Bilingual Resources

Here are some of our NSDL resources in non-English Language.  Most of them are in Spanish but there is also representation from other languages.  We will keep adding more resources regularly so please, check this page frequently and recommend resources in non-English language to us via our Recommend Resources page.

REPOSITORIES WITH SEARCH CAPABILITIES

(VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES)

1. How to Smile: Math and Science resources in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
2. PhET: Physics Education Technology Interactive simulations in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Math from the Physics Education Technology project at the University of Colorado. The site is organized around simulations, downloads, educators site, research and support (in English and some Spanish but most non-language based) from our TeachEngineering pathway.

DATABASES

1. Instituto National de Estadistica demographic, social, and economy data from Spain provided by our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
2. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica demographic, social, and economy data from Peru (in SPanish only) provided by our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway

ONLINE TUTOR SERVICE

Tutor Amigos online tutoring to complete math and science homewrok assignments (in Spanish) our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway

CAREER ORIENTED RESOURCES

Talking Points - ¿Por qué las jóvenes deberían considerar una carrera en tecnología de la información? Spanish version of Why Should Young Women Consider a Career in Information Technology? This card gives adults talking points and additional resources for a conversation with their daughters and/or other young people. The main message is that IT offers meaningful work, security and high salaries with a bachelor's degree, and flexibility and variety. Information is provided to address these specific questions: What should you tell a young woman about a career in IT? How can a young woman prepare now for a career in IT?

RESOURCES BY DISCIPLINE

Chemistry

1. The VSERP methods French-English site provides a discussion of the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory of bonding geometries and animated molecular models, from our CSERD Pathway partner
2. Matter: Atoms from Democritus to Dalton provides an overview of atomic theory from Democritus to Dalton and reviews John Dalton's 4 basic theories on matter (in English and Spanish).
3. Comprensión primitiva del átomo (Early atomic understanding) This section of a particle physics timeline offers a brief history of this branch of physics from ancient times through 1550 AD. Students read about the work of Thales, Empedocles, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Roger Bacon, and Copernicus, among many others. A short passage about the scientists or mathematicians includes when they lived and their major findings related to particle physics (in Spanish only) from our MSP2 Pathway partner
   
   

Computer Science

1. Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101: Computer Basics Available in both English and Spanish to provide lessons in computer basics

Earth Science

1. NASA Star Gazers in Spanish from our Internet Scout Project partner
2. Earthquakes Around Us, from the Earthquake Education Environment.  Students plot earthquake locations to examine their distribution in relationship to Earth's plate boundaries. Includes an English-Spanish vocabulary list.
3. The Jurassic Reef Park is a German-English virtual field trip to the reefs of the Jurassic period from our DLESE partner
4. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (in Spanish) provides resources on environmental topics, including daily life, professional life, protecting children, emergencies, laws and regulations, and links to other resources in Spanish
5. Vistas del Sistema Solar presents a multimedia adventure in Spanish that shows the splendor of the Sun, the planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
6. Astrobiology Magazine is an Earth Science magazine in English and Spanish from our MSP2 Pathway partner
7. The National Agricultural Library is in English and Spanish
8. EPA's SunWise School Program helps educators raise sun safety awareness. Topics covered include ozone depletion, UV radiation, and simple sun safety practices. A tool kit with cross-curricular lessons (some available in Spanish).
9. S'COOL: Cloud Identification Chart and The Cloud Cookery provides detailed information about cloud identification, observing, and reporting. It also provides an activity on how to make a cloud in a bottle. French, Spanish, and other versions of the chart are available.
10. GLOBE Contrail Chart is a two-page, full-color identification chart in pdf translated into English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic.
11. National Estuary Program features abundant information on the legal and scientific aspects of estuary preservation. Includes guidelines, program profiles, and a shorter version in Spanish.
12. Earth Science Bilingual and ESL Glossaries from our DLESE partner for terminology in Spanish, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian, Korean, Polish and Russian
13. Terremotos is an interactive web-based program designed to introduce the concepts of how an earthquake epicenter is located and how the Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined. Virtual Earthquake shows the recordings of an earthquake's seismic waves detected by instruments far away from the earthquake (in Spanish) from our DLESE partner
14. Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (in English and Japanese)
15. Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary online vocabulary tools of agricultural terms (in English and Spanish) from our Environmental & Energy Resources Library
16. Global Warming list of 50 simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon (in English and Italian) from our DLESE partner
17. Estuaries.gov online field trips to four different estuaries around the US that provide students with a new way to learn about unique estuarine ecosystems. The site also includes archived webcasts and teacher resources including classroom activities and a glossary (in English and Spanish) from our Bridge collection
18. Ecological Footprint Quiz The Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates the amount of land and ocean area required to sustain your consumption patterns and absorb your wastes on an annual basis. After answering 27 easy questions you’ll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to others’ and learn how to reduce your impact on the Earth (in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Russian)
19. The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere This site provides a non-mathematical overview of research on the magnetic fields and space environment around Earth. It includes articles on particles, electromagnetic forces, the sun and solar wind, and space exploration. The site stresses history and conceptual understanding, and basics such as electrons, ions and their motion in space, plasmas, and energy (in English, Spanish, and French) from our AMSER, ComPADRE, and DLESE partners
20. Earth Science Bilingual Glossaries Translations between English and a choice of seven languages: Spanish, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian, Korean, Polish, and Russian from DLESE partners
21. Port of Entry is a business network for the environmental sector. Its objective is to promote innovation in environmental policies and technologies through professional exchange. The water quality section of the site contains technical articles, news releases, regulatory information, case studies, and industry developments (in English and Spanish) from the On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty collection
22. Water Science for Schools information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. Teaching resource from U.S.G.S on water, from basic properties to water quality, inventory of world water sources, how to measure streamflow, components of water use patterns, human impacts, offers a quiz in the interactive Activity Center (in 60 languages).
23. Eco-Index a project of the Rainforest Alliance.  A "searchable almanac of current and past conservation projects in Mesoamerica, with project descriptions, goals, achievements, lessons learned, and more." Includes features covering a range of biodiversity conservation issues, Eco-Index offers a way for conservation researchers and practitioners to keep abreast of activity in their field. Users are encouraged to add their own project descriptions to the Eco-Index database (in English and Spanish) from our the Internet Scout Project partner
24. The Secret of Bog Creek Farm The Secret of Bog Creek Farm is a fictional story about a real Superfund site where children learn through the eyes of local residents. The story explains how soil can become polluted and how it can be cleaned up by incineration (in English and Spanish) from our DLESE partners
25. Water Management: towards 2030 This article from Agriculture21 cites the management practices and policies that will be necessary to avoid water crises in the coming three decades. There are links to information on raising water productivity, improving irrigation technology, and modernizing irrigation management (in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese).
26. The Planet Janitor© Coloring Book This is a coloring book that focuses on the environmental aspects of energy production and use but also has pictures on solar energy (in English and Spanish).
27. Environmental Scorecard Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more. Who Are the Polluters in Your Community? How Bad Is the Pollution in Your Community? The scorecard provides rankings by who, pollutants, worse pollution, geographic location, industrial sector. The site also has educational material and references (in English and Spanish) from our TeachEngineering pathway
28. El Nino Theme Page El Nino is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific with important climatic consequences around the globe. This NOAA theme page features links to widely distributed information. Includes data, graphics, forecasts, historical perspectives, and in-depth analysis. It is intended to be useful to scientists, administrators, students and the general public (in English, Spanish, and Portuguese)
29. Backyard Conservation This resource suggests ways in which conservation practices that are used on agricultural land across the country to conserve and improve natural resources can be adapted for use on the land around one's home. These practices help the environment and can make one's yard more attractive and enjoyable. Ten conservation practices have been scaled down for homeowners (in English and Spanish) from our DLESE partners
30. The Sun Times An Internet-based multidisciplinary project (10 March - 13 June 2003) that allows students to collaborate with other students and with experts online in determining how their locations affect their average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. Students collect data at their own locations, publish their work on the project site, and use project discussion boards to compare notes with other participants.  Data available (in English and Spanish) thru our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
31. Safe Sunwatching This resource describes methods by which one can view the sun without damage to one's eyes. The binocular projection method and binocular projection with a mirror are described here. The site also provides links to the pinhole method and special filters. These methods would be used to view sunspots and solar eclipses. All of the technical words are linked to a glossary (in English and Spanish) from our DLESE partners

