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National Science Foundation
- Home Page
Extensive site geared toward a large audience, particularly higher
education. Links to education news, curriculum, programs, and
research. Information on latest math and science research. Search
option available. Most useful for math and science research purposes.
Journal
of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST)
This page has information about Computer Science Research Issues,
the AACE contact link, and a membership book order form for math,
science, and computer science teachers in junior high through
high school. This site also contains guidelines written by the
author that pertain to the operations of the site.
Federal Resources
for Educational Excellence
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AccessExcellence
This site is home of an ongoing project in developing collaboration
among teachers. The science and biology site for teachers contains
a place for teachers to share classroom ideas, activities and
lesson plans. In addition, individuals can discuss science reform
or find information about upcoming science seminars and related
topics.
Ask
An Expert Page
The site facilitates person to person interactivity with the ability
to link to additional online resources. Visitors can ask questions
related to physics, chemistry, zoology, water quality, astronomy
and geology of professionals in the appropriate field.
Ask
the experts
Imagine the possibilities: answers to some of the most perplexing
questions in science and math, all pooled in one web site. Find
out why your skin wrinkles after too long in the bath, or how
those new laser guns figure out when you're driving too fast.
And just what makes stainless steel rust-proof, anyway?
The
Biology Project
This is an interactive online resource for learning biology.
CELLSalive
An educational resource for advanced biology or microbiology students.
Contains excellent enlarged microscope pictures of cells, some
animated. Also describes interactions of antibiotics and bacteria
in the body and can link to other sources.
Center
for Technology and Teacher Education. Mathematics
At this site, visitors can peruse detailed guidelines for effectively
using technology to enhance mathematics instruction. The site
also hosts an array of interactive activities and projects modeling
the implementation of the guidelines.
Challenger
Center for Space Science Education
This easy to use site contains colorful graphics and lots of activities
and lessons for teachers in all grades. Curriculum contents can
be adapted to an easy or difficult level. The classroom simulations
provided encourage student learning.
Comet Hale-Bopp
Home Page (JPL)
This site is entirely devoted to the comet Hale-Bopp. There are
news articles with a wide range of reading levels from periodicals
dealing with every aspect of the comet. Many images of the comet
at various stages and many links to other Hale-Bopp sites. Useful
for teachers and students.
Computer-Enhanced
Science Education: The Whole Frog Project
This project is intended to introduce the concepts of modern,
computer based 3D visualization, and at the same time to demonstrate
the power of whole body, 3D imaging of anatomy as a curriculum
tool.
Cornell
Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Provides links to resources in math & science for students
and teachers, grades 9-12. Great site for students with a wide
range of subjects from physics to meteorology. Field trip listings,
an updated newsletter, and ask an expert. Listing of financial
funding opportunities for teachers. Easily navigated.
Curriculum
Home Page
This site can be used with grades 3-12 curriculum with links to
other related sites. Includes an "ask an expert" option
and information about successful past projects.
DLC-ME|
The Microbe Zoo
This site is very content-rich and student-oriented. Cartoon graphics
are easy to view and subject material is applicable to many levels
of learning. Continuous links are well-organized and easy to follow.
Viewing only, no opportunities for additions.
Dinosaurs
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Dinosaur
Discovery
Students participating in this unit study should have basic
reading and writing skills. Students will be introduced to and
encouraged to use library reference books on dinosaurs. The
use of library reference material is a skill that will be directly
taught to the students.
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Dinosaurs
for K-12
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Dinosaurs
page. This page features links to Internet pages about individual
dinosaurs. For general information about dinosaurs, see also
Dinosaur Resources for K-12. Other related pages include Paleontology
and Paleontologists.
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AskERIC
Dinosaur Babies, Fossils, and Make Your Own Dinosaur
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Dinosaurs
In this Optional Unit students investigate a variety of animals
that lived long ago. They examine some of the ways in which
evidence supporting the existence of dinosaurs is obtained.
Electricity
- Tell
me More about Electricity
Need to write a report about electricity? Or just want to know
more about some aspect of electricity that’s caught your
interest? You’ve come to the right place.
- DiscoverWorks
Magnetism and Electricity
Explorer
Collection of educational resources in math and science K-12.
Geared towards teachers. Lesson plans and student created materials.
Links to other resources. Browse by curriculum or conduct a search.
Curriculum broken down into specific categories within strands.
Option to download computer programs. Place to contribute to page
and comment on page.
Exploratorium:
ExploraNet
This site contains several science, art, and human perception
exhibits which help make complicated ideas easy for students.
The site is content-rich and aesthetically pleasing. The text
is easy to read and graphics enhance the basic instructional design
of the site.
The
faces of science
Put a face to the name at this site dedicated to African American
scientists who have made a difference in the world of science.
Find out who has done what and what is yet to be done by these
pioneering men and women. Profiled scientists include Dr. Mary
Styles Harris, a geneticist dedicated to educating African American
women about breast cancer.
Habitat
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Interactive
Habitat
Let your fingers (and your mouse) do the walking through this
interactive coastal habitat.
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- National Geographic for Kids
Contains information about different habitats.
- Discovery Kids
Interactive kids site on habitats
InnerLearning
On-line
Students and educators can view hundreds of images of the human
body including animations of many body processes. A wide variety
of links to other related sites and extensive information with
each image.
Jodi
Haney's homepage
This page contains course information from the Secondary Science
Methods Course at Bowling Green State University, as well as many
links to education and lesson plan sites. Includes an opportunity
to ask questions of a current science teacher. There are educational
templates and information on current grant-funded projects.
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
Vast site that includes a collection of links to sites for teachers,
students, and general public. Search by subject areas from hobbies
to math. Also provides a link to search engines and tools.
