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A Rare Astronomical Event: Transit of Venus - Webcast - A Rare Astronomical Event: Transit of Venus - A Webcast of a presentation at the Library of Congress by Sten Odenwald, PhD., NASA. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

African American Health and Wellness -- Selected Reading List - A Science Reference Guide from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

American Barbecue: History and Geography - Science Reference Guide [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

American Documentation Institute Reports - Technical Reports and Standards, Library of Congress - Publications of the The American Documentation Institute (ADI), precursor to the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Archaeoastronomy - Science Tracer Bullet (December, 2008) - Guide to resources at the Library of Congress on the interdisciplinary study of prehistoric, ancient, and traditional astronomies within their cultural context. Its sources include both written and archaeological remains and it embraces calendrics, practical observation, sky lore, celestial myth, and more. Its true scope establishes it as an “anthropology of astronomy.” [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Are black-eyed peas really peas? - Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Argonne Educational Programs - Provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education through K-12, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty programs. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

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Beer and Brewing: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Berkeley Lab Center for Science & Engineering Education (CSEE) - CSEE supports science literacy in the community and nationally through a broad range of programs from elementary school to undergraduate and graduate education, including internships, mentoring, school workshops and summer research programs for teachers. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Berkeley Laboratory Video Glossary - A growing video gallery of Berkeley Laboratory scientists providing definitions to a glossary of scientific terms [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Bibliographies & Research Guides Listed by Subject - Bibliographies, guides, finding aids, produced by the Science Reference Section of the Library of Congress, and arranged by subject. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Biotechnology - Science Tracer Bullet - Research guide to resources at the Library of Congress on modern forms of industrial production utilizing living organisms, especially micro-organisms, and their biological processes, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The actual term applies to a wide variety of uses of such biological technology, including the development of new breeds of plants and animals, the creation of therapeutic drugs and preventive vaccines, the growing of more nutritious and naturally pest-resistant crops a [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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CDC Health e-Cards - Health related electronic greeting cards [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

Can it rain frogs, fish, and other objects? - Everyday Mysteries - Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Ciencia@NASA - Spanish translations of stories from Science@NASA. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Classroom resources - A diverse collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers, their students, and students families. Materials are arranged by subject area [U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)]

Collection JC-1006: Records of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1977 - 1981 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Collection JC-1006: Records of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1977 - 1981 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Collection NAS: Records of the National Academy of Sciences, 1900 - 1964 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Collection NAS: Records of the National Academy of Sciences, 1900 - 1964 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Collection NGS: National Geographic Society Collection, 1925 - ca. 1936 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Collection NGS: National Geographic Society Collection, 1925 - ca. 1936 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Collection TAEF: Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Collection, 1929 - 1931 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Collection TAEF: Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Collection, 1929 - 1931 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Consumer Product Safety Commission - Keeping families safe with information on product recalls and safety news [Ad Hoc Organizations, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)]

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DOE Data Explorer - Provides a search interface to collections of scientific research data, such as computer simulations, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, numeric files, and scientific images. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

DOE Digital Photo Archive (guest account) - A centralized, searchable resource for thousands of Department of Energy (DOE) photographs that depict the Department's various programs, made available for the purposes of enhancing communication and education. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)]

DOE Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) - Provides a continuum of opportunities to the Nation's students and teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)]

DOE Pulse - Includes research highlights from 21 Department of Energy national laboratories, updates on collaborations among laboratories, and profiles of individual researchers. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)]

Data.gov - A web portal to Federal datasets including descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), access information, and tools that leverage this data. [Multiple agencies involved]

Defense Threat Reduction University - With its wealth of expertise and resources, DTRA stands as the Department of Defense's (DOD) leader in weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-related education and training. Through the Defense Threat Reduction University (DTRU), DTRA prepares those in the military, federal government and others to face these threats by providing a unique multi-disciplinary curriculum focusing on various aspects of countering WMD. [U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)]