Engineering

1. Building with Wonderful Junk is an activity in which students plan and build large structures using recyclable materials. The instructions are in English but the letter to parents is both in English and Spanish. From our SMILE Pathway partner
2. The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook Information about the history and principles of flight is presented at different reading levels.  There is a section on the aerodynamics involved in various sports and sports equipment. The site includes background information for teachers, activities and lesson plans (in English and Spanish) in the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
3. Technology PoW Technology Problems of the Week (tPoWs) are problem-solving challenges that take advantage of interactive mathematics tools such as Java applets or spreadsheets. Students may submit their answers to share their solutions, and then self-mentor using hints, checks, and suggestions for extensions (in English and Spanish) from our MSP2 Pathway partner

General Science

1. The Paso Partners – Integrating Mathematics, Science and Language: A Bilingual Instructional Program from our DLESE and our Math Forum @ Drexel partners. English and Spanish versions on the following classroom units and assessments for the lower elementary grades: Five Senses, Spiders, Dinosaurs, Plants and Seeds, The Human Body, Good Health, Sun and Stars, Weather, Ocean, Matter, Sound, and Simple Machines. Choose your language at the bottom of the left side panel once inside each unit.
2. Discover Exploratorium AMNH contains pdf’s guides in English and Spanish that help bilingual Exploratorium AMNH visitors to fully explore the 35 hands-on exhibits, from the American Museum of Natural History.
3. Visionlearning is a searchable collection of resources in English and Spanish from our DLESE partner
4. Awesome Library provides access to a digital library in very many different languages
5. Annenberg Media Learner.org has some multimedia in non-English languages
6. Science in School is an European journal is several languages
7. PBSparents has upper elementary hands-on science and engineering activities in English and Spanish from our SMILE Pathway partner
8. The Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education has English and Dutch portals from our the Internet Scout Project partner
9. The Museum of Science History, Florence, Italy, from the Math Forum @ Drexel, offers a bilingual (Italian-English: click on the flag at the upper right corner of the page) site providing research capabilities within the Italian Bibliography of Science History and the Library of the History Of Science Museum. Includes an online exhibition on Mechanical Marvels - Invention in the Age of Leonardo, the conclusion of a decade-long program of research and exhibitions on Renaissance engineers.
10. SciGirls Activities (Spanish)
11. Biografias y Vidas Biographies of mathematicians, scientists, and other prominent individuals (in Spanish) from the Math Forum @ Drexel
12. Label ME! Printouts diagrams that can be printed out and labeled for practice. The diagrams come with a word bank, complete with definitions printed on the same page. Many of the diagrams lend themselves to coloring-in. Available diagrams include the human eye, ear, brain, skeleton, teeth, anatomy, biology, geography, US maps, art, animals, devices and objects, math, geology, music, and plants (in English, ESL, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew, Russian, Dutch and Portuguese) from our the Internet Scout Project partner
13. Finding the Lighthouse Diamond Thief By Using the Scientific Method In this WebQuest, students use the scientific method to determine who stole the Lighthouse Diamond. They will form a conclusion based on the results of tests they do on certain substances. Finally, they need to present their findings to a panel of Honorable Judges (in English and Spanish) from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
14. Science Across the World Exploring science locally - sharing insights globally Join the thousands of schools around the World where students are exchanging information, opinions and ideas on a variety of science topics with young people in every continent. A wide variety of languages which depend on the topic of discussion. From our TeachEngineering pathway

Life Science and Health

1. Defenders of Wildlife Bilingual Sea Otter Teaching Unit from our Bridge collection includes English and Spanish units with background information on sea otter history, distribution, evolution, social structure, behavior, conservation, and more. Also included is an article on using technology as a research tool, maps, a glossary, a quiz, and an evaluation measure.
2. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology presents an activity meant to encourage learners to go out bird watching, and to collect, send, and share data.  Instructions are provided in English and in Spanish by choosing your language on the panel upper right corner.
3. biologia.org is a comprehensive resource for biology in Spanish accessible through the Genomic Science Program external Resources linkable from our BEN-Biological Sciences Pathways
4. The support materials for the Sea Urchin Embryology available thru BEN-Biological Sciences Pathways has selected slides and worksheets translated into Spanish and French
5. Mundo Zoo includes photographs and brief descriptions in Spanish of a variety of insects and land, air, sea, and prehistoric animals from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
6. Easy-to-read Health Information in English and Spanish from our the Internet Scout Project partner
7. Neuroscience For Kids has portions available in various languages from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
8. noattacks.org is a campaign in English and Spanish to promote children’s asthma awareness from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
9. The Virtual Body is an interactive graphics of the human body in English and Spanish from The Fun Works
10. Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary has lesson plans and content in Spanish.
11. Missouri Botanical Garden-Research: Flora of the Paramo of El Cajas, Azuay, Ecuador. Available in Spanish and English
12. Look At Those Leaves! is a lesson plan for K-2 in English but the computer presentation is also available in Spanish
13. MedlinePlus A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, NIH National Institutes of Health (in Spanish) 
14. Sea Turtles Coloring Book provides background information about sea turtles in both English and Spanish. Species profiles, biology and life cycle, ecology, distribution, uses and threats, like fishing and habitat destruction, are covered. Measures for protection and conservation are introduced
15. Action Bioscience educational resources from the American Institute of Biological Science (in Spanish)
16. The Virtual Cell Web Page a virtual cell tour that contains a 3-D color image of the cell and its organelles. Click on an organelle to zoom in on it and view its interior. Explanations accompany the diagrams (in English, Russian, SPanish, French, and Portuguese).
17. The National Women's Health Information Center, sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, offers an overview of hundreds of topics and current news briefs. Health topics on the site range from abstinence to yellow fever, are alphabetically listed or can also be located by entering keywords (in Spanish) through AMSER
18. Science, Tobacco and You Designed at Florida State University, this site is intended to teach students to make better choices about their health. Students can ask and get answers to their questions related to science, tobacco, and health. Teachers will find the guidebook, lesson plans, and best practices helpful (in English and some sections of the program in Spanish) from the Michigan Online Resources for Educators collection
19. The Virtual Body The Virtual Body from MEDtropoliscom is an interactive overview of some of the basic structure and function of the human body. The site is a mix of information, images, diagrams and activities focused on four areas -- the brain, skeleton, heart, and digestive tract (in English and Spanish) from our MSP2 Pathway partner and the Internet Scout Project partner
20. Story of Plant Pathology: Past to Present The American Phytopathological Society (APS) has recently launched an illustrated, narrated version of "Plant Pathology: Past to Present" -- a storybook written by plant pathologists to "help people and young students, in particular, to understand the importance of plant diseases" (written and narrated in English and Spanish) from our Internet Scout Project partner
21. The Great Plant Escape Fourth and fifth grade students can participate in these lessons and classroom activities concerning plants and plant science. Each lesson in this program is interdisciplinary, and is designed to introduce students to plant science and increase their understanding of how food grows. Students will identify the different parts of plants, what is needed for plants to grow, and learn about plant life cycles and related topics (in English and Spanish)
22. Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends The US National Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, offers the full text of its quarterly, peer reviewed journal Emerging Infectious Diseases at its web site. The issues are divided into three categories: Perspectives, dealing with the underlying causes of infectious disease emergence; Synopses, summaries of specific diseases; and Dispatches, "brief laboratory or epidemiologic reports with an international scope." Issues are available in HTML, ASCII, .pdf, and PostScript format (in English and some issues available in Spanish, French and Chinese) provided by AMSER
23. Smallpox On December 13, 2002, President Bush announced a strategy to better protect Americans against the threat of smallpox attack. This Web site from the Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) offers a comprehensive resource for information on smallpox, aiming at an audience of healthcare professionals, medical researchers, and the general public. Sections that would interest the general reader include Smallpox Basics; CDC's Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines; Vaccine/ Vaccination information; and Information for Kids, Teens, and Parents. Links within each section lead to informative pages from DHHS or other Web sites (in English and Spanish) through the AMSER -Internet Scout Project
     
     

Math

1. The Math Forum @ Drexel Non-English Math Resources provides math resources in Spanish, French, and German.
2. Tutor Matematicas.com is a Spanish online tutor for algebra and geometry with interactive applets for geometry linked to our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
3. Canadian Mathematical Society information and links to resources in English and French (choice of language at the upper right corner), available thru our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
4. French Language Math Resources from our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
5. Mathematical Moments is a program that highlights the role of mathematics in science, technology, and human culture.  It is available in various languages from our Internet Scout Project partner
6. Mixing in Math offers Spanish materials for some activities from our SMILE Pathway partner
7. Sadlier-Oxford activities and vocabulary in Spanish, a primary glossary, and an intermediate glossary linked from our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
8. MathFrog is an English and French math resource with fun online games for Grades 4, 5, and 6.
9. WisWeb math applets for secondary school math in English, Dutch, German, French, and Italian from the Freudenthal Instituut.
10. The Quipu Project about a number system used by the Incas (in SPanish only) provided by AMSER. 
11. Units of Surface Measure in English and Spanish provided by AMSER
12. English-Spanish Numbers from zero to twelve with link to a number matching quiz printout or a number writing printout
13. Numbers in Million-Speaker Languages from our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
14. Math2.org A collection of useful searchable math reference tables, covering topics in general math (number notation), algebra (identities, polynomials, exponents, etc.), geometry (areas, volumes, surface areas), trigonometry (identities, hyperbolics, etc), odds and ends (constants, vectors, graphs, etc), calculus (integrals, derivatives, etc) and advanced topics (Fourier series, transforms). In English and Spanish, from our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
15. Bilingual Mathematics Dictionary English-Spanish, accessible through the AMSER -Internet Scout Project and through Math Forum @ Drexel.
16. Math2.org Math Tables: English-Spanish Dictionary through Math Forum @ Drexel.
17. Mathematical Induction Uncommon mathematical induction problems, most closely connected with number theory. Some properties may be proved in different way (in Spanish) from our Math Forum @ Drexel Pathway
18. Math Exercises Interactive exercises, lessons, and worksheets to practice knowledge of whole numbers, integers, divisibility, fractions, exponents and powers, percentages, proportional reasoning, linear equations, quadratic equations, monomials, polynomials, special products, radicals, systems of equations, exponential and logarithmic equations, geometry, sequences and series, functions and graphs, trigonometry, determinants, matrices, inner products, factorials, variations, permutations and combinations, Spanish-language discussion forums, simulations such as approximations of pi, games such as tangrams, instructional videos, and more (in Spanish)  through Math Forum @ Drexel.
19. 205 math resources in Spanish through Math Forum @ Drexel
20. Acertijolandia Math problems, riddles, and brain teasers for all ages (in Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
21. Fractal Geometry Fractal geometry basics, including links to biographies and software, plus a collection of articles,  through Math Forum @ Drexel
    (mostly in Spanish, some in English)
22. 38th International Mathematical Olympiad Problems and results from the math olympics held in Argentina in July, 1997. Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Indonesian, Malay, and a host of other languages, through Math Forum @ Drexel
23. Aula de Mate (in SPanish) Units in Mathematical Analysis, Geometry, Algebra, Statistics and Probability, Games, Blogs, and more through Math Forum @ Drexel
24. ThatQuiz Practice adding, multiplying, subtracting, and dividing whole numbers or fractions; or evaluating inequalities. Register for online administration and a grading service (in English, Spanish, French, Polish, Slovakian, and Chinese) through Math Forum @ Drexel
25. At Home with Math/Diez Actividades Cotidianas Ten activities designed to engage children in arithmetic, estimation, measurement, problem-solving, and other important math skills in the context of ordinary life at home. These activities are designed for children ages 5-11 and their parents (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
26. Human Factors and Teaching/Mathematical Mental Representations a PD resource for math educators (in English, Spanish, and French) through Math Forum @ Drexel
27. Tools for Decision Analysis: Analysis of Risky Decisions.  Decision making under risk is presented in the context of decision analysis using different decision criteria for public and private decisions based on decision criteria, type, and quality of available information, together with risk assessment (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
28. Dario Alpern's Website Quadratic two integer variable equation solver, Ulam's Spiral, Factorization using the Elliptic Curve Method (ECM), Discrete Logarithm Calculator (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
29. PedagoNet more than 50 brain teasers in Spanish through Math Forum @ Drexel
30. CAMEL - Canadian Mathematical Society / Société mathématique du Canada Web service of the Canadian Mathematical Community (in English and French), with links to the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the European Mathematics Information Service (EMIS), the Société mathématique du Canada (SMC), the Olympiade internationale de mathématiques (OIM), and the Société mathématique de l'Europe (SME) through Math Forum @ Drexel
