Amazing Space <http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/>
Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.The American Meteor Society <http://www.amsmeteors.org/index.html>
Astronomy Picture of the Day: <http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory <http://www.eia.brad.ac.uk/btl/>
[remotely operated telescope; great images available]Carnegie Science Center -- Astro Calendar <http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/teachers/planet_calendar.asp>
[information about what to see in the sky at night, month by month]Cosmiverse -- The Space Portal <http://www.cosmiverse.com/>
[daily space news, science news, reference, message boards, and more]Discover the Solar System <http://www.smplanet.com/planets/planetintro.html>
Young children can discover our solar system through this interactive exploration.Earth & Sky Radio Program <http://www.earthsky.org/>
[website for daily science radio series - with broadcast schedule, transcripts, RealPlayer audio, sky charts]Exploratorium Solar Eclipse <http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/live98.html>
Exploring Mars <http://www.exploringmars.com/>
Extreme Science <http://www.extremescience.com/>
Galileo Galilei <http://www.galileo-galilei.org>
Hubble Space Telescopes's Greatest Hits: A Photo Gallery of the Universe <http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/BestOfHST95.html>
Hubble Space Telescope evokes a new sense of awe and wonder about the infinite richness of our universe in dramatic, unprecedented pictures of celestial objects. Like a traveler sharing their best snapshots, we present a selection of Hubble's most spectacular images.Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures [with links to news releases from the Hubble Space Telescope] <http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html>
International Meteor Organization <http://www.imo.net/>
Investigate Comet SL9 on the Internet <http://www.smplanet.com/science/SL9.html>
This activity will help you explore some of the many resources available on the Internet. At the same time, you'll learn about the solar system and about Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which smashed into the planet Jupiter in July 1994.Kidseclipse <http://www.kidseclipse.com/kidseclipse/index.html>
[Solar eclipse]Light From Space <http://www.cosmiclight.com/galleries/spaceindex.htm>
archive of space scenesJim Lovell: An Astronaut's Story: <http://www.mcn.org/Apollo13/Home.html>
This site is a brief encapsulation (if you will) of the life and career of Jim Lovell, a career NASA astronaut. The information resources provided as clickable links are for anyone interested in rockets, space flight, space in general, NASA, and for those who'd like to find out more about Jim's experience on Apollo XIII after seeing the current Universal Pictures' major motion picture, "Apollo 13" starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission <http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/>
Monthly Astronomy Lessons <http://www.synapses.co.uk/astro/>
NASA Education Program <http://education.nasa.gov/>
NASA's Education homepage serves as the cyber-gateway to information regarding educational programs and services offered by NASA for educators and students across the United States. This high-level directory of information provides specific details and points of contact for all of NASA's educational efforts and Field Center Offices.
Educators and students utilizing this site will have access to a comprehensive overview of NASA's educational programs and services, along with a searchable program inventory that has cataloged NASA's educational programs. NASA's on-line resources specifically designed for the educational community are highlighted, as well as home pages offered by NASA's four areas of research and development (including the Aerospace Technology, Earth Science, Human Exploration and Development of Space, and Space Science Enterprises).NASA Kids <http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/>
Space & Beyond; Rockets & Airplanes; Projects & Games; Pioneers & Astronauts
NASA's Kids Science News Network <http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/>
[for grades K-2 and 3-5]
NASA MultiMedia Resources <http://education.nasa.gov/multimedia.html>
NASA Quest <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/>
NASA Spacelink <http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html>
NASA Spacelink is one of NASA's electronic resources specifically developed for use by the educational community. Spacelink is a comprehensive electronic library that contains current information related to NASA's aeronautics and space research. Teachers, faculty, and students will find that Spacelink offers not only information about NASA programs and projects, but also teacher guides and pictures that can enhance classroom instruction. While NASA understands that people from a wide variety of backgrounds will use NASA Spacelink, the system is specifically designed for educators and students.
Spacelink also provides links to other NASA resources that are available on the Internet. Educators can access materials chosen specifically for their educational value and relevance, including science, mathematics, engineering and technology education lesson plans, information on NASA educational programs and services, current status reports on Agency projects and events, news releases and television broadcasts schedules for NASA Television.Quia Astronomy <http://www.quia.com/dir/astro/>
[5 activities as of July 5, 2000]
[from] [Quia! <http://www.quia.com/index.html>] a free service that allows you to:Quia is an acronym for Quintessential Instructional Archive.
- create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others.
- give online quizzes and track students' scores.
- create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite websites.
Sharing NASA <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/index.html>
NASA: What's Happening at Quest - A Schedule of Events <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/common/events/>
The Internet is more than a library, a TV or a pathway to passive information. One of its most exciting uses is as a tool for collaboration. It allows teachers and students to work together to design inquiries and explore challenges.
Online you can meet scientists, engineers, technicians and other diverse NASA professionals. For students, this helps to break down the artificial barriers between the school, the wider community and the world of work. For teachers, it opens new paths to both professional development and school reform and restructuring.
Interactions between students and working professionals can be tricky to establish and maintain, however. Teachers may be unclear how to integrate interactions into an existing curriculum. That's why the NASA's Quest Team has always made it a top priority to develop such programs and offer them "out of the box and ready to go" to classrooms around the world.
