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This is the homepage for students at Tokai who want to learn English related to science, engineering, and technology.
Science News
Science News
Simple English
Simple English
1. Science News for Students - this is an excellent online magazine for students. There is a section on Earth and Environment.
2. Voice of America "Science in the News" - Listen and read science news; includes word lists
3. Science News Explores - clearly written science articles with word lists
Standard
Standard
1. Guardian Science - daily news articles about science from the Guardian newspaper
2. BBC Science Focus - online science magazine with short articles on up-to-date topics
3. SciTechDaily - Science news website with short, clearly-written articles.
Advanced
Advanced
1. MIT News - each department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) publishes online news. Here is a selection:
[Mechanical Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences] [Electrical Engineering]
Podcasts
Podcasts
1. New Scientist Weekly Podcast - excellent free science news podcast from the New Scientist magazine
[Apple Podcasts] [Spotify] [YouTube]
2. The Economist Babbage Podcast - Babbage is a free weekly science podcast from the Economist magazine which focuses on a different topic each week.
3. Science Versus - pop science podcast which takes a current topic and applies scientific reasoning
Watch
Watch
General Science
General Science
1. NHK Science View - free online science TV show in English from NHK World
2. BBC Earth Science - short documentaries on space, science, and nature topics; new documentaries every 3 or 4 days
3. TEDEd Science & Technology - TED Education videos about science & technology topics. Learn and enjoy!
4. BBC Reel - short videos on current topics, including science. These videos are on engineering themes.
5. Sci NC - short science programmes from North Carolina Public Broadcasting Service
6. SciShow - science programme explaining all kinds of interesting science matters
7. Veritasium - excellent science channel which educates and entertains!
8. Smarter Everyday - exploring the world through science
9 Genius Engineering - animated videos explaining everyday engineering in clear English
10. Science without the gobbledygook - German theoretical physicist, Sabine Hossenfelder, explains complicated science in simple terms.
11. The Engineering Mindset - excellent animated videos explaining engineering topics
12. Space & Science - full length documentaries free to watch on YouTube
Environment
Environment
1. DW Planet A - excellent short documentaries by German broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW), about environmental problems and how to solve them.
2. BBC Earth Science - the following playlists focus on environmental issues: Net Zero; Planet Fix:
Engineering & Construction
Engineering & Construction
The B1M - popular YouTube channel about major construction projects
The Fehmarnbelt Underwater Tunnel - short BBC news item about constructing the world's longest prefabricated tunnel between Denmark and Germany
Aerospace
Aerospace
1. Primal Space - animated videos explaining all kinds of topics about space
2. Tom Stanton - Aerospace engineer, Tom Stanton, uses 3D printing to make model aircraft, rockets, cars, and more.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
1. Wikipedia Glossaries are word lists for many specialities. Here is a selection.
[Engineering A-L] [Engineering M-Z] [Mechanical Engineering] [Robotics]
2. Quizlet - Science, Engineering, Technology vocabulary study sets created for this homepage!
Reading
Reading
1. Process X - Interesting silent videos on YouTube showing engineering production in Japan with English captions
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