and a searchable international database of oceanographic research ship schedules. Public Domain Science and Math Software FTP ra.nrl.navy.mil /MacSciTech/info/PD_Science.txt This is a listing of science, math, and engineering public domain software and shareware for MS-DOS and Macintosh. Topics include: chemistry, physics, math, biology, biochemistry, astronomy, meterology, engineering, electronics. Sources include commercial information services, such as Compuserve, GEnie and America On Line, and several Internet archives. This is a large text file (over 400K); it is probably better to search it with the "find" command in a text editor rather than print it. This list was compiled in the summer of 1991. Seymour (Maryland State Library Information System) telnet seymour.md.gov Seymour is an electronic infrastructure that connects Maryland libraries, their users and ultimately any resident of Maryland to information resources within and beyond the state. The infrastructure will have multiple levels of activity. A telecommunication backbone will provide libraries with access through a local phone call to a Seymour node (central point) that will in turn connect the user to the libraries and resources available through Seymour. The nodes will be Internet/NREN connections, which will support access and interactivity within the state and beyond its borders. Faxing of messages and materials, using electronic mail (e-mail) and participating in bulletin board systems will enhance communication among Maryland libraries and their colleagues across the country. Seymour's resource sharing functions will provide access to bibliographic information about libraries' collections, as well as full text databases and other electronic information resources. Freenets and other community resource and information systems will be accessible to all via the Seymour infrastructure. The Internet/NREN is accessible through Seymour, enabling users to participate in the national resources available in this "network of networks." Seymour offers a variety of access services for resource sharing and information, enabling users to identify, locate, and request books, articles, facts, govenment agencys, other information. Scientists on Disk gopher.hs.jhu.edu Johns Hopkins University History of Science and Medicine gopher, including material from the J. Robert Oppenheimer collection at the Library of Congress, transcripts of interviews with important figures from 20th Century Aerospace, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, and Miscellany; lecture transcripts; image-library of architectural photographs, American quilts, and miscellany. Smithsonian Institution, Office of Printing & Photographic Services ftp photo1.si.edu Smithsonian photographs available as electronic image files. This anonymous FTP server is still "under construction", and is being designed to provide Internet users with digital image files highlighting our photography at the Smithsonian. Meanwhile, pending completion, we are posting a few "samples" to give FTP users an impression of the kinds of images which will be here. These images cover topics ranging from air and space to science, technology, history, and even current events. They are designed to give the user who cannot come to Washington, the opportunity to see and learn about many of the Smithsonian's most popular and important objects and exhibits. The images cover a broad spectrum of subjects which we hope will interest our electronic audience. Here we are able to present photographs from many of our museums on the Mall in Washington, plus other Smithsonian bureaus such as the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Starting with some of our best photographs, all scanning and image preparation is done in our Electronic Imaging Laboratory. In addition to the image, extensive captions are included as part of our mission for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." Space Telescope Electronic Information System (STEIS) Gopher: stsci.edu 70 STEIS contains information for Hubble Space Telescope proposers and observers; links to Astronomical Internet Resources; access to Exploration In Education: a series of Electronic PictureBooks, which are learning aids being developed to share the highlights and challenges of space science research with today's modern adventure-seekers. Electronic PictureBooks are designed to capture your imagination, and, most importantly, to be fun. The software runs on any color Macintosh computer and contains full color images and informative text. An Electronic PictureBook is usually created from pre-existing text and graphics, often in the form of slide sets, articles, or lecture material. Subjects range from geography, to planetary science, to astrophysics, and might include anything from views of our home planet to the latest discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. Electronic PictureBooks require HyperCard version 2.1. Endeavour Views The Earth; Gems of Hubble; Images of Mars; Magellan Highlights of Venus; Results from GHRS; The Impact Catastrophe; Volcanic Features of Hawaii. SpaceLINK spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov 128.158.13.250 This database is arranged to provide access to current and historical information on NASA aeronautics and space research. Also included are suggested classroom activities that incorporate information on NASA projects to teach a number of scientific principles. SpaceMet Internet spacemet.phast.umass.edu or 128.119.50.48 SpaceMet Internet is an online service for educators and students who are interested in space and space related topics. There is much to be explored at this site and it is very easy to use. Science & Technology Information System stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40 STIS is an electronic dissemination system that provides access to National Science Foundation (NSF) publications: The NSF bulletin, Program announcements and Dear Colleague letters, General publications and reports, NSF Directions, Press releases, NSF organization charts and phone books, NSF vacancy announcements, Award abstracts (1989-now). The Scientist gopher inforM.umd.edu /inforM/Educational_Resources/ReadingRoom/Miscellaneous/Science ftp ds.internic.net /pub/the-scientist The *complete* text of each issue of The Scientist, a biweekly tabloid newspaper, published in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) and distributed internationally to research scientists, managers, and administrators in industry, academia, and government. Although it is targeted at all science professionals, the majority of the 30,000 subscribers are associated with the life sciences and the burgeoning biotechnology marketplace. Statistics Education Information Service gopher jse.stat.ncsu.edu 70 The Journal of Statistics Education; EdStat-L Archives; Software Tools and Information (Statistics and Graphics Software; SAS Software; Census information, Statlib Archives. University of North Carolina Office for Information Technology ftp sunsite.unc.edu /pub/academic Information and software about scientific farming, horticulture, and gardening; astronomical, astrophysics, telescope programs and information; software and data for biologists, chemistry and molecular modeling, experimental computer applications, engineering disciplines; scientific analysis of experimental data; geographical software; geology, geophysics, and seismology; medical and health sciences; mathematical software, including statistics; physical sciences. /pub/multimedia: Multimedia sound and pictures and movies, graphic images files in various formats. WUARCHIVE: Washington U. Public Domain Archives ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu or 128.252.135.4 Wuarchive is one of the biggest ftp sites in the entire world. It is known as a mirror site, that is, it is a site that copies other ftp sites. For example all of the Macintosh files from Stanford University are archived here. Therefore Wuarchive is a very useful site for educators since most major ftp sites are archived here. Wuarchive also has a huge depository of graphics which could be of interest to educators. It is a very useful archive for math teachers and life science teachers. Subdirectories contain both ftp programs and text files on the following subjects; calculus.reform, linear.algebra, mac (various math programs for the mac), mac-files.txt, mac-newsletter, msdos (math programs), msdos-files.txt, msdos- newsletter, life.sciences (programs), and life.sciences- files.txt. Virginia's PEN (Public Education Network) telnet vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (Path=guest, password=guest) A typical example of a statewide educational network. Approximately 6,000 educators currently have accounts on Virginia's statewide network. They can access Virginia's Pen via a local call to one of several sites across the state or through a toll-free line if they are located in a remote area. Network offerings include various discussion groups, topical news reports, study skills guides, and curriculum resources. Through History Online, students and teachers can pose questions to designated historians who will respond in the character of key historical figures, including Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Virginia Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, 22nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219. Program contact: Harold Cathern. Internet: HCATHERN@VDOE386.VAK12ED.EDU. Weather Underground: A Complete U.S. Weather Service telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 or 141.212.196.79 3000 The Weather Undergound is a complete and very easy to use on-line weather service covering forecasts for U.S. regions and cities, including current weather observations, long range forecasts, ski conditions, earthquake reports, hurricane advisories, marine forecasts, national weather summary, and severe weather advisories. It also provides information about Canadian weather and some international data. The service is free for personal and educational use and is limited to 100 simultaneous users.