ACS National Chemistry Week 2006: Online Resources

Online Resources

This is a collection of online resources (websites, software, etc.). A separate collection of Print Resources is also available.

Key: E = Elementary (K-5), I = Intermediate (6-8), HS = High School (9-12), C = College, G = General Public

Ask the Builder. Provided by: Tim Carter, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. (G): Contains a broad array of information about home building and remodeling. URL: http://www.askthebuilder.com/
Building Big. Provided by: PBS Online. (I, HS): Explore large structures and what it takes to build them. See “The Labs” to test materials that engineers use to build big. URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
Building Materials. Provided by: Wikipedia Encyclopedia. (G): Just about every type of available material has been used for creating various human and animal homes, structures, and technologies. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_materials

How Everyday Things are Made. Provided by: Stanford School of Engineering. (G): This site has virtual company tours and streaming videos. In Processes, see “Painting/Coating.” In Online Tours, see “Homes.” URL: http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
How Stuff Works — Home Stuff. Provided by: HowStuffWorks. (G): This site is a leading source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. URL: http://home.howstuffworks.com/
Strange Matter Exhibit. Provided by: Ontario Science Centre. (I, HS, G): This cool web site has materials science information that includes the games Materials Smackdown and The Transformer. URL: http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/

Alliance to Save Energy Kids Page. Provided by: The Alliance to Save Energy. (E, I, HS, C, G): Help your parents reduce home energy use and therefore reduce their energy bills. Check out stories written for kids by kids. URL: http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers/kids/
Earth 911: Recycling Centers, Water Pollution, and Conservation. Provided by: Earth 911. (G): Enter a ZIP code to get information about recycling centers, green shopping, energy conservation, household hazardous waste, and composting. URL: http://www.earth911.org/master.asp
Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor. Provided by: U.S. Housing and Urban Development. (G): This web-based tool helps improve energy efficiency in existing homes during renovation and remodeling. URL: http://rehabadvisor.pathnet.org/index.asp
Follow That House (PDF). Provided by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (E): Kids are detectives discovering what parts of their houses are made of and how to conserve energy. URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/pdfs/k-3.pdf
Grassroots Recycling Network. Provided by: Grassroots Recycling Network. (G): Their mission is to eliminate the waste of natural and human resources — to achieve Zero Waste. Reduce, reuse, recycle! Check out KIDS RECYCLE! URL: http://www.grrn.org/
Home Energy Saver. Provided by: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (G): This web site is the first web-based do-it-yourself energy audit tool. URL: http://hes.lbl.gov/

Code Red Rover Home Page. Provided by: Home Safety Council. (E): This web site for kids, parents, and teachers reinforces the home safety messages that many of you already know, as well as teach you new ones. URL: http://www.coderedrover.org/
Household Products Database. Provided by: National Library of Medicine. (G): Learn more about products used in your house, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. URL: http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
Kids Health — Household Safety Checklists. Provided by: Nemours Foundation. (G): An accident or injury can occur in any part of your home. Use these checklists to make a safety check of your home. URL: http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/household_checklist.html
Learn About Chemicals Around Your House. Provided by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (E, I): Check out this site for a house tour and learn more about the chemicals around your home. URL: http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/
National Ag Safety Database. Provided by: Centers for Disease Control. (G): This site contains practical information for dealing with a variety of safety issues. URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/home_safety.html

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Natural Disasters & Severe Weather. Provided by: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (G): Learn how to be prepared for and respond to natural disasters and severe weather. Available in 7 languages. URL: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
FEMA for Kids. Provided by: Federal Emergency Management Agency. (E, I): Learn how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. Also learn what causes disasters, play games, and read stories. URL: http://www.fema.gov/kids/
Get Prepared: Preparedness an Everyday Task for Everyday Life. Provided by: American Red Cross. (G): Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in your community. Also in Spanish. URL: http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html
Relief Web. Provided by: United Nations. (G): ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. URL: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?openForm

Builderspace.com: Building Industry Directory and Information Resource. Provided by: BuilderSpace. (G): Check out resources section which includes links to associations and research portals. URL: http://www.builderspace.com/
National Building Museum. (G): URL: http://www.nbm.org/index.html
Toolbase Services: Home Building Industry’s Technical Info Resource. Provided by: ToolBase Services. (G): This site is a technical information resource on building products, materials, new technologies, business management, and housing systems. URL: http://www.toolbase.org/index.aspx