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Appendix I

Electronic Education Web Sites

The information concerning polymers on the World Wide Web is rapidly expanding. This is a valu-
able source for information giving both applied and fundamental information on a wide range of

polymer-related topics. As you search, please be aware that there exist specific pooled information
sites on many topics, including those considered “hot” topics such as the human genome. There are
also web clusters that deal with special topics such as nanomaterials and electrically conductive

materials. Have fun “surfing the web.” It is an important source of information about polymers.
Sites that you should consider visiting and that are not obvious because of their names are as
follows:

• www.polyed.org, which is a general Web site for PolyEd, the joint polymer education com-
mittee of the American Chemical Society divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric
Materials: Science and Engineering. It contains many connections to other important Web
sites dealing with polymers.
• www.uwsp.edu/chemistry/ipec, which is a general Web site for the Intersociety Polymer
Edu cational Council which is a joint society venture that focuses on K-12 science educa-
tion employing polymers as the connective vehicle. The Polymer Ambassadors have their
own site at www. polymerambassadors.org.
• www.pslc.ws/macrog/index.htm or simply type in “macrogalleria” and you will be taken to
a fun and educational Web site that focuses on the relationship between everyday items and
their polymeric nature and the fundamentals that underlie their use in these materials.

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