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Superconductors.org, created by Joe Eck, is a "non-profit, non-affiliated website intended to introduce beginners and non-technical people to the world of superconductors." To this end, Eck's website contains sections such as "What is a Superconductor?" and "The History of Superconductors,"...

The mission of the Sustainable Futures Institute (SFI) at Michigan Technological University is to create and disseminate new tools, methods, knowledge, and technologies that promote, enable and support environmental, economic, and societal sustainability principles. Their page includes information...

Sustainable Sources is a website that provides information for green builders and other individuals interested in green building. Their site includes a directory of green building professionals, information on greenbuilt homes that are on the market, pertinent events, books and articles, online...

In this professional development video from Getting Results, Dr. John Bransford, professor of education at the University of Washington School of Education, as well as an instructor and a student discuss the value of applying what is learned in the classroom. Bransford and the instructor talk about...

In this interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey, students will look at how technology in the home has changed over time. Specifically, they will examine a timeline from 1900 to 2010 and think about technological innovations and how they changed our daily lives. The material is intended...

This online, interactive lesson provided by Wisc-Online and the National Science Foundation explains how data is transferred through electrical conductors and the various configurations in which one can find these conductors. This slideshow goes into detail about the reasoning behind twisting cables...

This site, supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the American Society for Cell Biology, is a resource database of cell images, videos, and animations for use in research, education, and training. The historic and modern...

This resource, created by The GIS 2 GPS Portal Resources For Educators & Students, "want[s] to make educators and students aware of these two new emerging technologies, Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), and Remote Sensing (RS)." The resource contains links to...

This episode of ATETV looks at the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program. In the video, "NSF program officers, ATE faculty, and students discuss the program and the role played by community and technical colleges in meeting industry's workforce needs across the US."...

This website, from the program On the Cutting Edge - Strong Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching, focuses on metacognition and its role in geoscience education. Metacognition, broadly, is defined as "thinking about thinking," and can help students monitor and adjust their own learning strategies to...