USEFUL RESOURCES:

Some useful resources for you to consider during your research

Ö Science-oriented magazines (Discover, National Geographic for Kids)

Ö Science sections of local and national newspapers (such as Tuesday’s Science section in the New York Times or the San Jose Mercury News)

Ö Books on your topic

Ö Experts in the field (interview family members, family friends, local scientists)

Ö Internet sites including (a sample…there are many you can use!):\

American Museum of Natural History

http://ology.amnh.org/index.html

The Exploratorium Web site

www.exploratorium.com

The Science Learning Network

http://www.sln.org

The Tech Museum’s DNA Overview

http://www.thetech.org/hyper/genome/

Genetics Science Learning Center

http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/

DNA From the Beginning

http://www.dnaftb.org/

The National Human Genome Project Web site

www.genome.gov/Education/

Cracking the Code of Life – PBS Web site

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/

The DNA Learning Center

http://www.dnalc.org/

Hello Dolly, a Webquest on cloning

http://www.powayschools.com/projects/dolly/

The “Genetics” section of the Biopoint Hotlist

http://www.fi.edu/qa97/biology/biolist.html

How Stuff Works

www.howstuffworks.com

Librarians’ Index to the Internet

http://lii.org

Putting DNA to Work

http://www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org/exhibitdna/index.jsp