Science Education Resources
National Science Teachers Association |
|
National Association of Biology Teachers |
|
AAAS Project 2061 |
|
Noyce Scholarship |
|
Links to Curriculum Frameworks and Professional Organizations |
|
Science Education Links |
|
Please report defunct links to Michael Bentley at mbentle1@utk.edu
Science Education Links
Science Adventures - a guide to public science centers, museums, parks and gardens, zoos, aquariums, aviaries, planetariums and observatories: http://www.scienceadventures.org
Science supplies - online addresses for companies that sell science materials http://www.madsci.org/libs/areas/reagents.html
Digest of most interesting science and technology stories on the web: http://www.scitechdaily.com
A searchable database of questions and answers and sections on science projects, current science news, unit conversions, and a newsletter: http://ScienceMadeSimple.com
How Stuff Works - thousands of explanations, most with animation and drawings to convey complex ideas: http://HowStuffWorks.com
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) - Huge clearinghouse of a variety of educational support services, information networks, and publishers of materials; one component, "AskERIC," is a service that contains a question and answer link plus lesson plans in a virtual library: http://www.eduref.org/Eric/
Education Resource Information Center Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (ERIC CSMEE): http://www.ericse.org
National Teachers Enhancement Network - courses on-line, resources, connections: http://www.scienceteacher.org
Teachnet.com - lesson plan ideas and advice for activities: http://www.teachnet.com
Education World - big clearinghouse with links to more than 100,000 education-related sites, including lesson planning activities, curriculum ideas, web site reviews, forums and news. Connections to National Standards searchable database of national and state standards categorized by content level and divided into K-4, 5-8, and 9-12: http://www.education-world.com/
Museum Guide - real and virtual destinations - web links to over 1,700 museums: http://www.mcn.edu/
The Library of Congress - Web site includes an excellent educator guide and index for using primary sources; has suggestions for class activities using primary sources.http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
PBS - More than 1,500 lesson plans at PBS TeacherSource: http://PBS.org/teachersource
ABC Teach good collection of free printables, forms,
calendars, etc., theme ideas for elementary grades:
http://www.abcteach.com/
Learning Network (portal site): A community of local education sites, best practices link, electronic grade book, resources for parents, students, teachers, administrators: http://www.myschoolonline.com/golocal/
Global Schoolhouse at Lightspan.com another portal with many resource links and teacher tools, including project ideas, lesson plans, and a web trip maker: http://www.globalschoolhouse.com/
Surfing the net with kids web resources for educators: http://www.surfnetkids.com/
Also, for surfing the net with kids: http://www.cybersurfari.org/
Rubric generator and other online tools for educators:
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Other tools such as calendar maker, graphic organizer generator, classroom
materials maker at this site: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/
EDHELPER.COM links to lesson plans for all subjects, worksheet generators, etc.: http://www.edhelper.com/
Educational Press a database of word lists in various subjects that can be easily manipulated to create flash cards, game boards, bingo cards, word scrambles, signs, etc.: http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/
ThinkQuest library of informational sites created by kids, has info for teachers on creating web pages, citing references, etc.: http://www.thinkquest.org/
Internet4classrooms has daily brain teasers, challenging questions, ed resources for all grade levels: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ and lots of good science links for teachers at: http://internet4classrooms.com/science.htm
Achievement Award Certificates free certificates that use Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.successcertificates.com/
Blue Web n: Blue Ribbon learning sites on the web, all subjects and grades, lesson plans, resource links with ratings, and more: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Northwest Regional Education Laboratory Science Inquiry Model - http://www.nwrel.org/msec/science_inq/index.html
Free education materials available from two sites: http://www.TeachingK-8.com and http://www.ed.gov/free
Wonderkorner - a question and answer site for kids: http://www.peak.org/~bonwritr/wonder1.htm
Middle School Resource Guide - Complete text of the National Academy Press publication, Resources for teaching middle school science: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5774.html
Ideas for student research - A resource with links for topics, ideas, and how-to for developing a research project: http://www.researchpaper.com
HyperDoc - U.S. Library of Medicine - health and medical education resource - access to The Visible Man (a sampler of fresh cryosections and CAT scans): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
News about science - The AAAS calls this site 'your global gateway to science, medicine and technology news.' Weekly updates and media and journal links: http://www.eurekalert.org/
Inclusive science web site: "Inclusion.... Yours, Mine, Ours" sponsored by the Florida Inclusion Network & geared toward classroom teachers - lots of resources and links http://www.rushservices.com/Inclusion/classroom_teachers.htm
The Why Files - This NSF site attempts to explain the science behind current events in the news:http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/index.html
