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| Websites on Safety Dupont Web Site: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/safetyzone.asp The Material Safety Data Sheet Quiz, Parts 1-7: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/part1.html Basic Lab Safety: http://www.labsafety.org CS3 Safety Booklet: http://www.csss-science.org/safety.shtml Flinn Scientific: http://www.flinnsci.com/sections/safety/safety.asp |
General Instructional Resources National Science Digital Library (NSDL): http://nsdl.org/ Science Skills Lessons is a collection of interactive Internet lessons on lab safety, metrics, and measurement. http://www.class.com/demo/hisd_science_level2/semesterA/TOC/TOC7_1.htm eSchool News’s Enhancing Your Curriculum with Web-enabled Resources: This site organizes the Web's vast wealth into a system that is easy to retrieve, certified for instructional merit, and presented in ways most likely to advance learning. The link below will take you to 20 science experiment Web sites that sizzle. http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3226 Explore Learning----Multimedia, Interactive, and Virtual Labs: http://www.explorelearning.com Event-Based Science: http://www.ebsinstitute.com/ Activities for Probe Use (Integrating technology into instruction and activities): http://probesight.concord.org/curriculum/template_section.htm Online Science Games: http://education.jlab.org/million/index.html Rubrics Generators: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php http://www.rubrics4teachers.com Kathy Schrock's Guide: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html Classroom Management Website http://drwilliampmartin.tripod.com/classm.html Internet Lessons: http://trackstar.4teachers.org Miscellaneous Materials: http://www.filamentality.com/wired/bluewebn/categories.html#Science Interactive Periodic Table: http://www.webelements.com Teacher Universe: http://www.teacheruniverse.com PBS: Nova http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova Newton's Apple: http://www.tpt.org/newtons/ Science Junction: http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction NASA Education Resources: http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA Educational Resource Center: http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/ New York Times Learning Network: http://nytimes.com/learning/index.html Create a Graph: Use this site to make your own graphs. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/ Math and Science Activity Center: http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/math_science.htm Science News: http://www.sciencenews.org Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: This site, developed for teachers of grades K through 12, lists hundreds of Internet sites designed to enhance curriculum and teacher professional growth. Updated daily, the home page contains links to general information about all aspects of teaching. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide Exploring Data: This Australian site is designed to help teachers develop an understanding and appreciation of statistics. The site offers background information and classroom activities on statistics topics, ranging from exploring patterns to hypothesis testing and curve fitting. A special feature of the site is a classroom-ready collection of real data sets with descriptions of how or why the data sets were developed. http://exploringdata.cqu.edu.au/ Actionbioscience: Promotes bioscience literacy http://www.actionbioscience.org NASA Explores: Express lessons and resources online. Use the search function and type in your topic. http://nasaexplores.com Science NetLinks: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ Frank Potter’s Science Gems contains resources for teaching at all levels: http://www.sciencegems.com/ Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE Lesson Clearinghouse): http://www.iit.edu/~smile/index1.html Scholastic’s Lesson Plans (for all levels): http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/index.asp How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/ Understandings of Consequence: Harvard Teacher Resource Web contains lessons on density, ecosystems, pressure and electrical circuits. http://www.pz.harvard.edu/ucp/curriculum/ecosystems/index.htm Virtual Statistics Labs: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/stat_sim/index.html Case Study Links: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cases/ http://www.stat.ucla.edu/cases/index_body.php http://www.dlese.org/dds/query.do?q=Case%20Studies&re=0b&s=0 http://www.bioquest.org/case99.html https://hallway.org/index.php http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/olc_linkedcontent/bioethics_cases/ |
Inquiry Inquiry-Based Learning: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index.html This site is designed to assist K--12 teachers in infusing inquiry into science instruction. http://www.nwrel.org/msec/science_inq/whatisinq.htm Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE): A free online science learning environment for students in grades 4--12, this site is supported by the National Science Foundation. In WISE, students work on exciting inquiry projects on topics such as genetically modified foods, earthquake prediction, and the deformed frogs mystery. Students learn about and respond to contemporary scientific controversies through designing, debating, and critiquing solutions. http://wise.berkeley.edu/welcome.php NLIST Tools for Inquiry: http://www.nlistinquiryscience.com/inquiry/resources/resources.htm Learning Cycle: http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/scienceed/lorsbach/257lrcy.htm http://mvhs.mbhs.edu/mvhsproj/learningcycle/lcmodel.html http://www.bamaed.ua.edu/~amays/learning_cycle_lesson_plans.htm |
Webquests, Projects, and Problem-Based Learning Intel Education: Unit and Project Plans site: http://intel.com/education/unitplans Webquests: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/index.html The Webquest Page: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html ThinkQuest Science Library: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=13&cid=2 Classroom Connect: http://www.classroom.com NASA Quest: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov Online Class: http://www.onlineclass.com http://www2.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/ http://www.udel.edu/pbl/ https://chico.nss.udel.edu/Pbl/ |
