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Materials Science and Engineering Career Resource Center
http://www.crc4mse.org/
If you are interested in learning about the field of materials science and engineering (MSE), this website is a good place to start. Made possible through primary funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as part of the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, with additional funding from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS); the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME); and the TMS Foundation, the site provides a history of MSE, describes what materials scientists do, and gives examples of how materials have contributed to progress. For those who are academically inclined, the site includes a self-test to determine the best personal learning environments, and a survey of MSE graduates.

BridgePros Learning Center
http://bridgepros.com/learning_center/
If you want to learn about bridges, this website provides almost everything the junior bridge-builder would want to know, including information about the types of bridges and about bridge designers, and a great presentation on the forces, loads and materials that affect bridges. The site also contains information about building tunnels, skyscrapers, domes and dams, and lists of useful books and software. And for fun, the site offers the Build a Bridge game.

USGS Science Resources for Undergraduate Education
http://education.usgs.gov/common/undergraduate.htm
This website contains selected U.S. Geological Survey educational resources that may be useful to educators at the college level, and as resources for student research. The site includes USGS resources for geology, geography, water resources, and biology by region, and includes an image gallery.
USGS online data and graphics are free--there is no copyright on any USGS materials. The site includes lists of some maps and publications that are for sale in print versions through the USGS Map and Publication Sales offices. More maps are available at the USGS website at http://www.usgs.gov.

Discover Engineering
http://www.discoverengineering.org/
This site is designed for the younger audience, but contains information that might interest anyone, such as, ÅgHow does music get from a CD to your ears?Åh and information about the design and science of amusement parks. Visitors to this site can learn what engineering is and how it affects their daily lives through comic strips and entertaining, interactive narratives. The site includes games and links to other useful websites.

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
http://www.engineeringsights.org/
This site, sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers and EngineersÅf Week, allows visitors to read about engineered features all over the U.S., using key word searches, or by selecting a state, engineering discipline or pull-down menu of engineered features.

Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egmain.nsf/?OpenDatabase
The National Academy of Engineering developed this site to appeal to young women, and to encourage women to become interested in engineering. At this site, visitors can read about engineering as a profession, read fun facts about women and engineering, and play engineering games. The site includes career and education guidance, and links to websites containing information about the environment, communications, space and medicine.