Science (Reference/Museums/Science)
up ScienceGeneral science museums feature exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to science and engineering (also known as technology).EntriesThe Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ Hands-on museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. Site provides interactive online exhibits and exhibitions, activities, science news, and publications, general information about the museum. Locatde in San Francisco, California. The Franklin Institute Science Museum http://www2.fi.edu/ Take a virtual tour or find out about events, exhibits, and membership. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Science Museum http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ London museum and library of science. Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology. Includes online exhibits and a learning area. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu/ Features 23 main exhibition galleries, each displaying major artifacts from the Museum's collection. Includes an overview of the collection, news and events, a visitor's guide, membership details and volunteer roles. Located in Washington, DC. Museum of Science http://www.mos.org/ Features a revolving schedule of Imax films, temporary exhibitions and planetarium shows. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details, volunteer opportunities and educator tools. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Museum of Science and Industry http://www.msichicago.org/ Features a coal mine, a U-505 submarine, intelligent LEGO bricks, and travel through virtual reality. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details, educational programs and volunteer opportunities. Located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/ Features the global environment and frontier, life sciences and humans, technological revolution and the future, and information science. Includes visitor's guide. Located in Tokyo, Japan. [Japanese and English] Science Museum of Minnesota http://www.smm.org/ Features dinosaurs, an Omnitheater, school programs, Mississippi Riverfront parks, and hands-on exhibits. Located in Saint Paul. Ontario Science Centre http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/ Outstanding online science and technology educational resources and fascinating real exhibits. Located in Toronto. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry http://www.omsi.org/ Portland, Oregon museum includes online science resources for teachers, students, and everyone interested in science. Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium http://www.miamisci.org/ Showcases interactive exhibitions on science, multi-media technology and sports. Includes Space Transit Planetarium and Falcon Batchelor Bird of Prey Center. Lawrence Hall of Science http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/ Public science museum and research center for K-12 education at the University of California, Berkeley. LHS offers hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer labs, planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education. Pacific Science Center http://www.pacsci.org/ Detailed information on shows and events. Located in Seattle. California Science Center http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/ Museum and exhibits profile, IMAX schedule, and calendar of upcoming events for the interactive learning facility. Located in Los Angeles. Experimentarium http://www.experimentarium.dk/ Science centre includes 300 exhibits concentrating on nature and technology, the environment, and health. Located in Denmark. Liberty Science Center http://www.lsc.org/ Science museum in New Jersey, dedicated to lifelong learning in the NY/NJ region Canada Science and Technology Museum http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/ Features educational activities, online exhibits, and museum events. Located in Ontario, Ottawa. The National Museum of Science and Technology http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/ Features over 500,000 artifacts, archival records and documents, drawings, images and books. Includes details of the exhibits and a visitor's guide. Located in Stockholm, Sweden. [Swedish and English] National Space Centre http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/ Features hands-on interactive exhibits, real rockets, and a Space Theatre. Located in Leicester. Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/ British museum exhibiting the history of science. Online exhibits include "The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe" and "The Geometry of War, 1500-1750". SubcategoriesAgriculture Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to agriculture. Anthropology Museums of anthropology or its subdisciplines, such as ethnography and ethnology. Archaeology Contains museums whose primary focus is on the collection and exhibition of archaeological artifacts and excavations. Biology Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to biology. Earth Science Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to earth science. Medical Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to medicine. Natural History Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to Physics Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to physics. Psychology Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to psychology. Technology Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to technology. Related categoriesCatalan Museus especialitzats en temes concrets de ciència o tecnologia. Chinese Chinese Simplified Czech Stránky vědeckotechnických, přírodovědných a technologicky zaměřených muzeí. Danish Museer om overvejende naturvidenskabelige emner. Dutch French Cette catégorie contient les sites des musées des sciences quel que soit le pays dans lequel ils existent. German Italian Japanese 科学をテーマにした博物館、展示施設についてのサイトを扱います。 Lithuanian Norwegian Romanian Muzee generale ce organizează expoziţii, experienţe interactive şi oferă oportunităţi educaţionale în Russian Spanish Reúne los sitios de museos y centros culturales dedicados a todas las áreas de la ciencia y la tecnología; y los que Swedish Tekniska och teknikhistoriska museer. Upplevelse/hands-on museer med teknisk inriktning (tex Tom Tit). Children's Museums Features museums which specialize in exhibits and interactive learning programs for children. Educational Resources Science educational resources are educational products and services for teachers and students in the general field of science or cover more than one specialty in science. Some examples of webpages Engineering and Technology This category covers general sites for the history of engineering and technology. For history of Institutions Research organizations, academic departments, scientific and engineering societies and associations, professional societies, museums of science Science Covers the development of science within a regional, topical, social or political context. Many scientific discoveries were influenced or hindered Neigbour categoriesArts and Entertainment Features museums whose collections are composed of art and artifacts relating to visual arts, decorative By Region Cultural This category lists museums of a cultural nature. Directories Contains sites which maintain lists of museums. History Contains museum sites which present the history of an era or region through collections composed of historic artifacts. Military Contains sites for museums which exhibit and collect artifacts related to the military. Museum Resources This category contains references and resources on museums and the museum profession including professional associations, Recreation and Sports Contains sites for museums which exhibit and display artifacts concerning recreational pursuits and sports. Transportation Contains sites for museums which exhibit and collect artifacts concerned with transportation. Subjects include, but are not Virtual For online museums covering multiple subject areas. More specialized virtual museums may be listed under specific topics. Maritime This category lists maritime museums, such as small boats, sailing boats, sailing ships, commercial ships/shipping, light-ships, tugs, etc. (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |