21st Century Teachers Network
http://www.21ct.org/sit08_pub/owa/main
This is a unique program for teachers, led by teachers. 21st Century Teachers are pioneers
in using technology to enhance teaching and learning, from the English teacher who
develops professional networks online to share innovative curriculum ideas with colleagues,
to the science teacher who helps students access up-to-the-minute science information from
around the world over the Internet, to the third grade teacher aide who uses multimedia
technologies to create exciting learning opportunities.
The Annenberg/CPB Learner Online Home Page
http://www.learner.org/
The Annenberg/CPB Project is the nation's leader in helping colleges, universities, high
schools and community organizations use telecommunications technologies to improve
learning for all students, including the growing number of older and part-time students,
and informal learners in their homes.
Bill Nye, the Science Guy Online
http://www.billnye.com/
This site contains a program guide, online demonstrations and
links to other science sites. This site is supported by the National Science Foundation
and the Boeing Company.
Challenger Center Online
http://www.challenger.org/
Tune in to Challenger Center educational space programs and let us do the work for you,
bringing you the hottest space news, information, and educational activities. No need for
endless searches, we're committed to staying on top of what's happening in the space
community and taking you to where the action is and to the best resources for educational
activities.
Cody's
Science Education Zone
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/
Science lessons with an emphasis on Inquiry by a middle school teacher in
Oakland CA.
A Comprehensive Tutorial To Searching The Web Effectively
http://thewebtools.com/searchgoodies/tutorial.htm
Don’t miss this award-winning, one-stop resource for beginning to intermediate Web
searchers, using 48 simple to advanced topics with easy-to-follow examples. On-line course
or pick PDF, DOC formats.
Project Dragonfly
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/
This site is an online version of a bimonthly magazine. The activities
promote hands-on scientific research by children. Each issue focuses on a
topic. Recent topics have included: space, time, water, animal talk, using
tools, Monarch butterflies. Project Dragonfly is
a collaborative effort at Miami University
(Oxford, Ohio) started with funding from the National
Science Foundation.
EdHelper.com
Science
http://www.edhelper.com/cat243.htm
This site contains a link to over 1700 science resources including lesson
plans, web resources, and webquests. This site is particularly good for
elementary science lesson plans and resources.
Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/esie/
The programs in this division are designed to improve the educational experiences of all
students in school settings-- prekindergarten through the 12th grade--and to increase and
improve the opportunities for all individuals to explore science, mathematics, and
technology beyond the school setting.
Exploratorium Science Snackbook of Science
Demonstrations - Exploratorium, San Francisco
http://www.exploratorium.edu/publications/Snackbook/Snackbook.html
About 20 "snacks" for simply constructing and investigating science, from
optical illusions to electricity and light.
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM
http://sln.fi.edu/
Virtual Exhibits (Ben Franklin - Glimpses of the Man; The Heart: A Virtual
Exploration); Educational Hotlists ( Lessons on Energy, Geology, Health, Space Science,
Virtual Exhibits, Weather Science); and Virtual Exhibit Hotlist with links to many other
exhibits and places.
Frank Potter's Science Gems
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http://www.sciencegems.com/
- Science Resources are sorted by Category, Subcategory, and
Grade Level
The Gallileo Project
http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/
The Galileo Project is a hypertext source of information on the life and work of Galileo
Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time. The project is supported by the Office of
the Vice President of Computing of Rice University. The initial stages were made possible
by a grant from the Council on Library Resources to Fondren Library.
The Global School Net
http://www.gsn.org/
Our mission is to "harness the power of the Internet" to provide ongoing
opportunities to support learners both in and outside of the school environment. GSN
offers a variety of free support services to learners, but more
importantly we provide the "training wheels" needed to get started!
The Lesson Plans Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily
at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and
faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent lesson plans were
submitted by the users of this website.
NASA Ames Educator Resource Center
http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/erc/
At the Educator Resource Center (ERC), educators can access a wide variety
of NASA resources to develop their own educational programs. The
facilities and staff at the center will assist teachers in gathering
ideas, doing research, and duplicating selections from an outstanding
collection of audiovisual and printed materials.
ERC materials reflect NASA research and technology
development in such curriculum areas as life science, physical science,
astronomy, energy, earth resources, the environment, mathematics,
geography, and careers in aerospace. Teachers in disciplines other than
science and mathematics are also encouraged to visit the ERC and explore
ways in which aerospace materials may be incorporated into their lessons.
NASA Spacelink
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html
The Library
is the heart of NASA Spacelink and the official home to the NASA Education Division's electronic
publications and NASA Television's education
schedule. The Library is also your guide to NASA's Internet resources with hundreds of
subject oriented pages and the capability to search all of NASA.
Newton's Apple Index Learning Environment
http://www.ktca.org/newtons/
Newton's Apple is an award-winning national science
program for kids and adults produced by KTCA-TV in the Twin Cities and sponsored by 3M.
We invite you to pick a lesson from the teachers' guides developed for seasons 9 through
15. They are designed to accompany the television show and are also a rich stand-alone
resource.
Pedro's Biomedical Research Tools
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/research_tools.html
This site contains a long list of Guides, Tutorials and Help Tools in science,
particularly in Biology and chemistry.
SciCentral
http://www.scicentral.com/
Gateway to over 50,000 scientific sites and news articles pertaining to over 120
specialties in science, medicine and engineering.
Science and Technology
Education WWW Links by John Lawrence Bencze, Assistant Professor, Science
Education, OISE/UT (University of Toronto)
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~lbencze/resources.htm
This site includes links to K-12 Lesson Plans, Curriculum Resources,
Collections, Online Projects, Computer Software and much more.
Smithsonian Institution Education on the Web
http://educate.si.edu/
This site contains the lesson plan section of Smithsonian Education on the Web.
STS Links
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass/mds/stslinks.html
containing over 170 links to STS-related information sources.
The Tech Museum
http://www.thetech.org/
This is the online site for San Jose's Tech Museum.
Texas Biotechnology Education and Training Project
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
This site contains many links to Internet resources for
science education including sources for curriculum and supplies.
ULTRALAB
http://www.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/
ULTRALAB is a learning technology research center at Anglia Polytechnic
University.
"To research, apply and disseminate the benefits of new technologies, seeking to
develop an empowering, creative and delightful learning environment that knows no
boundaries."
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