Exploratorium Digital Library: Search Results

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Total Number of Records: 8
	resource title	grade level	topics

	Nanograffiti Podcast Episode This episode features an interview with IBM Fellow Dr. Don Eigler, the first person to manipulate individual atoms by using a scanning tunneling microscope. The interview is followed by the Exploratorium's... MP3 Format: 8 Mb	9-12 Postsecondary	Size and Scale, Atomic Structure, Science as a Career

	A View to the Edge of Space Web Site This extensive Web site serves as an introduction to the Hubble telescope and its mission of exploring space and looking at the origins of the universe. The site includes a short history of humankind's... HTML Document: 16 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Stars and Galaxies, Astronomy, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Historical Perspectives, Origins of Universe, Probes, Satellites and Spacecraft, Science as a Career

	CERN: The Heart of the Matter Web Site This detailed Web site describes CERN (The European Center for Nuclear Research), the world's largest particle physics research center. Its centerpiece, the world's largest particle accelerator, draws... HTML Document: 19 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Measurement, Atomic Structure, Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics, Historical Perspectives, Origins of Universe, Science as a Career

	Jungle to Lab Web Site This photo-rich Web site introduces Las Cuevas, a field research station in the rainforest of Belize run by the Natural History Museum of London. The site focuses on the fieldwork of entomologists, biologists,... HTML Document: 19 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	The Scientific Process, Heredity and Genetics, Animals, Evidence for Evolution, Ecosystems, Classification, Science as a Career

	Antarctica: Scientific Journeys Web Site This extensive Web site about Antarctica follows a crew of four adventurers from San Francisco's Exploratorium as they investigate the science, people, environment, politics, and history of the Last Continent.... HTML Document: 20 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Weather and Climate, Animals, Historical Perspectives, Human Impact, Oceans and Water, Ecosystems, Science as a Career, Geologic Time

	Astrobiology Web Site This Web site focuses on the search for life elsewhere in the universe, looking at the astronomers, evolutionary biologists, astrobiologists, geologists, and physicists involved in various aspects of... HTML Document: 13 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Stars and Galaxies, Chemistry of Life, Astronomy, Protists and Fungi, Historical Perspectives, Ecosystems, Probes, Satellites and Spacecraft, Science as a Career

	Life at Cold Spring Harbor Web Site This photo-packed Web site introduces Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the genetics research center on Long Island, New York, host to meetings that draw more than 5,000 scientists each year. Marine biologists,... HTML Document: 7 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Measurement, The Scientific Process, Patterns of Heredity, Plants, Animals, DNA Structure and Function, Historical Perspectives, Human Genetics, Science and Society, Science as a Career

	Origins Web Site A far-ranging Web site that explores the people, places, tools, and ideas behind the search for the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself. The site covers the European Center for Nuclear Research... HTML Document: 10 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Measurement, Stars and Galaxies, The Scientific Process, Astronomy, Heat and Temperature, Atomic Structure, Weather and Climate, Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics, Animals, DNA Structure and Function, Protists and Fungi, Historical Perspectives, Human Impact, Evidence for Evolution, Oceans and Water, Ecosystems, Classification, Origins of Universe, Probes, Satellites and Spacecraft, Science as a Career, Geologic Time