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SCIENCE ONLINE
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Awards:
• Selected as a Winner of the "Readers' Choice Award for Digital Reference Tools, 2001" -
eSchool News
Reviews:
"Accessible and easy to use...an enormously valuable reference
source...a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences...An
exceptional feature is the 3,000+ printable science diagrams, many in
full color...Students, teachers, and library media specialists will
find
Science Online's
high-quality, clear presentation and extensive content suitable for
teaching and learning. A top choice to support your school's science
program." -
School Library Journal
"Each entry concludes with citation information, a thoughtful plus for
instructors who are trying to encourage students to use and cite
Internet resources honestly and accurately...Teachers, librarians, and
students from middle school through high school will find that its
high-quality, clear presentation and wide-ranging content make it
ideally suited to support the science curricula. Public libraries
serving this school-age population and the public seeking science
information will benefit from a subscription as well.
Science Online would be useful even in academic libraries..." -
LJ netConnect
“This database conveys the visual nature of science in a clear and easy-to-comprehend manner.” -
Library Media Connection
"This updated, easy-to-use database will be valuable for students, for
teachers, and for general reference in both school and public
libraries." -
KLIATT
About This Database:
Accessible, Curriculum-based Content
The award-winning
Science Online has been completely
redesigned and updated. New features, such as tabbed search results and
sophisticated browse features, make finding information easy, while a
colorful new design makes learning science fun. New content includes
in-depth essays in environmental science, weather and climate, new
biology, the history of science, and human anatomy, as well as a new
section on mathematics. New experiments, diagrams, and biographies have
also been added.
This curriculum-oriented database offers a comprehensive, authoritative
overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive
definitions, essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies,
experiments, and activities. The content is organised by subject area
and type of resource, as well as by the National Science Education
Standards. Boolean search capabilities help users maximise the
potential of this powerful database.
An Authoritative and Highly Visual Science Resource
Science Online conveys the continuously evolving and visual
nature of the discipline by providing easy access to reliable
information in a variety of useful formats. Users can follow an
extensive network of hyperlinks and suggested searches through the vast
content to related topics. They can search by keyword or phrase, or
browse by subject area or type of resource. A help page; high-quality
print, e-mail, reduce and enlarge text, and save capabilities; and full
database citations are also available.
Features:
- Biographies: more than 2,800 biographies of key scientists throughout history, many with accompanying images
- Topics, Terms, and Principles: more than 6,300 essays on current issues in science, technology, and society
- Definitions: more than 32,000 definitions
- Diagrams and Images: more than 6,300 printable diagrams, llustrations, and images, many in full color
- Experiments and Activities:
more than 900 science experiments and activities covering key
principles in science, indexed by grade range, subject category, and
time required
- Timeline: detailed chronology entries, organised by time period or scientific topic, and searchable by year or keyword
- National Science Education Standards
- Special Features:
an Editor's Selection of the Month highlighting current events or
timely information tied to the current month or season; a Focus On
feature spotlighting key topics in science such as climate change.
