Science
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - ENC's mission is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.
Blue Web'n - Science index for lessons and science resources.
Internet-based lessons and projects - using the technology of the net. Focusing on the use of real-time data and global telecollaborative projects, these projects engage students in authentic science investigations in which they perform experiments, collect and record real data, make predictions, and, in effect, become real scientists. Through email and other web-based forums, they are able to communicate and collaborate with students and scientists around the world
Xpeditions
- This huge and growing site for geography educators and students contains
more than a hundred original lesson plans and after-school activities
for grades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps
designed for printing or building Web sites, forums where teachers and
students can discuss geography, and a fabulous 3-D virtual museum of
geography built in the spirit of the game Myst.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- This United States Geological Survey website puts together materials
about the past, present and future of earthquakes. Under Education,
check out Earthquake ABCs, Today in Earthquake History and Cool Earthquake
Facts.
Climate Change - What's Global Warming? Why is it bad and what can we do about it? This site concisely addresses these issues along with providing a series of related articles and coverage of world climate news.
An Online Guide to Meteorology - This guide offers instructional modules that incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences. Topics include Light and Optics, Clouds and Precipitation, Forces and Winds, Weather Forecasting, Severe Storms, Hurricanes, El Nino (Niņo), and the Hydrologic Cycle
Volcanoes Online - What is a volcano? How are they are formed? What is the impact of eruptions? Find out here on this student-created site.
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Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
by Bill Arnett.
Amazing Space: Lessons from the Hubble Space Telescope - At this site, students can use web-based activities to learn about the Solar System, train to be a scientist, follow a star's life cycle, and more
Windows to the Universe - A great site that offers information, graphics, and interactive lessons on the universe. Enables you to chose from beginning to advanced information and experiments.
Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project - With classroom-ready online activities, NASA data search engines, and distance learning courses for K-12 teachers, CERES is a must-see for K-12 science teachers. Learning activities include inquiries and collaborative "spacequests" and are categorized by NASA themes, grade level, and duration.
Evolution
Theory and History - A comprehensive site with information about
scientists and naturalists involved in the
development of the theory of evolution.
The Biology Project--University of Arizona - This "interactive online resource for learning biology" from the University of Arizona was designed for high school and college-level biology students. Tutorials, problem sets, activities, and other resources guide learners in biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, human biology, Mendelian genetics, immunology,and molecular biology.
Medline - 9 million biomedical journal article abstracts, plus links for health topics, dictionaries, organizations, news, and more. From the National Library of Medicine.
BioChemLinks - Educational resources and links for biology, chemistry, and biochemistry.
Chemistry Functions - This site balances equations and performs molar conversions equations with ease. The Chemistry Functions site is an excellent study aid authored by professors at Stanford. Note that some features are still under construction ctions.
Biotech Life Science Dictionary - The Chemistry dept. at the University of Indiana provides a searchable illustrated dictionary of over 3,700 terms relating to life sciences and medicine.
Unit Conversion Tables - this site offers tables to convert any unit of measurement to any other unit.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Includes a kwyword search of the table.
Eric's
Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography - A comprehensive online
encyclopedia of famous scientists in history. http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/
Galileo
- The purpose of this online curriculum is to discover Galileo Galilei.
This curriculum will focus on Galileo, his
world, and his work and their influences on us today.
Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries - This catalog is a collection of 631 detailedbiographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributionsto science.
The American Institute of Physics:Center for the History of Physics - The mission of this site is to make known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, and optics. Virtual exhibits highlight the discovery of the electron, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg, the founder of Quantum Mechanics. Advanced physics instructors can view sample syllabi for History of Physics courses. An online photo archive is available with pictures of leading physicists.
Frog
guts - Virtual frog dissection
online.