[ongoing projects and chats]SEDS--Students for the Exploration and Development of Space <http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/>
Hosted by the University of Arizona Chapter at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space was founded in 1980 at MIT and Princeton and consists of an international group of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds who are working to promote space as a whole. . . SEDS can provide an organized pathway for you to begin space related projects and give you a chance to break away from the usual classwork.Seltzer Tablet Rocket from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Science Education Program Office: <http://education.lanl.gov/RESOURCES/Science_at_home/SAH.rocket.html>
It wasn't until the early 1900's that the analytical science of rocketry really came into its own. American scientist Robert Goddard studied how much thrust could be obtained from a variety of different fuels. In 1926, he launched the first liquid-fueled rocket from his aunt's farm in Massachusetts, and the space age began. All rockets operate on the same basic principles of propulsion. In this activity, you will construct a rocket that is fueled by a seltzer tablet. You will observe what types of chemical changes happen to give it boost. [Materials:] a small plastic film can, an empty 16 ounce plastic soda bottle, a round balloon, measuring cups, 4 seltzer tablets, water, measuring spoonsSky and Telescope <http://www.skypub.com/>
Meteors <http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/>
Observing <http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/>Solar Eclipses <http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/eclipses.html>
The Solar System in Pictures <http://www.the-solar-system.net>
The Planet Jupiter <http://www.the-planet-jupiter.com>
The Planet Mars <http://www.the-planet-mars.com>
The Planet Pluto <http://www.the-planet-pluto.com>
The Planet Saturn <http://www.the-planet-saturn.com>Space.com <http://www.space.com/>
SPACE.com is the definitive site on the World Wide Web dedicated to space and all space-related subjects. It focuses on news, information, education and entertainment. Our primary mission is the popularization of space. Our commitment is to a greater public understanding and enthusiasm about space and space-related subjects. SPACE.com maintains as central to its core mission the strongest possible support of education with a particular focus on mathematics and natural sciences, grades K-12.Space Kids <http://www.spacekids.com/>
Photos, Movies, Games, Ask Experts, Solar System, Your Space, News, Missions, HomeworkThe Space Place <http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm>
Make Spacey Things, Do Spacey Things, Space Science in Action, Dr. Marc's Amazing Facts, Friends ShareStars: A Mystery of Space <http://library.thinkquest.org/25763/>
[ThinkQuest site]Total Solar Eclipse Page <http://www.mcglaun.com/eclipses.htm>
The UC Santa Barbara Astrophysics Project <http://www.deepspace.ucsb.edu/>
[remotely operated telescope; great images available]A Virtual Journey into the Universe <http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/>
[ThinkQuest project]Welcome to the Planets: <http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/>
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive program "Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5 in December 1995.Why Files <http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov)
...you and your students will find challenging on-line investigations, hands-on activities that can be done at home, video interviews with NASA researchers and scientists, and much more!...in the teacher area you will find information about Problem-Based Learning (PBL), summaries of the on-line PBL activities, frequently asked questions, information about the video programs, downloadable Educator Guides and many other helpful resources.
An Animal Cell <http://www.kapili.com/c/cell.html>
Biodidac <http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/>
A bank of digital resources for teaching biology
BioInteractive <http://www.biointeractive.org/>
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Try out the tools of modern biology here at BioInteractive - a collection of learning modules that lets you be the scientist.
VIRTUAL LABS -- Examine heart patients, probe the nervous system, assay antibodies
ANIMATION CLIPS -- Bacteria invade! Blood flows! Watch the action in these clips
CLICK & LEARN -- Learn how an electrocardiogram works, a kidney functions and more
THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM -- Stroll through virtual exhibits on heart disease and the sensesBrain Pop <http://www.brainpop.com/>
In the K-12 arena, BrainPOP movies demystify Science, Biology and Technology topics, creating a dialogue between Students who turn to BrainPOP for answers to their questions, Teachers who use BrainPOP movies to enhance traditional classroom learning, and Parents who want a safe and informative resource for their children. [has optional membership, in which you can earn points to win raffled prizes]
BrainPOP Senses <http://www.brainpop.com/health/senses/>Cells Alive <http://www.cellsalive.com/>
[Images of cells with short descriptions]Dinosaur Data Files <http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/dinosaur_data_files.html>
FFFBI <http://www.fffbi.com/>
Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation
a wide variety of activities to encourage language arts, math, science, and research skills for kids 8-12Five Senses <http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/welcome.html>
[lessons geared to Kindergarten level introducing the five senses - from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory]Gene Almanac <http://vector.cshl.org/>
The source for timely information about genes in educationMicrobes <http://microbes.info/>
The Microbiology Information PortalMolecular Expressions DNA Gallery <http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/dna/index.html>
Optical Microscopy Primer <http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/index.html>
[not a child-friendly site; has wonderful photographs of DNA crystals, with detailed information about photographing such samples and microscope use]Neuroscience for Kids - The Senses <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html>
[activities ranked by appropriate grade level]Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World <http://www.hhmi.org/senses/>
A Report from the Howard Hughes Medical InstituteThe Yuckiest Site on the Internet <http://www.yucky.com/>
[games, information, and activities with "yucky" content--bugs, worms, etc.]
The Yucky Teacher's Center <http://www.yucky.com/teachercenter/> is filled with teaching units, Teaching with Worms, Teaching with Bugs, Teaching with Human Body and Teaching with Ask Wendell offer lots of curriculum ideas for grades 3-8 and K-2. Plus, they are designed to align with national standards. The Center offers links to related sites and book and video lists for each of the units and age groups. Two new forums offer plenty of opportunity for sharing. Teachers Forum is a special place for Yucky Teachers and Classroom Sharing allows classes to communicate and collaborate.
Animals
ASPCA Animaland <http://www.animaland.org/>The Best Animal Sites <http://www.kbears.com/borrico/index.htm>
Bronx Zoo Congo Gorilla Forest <http://www.congogorillaforest.com/home.html>
Welcome to the Wildlife Conservation Society's online tour of the amazing Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. This huge 6.5 acre African rain forest environment explains WHAT a rain forest is, HOW it works, WHICH animals make it their home, WHY it is threatened and HOW people can help save it. With more than 300 animals, including one of the largest breeding groups of lowland gorillas, it is the most spectacular exhibit ever created at the Bronx Zoo.Elementary Education Resources: Science--Biology (Mammals) <http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledscienceBioMammal.html>
Extreme Science <http://www.extremescience.com/>exZOOberance <http://www.exzooberance.com/>
Virtual Zoo, Animal Photo Gallery, Animal News, Animal Web Cams, Animal Quotes, Zoo and Aquarium Directory, Animal Web SitesJourney North <http://www.learner.org/jnorth/index.html>
A Global Study of Wildlife MigrationNorth American Species' Migration Routes <http://www.nwf.org/wildalive/migration/>
National Wildlife FederationRare Species Conservatory -- Just for Kids <http://rarespecies.org/kids/>
Virginia Marine Science Museum <http://www.vmsm.com/>
Animal Webcams
AfriCam <http://www.africam.com/>
Animal Planet: Animal Cams <http://animal.discovery.com/cams/cams.html>
BBC - Nature Animals - Webcams <http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/webcams/>
National Zoo Animal Cams <http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/>
Wild Birds Unlimited Bird FeederCam <http://www.wbu.com/feedercam_home.htm>
Bears
Brown Bears <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0010/brownbears.html>
Polar Bears <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0004/polar.html>
Birds
Penguins <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html>
Penguins <http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/penguins.htm>
Cats
Cheetahs <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0003/cheetah.html>
Tigers <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0012/tigers.html>
Cows
Have a Cow, Dude <http://www.10acresbackyard.com/homepage.html>
Join us on this fifth generation dairy farm,a great place where anyone can learn and join in country life. Show them milk doesn't come from the grocery shelf but from a cow, their cow.MooMilk <http://www.moomilk.com/>
[virtual tour, connect-the-dots activity, cow FAQs]
Dogs
Coyotes <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0005/coyote.html>
Dolphins/Whales
Orcas <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0105/orcas.html>
Elephants
African Elephants <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0103/elephants.html>
Nature: The Elephants of Africa <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/>
Frogs
Exploratorium: Frogs <http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/>
The Froggy Page <http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/index.shtml>
This corner of the net is home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific.
Gorillas
The Gorilla Foundation <http://www.koko.org/>
Koko's Kids Club<http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/index.html>
Welcome to The Gorilla Foundation's web site made especially for kids! Here you will find all kinds of interesting facts about Koko and her pals - Michael and Ndume - and how you can help their gorilla friends who live in the wild.Gorillas Online <http://www.selu.com/bio/gorilla/>
"Gorillas Online" covers a wide variety of information about gorilla behavior, reproduction, and natural history. The site is richly illustrated with original photographs of gorillas from zoos and the wild.Mountain Gorillas <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0007/gorillas.html>
Insects
Bugscope <http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/>
The Bugscope project is an educational outreach program for K-12 classrooms. The project provides a resource to classrooms so that they may remotely operate a scanning electron microscope to image "bugs" at high magnification. The microscope is remotely controlled in real time from a classroom computer over the Internet using a web browser.Children's Butterfly Site <http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/butterfly-life-cycle.html>
The Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle
Midcontinent Ecological Science CenterMyrm's Ant Nest <http://www.antnest.co.uk/Homex.html>
The aim of this small, but hopefully informative site is to tell you a little about my hobby; myrmecology, the study of ants.
Miscellaneous Animals
Guanacos <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0104/guanacos.html>
Hippos <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0009/hippos.html>
Koalas <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0008/koalas.html>
Orangutans <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0102/orangutans.html>
River Otters <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0006/otters.html>
Warthogs <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0106/warthogs.html>
Pandas
Animal Planet -- Meet the Pandas <http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/pandas/pandas.html>
Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo <http://pandas.si.edu/>
Nature: The Panda Baby <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/panda/>
Pandas <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0011/pandas.html>
Penguins
Antarctica Animal Printouts <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/Animalprintouts.shtml>Antarctic Penguins <http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html>
Penguin WebQuest <http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/st_francis/gr1/Webquests/penguin%20webquest.htm>
for Grade One By Mrs. RosePenguin WebQuest <http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/dondero/msm/bird/webquest.html>
A WebQuest for Elementary Science by A. MeyerHornPenguin WebQuest <http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/penguin_webquest.htm>
By Pamela HanoverPenguins <http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/home.html>
A SeaWorld Education Department ResourcePenguins Around the World <http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/main.html>
Penguins in New Zealand <http://www.penguin.net.nz/index.html>
Perfectly Penguins <http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/penguins/>
A WebQuest for Kindergarten by Betty L. MillerPhillip Island Nature Park <http://www.penguins.org.au/welcome_whatnew/index02.asp>
Pretty Penguin Webquest <http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/omulligan/wquest.htm>
Reptiles
Nile Crocodiles <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0107/crocodiles.html>
Turtles
Sea Turtle Survival League <http://www.cccturtle.org/>
Whales
Whales: A Thematic Web Unit <http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/Contents.HTML>
The Human Body
The Heart: An Online Exploration <http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html>Neuroscience for Kids <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html>
This home page has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord.Cross sections of a human body from the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital
<http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/HumanAnatomy/CrossSectionAtlas.html>
[This site has color photographs of cross sections of human bodies from head to toe: There are labels explaining what the parts are.]
