Web Resources for Science Education

 

Access Excellence

"A Place in Cyberspace for Biology Teaching and Learning", by Genentech, Inc. Features high school biology lessons and activities plus many links and news to support the biology teacher.

Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway

Lists of links from a very respected source. Can't go wrong with this one.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

The ENC is designed as a source to link educators to high-quality teaching materials of all sorts--print, video, and electronic. Includes a list of math and science education links. This is a well-respected site.

GLOBE Program

"GLOBE students make environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education."

Goose Holler

Craig Hunter's lesson plans for middle school science from Goose Holler.

Jason Project

A distance learning program to involve students and teachers in scientific exploration.

 Kid's Web Sciences

Kid's Web is a simply layout of inspiring links on the major academic subjects. Might get a reluctant student involved in Internet exploration.

Sharing NASA

Part of NASA's "Quest" Project to link classrooms to emerging scientific exploration. The site contains rotating projects related to actual investigations going on at NASA. Classrooms can connect to the project of their choice and communicate online with scientists at NASA.

Newton's Apple

One of the projects offered by the ERIC system, this site connects to the popular television program for kids. It contains lessons designed to supplement use of the show, and currently offers seasons 9-15.

Project Primary

An online project developed by K-3 teachers to provide other teachers with hands-on activities for the teaching of science.

SEDS

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space is a huge and visually wonderful astronomy page. It offers, among so much, a virtual tour of the galaxy.

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

A site designed to teach the very young about astronomy.

Volcano World

This is a fun and very detailed "premier" source of volcano information on the Internet. It includes lesson plans and photographs.

WebElements

A printable, clickable, Periodic Table of the Elements.

Welcome to the Planets

NASA derived photographic images of the planets, with information about each planet.

Whales

"This web document provides a thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum which is an interactive resource for teachers, students and parents."

The Why Files

A fun site devoted to asking and answering often amusing questions about the everyday world or the natural world using scientific explanations.

 

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