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Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body, is an online museum (with a real world presence) administered by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The online museum is a beautifully designed collection of exhibitions, galleries, and educational tools and resources related to forensic science and history. The entire site is illustrated with fascinating drawings and photographs. The site’s theme touches on how human anatomy is used to solve crimes. There are historical accounts of forensic science in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the gallery has a presentation of artifacts from this history.
The site is geared at the K-12 student group, but anyone might learn something.
San Francisco’s Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception has a remarkable web presence. The site has more than 15,000 web pages with audio and video files, ‘exploring hundreds of different topics’. Included in these many pages is a section that has instructions for more than 500 simple experiments, a mixture of online exhibits using interactive technologies like Flash, and live webcasts from the Museum floor.
Their mission is best stated on their about page:
Our focus is on investigating the science behind the ordinary subjects and experiences of people’s lives. The topics themselves provide “hooks” that get people excited about science. Then, when we investigate these topics, we can also look at the historical and social issues surrounding them, thus providing a context for scientific exploration.