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Science Career Resources on the Internet

The following is a selection of Web resources that will help young people learn about career options in the sciences. This list was compiled for SETQuest, an Educational Film Center project funded by the National Science Foundation, by the editors of SB&F.

Acoustics and You (A Career in Acoustics?)
Acoustical Society of America hosts this page, which introduces young people to a career in acoustics

Aquatic Science Career Information 
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is often asked how students can prepare for careers in aquatic science. This paper provides answers to the most frequently asked questions. It also contains a list of colleges and universities that offer degrees in aquatic science.

ASTC: Behind the Scenes
Information about the different career options available at a science center, created by the Association of Science and Technology Centers. This includes information about careers such as marketing, education, and outreach, as well as exhibit writers, designers, and curators.

Career and Educational Guidance Library
This is an excellent resource maintained by the University of California at Berkeley. It contains links that provide access to occupational information and listings of educational preparation program. Information of special interest to multicultural populations is identified by a special icon. This page contains links to literally hundreds of careers, many of them related to science, mathematics, and technology.

Marine Science Careers
This site will introduce you marine science fields and to scientists in them. It will also provide information on salaries and links to additional resources.

The National Athletic Trainers' Association
A Certified Athletic Trainer is a highly educated and skilled professional specializing in athletic health care. This Web site provides a great deal of information about a career in this exciting area.

A New Universe to Explore: Careers in Astronomy 
An online career booklet from the American Astronomical Society. It provides advice on which courses to pursue in high school, college, and graduate school. The site also gives young people an idea of the different types of work environments in which astronomers work.

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
A reference guide to past and present winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. A separate page for each prize lists the year, winner, and basis for the award (e.g. 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics: Klaus von Klitzing of Germany, "for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect"). Most of the winners' names are hyperlinked to a short biography.

Ocean Science Careers
This site provides links to careers resources in ocean science compiled by the Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Center.

Saludos Web 
A World Wide Web site devoted exclusively to promoting Hispanic careers and education, supported by Saludos Hispanos magazine.

Soil and Crop Sciences--Careers with a Future
This online brochure from Colorado State University's Department of Soil and Crop Sciences introduces high school students to a variety of fields such as Soil Resources and Conservation and International Soil and Crop Sciences.
 

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