31. Calc3D is a program for calculating 3-dimensional vectors, matrices and complex numbers with Windows 95/98/NT. Cartesian coordinates, spherical coordinates and cylindrical coordinates can be transformed into each other. Distances, intersections, volume, area of squares, and the area of a triangle can be calculated for objects like point, line, plane and sphere (in German, English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
32. Tetrakys Interlooping equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles for building two- and three-dimensional geometric objects, exploring area and volume, and visualizing fractions and arithmetic operations. The foam composition of these colorful manipulatives allows them to cling to smooth surfaces when wet, encouraging play in the tub or swimming pool. With games, challenges, a photo gallery, an audio-visual manual, and other supporting resources (in English, Spanish, and Italian) through Math Forum @ Drexel
33. Let's Count activities are colorful and busy and can be done either on computers with Internet access or they can be printed out and used as a paper and pencil exercise. These activities are designed to give pre- or early-numerate children practice in counting using both symbols (1, 2, 3, etc.) and names of numbers (one, two, three, etc.)." Exercises are self-checking with answers hidden under a tab; pairing students is recommended for these activities (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel.
34. OLIMPIADA MATEMÁTICA ESPAÑOLA Information, preparation kits, past problems and results from Math Olympics (in Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel.
35. The Universal Currency Converter An interactive currency table that allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion (in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Mandarin, and Taiwanese) through Math Forum @ Drexel
36. AAA Math Online interactive lessons, exercises, practice, and games about basic arithmetic concepts and methods, for grades K-8. Topics include addition, comparing quantities, counting, decimals, division, estimation, factors, fractions, money, multiplication, naming numbers, ordinal numbers, percent, place value, positions, properties, ratios, and subtraction (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
37. Mixing in Math Online activities in Geometry, Counting, Measurement, Arithmetics, Estimation, Time, Data, Money, Patterns, and Algebra fro ages 5-12 (in English and Spanish) from our Smile partners
38. Connecting Math to Our Lives Students use math skills to investigate community or social concerns; and take action to promote greater equity in the world around them (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
39. Figure This! Math Challenges for the Family 80 mathematical challenges helpful for encouraging problem solving with students in grades 6 to 8. The math challenges focus on concepts and objects found in everyday life, such as how fast your heart beats, what shape container holds the most popcorn, and how much of me shows in a mirror (in English and Spanish) from our MSP2 Pathway partner
40. What's New at the Zoo? A picture book featuring counting and animal facts. Free educational resources on the Sylvan Dell website include Teaching Activities, Math/Reading Comprehension Quizzes, Related Website Links, and English and Spanish audio, through Math Forum @ Drexel
41. Simulation 4.0 (Monte Carlo Simulation)  A flexible simulation tool, Simulación 4.0 fully developed in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and compatible with Excel 97 and above. Features: 34 random number functions; simulation with the Monte Carlo method, between 1 - 65,000 iterations; up to 150 inputs and 20 outputs; easy Block of inputs in order to run partial simulations; definition of correlations between inputs; determination of one approximate distribution for a known data series; quick and easy install and uninstall (in English and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
42. ViSta: the Visual Statistics System ViSta features visual tools for revealing structure in data; for showing the results of statistical analyses; for guiding the analyst through an analysis; and for structuring the analyst's data analysis process. ViSta is designed for a wide range of users, particularly for those learning statistics and their teachers. It has a Structured Graphical Interface that includes WorkMaps that visually summarize your data analysis session; and GuideMaps that guide your analysis; performs univariate and multivariate statistical visualization and data analysis; and runs under Windows, on Macintosh, and under Unix. ViSta can be downloaded from the Web (downloads available in English, French, and Spanish) through Math Forum @ Drexel
43. SMART: Explorapedia of Statistical and Mathematical Techniques for use in Research and Technology Training in quantitative methods. Modules include: growth curve modelling, antedependence (repeated measures) modelling, analysis of molecular variance, sequential acceptance sampling, variogram analysis, partial least squares regression, Generalized additive models, finding over/under-represented words in DNA sequences, and creating your own module. Links to other statistics training resources across the Internet are also available (in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Esperanto and Dutch) through Math Forum @ Drexel
44. Linear Equation Solver A Java applet that solves three equations with three unknowns (only English but very little use of language) through Math Forum @ Drexel
45. Platonic Solids Download GIF animations, with shadow effects, of the five Platonic solids (in English and German) through Math Forum @ Drexel
46. Polyhedra plaited with paper strips A guide to generating certain polyhedra (Platonian, Archimedian and other solids) by plaiting paper strips (glueless method). In several cases pattern download of the paper strips is possible (in English and German) through Math Forum @ Drexel

