Research Papers and Mathematics Format - Equation Editor - Graphing and Lab Reports

Free download of equation editor. This editor is simple to use. This editor has good illustrative examples. The editor does not perform mathematical calculations. The resulting equations are easily transferred to Microsoft Word documents.

MathCast

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mathcast/

I am starting a collection of websites here for creating and printing graphs that can be used in research papers and lab reports.  My students have been assigned to write a typed formal lab report based on the natural selection simulation activity, Survival in the Bean Patch.

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
http://www.chartgo.com/
http://www.mathwarehouse.com/charts/

Here is a cartoon presentation of how the process of natural selection/evolution can work:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/sneakermales_01

Internet Search Engines for Science and Research

The following are useful search engines. I found that quotation marks can be used around complex combined names in Highwire, i.e., "elderberry flavonoids," although the directions don't mention that trick.

http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl

The AAAS link for searching journals is:
http://www.sciencemag.org/searchall/#O


http://www.plosone.org/home.action

http://www.sciencedirect.com/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/


Here is a free science newsletter that is searchable by subject:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Chemistry of Materials Web Sites - Chemical Compounds of Plants & Animals

If you are looking for resources and information, about chemical compounds in plants and animals, for your Chemistry of Materials project (my February, 25, 2008 post and December 2, 2009)
http://cavalierscience.blogspot.com/2008/02/coordinated-science-ii-chemistry.html
http://cavalierscience.blogspot.com/2009/12/chemistry-of-materials-project.html

try this web site:  http://waynesword.palomar.edu/chemid1.htm

Here is an additional web site that you can browse through to find out chemical information: http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuides_alphabet.php#
You might also find some useful information on this web site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_and_discoveries
Here is a helpful web site from Chemical and Engineering News:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html
If your material is a polymer or plastic, here are some web sites that might have some information that you can use:
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_learning.asp?CID=1571&DID=5957
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/delaware/teacher/science/assets/webquest.html
This web site is called Ask a Chemist, and there are a lot of answers on here that might have helpful information:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem98.htm
Explorations of Everyday Chemical Compounds - Compound Interest
http://www.compoundchem.com/

More interesting web sites:

All About Paper
http://www.hqpapermaker.com/paper-history/
Hall of Fame – Invention Channels: Chemistry
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_4_5_chem.asp
Historical Facts – Toilet Paper
http://encyclopedia.toiletpaperworld.com/toilet-paper-history
How is Vinyl Made?
http://vinylinfo.org/WhatIsVinyl/HowisVinylMade.aspx
How Food Preservation Works
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-preservation.htm/printable
Paper University – Where Students and Teachers Explore the World of Paper!
http://www.tappi.org/paperu/welcome.htm
Plast-O-Matic (Plastics)
http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/plastics/index.html
The Chemistry of Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
http://www.cefic.org/Templates/shwNewsFull.asp?HID=1&NSID=656&P=1&NID=469
The History of the Kellogg Company: Invention of Flaked Cereal
http://www.
kellogg.com.au/Home/Company/StudyCentre/Kellogghistory/Inventionofflakedcereal/tabid/128/%20Study%20Centre/Default.aspx
United States Patent and Trademark Office; Kids’ Pages
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
What’s That Stuff? Food Preservatives
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/8045/8045sci2.html
What’s That Stuff? Paper
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/paper.html