Department of Energy RSS Feeds - Department of Energy RSS Feeds contains headlines, summaries and links to full news stories on www.energy.gov. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)]

Department of Energy’s In Focus - Scientific research news articles from throughout the DOE Complex from 2005 forward. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)]

Dinosaurs Along the Silk Road - Webcast of a presentation at the Library of Congress by James Clark, Ph.D.., George Washington University, Dr. Clark was a co-leader of expeditions that discovered the bones of small dinosaurs mired in mud, stacked one on top of another, in the northern part of Xinjiang, China, near the ancient Silk Road. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Dive and discover: expeditions to the seafloor - Distance learning Website. [Multiple agencies involved]

Doing What Works - Online library of resources that may help teachers, schools, districts, states and technical assistance providers implement research-based instructional practice. [U.S. Department of Education (ED)]

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ERIC Database - The world's largest source of online education information [U.S. Department of Education (ED), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)]

ERIC Digests - Short reports on topics of prime, current interest in education. [U.S. Department of Education (ED), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)]

Earth Day Portal - Portal for U.S. Government Events and Information related to preserving the earth and reducing energy use [Multiple agencies involved]

Earth Day: Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide - Links to environmental science guides from the Library of Congress, and other selected sites. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Earth Science Education Catalog - The NASA Earth Science Education Catalog provides information about Agency-wide Earth system science education programs and resources for all education audiences. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)]

Earthquake Hazards Program - Information on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction with links to new reports, products, and services, educational resources for teachers, glossary, and current U.S. earthquake activity map. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Eating Outdoors - Science Reference Guide for various ways to eat outdoors [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Education Websites at DOE Labs and Facilities - Links to 25 Department of Energy laboratory and facility educational sites and K-12 instructional resources [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)]

Education and Outreach - A collection of educational materials for teachers, parents, and students featuring valuable learning tools on the varied aspects of agriculture, health, nutrition, and science. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

Energy Kids - Energy-related kid's resources including fun and games, riddles, field trips, and classroom activites from the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)]

Environmental Health Science Education - Provides science education resources on Environmental Health aimed at students, teachers, and scientists. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)]

Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress - What is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Exploratorium Online Digital Library - Exploratorium Online is a digital library collection for lifelong learning [U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)]

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Fermilab Science Education Office - Prairie ecology and particle physics resources for teachers and students [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)]

Food Preservation: Selected Titles - Research guide from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Food Thrift: Scraps from the Past with Constance Carter - A special Webcast about ways people saved during hard times in the past. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

FusEdWeb Fusion Energy Education - A fusion energy educational website about our sun, other stars and galaxies, and inertial and magnetic confinement [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)]

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Gene Gateway: Exploring Genes & Genetics Disorders - Introduces various Internet tools to investigate genetic disorders, chromosomes, genome maps, genes, sequence data, genetic variants, and molecular structures [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Girls & Science Education: How to Engage Girls in Science - A finding aid from The Library of Congress, Science Reference Section. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Global Warming & Climate Change: Science Tracer Bullet - updated Feb. 2011 - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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Health and Safety Quizzes - Family health and safety quizzes and tools to test your knowledge and see if you are at risk for certain diseases and conditions. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

History, Art and Biography - The history of individuals, those notable or ordinary people who invented new technologies, developed innovative processes, and address events significant to the development of ancient and modern agricultural practices, crops, technology, and agrarian life. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

Homeland Security University Programs - Information about the University Programs Network's initiatives, research accomplishments, and development goals in homeland security. [U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)]

Horticulture and Gardening -- Science Reference Guide - Research guides on horticulture and gardening, prepared by science librarians at the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

How did the squash get its name? - Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Human Migration, Malaria, and Modernization in the Pacific: DNA Studies - Webcast of a presentation by Molecular anthropologist and population geneticist Professor J. Koji Lum. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Hurrican Recovery: USA.gov - Information to help recovery efforts after a hurricane or other natural disaster [Ad Hoc Organizations, USA.gov]

