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ESU8 Science Links
Educational Service Unit #8
Curriculum Links for
Science
Teachers
GENERAL SCIENCE:
Access Excellence, Classrooms
of the 21st Century: An
Introduction to Science Portfolios
is an excellent introduction to using alternative assessment in science.
To promote bioscience literacy,
Actionbioscience.org
provides lessons for high school - undergraduate levels to accompany
its peer-reviewed articles examining bioscience issues. Lessons are
written by educators and correlated to NSES standards. See http://www.actionbioscience.org/
authordirectory.html
and http://www.actionbioscience.org/lessondirectory.html.
Articles and lessons focus on issues in biodiversity, environment, genomics,
biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in the sciences, and bioscience
education. Spanish translations of select articles are also available.
Azoos.Com
- Science Category
is an unbiased index of science-related sites and related resources
from the popular Azoos search engine.
Boston
Museum of Science
consists of online experiments and exhibits.
This web site from the Center
for Improved Engineering and Science Education
at Stevens Institute of Technology acts as a user-friendly interface
for educators. The site helps students and educators around the world
connect and learn about science, mathematics and other technology. The
site introduces several Internet applications, which go beyond simple
research activities to integrate technology into the science classroom.
ExploraNet:
The Exploratorium's World Wide Web Server
has a "Science Snackbook" to answer such questions as, "Why is the sky
blue and the sunset red?" You can also find instructions for replicating
over 100 experiments from San Francisco's famed hands-on science museum.
Or you can check out current Exploratorium exhibits, order from the
Exploratorium Store, experiment with online exhibits, and more.
Flying
Turtle Exploring
is a fun award winning site that explores energy and other basic science
principles and shows how the same fundamental principles control how
things work in nature, living organisms, and human technology. The articles
are carefully researched, accurate, and easy to understand.
Frank
Potter's Science Gems
The
Franklin Institute Science Museum
is a must-visit for both teachers and students! It includes interactive
exhibits like "The Heart: A Virtual Exploration," a QuickTime movie
tour of this famed Philadelphia museum, and inQuiry Almanack, the online
magazine devoted to inquiry-based learning.
The
Galileo Project
Grau
Hall Scientific: Conversion Tables
How
Stuff Works is a
site offering current, practical content explaining everything from
how the engine in your car works to what makes the inside of your refrigerator
cold. The site offers simple explanations for complex subjects, and
was recently named the Reference Site of the Year for 1999 by LibrarySpot.com.
MicroWorlds
NASA
Spaceflight
National
Science Foundation
Quest,
NASA's K-12 Education Initiative
includes the Live
From Antarctica2 link.
Science
Activities Manual: K-8
prepared by the University of Tenneessee at Martin.
ScienceMaster
is a science and education portal for students, parents and teachers.
We provide resources, news and information, links, columns, learning
galleries. Focus is K-12. Easy to use, easy to navigate, clear and concise
information in all the major areas of science.
TERC
is a nonprofit research and development organization committed to improving
mathematics and science learning and teaching.
Toon
University: Science for Kids
Topex/Poseidon
Images consists of
graphs, animation, and other visuals of the oceans from the ongoing
TOPEX/POSEIDON Global Ocean-Monitoring Mission, co-sponsored by the
U.S. and France.
University
of California-Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
is not just about the study of fossils, but also what fossils tell us
about the ecologies of the past, about evolution, and about our place,
as humans, in the world. Paleontology incorporates knowledge from biology,
geology, ecology, anthropology, archaeology, and even computer science
to understand the processes that have led to the origination and eventual
destruction of the different types of animals since life arose.
BIOLOGY SITES:
Action Bioscience
provides lessons for high school - undergraduate levels to accompany
its peer-reviewed articles examining bioscience issues. Lessons are
written by educators and correlated to NSES standards. See http://www.actionbioscience.org/lessondirectory.html
and http://www.actionbioscience.org/authordirectory.html.