Nuclear issues and Nanoscience

1. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation provides information on the health effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb radiation in English and in Japanese, from the Alsos Digital Library.
2. Exploring the Nanoworld web site offers instructional materials in English and Spanish on nanotechnology, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center also available thru the Internet Scout Project
3. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (in English and Japanese) from our ALSOS Digital Library for Nuclear Issues partners

Physics and Astronomy

1. Interactive Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations in English and Spanish
2. The Great Magnet, the Earth provides an illustrated, non-mathematical introduction to the magnetism of the Earth, the Sun, the planets and their environments, following a historical thread. It includes Spanish, French, and German translations, with guidance to teachers
3. Electricity and Magnetism test (in Spanish) for upper elementary school from our TeachEngineering pathway
4. The Particle Adventure: An Interactive Tour of the Inner Workings of the Atom and the Tools for Discovery The Particle Adventure introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces called the Standard Model. It explores the experimental evidence and the reason physicists want to go beyond this theory. In addition, it provides information on particledecay and a brief history section (in English, Check, Chinese, Deutsch, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Finish, Portuguese, and Slovakian) from our TeachEngineering pathway
5. The Michelson-Morley Experiment Lecture that describes this historical experiment which showed that light has wave properties, but no aether exists, thought to be the medium of the waves.  It includes a flashlet simulation of the experiment (in English and Spanish) from our MSP2 partners
6. Educational Web Sites on Astronomy, Physics, Spaceflight and the Earth's Magnetism This resource provide explanations about physics and astronomy, in particular in those areas that concern space.  It includes stories and connections, many from the history of science and of technology. Most of it is written at the high school level, though parts can be taught in middle school and others would fit undergraduate college (in English, Spanish, French, and some units in German and Italian: scroll down to find the links) from our ComPADRE partners
7. Spanish Language Astronomy Materials Education Center astronomy-related books and teaching materials in Spanish through Math Forum @ Drexel
8. Spaceplace: See the Infrared Photo Album! Students can access a virtual "camera" and see pictures of animals, people, and other objects in either infrared or visible light. The camera allows them to magnify the images; a color map provides a relative scale for temperatures (in English and Spanish) from our DLESE partner
9. From Stargazers to Starships The home page of a book-on-the-web, a self-contained course at the high-school level, rich in history (in English, Spanish, French, and Italian) from our ComPADRE partners
10. Planetary Geology Group: Educational Activities Arizona State University site with a number of space science activities for teachers. Subjects include planetary geology, volcanism, tidal flexing, and satellite photography. Example titles include: Life on Europa? and Mars Pathfinder Rover Exercise. The activities consist of instructor notes, objectives, time required, materials, standards, questions, and answer keys (in English and Spanish) from our TeachEngineering pathway
11. Interactive Power Electronics Seminar (iPES) This is an educational module dedicated to basic power electronic circuits. The module includes DC/DC converters, basic diode and thyristor converter systems, AC/DC inverter, space vector modulation and basic signal theory (in English, Spanish, Farsi, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Dutch, Italian, Arabian, and Vietnamese) from our TeachEngineering pathway
12. Cool Cosmos To communicate the world of infrared astronomy to the public, the Cool Cosmos web site offers: classroom activities; infrared light lessons; infrared astronomy tutorial and timeline; multiwavelength astronomy; Ask an Astronomer; Cosmic Kids; image galleries, videos, games; Cosmic Games; educational print publications; posters in PDF format; educational links; infrared links through (in English and Spanish) Math Forum @ Drexel
13. MIT OpenCourseWare: Transport Processes in the Environment, Fall 2004 Part of MIT's innovative OpenCourseWare Project, that provides materials from MIT classes to the public on the web, the site outlines a class on the physical processes by which materials, such as pollutants, are transported in the environment. The course focuses primarily on transport through water. The site provides a syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, homework assignments, and links to related resources. Topics covered include conservation of mass, diffusion, turbulence and transport of particles (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) through AMSER

Social Studies

1. Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (in Russian language), a public and political organization dedicated to the protection of human rights, defense of legal interests, solution of environmental, social and economic problems, and the solution of problems of cultural development and education of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East economic problems, and the solution of problems of cultural development and education of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
2. SOS ARSENIC POISONING IN BANGLADESH / INDIA Community website with goal: "to help these people [Bangladesh and India] help themselves escape death. By the people, for the people, using simple, affordable methods. The world's poorest population in Bangladesh are suffering from aresenic poisoning, social and environment degradataion (in English, French, German, and Spanish) from our TeachEngineering pathway