Physical Sciences Interactive Periodic Table by American Chemical Society allows students to access data on each element as well as its electron configuration. http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=sitetools%5Cper It’s Elemental: Interactive Periodic Table: This site contains lots of information on each element plus radioactive decay and isotopes. http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html Atoms Family: This resource contains lessons and activities relating to different forms of energy. Each is presented by a famous gothic horror character. At The Mummy's Tomb: Learn about energy conservation, kinetic, and potential energy. At the Phantom's Portrait Parlor: principles of atoms and matter. Dracula's Library: includes properties of light, waves, and particles. Wolf Man's Ghostly Graveyard: covers fuel conservation and energy transfer. Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory: includes different forms of electricity and electrical safety. Requires javascript. Something for all grades, K–12! http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln Tutorial on Equations and Types of Reactions: http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Types_of_Equations.html Chemistry Microscale Labs: http://dwb.unl.edu/Chemistry/MicroScale/MScale00.html#Anchor-The-3800 Gas Laws: http://www.chm.davidson.edu/ChemistryApplets/GasLaws/index.html Chemistry Shareware: http://www.chemware.co.nz/links.htm#shareware iPhysics: Interactive simulations of physics and physical science experiments, Grades: 9–12. Appropriate for physical science and physics. These interactive online experiments let you drop balls, incline planes, chase a magnetic current, and do a world of other physical activities as you venture on a carefully plotted journey to a mastery of physics concepts. http://www.physicslessons.com/iphysics.htm Physics Central: You'll find innovative lesson plans, stimulating activities, and challenging worksheets developed by VayaVentures in conjunction with members of the faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University. http://www.physicscentral.org/index.html The Energy Scrapbook: This site contains information on sustainable energy resources, a brief history of our use of power, and an energy timeline. http://geothermal.marin.org/escrap.html The Physics Classroom: Contains a tutorial, practice problems, and a multimedia studio that allows students to actually see and understand physics principles. http://www.physicsclassroom.com Science, Optics, and You: Interactive Java site with a powerful impact. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powerof10 Roller Coaster Physics (High School): http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=9263569911221022 High School Chemistry Support Group: http://www.csun.edu/chemteach/ PhysLink---The Ultimate Physics Resource: http://www.physlink.com/ Center for the History of Physics: http://www.aip.org/history/ Skateboard Science: http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/ Science of Baseball: http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/ Physics 2000: http://www.Colorado.EDU/physics/2000/ American Physical Society: http://www.aps.org/studentsandeducators/ IEEE Virtual Museum: This site contains audio and video clips and interactive features. Two exhibits are "Socket to Me! How Electricity Came to Be" and "The Beat Goes On: How Sounds Are Recorded and Played." Visitors can learn the answers to such questions as "What was the first computer?"; "Did Thomas Edison really invent the light bulb?"; "How did the patterns in a Utah cornfield lead to the development of TV?" and much more. http://www.ieee.org/museum Chemistry Lesson Plans: Part of Science Spot, this site offers chemistry laboratory activities that include the Cookie Mystery, Adopt an Element, Amazing Marshmallows, and Bursting Balloons. It also suggests interesting links for teachers. http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classchem.html Chemicool Periodic Table: An interactive periodic table, by clicking on any element in the periodic table, a student can find extensive information about the element. Information offered for each element includes name, symbol, periodic group, density, atomic weight, number, volume, melting and boiling points, and more. http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/ National Mole Day Foundation: Site contains a history of Mole Day, jokes, themes, and activities. http://www.moleday.org/ Voltage Circuit Simulator: An exercise to help you determine the relationahip between voltage (V) and amperage (l), and resistance (R), a relationship called Ohm's Law. http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Voltage/index.html The Physics Classroom: Newton’s Laws: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/class/newtlaws/u2l1b.html Doppler Effect Simulations: http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/dopplereff.htm http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/doppler.html Electricity and Circuits: http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/electricCircuits Electromagnetic Spectrum: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ems1.html Properties of Light: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/light/measure.html The Science of Light: Spectrograms of Stars: http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/color/spectra/ Mixtures----Solutions & Colloids Activity: https://www.freyscientific.com/resources/lessonPlans/high/chem_mixtures.htm HyperPhysics: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html General Chemistry Online----Tutorial, Drill, and Quiz Index on significant figures: http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/tutorials/sigfig/index.cgi SMILE Program Chemistry Index: http://www.iit.edu/~smile/cheminde.html Virtual Physics Labs and Simulations: http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/applets.html High School Chemistry Resources on the Web: http://www.chemistrycoach.com/high.htm Types of Equations: http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Types_of_Equations.html Elements, Compounds, Ions, and Acids + Nomenclature: http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch2/mixframe.html ChemLab----Titration Techniques Illustrations: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/techniques/titration.html Carbon----Structure Matters: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=154 Naming Organic Compounds: http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/nomen1.htm 3-D Molecular Structures: http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/library/ Crystal Lattice Structures: http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/ |
Grant Writing http://www.vernier.com/grants/index.html http://www.npguides.org http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips.htm |