Articles and lessons focus on issues in biodiversity, environment, genomics,
biotechnology, evolution, new fontiers in the sciences, and education.
Adventure
Online is a guide
to adventure learning. For example, the Online Kayak Expedition that
you connect your class with as they attempt the first-ever kayaking
trip down the Nile. The results, including information about the river's
water, quality, depth and speed, biological organisms, and more, will
be mounted on the Web. It will also feature photos, lesson plans, daily
classroom activities, journal updates from the kayaking team, and templates
for multimedia presentations.
BioChemLinks
is a directory of excellent biology and chemistry educational resources
online.
The
Biology Place is
a new Web site that was designed by a team of biology educators for
teachers and students. It is organized around eight topics: biological
chemistry, cells, genetics, evolution, diversity, plants, animals and
ecology. Requires membership fee.
Virtual
Frog Dissection Kit
allows students to explore frog anatomy without that nasty formaldehyde
smell! After "removing" skin and internal organs and viewing online
movies of actual dissections, they can click on "Reset" and put the
little hopper together for a fresh start.
CHEMISTRY SITES:
BioChemLinks
is a directory of excellent biology and chemistry educational resources
online.
Chemspy.com makes the
most important Chmistry and Chemical Engineering related www-Databases
readily accessible for Professionals, Scientists, and Students. It helps
you find chemistry and chemical engineering related terms, definitions,
synonyms, acronyms and abbreviations.
University
of Liverpool's Links for Chemists
is a searchable index of over 3900 Chemistry resources on the WWW. This
site features a collaborative effort to index International University
Chemistry Department websites.
U.S.
Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Clearinghouse
Virtual
Chemistry
WEATHER and ASTRONOMY SITES:
Hurricane
Storm Science was
developed with the elementary teacher and student in mind. They can
discover how hurricanes form and learn about weather instruments.
National
Climatic Data Center
provides access to current and past worldwide data on temperature, precipitation,
droughts, hurricanes, and a wide variety of other weather topics.
One
Sky, Many Voices
(University of Michigan)
Students
for the Exploration and the Development of Space,
from the University of Arizona chapter, has alot of interesting Space
sites, including the Nine
Planets Tour which consists
of an essay about our solar system with text, pictures, sounds, and
movies. Each of the planets and major moons in our solar system is briefly
described and illustrated.
Weather
Photos from Space
has a map of the United States, Canada, and Mexico which brings up actual
satellite weather photos showing weather disturbances and weather data
for that area. Students can see why some regions are "wet" and others
"dry," and understand the settlement patterns.
WILDLIFE and ENVIRONMENTAL SITES:
Adventure
Online is a guide
to adventure learning. For example, the Online Kayak Expedition that
you connect your class with as they attempt the first-ever kayaking
trip down the Nile. The results, including information about the river's
water, quality, depth and speed, biological organisms, and more, will
be mounted on the Web. It will also feature photos, lesson plans, daily
classroom activities, journal updates from the kayaking team, and templates
for multimedia presentations.
Ecology
and the Conservation of Natural Resources (9-12)
prepared by the University of Tenneessee at Martin.
Gulf
of Mexico Information Network
(GIN) is a developmental effort designed to make Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
data and information readily available and to facilitate communications
between parties involved in Gulf of Mexico projects and programs. It
includes Environmental Challenge Fact Sheets with topics such as Marine
Debris, Freshwater Inflow, and Be a Gulf Guardian.
National
Geographic Online
is full of content-rich online articles, maps, geography quizes, and
more. You can chat with Society photographers, writers, and artists.
You can even exchange ideas with the leading scientific minds of our
time.
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Home Page
Volcano
World is perfect
for student's at any level. It has timely updates about volcanic activity
worldwide, historical eruption reports, information about how volcanoes
work and guidance regarding becoming a volcanologist.
WhaleNet
focuses on whales and marine research. It is dedicated to interdisciplinary
education. Their goal is to foster excitement about learning and the
environment
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