Energy

Energy Project Resource Page
The web sites on this list have been chosen because they pass the test for reliable sources. You should use them first, and only search for others if you can't find what you need here. **If you use a site that is not on this list, you must add it to this wiki and explain why it should be included.** See the criteria for good websites and instructions for signing up so that you can add information, at the Wiki Home Page.

The first three are from [|UDLibSEARCH]****, a collection of databases which are paid for by the state for use in school. You can access them from home through [|DelAWARE] if you have a library card and a pin number.**
 * __List of Recommended Sites__


 * Student** **Resource** **Center** (If accessing through **[|DelAWARE]**, locate under Gale Database Suite). http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?sc=SRC&userGroupName=dove10524 You will find most or all of the scientists and energy topics here. The results give you a choice from reference books, magazine articles, news items, primary sources and multimedia. There is a color code for different reading levels. It has a print version, articles are dated, the authors names are listed and they list their sources.


 * World Book Online** http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home You will find most of the scientists and topics here too, as this is the online version of the well-known World Book Encyclopedia. The articles are dated, the authors names are listed and they list their sources.


 * Britannica Online** http://search.eb.com/ You will find most of the scientists and topics here too, as this is the online version of the well-known Britannica Encyclopedia. The articles are dated, the authors names are listed and they list their sources. You will find pictures and perhaps even video clips for your topic. Another useful feature is the Web's Best Sites - once you have looked at the encyclopedia articles, you can go to selected web sites listed by the Britannica experts.


 * Super Scientists** http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/scientists/index.html This site was created by the California Energy Commission, so we know the information was written by experts. You will see some of the scientists listed on this page and you can click on a link to access a full page of information about each one, with links to more selected sites. You might also want to visit this page: [|The Energy Story] to access 20 chapters on different energy topics.


 * "How Stuff Works"** http://www.howstuffworks.com/ was founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain and has grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages. This site has won numerous awards including the "Awesome Library Site" for being one of the top 5% of websites used in K-12 education. The information contained here may be useful for many examples or demonstrations of how energy works.


 * Our school library catalog** has books on some of the scientists and topics. You can search it from home at http://167.21.9.121/webopac/main?siteid=HBMiddle . There are some web sites recommended there too - for example, if you search for Einstein and click Subject, you will see that this is one of the items found: [|Internet sites about Einstein, Albert--1879-1955.] Open it and click on Elec Access.


 * J Robert Oppenheimer** http://www.thocp.net/biographies/oppenheimer_robert.htm The authors are the History of Computing Project Foundation. Some of the information is from pbs.org


 * Dictionary.com** http://dictionary.reference.com/ "Dictionary.com is a multi-source dictionary search service produced by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, a leading provider of language reference products and services on the Internet." Dictionary.com draws its definitions from many reliable sources, all listed on its "About Dictionary.com" page. They include: Merriam-Webster, American Heritage (published by Houghton Mifflin Company), and WordNet (published by Princeton University). This site is very useful for looking up scientific terms that one may not understand, when in the absence of a college-level dictionary. It also includes links to an online thesaurus and encyclopedia.


 * J Robert Oppenheimer** http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/baoppe.html A website by PBS with information about J. Robert Oppenhimer. Since it is by PBS the information is factual.

Heinrich Hertz http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/hertz.htm This is how Heinrich Hertz begans his teaching career in physics. The Great Idea Finder **(www.ideafinder.com)** Web site was created to promote the progress of science and useful arts by providing a showcase for innovation. Our only mission is to provide inspiration to the "inventor" in all of us.
 * The Kelvin Temperature Scale/Kelvin** http://www.enchantedlearning.com/chemistry/glossary/Kelvin.shtml This seems like a reliable site because all of the other sites have the same information that this site has. The copyright is 2001-2007, and it was most definitely created to inform. This site was useful for my purpose because it contains valuable information that I personally found useful.


 * Kelvin temperature scale** http://www.bartleby.com/65/ke/Kelvinte.html This site is reliable because it came from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05. It //informs// readers about the scale, and it was useful because it was updated on the site in 2005.


 * Atomic bomb** [|**http://www.atomicarchive.com/**]This site is reliable because it is from the National Science Digital Library funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation Grant 0434253 it was updated in 2006 and the purpose is to tell the truth on the atomicbomb


 * __Wikipedia__** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy There are many bibliography sources, there is tons of information on energy and other topics you can find anything and has always proven to be right it was last modified 12:08, 26 October 2007, it has information added and edited and then checked on a daily basis.

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 * __Laser__** http://www.hairremovaljournal.org/whatislhr.htm This website is for people doing laser projects. It informs and advertises to people. It tells about how laser works in this area and what lasers are. It is put in in 2006. This is very useful and gives info. on lasers. Don't click on this unless your doing lasers or interested in doing it. It is written by Dr. Eric F. Bernstein, clinical associate professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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 * Wikipedia**-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Newton.27s_apple This link talks about Isaac Newton's apple and gravity. It helps you learn about the laws of gravitation.

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 * Thermodynamics** http://www.scienceagainstevolution.org/v7i1f.htm This site is easy to understand and accurate. It was recently updated. This site got its information from well known authors and websites. The author's name is on the site.

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 * Thermodynamics 2** http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/thermo.html This site is for people doing thermodynamics. It is up-to-date and accurate. It is from Nasa. The website was last updated in March, 2007. It is very helpful when studying thermodynamics.

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 * Lord Kelvin** http://www.physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/16484 This is the site for the magazine Physics World.This is a reliable site because the magazine is reliable, and its only purpose is to inform. It was last updated in 2006, so it is pretty recent. It was useful because it combined his biography with his accomplishments, and it was fairly easy to understand.


 * Wikipedia-Relativity** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity The wikipedia article on the Theory of Relativity. A Bibliography is included. Put in by Valarie.


 * Stanford Linear Accelerator Center- Special Relativity** http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/relativity.html The website is provided by Stanford University. Put in by Valarie

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 * BATTERIES**~ www.energizer.com - has a great easy to read diagram and description of how a battery works.