At all times, computers in
the library and at home link to an extensive collection of web sites that
support your practice. (Go to any
computer…click on the Internet icon…go to
http://www.uniondale.k12.ny.us/cybrary…click on Teacher Tips…explore the links
listed (Backflip, Teacher Resources Page, Resources for Teachers by
Department).
General: (include links to lesson
plans)
AskERIC Searchable Lesson Plans
http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science
Large database, can keyword
search lesson plans Keyword water
produced 100 lesson plans.
Columbia University Summer Research Program
http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/
Resources for K-12 science
educators.
Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
http://www.tc.cornell.edu:80/Edu/MathSciGateway
Links to resources in subject
areas in mathematics and science for educators, grades 9-12, information on
curriculum, lesson plans, and software for the classroom
The Explorer Page for Science
http://unite.ukans.edu or http://server2.greatlakes.k12.mi.us
Science section is divided
into the areas of natural science and then into grade-level
approporiateness. Teacher resources
available are: lesson plans, computer software, news resources, thematic units,
lab activities, professional development, field trips, guest speakers and
student-created material resources.
Medline
Huge database of citations
to medical, dental, nursing, veterinary, pharmacological and related
information.
The National Science Foundation
In addition to information
appropriate to this government organization, links are provided to other
science resources on the Internet, such as national supercomputer centers,
other federal agencies, NSF tip sheets, news releases, and more.
Science Learning Network Home Page
Students can explore resources
and see inquiry in action through investigations. Teacher background information is provided for each
investigation.
Science Resources from
StfX
http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/stu/x94emj/sciences.htm
Resources from all science
disciplines are listed by subject.
Scientists on the WWW
http://WWW.mwrn.com/feature/people.htm
Collection of searchable Internet
sites that contain directory information about scientists working in the areas
of biology, chemistry, virology, and microscopy.
Museums and Exhibits:
Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/virtual/vir-summ.html
In addition to promoting an
understanding of science, this site provides teacher resources and activity
lesson plans.
Question and Answer Services:
Ask a Scientist/Expert Page
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html
Series of links allows
students to pose questions directly to scientists and experts in a field. Also links to Dr. Math and Ask the Engineer,
as well as other experts in math, science and technology.
MAD Scientist Network
Allows users to ask
questions, view recently submitted questions and answers, or search the archive
of more than 2,000 question and answer files.
More than 500 scientists from around the world answer questions in 25
areas of scientific study.
Interactive Learning and Collaborative
Projects
Athena: Earth and Space Science for K-12
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov or http://inspire.ospi.wednet.edu:8001
Project Athena, one of
NASA's Public Use of Earth and Space Science Data Over the Internet projects in
cooperation with Science Applications International, engages students in
observing phenomena using remote-sensed data to construct knowledge about the
world. Curriculum materials on many
topics are available, as well as lesson plans.
CoVis K-12 Web Server
Focuses on innovative high
school science education through collaborative projects involving advanced
networking, collaborative software and visualization tools, i.e. video
teleconferencing, scientific visualization software, a multimedia scientist's
notebook, access to the resources of the Internet, real-time collaboration and
shared software environments.
Integrating the Internet Into the Secondary Science
Classroom
http://www.4forefront.com/scimath.html
and http://www.laep.org/target/technology/secondary/
Created to help science
teachers see the possibilities for using the Internet as a communication tool
in their classrooms to enhance science instruction.
Passport to Knowledge
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/passport.html
Ongoing series of electronic field trips to scientific
frontiers. Encourages and permits
students to interact with real science, real scientists, real locations, and
real time. Can be geared to high school
students.
WebQuests
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/index.html
Integrate the web into the
classroom.