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - lots of links and resources for all curriculum areas:http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
The National Archives and Records - Useful for primary source material: http://www.nara.gov
Science/Nature for Kids - good portal site for K-12 science - lots of net links organized by categories - annotated resources, lots of lesson ideas: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/
The Science Spot - aims at the middle school level - well-organized database of lessons, projects, and on-line resources, even includes lesson record sheets, "Science Club" challenges, and daily science trivia: http://sciencespot.net
Lab safety http://www.labsafety.org/
Online Conversion - let's you convert any unit of measure to any other: http://www.onlineconversion.com
Kids World 2000 - Has references for zoos and aquariums across the U.S., and more:http://www.now2000.com/bigkidnetwork/zoos.html#zoos
Science research projects, science fair ideas - http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ and http://School.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/ and http://www.scifair.org/.
The Virtual Reference Desk - link to experts - http://www.vrd.org/locator/subject.shtml#science
Science news at ScienceMaster - for students - http://sciencemaster.com
Massachusetts Institute of Technology web site includes a data base of information on American inventions and discoveries:http://web.mit.edu/invent/
More MIT - linked to this site is a hot list of science sites for children: http://web.mit.edu/invent/r-archive-2.html
Science Made Simple - searchable database of questions and answers, also sections on projects, current science news, unit conversions, and a newsletter: http://www.ScienceMadeSimple.com
American Physical Society poster series commemorating a
century of physics - great timeline that shows relation of events in
the sciences to events in other areas, history, art. Good photos
and links.
http://timeline.aps.org/APS/index.html
Rocks and Minerals slide show from Volcano World. Link to lesson plans: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
Minerals by name - a searchable database of rocks and minerals showing class, chemistry, specimens: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by_name.htm
Sands of the world - an interactive earth science project using sand to study rocks and minerals - see the Rock Cycle Song and lesson ideas: http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/sands.htm
Virtual cave - caves and caverns around the world: http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave
Archaeology site - an interactive dig - have students analyze artifacts found in a virtual dig site - see the cyber fossil display: http://romlx6.rom.on.ca/digs/munsell/
The Field Museum, Chicago - click on Exhibits to tour different areas, including dinosaurs and fossils. Check out Sue, the big T. rex soon to be on display: http://fieldmuseum.com
Skulls a dazzling look at what scientists can learn about behavior and evolution from an animal's skull: http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls
Animal Behavior Society (education section) Links to laboratory exercises, teaching and learning resources, images, etc.: http://www.animalbehavior.org/
The Animal Diversity Web Animal diversity taxonomically-arranged,
from the University of Michigan: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
The Dictionary of Cell Biology - An electronic version
of Academic Press' 3rd edition of The Dictionary of Cell Biology:
http://on.to/dictionary
FDA Kids homepage - The US Food and Drug Administration's Kids Homepage includes Yorick, a skeleton model which allows users to see the various medical devices and implants that can replace real body parts. Included are a glass eye, a silicon cochlear implant, a hip and a knee, etc.: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
Chem4Kids - An expansive web site with resources on matter, atoms, elements, reactions, the math in chemistry, as well as a glossary and a quiz section. Written for students, includes clear definitions and fun graphics:http://www.chem4kids.com
Chemical and physical change - activities to demonstrate the difference: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/plans/int/change.html
TOPS Learning Systems - science with simple things - check out the many neat teacher resource books on hands-on activities: http://topscience.org
American Chemical Society - plenty of links for resources for teaching physical science: http://www.acs.org/
The Comic Book Periodic Table - an interactive periodic table http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
Physical science - Particle Adventure - a lively introduction to subatomic physics: http://www.particleadventure.org
Physical science - Chem 101 Home - Good for background on content, has some experiments and videos. Recommend the low graphic version: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?lib_id=212&team_id=3310
Real Science - online companion to the TV and CD-ROM series - profiles different scientists and their work - good for career exploration for middle/high school kids: http://www.realscience.org
The Little Shop of Physics - collection of experiments; http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu
Middle School Science Teachers - Teacher Charlene Hoover has gathered a wide assortment of resources. The 'Ready to Use Lesson Plans' may be very helpful: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6576/
KIE Network - (via University of California, Berkeley) - science in the curriculum, classroom projects and activities, collections of scientific evidence, download software, contact other teachers, students, scientists, links to other education sites: http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE.html
Kidscom - for kids aged 4-15, "a communication playground for kids" - links to sites for children, site of the month, etc.: http://www.kidscom.com/index1.html?