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Information Bridge - Search full-text of Department of Energy sponsored research and development reports [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Institute of Museum and Library Services - The mission of IMLS is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. We provide leadership through research, policy development, and grant making [Ad Hoc Organizations]

Interactions.org - A central resource for communicators of particle physics, updated daily with news, images and links jointly maintained by the InterAction collaboration [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), various DOE Laboratories]

Introductory Physics -- Science Tracer Bullet - Introductory Physics : Science Tracer Bullets - Research Finding Aids from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Services [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Islam and Science - Science Reference Guide - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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Jefferson Lab Science Education - A collection of teacher resources, a student zone, games, puzzles, programs and events focused Jefferson Lab's dedication to science education. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLAB)]

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Laboratory Equipment Donation Program (LEDP) - Grants surplus and available used equipment to institutions of higher education for energy-related research [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

Laws and Regulations - Provides a list of resources covering the legal, scientific and ethical implications of intellectual property rights, laws and regulations which governs the care and treatment of animals, provides information to Federal, State and International laws pertaining to invasive species and covers regulations, and legislations and policy decisions related to the food assistance programs at USDA. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

Los Alamos Laboratory e-Research Library - Provides links to news, journals, information by subject, multiple data collections, and a multi-database search tool [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)]

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Marketing and Trade - Develops quality standards for agricultural commodities, provides price information on farm products through its Market News reports, and helps ensure effective transportation and marketing of agricultural trade goods. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

MicroWorlds - Exploring the world of Materials Science for grades 9 to 12. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Military and Government Acronyms - Specialized government and military-related acronym and abbreviation resources to identify terms, clarify jargon and otherwise become familiar with the language of science and technology. [U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Technical Information Center]

My Winter in Greenland and Summer in Antarctica - Webcast at Library of Congress by Dr. Lora Koenig.,Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA, speaking about experiences spending months on the ice in challenging darkness, temperatures and winds. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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NEWTON Ask A Scientist! - Ask a scientist a question about math, science or computers or search through more than 15,000 previously answered questions [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

NLM Emergency Access Initiative - Temporary free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public affected by disasters. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)]

NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory - Broad and comprehensive understanding of the Earth system comprised of physical, chemical and biological processes [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

NOAA Education Resource - A portal to NOAA sponsored educational materials for teaching concepts and processes related to ocean, coastal, climate, weather, and Great Lake resources [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

NOAA National Ocean Service: Education - Information to build environmental literacy through products and programs that incorporate the applied science of the National Ocean Services. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Services]

NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program - NOAA program that allows grade school teachers the chance to do research at sea [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

National Estuarine Research Reserve System - The National Estuarine Research Reserves System is a network of 27 areas representing different biogeographic regions of the United States that are protected for long-term research, water-quality monitoring, education and coastal stewardship. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) - Support center for wildland firefighting [Multiple agencies involved]

National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery - Quality images, videos, and other media representing some of the areas of science the Foundation supports [U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)]

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Paleoclimatology Program - NOAA - Climate variability and climate change data, research, and information [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climatic Data Center]

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QuarkNet - Brings high school physics teachers and their students into the research world of particle physics. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL); U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)]

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RSS - Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference - Subscribe to this RSS feed to stay current with new products and services on the subject of science and technology from the Library's Science, Technology & Business Division. Find new Tracer Bullets, Everyday Mysteries, reference guides, upcoming speakers, Webcasts, etc. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC), Science, Technology and Business Division]

RSS Feeds and Email Subscriptions - Library of C ongress - The Library of Congress offers several RSS feeds for use in an RSS reader or RSS-enabled Web browser. Or, if you prefer to receive news by email, you may subscribe to email newsletters. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC), Science, Technology and Business Division]

