Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words - NOT BORING

Hi All,

When you think of the Periodic Table of the Elements - if you think of it all that is... - you probably think of this chart.

Well think of that chart no more - unless of course you are in a high school chemistry class - in which case you darn well should think of this chart!!!!

Searching on the web earlier today, I found this Periodic Table of the Elements - only this time it is in Pictures and Words...which makes the whole darn chart much more approachable.  For example, check out Hydrogen (sun and stars) or Boron (sports equipment) or Sulfur (egg yolks)...and so on.

Basically the chart shows you what elements various natural objects and/or man-made object are made out of...talk about interesting. 

For example, did you know that airplanes are made out of aluminum? Or that toothpaste is made out flourine and that batteries are made out of lithium? Its true - check it out on the site!

Enjoy the links!

Regards,
Stu

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Hi All,

I just came across a very educational, interesting and useful website. Its called the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL hereafter).  Simply put the site is "part of a massive effort to gather scientific knowledge about all animal and plant life using pictures, information, facts, and more."  In another words the site gives users global access to knowledge about life on earth - quite a large and ambitious agenda!!!

EOL's vision is: Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.

EOL's mission is: To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.

EOL is supported by Harvard University, New Library of Alexandria, Marine Biological Laboratory and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History among others. 

The site is comprehensive, easy to navigate and authoritative. Click on this link to learn more about the educational components of EOL.  

Click here to learn more about EOL Tools/Applications, Biodiversity articles, podcasts, lessons and activities and resources/tutorials.

Enjoy the site and the links!

Regards,
Stu

Khan Academy - Educational site for Students

Hi All,

You might have heard about it, or read about it...its a very valuable, free, educational website for students from 1st grade to college!  What is it you ask?

Khan Academy. Khan Academy's mission is to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.  Now that's a broad, ambitious goal...but check out the site and the various topics they cover.  You'll be impressed with the coverage and broad array of topics available for study.

Subjects covered at the Khan Academy include Math, Science, Economics/Finance, Arts/Humanities, Computing, Tes Preparation, College Admissions and Coach resources. But wait, there's more.  Subjects are available for students from Kindergarten all the way up to the college level. 

Specific topics run the gamut of geometry, algebra, calculus, linear algebra, microeconomics, biology, chemistry, physics, art history basics, computer programming, SAT, MCAT, GMAT preparation and much,much more. 

Once users sign on to the site and choose the topic they navigate there way to videos that will explain the topic or the problem(s) that they are interested in.   Also, community questions are available for students to review and question answers are readily available for students.

More than likely, users will get the best possible experience from the Khan Academy by logging in and creating a free account. ,

Khan Academy partners include Dartmough College, The Aspen Institute, MIT+K12, NASA, The Brookings Institution, Pixar in a Box and NOVA Labs. 

Finally, for more information, click on this link for the Khan Academy blog.

Enjoy the site - and I hope it helps you to get better grades in school!

Regards,
Stu

Photos You Will NOT Believe

Hi All,

I just had to post this site for a blog entry. (I am very jazzed by this site!) I'll post again later in the day, but these photos are truly amazing. Nothing dirty or questionable...they are photos taken by winners of the Olympus BioScapes competition.

What is the Olympus BioScapes International Digital Imaging Competition you ask? Excellent question...as Olympus says on the site (for more info click here), "Olympus America Inc. is in the eighth year of sponsoring a dynamic international photo competition that honors the world's most extraordinary microscoope images of life science subjects..."

Photos are unlike anything you've ever seen! Click here to see the them.

Enjoy and I'll see you a bit later today!
Stu

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