 
Links
NASA Quest
http://quest.nasa.gov/
Everything you wanted to know about NASA. Read profiles
of (or chat with) NASA experts, learn about space exploration
and the history of flight, find links to NASA's other
interactive websites, and review tons of facts and tidbits
in the huge FAQ section.
Engineering: Your Future
http://www.asee.org/precollege/
A mammoth site for high school students contemplating
engineering as a career. Sections like "Benefits of
Being an Engineer," "Engineering Disciplines," and "Finding
and Affording the Right School" are chock full of valuable
information, while the list of famous people who have
either been engineers or studied it is downright inspirational.
Building Big
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/profile/
Interviews with real-world working engineers fill this
site, along with useful information about careers in
the various engineering fields. Learn about bridges,
domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels—and the
"big building" behind them.
Engineering.com
http://www.engineering.com
Available in both German and English, this site boasts
the imposingly named Solution Machine, an engineering-specific
search engine, as well as helpful tips, salary profiles,
puzzles and more.
Ordnance Survey
http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/
Hosted by Britain’s national mapping agency, this
jam-packed site is all about maps, maps, maps. A huge
“Free & Fun” section lets you create
annotated, colored maps of your own, download mapping
wallpaper, play interactive mapping games, and learn
everything you ever wanted to know about the mapping
and geography of Britain and Europe.
 
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