PBS Online - links to the Web of Life, NOVA, Scientific American Frontiers, Nature, Bill Nye, Newton's Apple, National Geographic, the Magic School Bus, etc.: http://www.pbs.org/
Geological Sciences Department, University of Manitoba, CA - links to geosciences information: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/geological_sciences/server.html
JASON Project web site: http://www.jasonproject.org
USA Today - Lesson plans for using news in the classroom and a reporter ready for student interaction: http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm
Discover Magazine home page: http://www.discover.com
Annenberg Guide to Math and Science Reform - links to model programs, grants:http://www.learner.org/theguide/
Electronic Elementary Magazine - highlights activities
of elementary kids around the world - ideas for projects, activities
- lots of links:
http://www.inform.umd.edu/MDK-12/homepers/emag
Reinventing Schools-the Technology is Now (via National Academy of Sciences):http://www.nas.edu/nap/online/techgap/welcome.html
Science and Math (Minnesota schools) - good links to resources for teaching: http://www.scimathmn.org/
NOVA Online--Teachers - A starting point for lesson plans and scientific activities. Topics include animals, the human body, ancient cultures, space, earth, physics, and an odds and ends compendium. The Hot Science section provides many activities. Lesson Ideas and Teacher's Exchange allow teachers to share concepts and lesson plans:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers
Journey North - a resource for the study of seasonal change and an opportunity for student participation in adding to a database. Many tracking projects and lesson possibilities: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
National Geographic - Lots of pictures and articles: http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Microscopic and molecular worlds - huge image collection: http://microscopy.fsu.edu/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov
Jurassic Park Institute: http://www.jpinstitute.com
Scientriffic - an Australian science magazine: http://www.csiro.au/scientriffic
High school science webquests: http://www.what-is-the-speed-of-light.com/webquests/science-webquests-index.html
Resources for teaching archaeology the Archaeology Channel http://www..archaeologychannel.org
Weather - Cloud lesson and activities for elementary students http://www2.lhric.org/kat/wq3rd.htm
NASA SCIence Files™ broadcasts 8 times a year. Web site has Kids Club, activities for kids, episodes,problem-based learning (PBL) investigations, awards, etc. re space science and exploration. Visit at http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/
International Space Station check this site to find out when it will be visible. As the station expands it is growing noticeably brighter when it passes overhead: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings
Go behind A Brief History of Time cosmologist Stephen Hawking tells his life story full text of some lectures, and photos: http://www.hawking.org.uk
Local asteroids see location of known asteroids,
extensive background info: http://cfa-www.Harvard.edu/iau/lists/InnerPlot.html
Nobel Prizes - e-Museum: http://www.nobel.se
HunkinsExperiments - Tim Hunkin works mainly for museums, building interactive exhibits. The site as suggestions for experiments using everyday materials: http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com
Contact CEHHS
335 Claxton Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Phone: 865-974-2201
Fax: 865-974-8718