Science Information Sites               Activities Integrating Math and Science (AIMS) From the homepage: "AIMS began in 1981 as a project funded by the National Science Foundation at Fresno Pacific College. Eighty classroom teachers and the faculty explored the effectiveness of integrating mathematics and science in grades 5-8. Even though long recommended by thoughtful educators, very few meaningfully integrated materials existed at the time. The initial AIMS materials produced such positive results that a major curriculum research and development effort was launched to fill this void. The early success of AIMS in grades 5-9 quickly caught the attention of K-4 teachers and created a widespread demand for similarly integrated materials for their use. In response, AIMS was established as a permanent program to develop integrated math/science materials for K-9." Access Excellence From the homepage: "Access Excellence, launched in 1993, is a national educational program that provides high school biology teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the Information Highway. Genentech, Inc., sole sponsor of Access Excellence, is a leading international biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs. Access Excellence reflects the company's commitment to improving science education in America." Amazing Insects Project Amazing Insects on the Internet is hosted and maintained by Mrs. Schnorr's 3rd graders at Groveland Elementary School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. Has projects, activities, and a resource list to other insect-related web sites. Also, see Groveland School home page for other projects. Automated Weather Source Online The innovative School WeatherNet concept developed by Automated Weather Source (AWS) combines five separate, but interrelated components. With AWS Online technology, real time or near real time data from every AWS site will be available through the Internet from participants in AWS weather station networks, including schools, TV broadcasters, corporate sponsors, resorts, chambers of commerce, businesses, and federal agencies. Biographies of Scientists "Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography -- a comprehensive online encyclopedia of famous scientists in history." Biological Sciences Web The CSU Bioweb -- California State University Biological Sciences Web Server. The purpose of this server is "to consolidate existing WWW Biological Science teaching and research resources and to create and distribute original multimedia resources for the teaching of biology." Resources listed in 36 searchable categories. Also has links to over 700 other relevant biological sciences sites with teaching and research materials. Biotechnology Center The University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center was established in 1984 to coordinate the development of biotechnology on the UW-Madison campus. Today, the Center provides shared resources for the UW-Madison, state and national biotechnology research communities, outreach functions including technology transfer, and biotechnology education. Chemistry Teacher Resources "This web site is for chemistry teachers in grades 9 through 12, and students may also find it useful. Provides labs, information sheets, and other resources which teachers can access. It is assumed that users of this site are qualified chemists who are aware of proper chemical and apparatus usage." Chemistry Resources This page has 30 chemistry categories of links to annotated web sites. Teachers and students can access these resources when planning or implementing unit activities and research projects. Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway "The Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway for secondary school students and educators provides an easy starting point for locating science and mathematics resources on the web. It is tailored to the needs of students in grades 9 through 12, with links to resources in subject areas such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, computing, the environment, health, mathematics, and physics." Center for Biology Education The center's mission is "to improve the education of college and precollege students, their teachers, and the general public in the biological sciences and to impart how biology impacts human health, agriculture, society, the economy, and the environment." Discovery Channel Online From the site introduction: "This is the organizational center of Discovery Channel Online. You'll find links to each of our five general subject areas (History, Technology, Nature, Exploration and Science) in the tool bar just below our logo. These areas feature stories, contests, games and conversations with experts exclusive to the Web. You'll also find "Live!," the doorway to our weekly, live radio show and a list of any chats on the site this week. The first graphic you see below the tool bar is our monthly special. There, for an entire month, you can thrust yourself into experiences ranging from the search for a good night's sleep to war games with the U.S. Navy to helicopter rescues in New York City. And what's more, you'll become a part of the story by connecting via e-mail or conversations with the folks involved in the action! Best of all, the rest of the front page highlights the very latest we have to offer. New online stories, lively conversations, new talk shows, television programs on Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, videos, CD-ROMs ... whatever's hot, you'll find it right here." Entomology on the World Wide Web From the Texas A&M Department of Entomology Homepage: K-12 lesson plans, information, insect display, and over 100 links to other resources on insects. Explorer "The Explorer is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education. You may browse through mathematics and science education curricula or conduct searches that focus on specific interests. Many resources are available in the Adobe Acrobat format that is readable by Macintosh, Windows and other OSs." EarthEd: Earth Science Education Resources Articles on What's New, Curriculum Development, Lesson Plans, Information and more than 50 links to sites on: Earthquakes, Gems and Minerals, Images and Data Sets, other links. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse site provides teachers with ways to increase their effectiveness with lessons, activities, articles, and the highlighting of 13 outstanding web sites every month. Makes available online Curriculum and Evaluation Standards, a well-maintained collection of science Web sites, and helps science and mathematics teachers find curriculum materials. EE-Link -- Environmental Education on the Internet From the home page: "Consistent with the key principles of environmental education, our mission is to spread information and ideas that will help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students. We are building this resource for students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers, nature center staff and curriculum developers." Galileo Galileo is a collection of hundreds of science lesson plans for K-12 science teachers for classroom use. The Globe Program An International Environmental Science and Education Partnership, with students and teachers from over 4000 schools in over 55 countries working with research scientists to learn more about our planet. The Heart -- An Online Exploration From the homepage: "Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science. Soon, your fascination and curiosity may lead to understanding and respect." Hubble Space Telescope's Greatest Hits A new sense of awe and wonder about the infinite richness of our universe results from dramatic, unprecedented pictures of celestial objects from the Hubble Space Telescope. Like a traveler sharing his or her best snapshots, here is a selection of Hubble's most spectacular images. Interactive Frog Dissection The Interactive frog Dissection on-line tutorial was designed for use in high school biology classrooms. Research suggests that Netfrog is a valuable preparation tool or even a useful substitute for laboratory dissection (links to research articles provided). The purpose of Netfrog is to help students learn the anatomy of a frog and provide a better understanding of the anatomy of vertebrate animals in general, including humans. The program provides still and motion visuals of preserved and pithed frogs, in addition to text. Internet Directory for Botany "The Internet Directory of Botany is an index to botanical information available on the Internet, compiled by Anthony R. Brach (Harvard University Herbarium, Cambridge / Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA, www page), Raino Lampinen (Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland; www page), Shunguo Liu (G.F Ledingham Herbarium, University of Regina, Canada; www page) and Keith McCree (Oakridge, Oregon; www page). It consists of two parts, an alphabetical directory and a categorical directory." JASON Project The JASON Project was founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert D. Ballard following his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic. After receiving thousands of letters from children who were excited by his discovery, Dr. Ballard and a team of associates dedicated themselves to developing ways that would enable teachers and students all over the world to take part in global explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications. The JASON Foundation for Education, which was founded to administer the project, sponsors an annual scientific expedition which is the focus an original curriculum developed for grades 4 through 8. During the expedition, students can take part in live, interactive programs which are broadcast using state-of-the-art technology to a network of educational, research, and cultural institutions in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom. As an educational program, the JASON Project emphasizes an advanced approach to teaching and learning in which teachers become "facilitators" or "managers" of the learning process for their students. Kids As Global Scientists Project "The Kids as Global Scientists Program engages students in 'real-time', inquiry-based weather curriculum. Come join students all around the world and discover the wonders of weather!! Come join middle school classrooms all over North America and the world as we collaboratively study the weather of 1997!!" The Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey The USGS presents The Learning Web, a portion of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning. Contents include: Adventures in The Learning Web -- Science has been fueled by intrigue, investigation, and exploration Venture into the realm of USGS science adventures; Volcanoes in The Learning Web -- Explore why and where volcanoes erupt; Teaching in The Learning Web -- Explore this collection of educational resources that can be used in the classroom to teach earth science concepts; and, Living in The Learning Web -- Investigate topics about the Earth that affect people every day and every where. MathMagic! MathMagic is a K-12 telecommunications project that provides strong motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies and communications skills. MathMagic posts challenges in each of four categories (k-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12) to trigger each registered team to pair up with another team and engage in a problem-solving dialog. When an agreement has been reached, one solution is posted for every pair. MathMagic has received wide ideological acceptance because it addresses most of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. MegaMath From the homepage: "Mathematics is a live science with new discoveries being made every day. The frontier of mathematics is an exciting place, where mathematicians experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas. Many of these ideas are accessible to young children. Others (infinity is a good example) are ideas that have already piqued many children's curiosity, but their profound mathematical importance is not widely known or understood. The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together." Mathematical