1001 Periodic Table Quiz Questions <http://www.1001-periodic-table-quiz-questions.com/>
K-12 Curriculum-based Science Quizzes40 Element Symbols[activities] <http://www.quia.com/jg/786.html>
[from] [Quia! <http://www.quia.com/index.html>] a free service that allows you to:Quia is an acronym for Quintessential Instructional Archive.
- create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others.
- give online quizzes and track students' scores.
- create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite websites.
Chem 4 Kids <http://www.chem4kids.com/>
Chemical Elements and Their Symbols [activities] <http://www.quia.com/jg/3.html>
[from] [Quia! <http://www.quia.com/index.html>] a free service that allows you to:Quia is an acronym for Quintessential Instructional Archive.
- create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others.
- give online quizzes and track students' scores.
- create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite websites.
Chemicool Periodic Table <http://www.chemicool.com/>
Common Chemicals[activity] <http://www.quia.com/jg/3021list.html>
[from] [Quia! <http://www.quia.com/index.html>] a free service that allows you to:Quia is an acronym for Quintessential Instructional Archive.
- create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others.
- give online quizzes and track students' scores.
- create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite websites.
Education 4 Kids <http://www.edu4kids.com/index.shtml>
Chemistry Drill (10-12) <http://www.edu4kids.com/chem/>
The site is a commercial free (no ad banners) site with educational drill games in math, science, language and social studies. The games have been designed for kids of all ages (even adults!).Periodic Table of Elements <http://www.edu.uch.gr/~tsigarid/ptoe/data.html>
The Periodic Table of Comic Books <http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/>
The Ph Factor <http://www.miamisci.org/ph/>
Temperature Conversion Calculator <http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/temperature.html>
The Virtual Nuclear Tourist: Nuclear Power Plants Around the World <http://www.nucleartourist.com/>
Yogi's Behemoth Periodic Table of Elements <http://klbproductions.com/yogi/periodic/>
AfriCam <http://www.africam.com/>
the world's first virtual game reserve [current photographs at waterholes at different locations in South Africa; vote for picture of the day; learn about conservation]Bronx Zoo Congo Gorilla Forest <http://www.congogorillaforest.com/home.html>
Welcome to the Wildlife Conservation Society's online tour of the amazing Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. This huge 6.5 acre African rain forest environment explains WHAT a rain forest is, HOW it works, WHICH animals make it their home, WHY it is threatened and HOW people can help save it. With more than 300 animals, including one of the largest breeding groups of lowland gorillas, it is the most spectacular exhibit ever created at the Bronx Zoo.Miss Maggie's Earth Adventure <http://www.missmaggie.org/>
[Elementary school level games and activities to do with geography, ecology, and the environment]NASS Sundial Registry <http://sundials.org/registry/>
U.S. Geological Survey Home Page <http://www.usgs.gov/>
USGS Learning Web <http://www.usgs.gov/education/>
Welcome to the Learning Web, a portion of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning. Visit often and explore things on, in, around, and about the Earth such as plants and animals, land, water, and maps. Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world.Web World Wonders <http://www.firn.edu/fcim/webworld/>
Live links to learning Florida's natural habitats. Florida's Star Schools Project, Web World Wonders, makes it possible for anyone from anywhere around the globe to explore many of the natural habitats of that state via the internet. Users can take a live look through the eye of a camera and view such natural wonders as tropical coral reefs, swamps, marshes, and estuaries. You never know what you'll see as your visit, perhaps Florida Panthers, Key Deer, alligators, or a large variety of birds native to the area. Teachers will find lesson plans and student activities intended to increase environmental awareness and communication skills, as well as opportunities for discussions with others exploring these sites. Experts will soon be available online to answer questions and even to pose some of their own. The Florida Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology and the Florida Center for Interactive Media provide support to the school districts selected to manage these web sites and to develop the curriculum activities they contain. Cameras are currently located at Pigeon Key in Monroe County, Florida and at Sawgrass Lake Park in Pinellas County, Florida.Wild Birds Unlimited Bird FeederCam <http://www.wbu.com/feedercam_home.htm>
Bird FeederCam operates from dawn to dusk Eastern time. [Camera located in Indianapolis, Indiana]
Conservation
EnviroLink Network <http://envirolink.netforchange.com/>
Network for Change is currently developing this website in partnership with the EnviroLink Network as a comprehensive resource for individuals, organizations and businesses working for social and environmental change.Institute for Global Communications Habitats and Species Links <http://www.igc.org/igc/issues/habitats/> [over 100 links in the following categories:] Action Alerts; Biodiversity; Endangered Habitats & Species; Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation <http://www.nwf.org/> NWF's For Kid's Page <http://www.nwf.org/kids/> Games; Take a Cool Tour of Water, Wetlands, Endangered Species, and Our Public Lands; Ranger Rick; More Fun
The Sierra Club <http://www.sierraclub.org/>
The United States Environmental Protection Agency <http://www.epa.gov/>
U. S. EPA's Explorers' Club <http://www.epa.gov/kids/> -- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's website for kids (ages 5-12). Get ready to explore your environment and learn about the neat things you can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, and stories and other fun things.
U.S. EPA Student Center <http://www.epa.gov/students/index.html> -- Here, students in middle and high school can explore a wide range of environmental issues.
