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Technology Education

Below are links for the tech savvy learner, or those who want to be tech savvy.

• Architecture Engineering Construction
  Products, services, and standards for design and engineering.
  
  
• International Code Council
  Offers information on building safety and fire prevention. From the people who develop the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools.
  
  
• National Association of Home Builders
  
  
• National Building Museum
  Dedicated to achievement in architecture, construction, engineering and design.

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• Alternative Energy
  Links to online resources on various types of alternative energy.
  
  
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  Offers hundreds of websites and thousands of documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy, including information about buildings, transportation, industry, bioenergy, hydrogen, solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, and geothermal power. From the U.S. Department of Energy.
  
  
• Energy Glossary
  Energy terms and definitions. From the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
  
  
• International Energy Outlook
  International energy projections through 2025. Includes outlooks for major energy fuels and issues related to electricity and the environment. Energy sources include nuclear power, natural gas, and coal. Prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.
  
  
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  Description of NREL's research in renewable energy technologies. Plus information on energy efficiency and various applications of renewable energy.

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• Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Science & Technology
  
  
• HowStuffWorks
  Contains explanations and simple diagrams of various technologies.

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• Encyclopedia Astronautica
  Details the history of space exploration, with an emphasis on human missions to space. Includes brief astronaut biographies and links to various spacecraft, boosters, rocket engines, fuels, space programs, and launch sites. Also has descriptions of proposed space programs by both the U.S. and Russia which were never implemented.
  
  
• Glossary of Airship Terms
  From BlimpInfo.com, a publication of The Lighter-Than-Air Society.
  
  
• How Space Shuttles Work
  Examines the complexity of space shuttles, including their parts, design, and various systems. Includes information on shuttle history and future, space environment and life support, getting into orbit, re-entry and landing, and many related resources such as the International Space Station, educational activities, NASA, and more.
  
  
• Human Space Flight
  Includes a history of human space flight, photographs, "Behind the Scenes," news on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, and more. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  
  
• Kennedy Space Center Homepage
  
  
• NASA Homepage
  
  
• Rocket and Space Technology
  Explains the mechanics of rocket flight. Features a tutorial "designed to teach the basic science behind rocketry and space flight," which includes sample math problems, formulas, and diagrams. Covers various spacecraft systems and lists all of the space missions (including crew, launch and return dates). Contains a glossary, a discussion forum, and related links.
  
  
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
  
  
• Space Weather Today
  Offers explanations of space weather, space storms, and the role of the sun; explores the relationship to space storms and damage here on earth as well as presenting images of the storms in the atmosphere and from space; and more.
  
  
• World Wide Web Balloon Pages
  Links to around the world attempts, the James Gordon Bennett races, and hundreds of other ballooning, airship, and blimp sites.

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• AAA Digest of Motor Laws - Maryland
  Offers information on the various rules of the road in Maryland, including vehicle titles, registration, fees, driver's licenses, traffic rules, motorcycles, and so much more.
  
  
• TranStats: The Intermodal Transportation Database
  Provides a searchable index of more than 100 databases covering every mode of transportation, plus social and demographic data commonly used in transportation research. Includes interactive mapping and analytical tools. From the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
  
  
• Innovative Transportation Technologies
  Compendium of next generation surface transportation alternatives. Offers information on unconventional transportation technologies.
  
  
• National Transportation Library
  Provides documents and databases covering all aspects of transportation in the United States. Search or browse for full-text materials on transportation topics including aviation, maritime, pedestrians, bicycles, freight, traffic control, highways, railways, public transportation, intelligent transportation systems, safety, laws & regulations, and more.
  
  
• National Transportation Safety Board
  The NTSB has investigated significant aviation, highway, railroad, marine, and pipeline accidents since 1967. They determine probable causes and recommend future safety measures. Each of these modes of transportation has its own page for easy searching. This site offers the text of many preliminary and final reports. News and Events shows the major investigations underway right now. Searchable.
  
  
• State Transportation Statistics
  A "series of reports highlighting major federal databases and other national sources related to each state's infrastructure, safety, freight movement and passenger travel, vehicles, economy and finance, and energy and the environment." From the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
  
  
• Transportation Futuristics
  Examination of "some of the efforts to address transportation needs in ways that didn't quite get off the ground literally or figuratively." Includes vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the hover-car (or ground effect machine), intelligent transportation systems, monorail, personal rapid transit, pneumatic transportation, and more.
  
  
• United States Local and State Transit Links
  Each state's page includes statewide, regional, and local transit systems and transportation providers, state government transportation agencies, as well as other statewide, regional, and local transportation websites. This directory leads to bus systems, subways, light rail, railroads, ferries, and more. Searchable. From the American Public Transportation Association.

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