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12/18/2003
- ROBOTS at Rover Ranch -
NASA site devoted to robotic engineering. Learn about the history of robots and their role in culture; find out what makes them "tick." There's even an area where you can virtually build and run your own robot- Light: A Learning Unit -
an interactive website to teach middle school students about light and electricity. Really focuses on math, science, and social studies/history. Lesson plans, assessment tools, readings, and useful web links are provided.Earthlife Web Information Sheet
Insects
Birds
Mammals
Lichens
Prokayotes (Archaea and Bacteria)
Invertebrates (Worms and Things)- Educational materials for the Galileo Mission to Jupiter.
Science.gov - gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
TryScience - Go on intergalactic adventures to explore science as a cadet at StarFleet; take field trips to interactive online science centers and participate in online science exploration.
NASA for Kids
- Interactive activities and games that teach kids about space travel, planets, and other out-of-this-world concepts. Decide what you need to take with you on a trip to Mars, or calculate what you would weigh on another planet.- Voyager Probes - flash tour of the Voyager probes on the Nasa website
Virtual Astronaut - Take a simulated space voyage and explore the International Space Station.
NASA Explores
- Lessons and resources covering a variety of topics related to space and space travel. Search by topic, grade, or by standards (including Science NSTA, Mathematics NCTM, Technology ISTE, Technology ITEA, Geography NGS).Earth to Orbit Engineering Design Challenges - Resources for educators and students interested in design challenges related to aerospace vehicles.
The NASA Robotics Education Project (REP) encourages students to become involved in science and engineering through the study of robotics. The site provides robotics activities, challenges, and curriculum.
Many Junior Earth Science Teacher, Sarah Little, recounts February 1 Columbia tragedy
Space Science Curriculum Standards "Quilt" - The fastest way to track down lesson plans that meet National Science Education Standards. The Quilt is searchable by grade level, science content standards and thematic organizing standards.
Earth and space science lessons - Lesson Plans (Grades 5-12)
- Through the internet students connect to a 34-meter radio telescope to perform radio astronomy experiments.
"Invention at Play"- examines how "play" -- the ordinary work of childhood -- connects with the creative impulse. Read about inventors of the ski, sailboard, surgical robot, unfolding structures, water purifier, barbed wire, Velcro, Kevlar, post-it note, microwave, high-efficiency wind turbine, & telephone. Learn about Edison's Invention Factory or the Linux computer operating system. See sketches of the first telephone. Try your hand at a puzzle or word game, or draw your own sketch online. (SI)
- The Science Game: Who Wants To Win a Million Dollars? -
Jefferson Labs has created a fun way to test students' knowledge of math and science. Choose the answer from a multiple-choice selection and win (fake) cash!- The Amazing Human Body -
Check out this site for interactive games about the brain, the digestive system, the skeleton, and sensory organs.- NASA Projects and Games -
How much would you weigh on the moon or on Mars? Check out this site for lots of space fun, including coloring pages, word games, mazes, and more.- Build-a-Prairie -
Are you up to this virtual eco-challenge? Build your own prairie by choosing plants and animals. When you select the right ones, you can watch the prairie grow into a healthy ecosystem with a balanced food web!- Quia: Science Quizzes -
Check out the quizzes about plants, geology, animal classifications, ecosystems, forces and motion, and body systems.DragonFly TV - Investigate, Know How?, Do it, Get to It, and Talk about It are the mantras of Dragonflytv. PBS kids has a nice site that provides simple experiments and discussion boards for the things curious kids want to discuss.
Intel Innovation in Education - The Intel Innovation in Education initiative is focused on strengthening mathematics, science, and engineering education in more than twenty nations on five continents.
FOSSWEB Elementary and middle school Science - developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science with support from the National Science Foundation. Teachers could use the FOSS website as a way of integrating aspects of this program into their own curriculum.
- Jefferson Lab - Students choose from 16 activities to answer real-world questions. Interactive games and puzzles help students learn from the periodic table and other science resources.
- NASA Scatterometer for measuring sea winds, and JPL's Scatterometer Projects: NSCAT, QuikSCAT and SeaWinds.
NSCAT (Grades 5-12) -
- The Jurassic Park Institute
provides this interactive site for teachers and students that focus on the scientific method. This science-based site includes lessons, student activities, online encyclopedias, games, and additional resources.- An interactive map helps students track the migration patterns of birds in various regions of the United States.
E-Nature -
- describes 100 important discoveries in energy sciences, nuclear & plasma physics, advanced computing research, & biological & environmental research. Topics include the world's toughest microbe, the most distant object ever observed, why dinosaurs are extinct, how solar energy can be made more affordable, unraveling the mystery of antimatter, simulating environmental problems, & others. The 100 discoveries were selected from work supported during the past 25 years by the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. (DOE)
- Young Inventors The Lemelson-MIT Program, a leading advocate for invention and innovation among American youth
- offers a searchable collection of answers to questions about global warming, ozone depletion, greenhouse gases, & other issues related to climate change. Students can also submit questions of their own & explore related links. (GCRIO)
- offers 16 hands-on activities to answer questions such as: How do scientists to measure the size of an atom? What kind of coat will keep you the warmest -- one made from cotton, steel wool, or air and much more?
- (Grades 5-8) - This educator guide focuses on parts of the Solar System that do not get much attention; the small bodies of the Solar System, namely asteroids, meteoroids and comets.
- (Grades 3-14) - Remote viewing opportunities using Mount Wilson Observatory's 24 inch telescope.
Fizzics Fizzle! - Physics, Math, Science, - Fizzics Fizzle is a comprehensive guide to understanding the world of physics.
Science Learning Network - A wonderful science resource. All sorts of activities, resources and links to other web sites. Follow the monarchs on their migration, have students construct paper bridges in order to understand principles of civic engineering, learn about the physics of cycling, and track El Nino.
- Inventions
- Invention at Play - examines how "play" -- the ordinary work of childhood -- connects with the creative impulse. Read about inventors of the ski, sailboard, surgical robot, unfolding structures, water purifier, barbed wire, Velcro, Kevlar, post-it note, microwave, high-efficiency wind turbine, & telephone.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric.
eNature -- National Audubon Society -- access to field guides for more than 4800 species of plants and animals.
Eighth Grade Sci-ber Text - Utah's Eighth Grade Integrated Science course focuses on the theme of "change". Sci-ber Text changes thanks to Eighth Grade Science Teachers. These pages are for you to have fun on-line as you explore science this year. Pages may be viewed at home or during your school science class. Sci-ber text includes reading, pictures, fun activities, interesting labs, and quicktime movies.
Sci-Port Discovery Center check out the teacher workshops
- Color Theory for Kids
- Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design
Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series - Descriptions and drawings of more than 100 animals found in Alaska. Included are big game, birds, fish, marine mammals, fur bearers, small game, amphibians, and reptiles. From the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
eNature -- National Audubon Society -- access to field guides for more than 4800 species of plants and animals.
Building big - Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels Check out the interactive labs.
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry interactive farm exhibit-- Learn all about the combine, which harvests corn, wheat, barley, soybeans and other grains. View online videos that explain the skills needed to run a farm.
eNature -- National Audubon Society -- access to field guides for more than 4800 species of plants and animals.
KidsGardening.Com This site, developed by the National Gardening Association, supplies many creative ideas for teachers and parents to use while gardening with children.
CyberFair --The Virtual Science Fair --made by upper elementary students, the site allows you to look for science fair ideas, view past projects and even post your own results when you’re done
Prosimian Pictures The homepage of this photo gallery of lemurs offers a clickable image of each of seventeen species. Provided by the Duke Primate Center Web site, the page is a heads up for preserving endangered lemurs.
Photoperiod Calculator This little calculator is full of big ideas for beginning scientists. Use it with a world globe and a tennis ball sun -- and you can even switch daylight savings time on or off.
Kids' Habitat - Go to the San Diego Museum of Natural History habitat page. Discover why minerals matter. Try the Mine Games. Do the Dinosaur Dig. Play the Name that Reptile game with its five groups of Mesozoic Era reptiles. Figure out from the picture which one is the Archaeopteryx (ark-ee-OP-ter-icks). The hint: Archaeo = "ancient" and pteryx = "wing." There's lots more here about fossils, sharks and bugs.
Complete Hamster Site - Young students will enjoy exploring this large and comprehensive Website, learning computer skills and hamster facts at the same time.
The Year of the Reef - In 1997, the International Year of the Reef, this book was a contribution to the celebration of the coral reef, and especially of the children of the South Pacific--who will inherit the reef.
Earth Alert - Every day this site provides an Update on the State of the Planet: weather, earthquakes, health, and more. It is, of course, timely - and gives young students a broad view of their world.
Snakes: Interactive guide to Massachusetts snakes - Using 14 Massachusetts snakes, this hyperlinked study is interesting, straightforward, and a good introduction to the basics of biological classification.
Salt - The Salt Institute has put together a lot of easy to review basic topics here, including human and animal nutrition, water, chemistry, road deicing, and more -- related to a basic substance familiar to all students.
Science Education pages - What causes ocean waves? What are tides? These and seven other subjects are explained and illustrated in WebPages from the National Data Buoy Center.
Windows to the Universe - This stunning NASA-funded site explores Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. The site includes a rich array of images, movies, animations, and data sets. Teacher Resources include classroom activities and educational links.
Human Anatomy Online - At this interactive Website you can practice computer skills while selecting parts of the body to study. Choose from descriptions, systems, animations and images.
Neuroscience for Kids - The nervous system is explained in text and illustrations designed for children, and activities and experiments are provided.
Views of the Solar System - This beautiful introduction to the solar system includes related science and history -- and can be studied in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Sea and Sky - Explore the splendors of the sea and the wonders of the universe. Includes information, pictures, links, and interactive games - K-6
Potatoes - From the State of Idaho, here is all kinds of information about the potato's history, nutrition, and much more. The History of the French Fry includes Thomas Jefferson and World War I.
Volcanoes - Exciting and beautiful, this Website is a clear explanation of the fundamental science and the dangers to people related to volcanoes. Cutting edge digital illustrations include a chance to try your hand at melting rocks.