EPA's Environmental Education Center <http://www.epa.gov/teachers/> -- Background Information; Contacts & Other Links; Curriculum Resources & Activities; Grants; Community Service Projects; Awards; Workshops & Conferences; Student Jobs & ScholarshipsThe mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <http://www.fws.gov/> is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Some of our more-popular sites: Coastal Habitat, Training, Ecosystem Approach, Federal Duck Stamp, Endangered Species, Environmental Contaminants, Fisheries, Images/Pictures, International Affairs/Permits, Lands, Law Enforcement, Migratory Birds, Federal Aid, Publications, Refuges and Fire Management, Waterfowl, Waterfowl Grants, Federal Activities, Personnel, Directorate Hall Exhibit, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Congressional/Legislative, Biography of the Director, Wetlands
The World Conservation Monitoring Centre <http://www.wcmc.org.uk/data/database/> provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own. WCMC is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in the location and management of information on the conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources. These pages will guide you to global data on biodiversity and information relating to WCMC's activities in this field.
Latest News and Products: WCMC's latest products include the Global Forest Information Service prototype, a new forest CD-ROM and the Coral Reefs and Mangroves of the World web site
Conservation Databases: Data, maps and statistics on the forests, coasts, species, protected areas, national biodiversity and WCMC bibliographic database
Information Services: Access to information on the status, value and management of biological diversity held at WCMC and elsewhere
International Conventions and Programmes: WCMC supports directly or indirectly the activities of a number of international convention and programme secretariats
Capacity Building and Training: Details of the capacity building and training programmes being developed by the Centre to support biodiversity information management
About WCMC and its Programmes: Information on WCMC and its many programmesWorld Wildlife Fund <http://www.wwf.org/> Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF is the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organization with 4.7 million supporters and a global network active in some 100 countries. WWF's mission is to protect nature and the biological diversity that we all need to survive.
Coral Reef
International Coral Reef Information Network <http://www.coralreef.org/resources/photobank.html>
Reef Education Network <http://www.reef.edu.au/>
Fossils
Fossil Horse Cybermuseum <http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/fhc/firstCM.htm>
[Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida]Fossil Zone <http://www.discovery.com/exp/fossilzone/fossilzone.html>
Fossils <http://www.rom.on.ca/quiz/fossil/>
[Royal Ontario Museum]Fossils, Rocks, and Time <http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/contents.html>
[publication of the U.S. Geological Survey]Sue at The Field Museum <http://www.fmnh.org/sue/default.htm>
The largest, most complete, best preserved T. rex
Glaciers
A Multimedia History of Glacier Bay <http://esdcd.gsfc.nasa.gov/GLACIER.BAY/glacierbay.html>Glacier <http://www.glacier.rice.edu/>
Welcome to GLACIER, a website all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays in our global system of weather and climate and oceans and geology! The GLACIER Web Site is intended to introduce you to the Antarctic and the brave souls who are investigating that vast, frozen continent.The Glacier Story <http://nsidc.org/glaciers/story/page1.html>
What makes a glacier? Where are glaciers found? How does the climate affect glaciers?
If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, the Glacier Story will take you on a quick tour complete with glacier photos from our historic glacier photo collection.
Rainforest
Exploring the Rainforest <http://pcboe.net/ses/jordan/wble/>
This web-based learning project was created for Mrs. Jordan's first grade class at Sherwood Elementary School, 2000-01.Gander Academy's Tropical Rainforest Theme <http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/rforest.htm>
Student Activity Sheets, Online Lessons, Research TopicsLive from the Rainforest <http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/intro.html>
Follow in Darwin’s footsteps, courtesy of Passport to Knowledge, to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Explore “the greatest expression of life” so far discovered in all the Universe, via a project that uses video, real-time interactions, the Internet and hands-on science activitiesOn the Line: Tropical Rain Forest <http://www.ontheline.org.uk/explore/nature/trfindex.htm>
Rainforest Action Network: Kids' Corner <http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/index1.html>
Rainforest Topics <http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/main.htm>
Volcanoes
How Volcanoes Work <http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/>
USGS Volcano Hazards Program <http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/>
Volcano Dictionary <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/glossary/>
Weather/Weather Forecasting
Extreme Science <http://www.extremescience.com/>
Farmer's Almanac <http://www.almanac.com/weather/weather.html>National Weather Service <http://www.nws.noaa.gov/>
Nick.com Weather Center <http://nick.com/your_world/weather/index.jhtml?_requestid=953660>
Welcome to the hottest spot on the Web to get the cold hard facts on the weather--WORLDWIDE! Whether you're from Djibouti or Juneau, Barbados or Brooklyn, the Nick Weather Center is YOUR meteorological mecca on the World Wide Web!Snowflakes and Snow Crystals <http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/>
Access Excellence The National Health Museum <http://www.accessexcellence.org/>
The Site for Health and Bioscience Teachers and Learners
Originally Developed by Genentech, Inc.
Access Excellence, launched in 1993, is a national educational program that provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web. The program was originally developed and launched by Genentech Inc., a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs.
In 1999, Genentech donated the Access Excellence Website to the National Health Museum, a non-profit organization founded by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop as a national center for health education. Access Excellence will form the core of the educational component of the National Health Museum Website that is currently under development. Genentech will continue to support the program both financially and intellectually.The Badvertising Institute <http://www.badvertising.org/>
Home of honest tobacco ads!Benny Goodsport <http://www.bennygoodsport.com/>
and the Gang welcome you to the Goodsport Topp. This is a place for you to have fun and learn how to be healthy....Try our Find-A-Word games - Green Fruits & Veggies and Colorful Fruit.
Read stories that were submitted by kids like you.
Join in on our Goodsport Gang Adventure - Kickball Madness
Share your Kickball Story with the Gang, And play some more fun games.
Take the Food Pyramid Challenge!
What is a healthy lifestyle, anyway? Find out here![This site emphasizes fitness and good eating habits through stories and cartoons geared to younger students who read well. The Find-A-Word games and crossword puzzles are fine, but must be printed out--you can't play them on the computer.]
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids <http://tobaccofreekids.org/>
Dole 5 A Day <http://www.dole5aday.com/>
Just for Kids -- 5 A Day Fun and Adventures
Nutrition Fruits and Vegetables -- Discover Our Fruit and Vegetable Encyclopedia, Nutrition Center, and 5 A Day Resources
Educators -- Exciting 5 A Day Nutrition Programs and ResourcesEnvironmental Protection Agency Office of Children's Health Protection <http://www.epa.gov/children/>
The FDA [Food and Drug Administration] Kid's Home Page
[contains the following activities:]Food and Nutrition Webquest:<http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/foods/!foodnut.htm>
- Food Safety Quiz
- Mac & Molly Investigator
- All About Vaccines
- Children & Tobacco
- Medicine Cabinet Word Find
- The Teen Scene
- All About Animals
- Parents Corner
--suggested level: Fourth Grade
Introduction: Your job with this webquest will be to answer these questions:
1. What kind of nutritional decisions must be made to develop a healthy menu?
2. What effect does nutrition have on the way people live, or their lifestyles?
3. What part do fat, sugar and vitamin C play in sensible nutrition?
The Task
Find out as much as you can about the food guide pyramid using various web sites.
Find out why fruits and vegetables are good for you.
Find out what you should eat and how much exercise you should get.
Find out about foods that are served in fast food restaurants.
The information you discover in this webquest will answer the questions above. Your job will be to use complete sentences while filling in the worksheet carefully. [Written by Diane Jordan--West Bend Webquests]Food Finder <http://www.olen.com/food/>
Based on the book Fast Food Facts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office
[nutrition information about food served in 19 fast food chain restaurants]How Stuff Works "Health Channel" <http://health.howstuffworks.com/>
The Internet Public Library Youth Division <http://www.ipl.org/youth/>
Health & Nutrition <http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=hea0000>
The Body -- Sites in this section will teach you how the different parts of your body look and work; The Mind -- Find out how your brain controls your whole body (even what you smell or feel); Food & Nutrition; Diseases & Medicine; Hygiene; Exercise;
Safety; Resources for Teachers & ParentsKidsHealth <http://kidshealth.org/kid/>
Nutrition Explorations <http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/>
[Activities] Pre-school and Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 4, Materials Catalog
This website is developed by National Dairy Council® as a public service to nutrition educators, parents and children.Online Fitness Systems Cardiovascular Training <http://www.onlinefitnesssystems.com/cardiovascular.html>
Science, Tobacco and You <http://scienceu.fsu.edu/fl/content/>
The Sweet Lure of Chocolate <http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/exploring_chocolate/index.html>
[from Exploratorium]United States Environmental Protection Agency's Children's Health Protection <http://www.epa.gov/children/> [contains] Children's Health Resources <http://www.epa.gov/children/dashone.htm>: This site offers links to EPA resources as well as over 50 children's environmental health organizations. You may also link to the other federal agencies and departments working on behalf of children.
Web Exhibits <http://www.webexhibits.com/>
[Topics in index:] Creative arts, Ancient world, Discovery & expedition, Society & culture, Health & medicine, Environment, Science & technology, Academic subjectsWhole Truth <http://www.wholetruth.com/intro.htm>
Focus on the Positive <http://www.wholetruth.com/focus/>
Explore Invention at the Lemelson Center <http://www.si.edu/lemelson/>
How Stuff Works <http://www.howstuffworks.com/>
Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! Click on the categories below to see hundreds of cool articles! [Sections:] Engines and Motors; Things Around the House; Basic Technologies; The Internet; Computers; Digital Technologies; Automobiles; In the News; Question of the Day; Electronic Devices, Things You See in Public; Food; Your Body; Your Teeth; Miscellaneous; Inside; Other TopicsZoom Inventors and Inventions <http://www.zoomschool.com/inventors/>
[brief biographies and descriptions, accessed alphabetically, by time period, or by subject area, with illustrations where appropriate]
BrainPOP Buoyancy <http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/buoyancy/>Flights of Inspiration <http://www.fi.edu/flights/index.html>
"Flights of Inspiration" is for anyone who has an interest in the history and science of flight. Certain parts of the resource are specifically intended for science teachers and their students. Activities are aimed at students aged 10 to 14 but you will find that it can be readily adapted to the needs of younger or older students.Nova Online Buoyancy Basics <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lasalle/buoybasics.html>
The Science of Hockey <http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/>
is the first in a series of "Sports Science" resources developed by the Exploratorium <http://www.exploratorium.edu/>
[in San Francisco]. This site takes you inside the game: you'll hear from NHL players and coaches from the San Jose Sharks, as well as leading physicists and chemists. [Also check out] The Science of Baseball <http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/>. Learn about the game from players from the S.F. Giants & Oakland A's. Try interactive exhibits that test your reaction time. Tons more!Speed of Light <http://www.what-is-the-speed-of-light.com/>
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Archives <http://www.albert-einstein.org/>
Albert Einstein Archives - Einstein for Kids <http://www.albert-einstein.org/.index6.html>
Einstein--Image and Impact <http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/>
Einstein Revealed <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/>
Everything's Relative <http://whyfiles.org/052einstein/>
About the Hebrew Calendar <http://www.rtlsoft.com/hebrew/calendar/about.html>Aztec Calendar <http://www.azteccalendar.com/>
Bayer NSF Award <http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/start.htm>
[science competition for middle school students]Bill Nye the Science Guy's Home Demos <http://nyelabs.kcts.org/homedemos/>
[Over 40 experiments]Brain Pop <http://www.brainpop.com/>
In the K-12 arena, BrainPOP movies demystify Science, Biology and Technology topics, creating a dialogue between Students who turn to BrainPOP for answers to their questions, Teachers who use BrainPOP movies to enhance traditional classroom learning, and Parents who want a safe and informative resource for their children. [has optional membership, in which you can earn points to win raffled prizes]Calendars Through the Ages <http://www.webexhibits.com/calendars/>
Calendopaedia -- The Encyclopaedia of Calendars <http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7671/>
Chain Reaction <http://chainreaction.asu.edu/> is published by Research Publications, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Arizona State University. Welcome to Chain Reaction! Chain Reaction lets Arizona students and teachers join Arizona State University researchers on the front lines of scientific discovery. Whether traveling around the world, digging up mysteries in our own backyard, or sending tools all the way to Mars, ASU scientists are answering questions about the world (and worlds) around us. In our premier issue, join ASU climatologists and meteorologists in their quest to understand that wild, windy stuff we call weather [Why Is the Sky Blue?]. Think you're already weather-wise? We'll sprain your brain with our games and activities. Ready to try it yourself? We'll show you how to whip up your own storms at home. Teachers, be sure to visit our Teaching Tools section for ideas on using Chain Reaction in the classroom, and to order your free copies of Chain Reaction Magazine! [This site is geared to Grades 4-8, according to the teacher section.]
Collaborative Projects <http://www.k12science.org/collabprojs.html>
[from] CIESE, the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education <http://www.k12science.org/>, [which] was established in 1988 at Stevens Institute of Technology to help bring the Institute’s technology experience to the K-12 sector.The Discovery Channel Online <http://www.discovery.com/>
EarthCam <http://www.earthcam.com/>
Arts & Entertainment Cams - Clubs, Radio, TV
Business Cams - Commercial, Offices, News, Restaurants
Computer Cams - Business, Commercial, Labs, Personal
Education Cams - Science, Schools/Universities, Animals
News Cams - Newsrooms, Sports, TV, Weather
Scenic Cams - Beaches, Cities, Mountains, Resorts, Streets
Society & People Cams - Personal, Religion, Tourist Attractions
Space & Science Cams - Animals, Exploration, Labs
Sports & Recreation Cams - News, Parks, Tourist Attractions
Traffic Cams - Bridges, Cities, Public Transportation, Roads
Weather Cams - Forecast, Seismographs, Surf Reports
Weird & Bizarre Cams - Animals/Pets, People, Unexplained
EarthCam Metro Sites:Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Twin Cities, Washington DCExplorer <http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/index.html>
The ExplorerTM is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education.Frank Potter's Science Gems <http://www.sciencegems.com/>
Great links to Great Science ResourcesEisenhower National Clearinghouse <http://www.enc.org/>
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) is located at The Ohio State University, and is funded through a contract with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. [It provides Internet resources for K-12 mathematics and science.]Exhibits <http://www.fi.edu/tfi/exhibits/kidsci.html>
The Franklin Institute OnlineExploratorium <http://www.exploratorium.edu/>
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Included in the site are more than 10,000 Web pages and hundreds of sound and video files, exploring hundreds of different topics. We currently serve seven million visitors a year on the site -- nearly seven times the number of visitors who show up in person at the museum in San Francisco. That makes us one of the most visited museum Web sites in the world.Explore Science <http://www.explorescience.com/>
[multimedia explorations on a number of topics - requires Shockwave plugin (link provided)]Free Worksheets <http://www.freeworksheets.com/>
Phonics, Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Geography, Social Studies, Sentences & Writing, Ages 3 to 6, Reading, Activities, Miscellaneous, Thinking Skills, Kindness to AnimalsFunBrain Kidscenter <http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html>
Educational, Interactive Kids Games for Learning from FunBrain.com, which was founded in May, 1997 by associates of PMpublishing, a Chicago based financial software company, has many games that are good practice:
In the Universe category, try Proton Don--The periodic table can be elementary
In the Culture category, try Who is That? Identify these famous folks.
In the Extras category, try Double Fun Match--Fun Match with a blast of knowledge [Periodic Table].Houghton-Mifflin Science Center <http://www.eduplace.com/science/index.html>
The Science Center at Education Place provides K-8 resources for teachers, students, and parents. Special features include textbook support, science links, a discussion forum, and projects.How Stuff Works <http://www.howstuffworks.com/>
Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! Click on the categories below to see hundreds of cool articles! [Sections:] Engines and Motors; Things Around the House; Basic Technologies; The Internet; Computers; Digital Technologies; Automobiles; In the News; Question of the Day; Electronic Devices, Things You See in Public; Food; Your Body; Your Teeth; Miscellaneous; Inside; Other Topics
How Stuff Works "Electronics Channel" <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/>
How Stuff Works "Science Channel" <http://science.howstuffworks.com/>
The Internet Public Library Youth Division <http://www.ipl.org/youth/>
Science Net <http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=sci0000> Earth Science -- Explore the earth and learn about volcanos, hurricanes, weather, or how to save the environment; Air & Space -- Learn and read about things in the sky, from planets and stars to airplanes; Physics & Chemistry -- Figure out how things work. Learn about electricity, magnets, and matter; Plants -- This section has information about all kinds of plants including Carnivorous ones! Animals -- This is the place to find your favorite animal or learn about a new one. Snakes, birds, and more are here;
Dinosaurs & Fossils; Experiments & Science Fair Projects; Technology & Industry --
Learn about inventors, industry, and the technology that makes things work; Transportation; Museums; Computers & the Internet; History & People -- You can find the life stories of many scientists at the sites in this section; Magazines; Resources for Teachers & ParentsAn Introduction to Calendars <http://www.greenheart.com/billh/intro.html>
Miami Museum of Science <http://www.miamisci.org/>
Museum information, educational programs, exhibits, wildlife programs, planetariumNational Geographic Magazine <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/>
The National Science Digital Library <http://nsdl.org/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP>
The comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Funded by the National Science Foundation.Nova Online: Kaboom! <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/>
Anatomy of a Firework; Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental [the Periodic Table explained; focus on elements that are used in fireworks];Demolition Woman (Interview with Stacey Loizeaux)Scholastic Magazine has many things of interest to teachers. The Magic School Bus Teacher Feature <http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/teacher/index.htm> Activities for the Classroom--contains the following: Butterflies are Pretty Tricky; Close-up on Rot; Energy Works; Recycling; Ms. Fizzle Award Update. Teachers, this section is designed to help you use Scholastic's The Magic School Bus television show as a supplement to your curriculum. Whether you use a few episodes or the entire series, the activities provided build on children's interest in Scholastic's The Magic School Bus and offer lots of opportunities to engage them in hands-on learning. Each Teacher Feature activity relates to one of Scholastic's The Magic School Bus television episodes (The episodes are not required to watch to complete the activities in this section. You can print out each activity for use in the classroom.).