Resources on the Web Links to mathematical sites in about a dozen categories, including the learning and teaching of mathematics and related subjects. Mathematics Education Web Sites A list of over 70 sites from the Midwest Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education. MendelWeb From the homepage: "MendelWeb is an educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science. Constructed around Gregor Mendel's 1865 paper "Versuche ber Pflanzen-Hybriden" and a revised version of the English translation by C.T. Druery and WilliamBateson, "Experiments in Plant Hybridization", MendelWeb is offered as a public sourcebook and collaborative environment compatible with a variety of guided and independent studies." National Science Education Standards This nation has established as a goal that all students should achieve scientific literacy. The National Science Education Standards are designed to enable the nation to achieve that goal. They spell out a vision of science education that will make scientific literacy for all a reality in the 21st century. They point toward a destination and provide a roadmap for how to get there. This report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. National Institute for Science Education (NISE) The National Institute for Science Education is setting the stage for more productive science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education (SMET) in the United States. The Institute's goals are ambitious. We attack head-on three of the most important areas for improving SMET education. At the college level, we are helping to define an emerging field of SMET education research and development. At present, most education work in higher education is focused on innovation rather than research and is scattered. In professional development, we seek to reconceptualize the field, identifying new and more effective practices and how they can be implemented successfully with teachers across the country. In systemic reform, we seek to set the research agenda so that this reform will be pursued with increasing effectiveness through continuous improvement for decades to come. Work in each of these three areas enhances work in the others, as we focus on their interconnections. The National Energy Foundation The National Energy Foundation is a nonprofit provider of educational materials and programs related to energy, natural resources, and the environment. NEF is supported by businesses, government agencies, associations, and the education community. Free Natural Gas Education materials, a materials catalog, and "add-your-own" links to related web sites. The Nine Planets The Nine Planets, a multimedia tour of the solar system, is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. Physical Science From the homepage: "The Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists are organized lists of resources on the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may find useful. We've screened these resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you. Basically, to make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science. Using the Hotlists should save you time and provide quality online resources for your classroom needs." This hotlist has links to physical science web sites. Quest "Our mission: To provide support and services for schools, teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning. NASA Learning Technology projects are supported by NASA centers around the country." Includes information on how to bring the Internet into your classroom: a video series for teachers, administrators, and community members, grant information, and links to other schools online. The Role of Scientists in the Professional Development of Science Teachers The Role of Scientists in the Professional Development of Science Teachers (1996) is a guide to help scientists understand what they can do to support the professional development of science teachers. Prepared by the Committee on Biology Teacher Inservice Programs, Board on Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council. SAMI Creating Connections was a project to improve math and science education in rural settings. The project consisted of training rural math and science teachers on the use of Internet at 20 regional sites in the United States. Each site hosted approximately 26 rural math and science teachers for a two day workshop during the summer of 1994. Another component to the project consisted of building a data base called SAMI (Science And Math Initiatives). SAMI is a clearing house of resources, funding, and curriculum for rural math and science teachers. Science Lesson Plans A list of hundreds of lesson plans and mini-lessons. ScI-Journal From the homepage: "ScI-Journal is an on-line publication for science students. In ScI-Journal you can have the chance to publish work you've done in your school science classes so that other science students around the world can read about it. We're especially interested to get articles about science investigations that you've done, and we'll also publish any letters or any other correspondence which follows up these articles. There's also a noticeboard where you can post your questions about any science topic so that other people will read them and maybe (if you're lucky!) give you some answers. You might want to post ideas for science investigations, or tell other science students about Internet sites you've come across!" Science Now ScienceOnline is a publication of current news from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Has news articles for the day and a week in review section. Space Science From the homepage: "The Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists are organized lists of resources on the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may find useful. We've screened these resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you. Basically, to make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science. Using the Hotlists should save you time and provide quality online resources for your classroom needs." This hotlist has links to space science web