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The National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, & Sciences (IWITTS) website provides articles on training, strategies, publications, and technical assistance designed to integrate women into technology and law enforcement careers in which they are underrepresented. Careers range from...

The Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) provides leadership in environmental education and training through community and technical college partnerships with business, industry, government and other educational providers. PETE is a National Consortium for Environmental...

Located in Norfolk, VA the Maritime Center consists of: Nauticus, a maritime-themed science center with hands-on exhibits and aquaria; USS Wisconsin, one of the largest and last battleships built by the Navy and available to tour; Hampton Roads Naval Museum, over 50 exhibits on naval history in...

This module, which is part of a larger Naval Electrical Engineering Training series, serves as a good introduction for those interested in Generators and Motors within the world of electrical engineering. Split into four chapters, this resource covers the areas of Direct Current Generators, Direct...

The National Center for Biotechnology Information presents the first full release of all NCBI Reference Sequence (RefSeq) records. RefSeq "aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant set of sequences, including genomic DNA, transcript (RNA), and protein products for major research...

This book from the National Science Foundation (NSF) discusses NSF grant programs that study gender diversity in science and engineering education and is provided free for download. The books includes an introduction, seven chapters, an appendix and index. The chapters are: Changing Stereotypes,...

In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson established the Survey of the Coast in order to support safe transportation through the United States' waters. Today, the Office of Coast Survey is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service. Their mission is to...

This video, from WGBH, takes a look at the Baha SAE off-road competition, organized by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International. The video explains how students take an off-road vehicle all the way from the design phase to completion and the competition. Here, visitors will see the...

This website provides a variety of quick-reference resources pertaining to Ohm's/Watts law, wire gauge sizes, resistor color code, and calculators that automatically provide answers when numerical values are entered. As it is explained on the site, "Ohm's law (named after the German physicist Georg...

This presentation by Bob Lenz was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. Lenz, of Envision Schools, discusses the Schools' approach, results, leaderships skills encouraged: Collaborate Productively, Think Critically, Complete Projects, Communicate...