Life Sciences Natural Selection is a Web site developed by Modeling for Understanding in Science Education (MUSE) at the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research. It includes several units developed based on research at high schools. The units contain extensive materials to be used in teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution through the use of models and data that provide evidence. http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/muse/naturalselection/index.html Understanding Evolution: http://evolution.berkeley.edu Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS): BSCS is a research-based curriculum group created by the NSF to develop curricula that allow students to learn science by "doing science." They design programs and strategies to help with innovatative materials, host summer institutes, publish textbooks, present at convention workshops, and promote Internet-based instruction. You can find curricula for all levels of science education, integrated science, and professional development programs. If your high school is thinking about implementing an integrated science program, download the "Making Sense of Integrated Science Guide." http://www.bscs.org Genetic Science Learning Center: Students can build a strand of DNA, transcribe and translate it at this site. It has wonderful basic information on genetic engineering, genetic disorders, cloning, and stem cell research. An interactive cell with explanations of organelles is also found here. http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Tutorial at The Biology Project: Cell Biology. This site contains visuals and descriptions of stages of the cell cycle and a videoclip of this process. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells3.html Developmental Biology contains links to embryology sites. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/developmental_bio/developmental_bio.html Virtual Museum of Bacteria contains information on bacteria and images. How to culture, benefits, diseases, prevention and food safety are all included in this Web site. http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/map.shtml Animal Behavior and Ethology contains pictures, descriptions, and adaptive functions of behavioral patterns. http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/animal_behavior_and_ethology.htm Kingdoms: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trfeb98.htm Genetics-Human Genome Project Educational Resources: Provides links to publications, downloadable curriculum modules, videos, images, animations, and links. Topics include DNA, genetics, and genomics. http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/education/education.html Cells Alive! http://www.cellsalive.com/ Access Excellence Resource Center: http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/index.html#students Microbe Zoo: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dcl-me/zoo/ Living Things: http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/ Beyond Bio 101: http://www.hhmi.org/BeyondBio101 The Journey North: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ The Biology Project---University of Arizona: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/ eNature: http://www.enature.com/ BioInteractive (HHMI): http://www.biointeractive.org Sea World: http://www.seaworld.org Virtual Field Trips: http://www.field-guides.com/ Birds/Ornithology: http://birds.cornell.edu/ Nervous System: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Seeing Color: http://ls.la.asu.edu/askabiologist/research/seecolor/ Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers: http://www.BiologyLessons.sdsu.edu/ Thematic Unit on Bats: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/ Facts about Fungi: http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm DNA from the Beginning: This site is designed to be a multimedia primer on the basics of DNA and heredity. http://www.dnaftb.org/ Blood and the Circulatory System: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/index.html Genetics Education resources, lesson, and links: http://www.kumc.edu/gec DNA Learning Center Biology Animation Library: http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/animations.html A Decade of Advances in Medicine: Merck Institute for Science Education developed this timeline with links for medical advances from 1992-2003. http://www.mise.org/mise/index.jsp?p=decade_home Curriculum in Life Science, All Levels: The NIH Curriculum Supplement Series are interactive teaching units that combine cutting-edge science research discoveries from the National Institutes of Health, one of the world's foremost medical research centers, with state-of-the-art instructional materials. These units are free to teachers upon request. http://science-education.nih.gov/supplements Biology: http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/ Evolution (2003) WGBH: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution Evolution and the Fossil Record (AGI): http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/ Classification, Nomenclature, and Keys: http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/lab1a.htm Virtual Biology Labs: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/ http://bio.rutgers.edu/~gb102/virtuallabs_102.html Mitosis and Meiosis: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_text.html Nitrogen Cycle: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9s.html CNN Article on DNA, Blueprint of the Body, available online at: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome Cold Spring Harbor Lab: http://www.cshl.org Comparative Embryology: http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/psidelsky/comparative_embryology.htm Human Body Structures and Systems (for Biology): http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit1_1_body_structure.html |
Middle School Level Who Dunnit? Forensic Science or Reasoning for Grades 6--9: A fun site where students learn about being a forensic scientist and solve crimes such as "Who took a bite out of the candy?" http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crime.html Simple Machines Online Activities: Edheads present content in a clever, fun way. http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm SciJinks Weather Makes a Splash: The Nimbus 1, a whimsical blimp-like weather lab in the sky, is ready to transport you to the world of weather science. SciJinks is a new, highly interactive website launched by NASA and NOAA. Its purpose is science fun for middle-schoolers. http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/weather/ Astro-Venture by NASA: Encourages kids to research what elements of astronomy, geology, biology, and atmospheric science lend themselves to supporting human life. Students who join the Astro-Venture Academy will set out to design a habitable planet under the watchful eye of an animated guide named Astro-Ferret. http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.htm