sites. Science in the News A list of links to science news sites, including CNN, Fox, MSNBC, others. Science and the Environment This electronic magazine specializes in bringing you the most compelling environmental news from around the world. Articles are taken from over 500 magazines, specialized journals and newspapers and are summarized in a concise format - complete with colorful photographs, maps and graphics. Each issue contains 80 articles. Chapters Include: Biodiversity & Wildlife, Alternative Energy & Fuels, Marine Ecology, Clean Air, Clean Water, Health, Population & Agriculture, Climate Change & Atmos. Studies, Waste Management & Recycling. Science Resource Center This web site is for science teachers to share ideas, including labs, demonstrations, and any other information which teachers can access. Categories include chemistry, life science, biology, physics, science resources, more. Science Education Web Sites Good list of web links from the Midwest Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education. ScienceLink A new collection of sites for chemistry, physics, biology, and earth/space sciences. Provides teachers a short activity to use the link with their high school students. Information about the site and a short activity are included for each link. Scientific American From the about section: "Here, on the World Wide Web, we are creating a new publication that pushes Scientific American into the frontiers of publishing in an electronic medium. Just as Scientific American has tracked key changes in technology for the past 150 years, we are now participating in the radical transformation driven by computer technology. We invite you to take a look. Each month, we will bring you the best of the current issue -- augmented to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the WWW. You will find many of your favorite magazine features here, as well as at least two major articles in their entirety, with links that let you connect directly to the researchers and their work. You will want to keep coming back often. Scientific American on the WWW will be more than a showcase for the current issue. This site will include a number of features updated weekly and available only to readers of the Scientific American Online edition. What you see here is just the beginning. We will be adding other weekly features that further explore the world of technical and scientific achievement. And as new possibilities for communication on the Web develop, we'll make them an integral part of what you can find here." Science Learning Network (SLN) The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education. SLN is also a three-year, $6.5M project funded by the National Science Foundation and Unisys Corporation. The project incorporates inquiry-based teaching approaches, telecomputing, collaboration among geographically dispersed teachers and classrooms, and Internet/World Wide Web content resources. SLN has established this Website to support the project and the online community that is growing as a result. Science Friday Kids Connection A science program, with a show, references, links to related sites, mentor page, with disussions with scientists, professors, and researchers, and archives of past programs. Sponsored by National Public Radio Outreach and Kidsnet. Texas NaturalResource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) - Educational Resources. Lesson plans for Air Quality and Waste Management, grades 1-8. The Visible Human Project "The Visible Human Project is an outgrowth of the National Library of Medicine's 1986 Long-Range Plan. It is creating a complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body. The current phase of the project is collecting transverse CT, MRI and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers at one millimeter intervals. The long-term goal of the Visible Human Project is to produce a system of knowledge structures that will transparently link visual knowledge forms to symbolic knowledge formats such as the names of body parts." VolcanoWorld Information on volcanoes, lesson plans, kids pages. Weather Science From the homepage: "The Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists are organized lists of resources on the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may find useful. We've screened these resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you. Basically, to make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science. Using the Hotlists should save you time and provide quality online resources for your classroom needs." This hotlist has links to more than 80 web sites concerned with weather. Weekly Science News From the homepage: "The Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists are organized lists of resources on the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may find useful. We've screened these resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you. Basically, to make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science. Using the Hotlists should save you time and provide quality online resources for your classroom needs." This hotlist has links to about 20 weekly science news web sites. The Why Files Science Behind the Current News. The "Why Files" provide interesting information about science and technology in the news. A new feature package on a current topic in the news is posted every two weeks, and more. World Resources Institute Teacher's Guide Units Materials include: Teacher's Guides which feature adaptable lesson plans, activities, and further readings. A set of fifty striking four-color slides using maps and graphs to illustrate environmental trends. Video programs also highlight these worldwide trends. Also under development is Datascape, a cutting-edge interactive computer software that will teach students to explore, use, and present environmental data to test ideas about environmental change. This site also provides news updates on international and regional activities related to environmental education.       Back to Top       Return to Links Index        Date created: February 22, 1997 | | Last modified: February 22, 1997