Science

The American Museum of Natural History - Lots of resources for teachers and a great kids' section

Beyond Biology 101 - A report by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on changes in the undergraduate biology education:

Ask a Biologist - A site created by the Arizona State University's Life Sciences Visualization Group as an educational resource for students K-12 and their teachers.

The Great Plant Escape - The University of Illinois created this site, which is geared toward fourth- and fifth-grade students.

American Forests - Everything you want to know about America's forests, including the National Registry of Big Trees:

NASA's Near Earth Object Program

ThinkQuest -- A collection of sites created by students, this is the place to go to find some of the most original sites on the Internet. (Think about encouraging students to put together a site for the competition!)

Astronomy Resources at STSci - Visitors to this site can learn about space and the Hubble Space Telescope. This site is provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute. The first article I read was about astronomers finding a spiral galaxy that spins in a different direction than they had predicted. This website is updated frequently with press releases and the latest research findings on the study of space.

Earth Science Enterprise is a web site developed by NASA. Kids can learn about the atmosphere and weather in “Droplet and the Water Cycle”, a fairy tale that follows a droplet of rain on its journey to earth. Kids play a game to maneuver Droplet through the stages of the water cycle, without getting absorbed or slurped along the way. There are also sections of the site that cover the ways in which air, people, water and land affect the earth.

Project Primary is a collaboration of university professors and K-3 teachers. The site provides many hand-on activities for use in teaching science.These are just activities, not detailed lesson plans, but many of them are very good. Categories
include botany, chemistry, geology, physics and zoology. They also have a section on children’s nonfiction literature, including criteria to look for. Some of the activities even have hand-outs that you can print out and use in your classroom.

Wild Ones is the Children’s Education Program for the Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization whose mission it is to educate people about endangered species and to conserve their habitats. The site features a wonderful “Teacher Connection” newsletter that has a different topic four times a year. The newsletter tells
teacher what to look for on the website for a particular unit (i.e. Human Wildlife Conflict) and gives ideas for lessons.

Sport! Science@The Exploratorium could be used by adults or kids to discover the science behind some popular sports. Four sports are included on the site: skateboarding, cycling, baseball, and hockey. Users can learn about physics, energy, and aerodynamics and how each relates to their sport. The site features great pictures and lots of choices for study.


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		Science The American Museum of Natural History - Lots of resources for teachers and a great kids' section Beyond Biology 101 - A report by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on changes in the undergraduate biology education: Ask a Biologist - A site created by the Arizona State University's Life Sciences Visualization Group as an educational resource for students K-12 and their teachers. The Great Plant Escape - The University of Illinois created this site, which is geared toward fourth- and fifth-grade students. American Forests - Everything you want to know about America's forests, including the National Registry of Big Trees: NASA's Near Earth Object Program ThinkQuest -- A collection of sites created by students, this is the place to go to find some of the most original sites on the Internet. (Think about encouraging students to put together a site for the competition!) Astronomy Resources at STSci - Visitors to this site can learn about space and the Hubble Space Telescope. This site is provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute. The first article I read was about astronomers finding a spiral galaxy that spins in a different direction than they had predicted. This website is updated frequently with press releases and the latest research findings on the study of space. Earth Science Enterprise is a web site developed by NASA. Kids can learn about the atmosphere and weather in “Droplet and the Water Cycle”, a fairy tale that follows a droplet of rain on its journey to earth. Kids play a game to maneuver Droplet through the stages of the water cycle, without getting absorbed or slurped along the way. There are also sections of the site that cover the ways in which air, people, water and land affect the earth. Project Primary is a collaboration of university professors and K-3 teachers. The site provides many hand-on activities for use in teaching science.These are just activities, not detailed lesson plans, but many of them are very good. Categories include botany, chemistry, geology, physics and zoology. They also have a section on children’s nonfiction literature, including criteria to look for. Some of the activities even have hand-outs that you can print out and use in your classroom. Wild Ones is the Children’s Education Program for the Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization whose mission it is to educate people about endangered species and to conserve their habitats. The site features a wonderful “Teacher Connection” newsletter that has a different topic four times a year. The newsletter tells teacher what to look for on the website for a particular unit (i.e. Human Wildlife Conflict) and gives ideas for lessons. Sport! Science@The Exploratorium could be used by adults or kids to discover the science behind some popular sports. Four sports are included on the site: skateboarding, cycling, baseball, and hockey. Users can learn about physics, energy, and aerodynamics and how each relates to their sport. The site features great pictures and lots of choices for study.