The focus for Earth KAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students) is: · To learn about the Earth from the unique perspective of space · Using the collection of spectacular digital images of Earth in education · Providing learning guides and activities for the locations photographed These are extraordinary resources to support classes in Earth science, space science, geography, social studies, math, and art. Classes can request that astronauts on the ISS record images of specified locations for use in classroom research projects. This program ties in well with the Mission Geography Program, which is released in CD form. http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu http://www.missiongeography.org IMAGERS: The Interactive Multimedia Adventures Program (IMAGERS) is NASA¹s comprehensive Earth science education resource for the introduction of remote sensing and satellite imagery to children in grades K-8. The IMAGERS Program is comprised of two multimedia web sites: "Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon" and "Adventures of Echo the Bat." It includes activities on the electromagnetic spectrum. http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov Air Travelers: http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/air/ Amusement Park Physics----Annenburg: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ Discovery School Lesson Plan Library: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/6-8.html Math and Science Activity Center: http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/math_science.htm Chemistry 4 Kids: http://www.chem4kids.com/ Biology 4 Kids: http://www.biology4kids.com/ Energy Kids Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/formsofenergy.html Activities on Simple Machines: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr5ugesc.html Enviro-Tacklebox from LPB: http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/itv/envirotacklebox/ Balance in Ecosystems: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/ucp/curriculum/ecosystems/s6_lessonplan.htm Windows to the Universe: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ Amazing Space: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ Creating Your Own Dichotomous Key: http://lamer.lsu.edu/classroom/edonahalfshell/dicotkey2.htm |
Elementary School Level Try Science: http://www.tryscience.org Science and Technology for Children, Developed by the National Science Resource Center: This innovative, hands-on science program is for grades 1--6. The 24 units utilize constructivist methods, learning cycles, and inquiry investigations in age-appropriate materials. Students are allowed to move through a progression of experiences, culminating with designing controlled experiments in the 6th grade. Units are designed based on research on how children learn. http://www.si.edu/nsrc/pubs/stc/overv.htm The World of Butterflies: http://www.carolina.com/butterfly/index.asp AAAS EurekAlert: http://www.eurekalert.org/kidsnews http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/schools/high/planetarium/activities/se http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/07/season.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/11_act.shtml For the Yuckiest Site on the Internet: http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/ Elementary Physical Science---Laws of Isaac Newton: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=9263562111221022 NASA Space Place Web Site: Provides interesting facts, fun activities, and exciting contests for students in grades K--6. By logging on, students become active participants in NASA's exciting space exploration missions. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov Discovery School: http://discoveryschool.com The Great Plant Escape: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe kidsgardening.com: http://www.kidsgardening.org/ Insectclopedia: http://www.insectclopedia.com This is a fun Web site for kids. It has information and ideas for science fair projects. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/ Kid Info: Contains animated movies that explain the human body. http://www.kidinfo.com/Health/Human_Body.html Teaches all about the human body + much more. http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html The Science Spot: http://sciencespot.net/ National Geographic’s Just for Kids: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ Optics for Kids (light explorations): http://www.opticsforkids.com/ USGS Water Cycle: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html Third Grade Resources: http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/lonlinks/grade3/home.html |
Assessment NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress): http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard Sample Test Items and Performance Assessment: http://pals.sri.com Practice questions from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) exam for grades 4 and 8. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=true Instructional Module: Assessment by the George Lucas Foundation: http://www.edutopia.org/modules/Assessment/index.php Alternative Assessments: http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Evaluation/Alternative_As Exemplars: http://www.exemplars.com/index.php Secondary Assessment Tools: http://www.bcpl.net/%7Esullivan/modules/tips/assess_sec.html |
Released Test Items Many state’s items: http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/assessment/stateitems.htm Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-22709_31168_31355---,00.html Massachusetts: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html TIMMS: http://timss.bc.edu/timss2003i/released.html Virginia: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/releasedtests.html Texas: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/ California: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp Florida: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatit01.asp Washington: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/testquestions.aspx New Hampshire: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/Assessment/ |
Organizations National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): http://www.NSTA.org Louisiana Science Teachers Association (LSTA) Home Page: http://www.lsta.info/ National Association of Biology Teachers: http://www.nabt.org American Chemical Society: http://www.acs.org North American Association for Environmental Educators: http://www.naaee.org American Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org American Association of Physics Teachers: http://www.aapt.org American Meteorological Society: http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS |