- Beyond Discovery - A
series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological
and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by
basic science.
- Bill Nye the Science Guy - Online
science laboratory. Includes learning activities and show information.
- Brainium - A curriculum-based,
online environment where teachers and students can share ideas, experiments
and activities.
- Candis
Mitchell's Science Teacher's Site - Designed to help educators search
for internet material appropriate for their classrooms.
- Cute Science - Learning
materials for include coloring books, audio lectures, videos and workbooks.
Subjects covered are math, science, and HTML. Includes product list
and online order form.
- Department of Energy Science
Education Programs - Internship and fellowship opportunities for
undergraduate students and teachers related to science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.
- Did You Ever Wonder? - Each
month a dozen questions are posed and answered by lab scientists on
various topics on how things work in the natural world.
- DIVE AND DISCOVER:
Expeditions to the Seafloor - An interactive distance learning web
site designed to immerse your students in the exciting process of deep-sea
research and exploration.
- Educational
Resources Catalog - In addition to the catalog itself, links are
provided to curriculum materials, professional development, software,
visual and audiovisual classroom support, print material and online
resources.
- Educational
Resources in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields - Annotated
list of links to internet resources.
- The ENC Digital Dozen
- Each month the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse selects a dozen useful
math and science sites for teachers and students. Includes archives.
- ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics,
and Environmental Education - Goal is to provide access to information
for teaching and learning about science, mathematics, and the environment.
- European Science &
Technology Week - Demonstrates and explains the impact of science,
its uses, and its applications in the daily lives of European citizens.
Activities and events, aims and objectives, and news and press releases.
- Every Child
a Scientist - For those who want to take an active role in improving
the science program in their schools.
- Experiences of the Twentieth
Century Saga - The site provides useful resources on mathematics
and physics.
- The Exploration Network (EXN) - Discovery
Channel Canada Online covers science, technology, nature and adventure.
- Extreme Science - Science
news and activities with an emphasis on extremes.
- Field Trips Site - The Field
Trips site has virtual science tours on nature topics visiting some
of the best sites on a subject. Teacher's resources are included.
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- Science resources are sorted by category and grade level.
- Free Science
Worksheets - Features over science labs for biology, chemistry,
and physics, and numerous other printable note skeletons, graphic organizers,
and worksheets.
- The GLOBE Program
- A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education
and science program.
- The Great Web
of Science - Providing links for science, astronomy, biology, chemistry,
electronics, medicine, meteorology, oceanography,physics and space.
- Harvard-Smithsonian
Center For Astrophysics - Science Education Department - Develops
curricula, videos and activities to enhance learning of scientific topics.
Includes list of projects and staff.
- How Stuff Works - Explanations
about form and function in science and technology.
- Illusion
Works - A multimedia museum of optical and sensory illusions, with
on-line demonstrations and explanations.
- Implementing
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment - In addressing standards
for science education, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
discusses the critical issues involved. Includes overview, goals, strategies
and pitfalls.
- Instructional Materials for Science
Educators - IMSE is sponsored by the SERVIT Group, part of the Department
of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, North Carolina State
University.
- Journal of Young Investigators -
Online journal dedicated to the presentation of undergraduate research
in science, mathematics, and engineering.
- K-12 Science Education
Resources - From teacher Bill Beaty's homepages. Includes links,
projects and lesson plans.
- Leon M. Lederman Science
Education Center - The centerpiece for education at Fermilab. Over
twenty-five education programs aiming to develop habits of mind through
inquiry.
- Middle School
Physical Science Resource Center - Reviews of textbooks and other
teaching materials, essays, newsletter, and forums. Suggestions for
site improvements and future reviews welcomed. A project of North Carolina
State University.
- MIT Council on Primary and Secondary
Education - Welcome to the Council on Primary and Secondary Education
at MIT! Explore our exciting programs for K-12 Students and MIT Students,
and learn more about the resources we have to offer Parents and Teachers
as well as MIT Alums.
- Mr. Schneider's Science Page
- Provides categorized links to tutorials, lessons, and information
from all disciplines of science.
- NASA Education - Links to
all aspects of NASA's extensive education resources, including news,
programs for children and adults, student resources, and calendar of
events.
- NASA's Space
Science Activities for Students - Space science activities for elementary
and secondary students in astronomy, physics, life sciences, and space
technology.
- Negashte - A student magazine
from Tehran, with mathematics and physics content. In both Iranian and
English.
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science
and Education (ORISE) - Education and training programs in science.
- PathFinder Science Network
- Science education programs for students of all ages in biology, chemistry,
and earth science. GIS and modeling technologies are used to study student
collected data.
- Performance
Assessment for Science Teachers - Sample tasks are provided for
authentic assessment, along with rationale, teachers notes and equipment
lists.
- Physchem -
Activities, lesson outline and assignments for level 10 to level 12
physics and chemistry classes (in high school).
- Powers
of Ten - Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy
and wind up face to face with a proton in Florida.
- Project 2061 - The American
Association for the Advancement of Science's site on reforms of science,
mathematics, and technology education.
- QEC Science Education - A diverse
set of resources for science students and science educators dedicated
to improving learning outcomes.
- Resources
for Scientists Teaching Science - Creative teaching ideas from scientists
who teach science. Designed for instructors who are interested in teaching
courses that use writing as a tool to engage students in active learning.
- Royal
Science - Learn about the various fields of science, what they are,
and where to find more fun information about them.
- Sandlot Science - Interactive
optical illusions, games, science projects, fun puzzles, and distortions.
- 101 Science & Technology
for Amateurs - Science and other technology subjects for home learning
centers, amateur radio operators, and amateur scientists.
- Science Books and Films - The AAAS
review journal for science materials for all ages, including reviews
and recommendations for books, videos, software, and web sites.
- Science
Education Links - References, resources and annotated links for
secondary school science teachers and trainees. University of Sydney.
- Science Explained
- Online science lessons on a wide variety of subjects, including the
cloning of Dolly the sheep, the Montserrat volcano, water on the Moon,
Martian fossils, and the "chicken flu."
- The Science Eye - Science
and environmental education specialists offer science awareness through
simulated classroom safaris for all ages.
- The Science House at North
Carolina State University - A learning outreach program with a mission
to work with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning
activities in science and mathematics. Forum; annotated directory of
links; and searchable resources for science, math and for hands-on activities
in general.
- Science Learning Network - Community
of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions
demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education. Site contains
a variety of inquiry-posed problems, information, demonstrations, and
labs.
- Science Links
- Reviews of a wide range of science-related sites for science students
and teachers. Reviews indicate curriculum relevance of sites, age suitability
and suggestions for use of sites in teaching science.
- Science
Master Image Galleries - Picture galleries containing a collection
of images relating to science and nature topics.
- Science Olympiad - Purchase
an instructional video that details essential elements of Science Olympiad's
Wright Stuff (rubber band-propelled airplanes) competition.
- Science Online - Dictionary
of scientific terms and scientists and science news. In French but with
access from English terms.
- Science Online - Fee-based
subscription site, providing a free tour of the resources available.
These include an information bank, animated models, simulations, professional
development, experiments online, and teacher presentations.
- Science Resources
- Large index of science related internet resources created by Nerd
World Media.
- The Science Spot - Resource
for educators and students. The Science Classroom and the Kid Zone are
to make learning fun.
- Science Teacher Stuff
- Resources for K - 12 science education; lessons plans, webquests,
background information, research, and education reform.
- Science Teachers' Resource Center
- Site is for science teachers to share ideas such as labs, demonstrations
and any other information to which teachers wish to grant public access.
- Science U - Interactive exhibits
and multimedia articles and activities.
- ScienceAware - Offering
downloadable safety checklists, quizzes, and other handouts, as well
as access to other free lab-safety materials developed especially for
high school science teachers and students.
- ScienceDaily Magazine -
Free, advertising-supported online magazine that provides news about
the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from
astrophysics to zoology.
- Sciencefinder - A wealth
of information for teachers and students of science, especially but
not exclusively for British high schools.
- ScienceIQ.com - A science fact
sent by email each workday. Large online archive. Free trial subscription.
- ScienceMaster - Links to
specific scientific disciplines. Offers features, columnists articles,
homework helper, science topics for discussion, books and software links,
downloads, and email.
- ScienceNetLinks - Resource
for K-12 science educators.
- The Sciences
Explorer - Learn something new about math, biology, chemistry, and
physics, and try innovative activities that introduce key concepts.
An entry in the Thinkquest 97 contest.
- Sci-Journal - Gives school
and college students the chance to publish work they've done in their
science classes so that other students around the world can read about
it. A discussion list allows messages about each article to be posted
on the site.
- Sci-Math
WORLD: An Interactive Internet Workshop - Provides annotated Web
links to relevant science and math subjects arranged as directories
and portals, searchable sites, search engines, and interactive Web sites.
- Sheppard's Science
Resources - Over 800 links organized alphabetically in over 40 categories.
- Solution Archive Solutions
of College Level Science Problems - Worked out answers to science
problems, including advanced mathematics, physics, dynamics, computer
science and chemistry.
- SwRI's Lighter Side
- Engineers and scientists are available to answer questions. The site
also features an archive of past enquiries.
- TeachOne - Has links for
science teachers, biology teachers in particular, as well as general
education links. Includes useful sites for lesson planning and searching
the internet.
- The Third International Mathematics
and Science Study - Responses to issues regarding 12th-Grade TIMSS.
- Toyota TAPESTRY Grant
- Each year, the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Teachers program awards
50 grants of up to $10,000 each to K-12 teachers of science in the fields
of environmental science and physical science applications. Toyota TAPESTRY
projects demonstrate creativity, involve risk-taking, possess a visionary
quality, and model a new way of presenting science.
- TryScience.org - Content
is contributed by science centers and museums worldwide and constantly
changes.
- UniServe Science - Disseminate
information and innovative materials relating to science teaching throughout
Australia. Contains tertiary and secondary school resources, publications,
information on academic courses and professional development workshops,
and discussion mailing lists.
- UVM Design Tasc Competition
- Annual competition for high school students, in which math and physics
concepts are put into practice.
- Virtual World of Animated Gifs
and Java Applets for Education - Promoting the use of animated gifs
and Java applets in the teaching of science. The site has samples and
shows how these may be incorporated into websites and PowerPoint slides
for use in education.
- The
Visible Human Explorer - This demonstration exhibits the user interface
for remote access to the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human
digital image library. Users can visualize the library, browse contents,
locate data of interest, and retrieve desired images.
- Whelmers - Science activities
that will catch the eye and mind of even the most indifferent student.
- Whyville- A free website dedicated
to learning through exploration and communication.
- World Wide Web Instructional Committee
- An ad hoc group of North Dakota State University faculty dedicated
to developing internet-based educational sites. This website details
the efforts of our group. Current projects include visual educational
research in computer science, biology, geology, and anthropology.
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