Resources

You may choose to use these resources for science and technology research and multimedia for your comic or video creation. You are not limited to these resources.

Science and Technology Resources

• National Science Foundation
• NSF News
• Science360 Video
• Science360 Radio
• NSF Ask a Scientist - Nanotechnology Superhero Edition 1   2   3   4   5
• NSF classroom resources
• National Nanotechnology Initiative
• Basics of Nanotechnology
• Nanotechnology and You
• The Science Of
• The Nerdist, Because Science
• Imagine Magazine
• "The Physics of Superheroes," by James Kakalios (book).
• "Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero" and "Inventing Iron Man," both by E. Paul Zehr (books).
• Science, How the World Works
• Discovery Education
• Wired: The Magical Bulletproof Material That Made Iron Man Give Up Iron
• Wired: The Physics of Bullets VS. Wonder Woman's Bracelets
• Wired: Other articles by Rhett Allain
• How Stuff Works
• The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia
• NISE Net's website

Storytelling Resources

• Storyboarding for kids
• Storyboarding tips
• Free Smithsonian online course The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact on Pop Culture

Multimedia Resources

Copyright definition and information

• What is Copyright?
• Common Sense Media
• Copyright, Public Domain, Fair Use and Creative Commons

Comic generation

• Pixton (not free)
• Toon Doo
• Chogger
• Marvel

Video editing

• Loopster (online)
• Free Video Editor (Android)
• Movie Maker Filmmaker (Android)
• Splice (iPhone/iPad)
• Quik (iPhone or Android)
• Adobe Premiere clip (iPhone or Android), may need an Adobe account
• Magisto (iPhone or Android)
• FilmoraGo (Android)

Free, non-copyrighted image sources

• Freerange stock
• MorgueFile
• Wikimedia Commons
• Library of Congress

Free, non-copyrighted audio sources

• YouTube audio library
• Freesound
• MusOpen
• Jamendo
• Sound Bible
• Free Music Archive

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