NASA
Home page
The online government site contains earth and space science information.
Includes a newsletter that is updated daily with the latest NASA
news and stories. Links to other NASA web sites are provided.
NOVA
hot science
Science has never been hotter--or cooler, depending on your vernacular
of choice--than at this site, which sizzles with interactive animations
of scientific phenomena. Consider the following examples: you
can try your hand at making vaccines for everything from smallpox
to HIV; explore the growth of a carcinoma or the development of
human sex characteristics in a growing fetus; or use DNA fingerprinting
to determine the culprit of a sugary crime.
Netfrog--The
Interactive Frog Dissection--Title Page
Recognized as a top education resource, this site provides an
on-line tutorial for students and teachers in dissection of a
frog. A step-by-step procedure is provided, as well as research
support, a help function, and great pictures.
Neuroscience
for Kids
This site is for students and teachers to learn about the nervous
system.
Northeast
Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), K-12 Education
Offers resources for learning about earth-friendly approaches
to transportation, including lessons on model solar cars, electric
cars, & travel solutions to global warming. (multiple agencies)
The Natural History
Museum
Excellent site that is well structured and stimulates students'
creativity and imagination. The site contains a searchable index
and a site locator map. Includes many links, collections of photographs
and pictures. A database allows visitors to access information
on plants and insects found in their own zip code.
The
New Millennium Observatory (NeMO)
Studies interactions between submarine volcanic activity &
sea floor hot springs, offers a unit called "The Case of
the Missing Rumbleometer." High school & middle school
students learn about locating the epicenter of an earthquake,
identifying evidence of a lava eruption, detecting a hydrothermal
vent, estimating the age of lava based on animal species in the
area, & more. Updates on research expeditions, including teacher
logbooks (from July 14-August 2, 2001), are also provided.
SEDS(Students
for the Exploration and Development of Space)
This is an extensive site for information about space and astronomy.
Colorful images with a broad table of contents makes it easy for
students to use. Additional resources and links are also given.
Solar System
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KidsAstronomy.com
Grades: Kindergarten - 12
Synopsis: Through this web site kids of all ages can sign up
for free online astronomy classes and teachers can find useful
astronomy resources as well as a place to share lessons with
other teachers.
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Mars
Odyssey
Grades: 4 - Post-secondary
Synopsis: Beginning in October, the Mars Odyssey orbiter began
sending back exciting information about the elements and minerals
on the surface of the planet. You and your students can watch
the progress of the exploration and find many useful resources
and activities.
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The
Nine Planets
An excellent learning site for students and a great resource
for teachers. This site contains an overview of the history,
mythology, and current scientific knowledge of all the planets
and moons of our solar system. Many images and sounds to accompany
the abundance of text with links to other sites.
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The
Solar System
This unit is a study of the structure of the solar system, the
characteristics of the members of that system, and a more detailed
look at the rotations and revolutions of the Earth and the Moon
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Sun-Earth
Days
As part of NASA's Sun-Earth Day festivities, the Stanford SOLAR
Center will host a special webcast where students will present
results from a variety of solar activities and discuss their
findings.
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Space
and Planets
Links to different sites that contain information about the
solar system.
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Welcome
to the Planets
This site contains info about planets, shuttles, small bodies,
technology, and explorers. Everything a student in grades 5-10
needs to know about space. The large, colorful pictures and
table of contents make it easy to use. Easy reading and informative
content.
The
Tree of Life
The Three of Life is a project designed to contain information
about the phylogenetic relationships and characteristics of organisms,
to illustrate the diversity and unity of living organisms, and
to link biological information available on the Internet in the
form of a phylogenetic navigator.
Kids'
corner
Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 5
Synopsis: This site, from the Lawrence Hall of Science, has a
host of online and offline activities to stimulate kids interest
in science.
Mission
Grades: 3 - 8
Synopsis: Bill Botanist has to figure out where to plant his plant
specimens. You can help him out and learn about the world's biomes
in the process at this site with biome descriptions, links, and
teacher resources.
Neuroscience
for kids
Grades: 4 - 6
Synopsis: Did you know you can be right-eared as well as right-handed?
Find out more and prepare for Brain Awareness Week in March with
these engaging resources and activities about the brain and the
nervous system.
Pieces
of science
Grades: 2 - 12
Synopsis: The only danger in using this site is that you will
forget to return to other classroom work. The sixteen engaging
pieces include simulations, student activities, teacher resources,
and more.
Powers
of ten
Grades: 6 - 12
Synopsis: You may have heard of a nanosecond, but how about a
femtosecond? This web site explores scale, giving educators many
tools for teaching about the concepts of relative size.
Regents
Exam Prep Center. Mathematics A.
Grades: 9 - 12
Synopsis: Although this site is geared toward New York, students
and teachers around the country will find the questions, strategies,
and other materials at this site valuable when preparing for their
own state tests.
You
try it!
Have a blast with these interactive science experiments that don't
require any messy clean-up! Rock the world in the tectonics activity,
where you can smash continents together to see what happens; zap
a human brain to see what parts of the body move; or you can try
your hand at genetic manipulation as you replicate DNA and synthesize
proteins. Background information and related resources are provided
with each activity.
Wind
chill factor
Grades: 4 - Post-secondary
Synopsis: The thermometer says it's 35 degrees, but the 20 mph
wind makes it feel like 24! This site will help you calculate
sensible temperature, understand why it's important, and learn
about the dangers of cold weather.
WebElements.
Scholar edition.
Chemistry at the click of a mouse! The periodic table comes to
life at this site, where you can get loads of information about
every element, including its history, uses, and various properties.
Goodies include charts, graphs, and other pictorial representations
of melting points, boiling points, and other points of interest.
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