Ology <http://ology.amnh.org/>
OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies.
What's your favorite OLogy? If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love ASTRONOMY.Project Exploration <http://www.projectexploration.org/>
Paleontologist Paul Sereno and educator Gabrielle Lyon co-founded Project Exploration, a non-profit education organization, to:Project Primary <http://www.owu.edu/%7Emggrote/pp/>
- Reduce the distance between natural science and the public especially populations historically underrepresented in professional science...
- Inspire and empower urban youth and girls through hands-on experiences with the wonder of paleontology and natural science...
- Connect students, teachers and families with authentic science and working scientists
Project Primary is a collaboration of professors from the departments of Botany-Microbiology, Chemistry, Education, Geology, Physics, and Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University and K-3 teachers from Ohio's Delaware, Marion, and Union Counties to produce hands-on activities for the teaching of science.Quia! <http://www.quia.com/index.html>
Science<http://www.quia.com/dir/sci/>
[17 activities as of July 5, 2000]
Quia is a free service that allows you to:Quia is an acronym for Quintessential Instructional Archive.
- create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others.
- give online quizzes and track students' scores.
- create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite websites.
Sally Ride Science Club <http://www.sallyrideclub.com/>
[club for upper elementary/middle school girls who are interested in science]ScienceDaily Magazine <http://www.sciencedaily.com/>
ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. For the past three years, ScienceDaily has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of the "Top 50 Web Sites."Science Knows No Boundaries <http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/globalscitech/index.html>
[from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service]Science NetLinks <http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/>, developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and MCI, has a wealth of resources for science educators, divided broadly into two main sections.In "Science Web Sites" you can browse or search by keyword through our list of comprehensive "Super Science Sites" or our broader index of "Reviewed Science Sites." In our "Curriculum Connections" section, you'll find an array of teaching resources for bringing the science standards into your classroom.
The Science Spot <http://theramp.net/sciencespot/>
The Science Classroom offers loads of lesson plans, activities, and project ideas for middle school science educators aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards. Many of the lessons are from my classroom, while others have been added from the classrooms of my teaching friends. Each subject area also contains a list of links for lesson plans, activities, and projects.
The Science Club offers favorite club events, fundraising ideas, and links for Olympiad events.
The Nature Center brings our Outdoor Classroom to the web! You will find tips to help you develop your own nature spot, lessons to engage your students, and excellent links to find the resources you need to make it a hit!
The Reference Desk contains quality links with descriptions to help you find the resources you need. Each month I highlight my favorite links for each topic!
The Kid Zone offers loads of links for kids of all ages!
The Idea Factory is filled with great ideas to help you deal with class management, holidays, first/last days of school, and much more!
Daily Science Trivia is a collection of my favorite trivia questions including Insects, Dinosaurs, Health, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and more!
[and more]Science U <http://www.scienceu.com/>
Interactive exhibits make science fun. Engaging multimedia articles and activites make Science U a great place to learn about science.StudyWorks <http://www.studyworksonline.com/>
Discover the math and science behind everyday activities. Meet people who use math and science as they work and play. Better yet, just explore ...TerraServer <http://www.terraserver.com/>
[Images from the U.S. Geological Survey, current events, and much more]United States Patent and Trademark Office Kids Pages <http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/>
Web Exhibits <http://www.webexhibits.com/>
[Topics in index:] Creative arts, Ancient world, Discovery & expedition, Society & culture, Health & medicine, Environment, Science & technology, Academic subjectsWhy Is the Sky Blue? <http://www.why-is-the-sky-blue.org>
[how the nature of light affects what we see]The Why Files <http://whyfiles.org/>
Science Behind the News
[weekly electronic newsmagazine out of the University of Wisconsin for grades 5 and up]
The Christopher Columbus Awards <http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/start.htm>
With the help of an adult coach, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students work in teams of three or four to identify an issue they care about and use
science and technology to develop an innovative solution.
Toshiba America Foundation <http://www.toshiba.com/taf/>
The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to contribute to the quality of science and mathematics education in U.S. communities by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve science and mathematics education for students in grades 7 thru 12. The Foundation reviews hundreds of proposals every year. The Foundation's total annual grants budget is approximately $500,000.
Since October 20, 2002