Record Group 307: Records of the National Science Foundation, 1907 - 2005 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Record Group 307: Records of the National Science Foundation, 1907 - 2005 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Record Group 359: Records of the Office of Science and Technology, 1957 - 1973 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Record Group 359: Records of the Office of Science and Technology, 1957 - 1973 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle -- Quick Guide to Resources - Finding aid from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Research and Education - Describes the International and National Research Programs sponsored by ARS and provides access to over 1200 research projects. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

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Science - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Portal for Federal science resources. [U.S. Department of Education (ED)]

Science Accelerator - A portal to the Department of Energy's important collections of scientific and technical information searchable with just one query. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Science Education -- Science Tracer Bullet - Science Education - Science Tracer Bullets - Research Finding Aids from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Services. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Science Tracer Bullets - research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to stay on target. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Science and Technology - Science and technology information from the Environmental Protection Agency [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Science and Technology Cooperation - Science and science-based approaches make tangible improvements in peoples' lives and, strategically applied, science and technology (S&T) outreach serves as a powerful tool to reach important segments of civil society. S&T cooperation helps to ensure that U.S. scientific standards and practices play a substantial role in the establishment of international benchmarks. It also has significant indirect benefits as well, contributing to solutions which encourage sustainable economic growth by: prom [U.S. Department of State]

Science and Technology Policy - Science Tracer Bullet - Research guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Section [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Science and Technology Snapshots - The e-newsletter of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate, S&T Snapshots, features stories about current research projects and opportunities with laboratories, universities, government agencies, and the private sector. [U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate]

Science and Technology in South Korea - Science Tracer Bullet [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Science and Technology in the People's Republic of China - Science Tracer Bullet - Science Tracer Bullet, Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Science education (NIH) - Science education resources and services [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), Office of Science Education]

Science in Your Watershed - Provides scientific information for characterizing, assessing, analyzing, and maintaining the status and health of watersheds. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Water]

Science@NASA - Stories about NASA research activities and results. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

ScienceCinema - Allows the user to search for specific words and phrases spoken in multimedia videos produced by the DOE National Laboratories and other research institutions. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Seasons of the Year - The reasons for the seasons; part of an educational web site on astronomy, mechanics, and space. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Selected Internet Resources: African Americans in Science and Technology - Selected Internet Resources on African Americans in Science and Technology - Science Reference Services - Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Smithsonian - Seriously Amazing - The Smithsonian asks and answers questions about science, art, history and culture, exciting the learning in everyone, every day. [Smithsonian Institution]

Smithsonian Institution - Science Service Historical Image Collection - A twentieth-century research collection consisting of more than 600 B&W images and their original captions as they appeared in period publications. [Smithsonian Institution]

Space Biology Outreach Program - Web of Life - Intended to facilitate the inclusion of space biology content in standard biology classes [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

Student Resources on Renewable Energy - Learn about renewable energy basics that are constantly replinished and never run out. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)]

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The Space Place - Games, animations, projects, and fun facts about Earth, space and technology [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]

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U.S. Geological Survey Rolla Center - Includes: National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Missouri Water Science Center, National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office Liaisons, Rolla Science Information Services, and Rolla Publishing Service Center. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory - The Environmental Laboratory is the problem solver for the Corps and the Nation in environmental science and engineering research and development in support of environmental systems. [U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center]

US Geological Survey Core Science Systems - Includes the following programs: Biological Informatics Program, National Geospatial Program, Core Science Informatics, Libraries, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, and National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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Watershed Ecology - A training module [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

West Nile Virus - Science Reference Guide from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

What Works Clearinghouse - Provides educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education. [U.S. Department of Education (ED)]

Why does chopping an onion make you cry? - Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Women and Minorities in Science and Technology: A Guide to Selected Resources - A finding guide created by the Science Reference Section of the Library of Congress. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Women are Scientists - Looking for help with career education for young people? Here are two tools designed to inspire young people to pursue scientific careers [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Womens Health, Office of Science Education]