National Geographic Join
National Geographic on interactive journeys to many exciting places.
Journey North a global study of
wildlife migration and seasonal change. Scheduled to begin on February 2nd.
WhaleNet Through telecommunications
WhaleNet
offers curriculum resources and support, a source of data for interdisciplinary
classroom activities,
and interactive informational support.
MayaQuest Internet-based project
that
enables students to explore the
mysteries of an ancient civilization. Students participate in the process of
scientific discovery as they share their thinking with experts and each
other.
Exploratorium
Online exhibits include mutant fruitflies, memory, optical illusions and
speech and more.
Questacon Through a
virtual tour visit this museum in Camberra Austrailia. Visit the hands-on
one for sink and swim. optical illusions and other sci.experiments
Museum of
Palentology travel through time to learn about geology and evolution
and of course dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs
in Hawaii Go back in time to Hawaii to see dinosaur replicas from the
originals at the American Museum of Natural History in
New York City.
Boston Museum
Online current exhibits include electricity, a microcope and fractals.
Animal Tracks-onlineThe
National
Wildlife Federation has a collection of lesson plans on Air, Habitat, People and
the Environment, Wildlife and Endangered Species and Water
Big Sky Lesson Plans
provide a number of lessons on the environment including soil erosion,
school/park ecosystem, and exploring the playground.
Unit Plan This is a unit
plan on wind developed by The Franklin Institute of Science.
Newton's Apple Lessons
from the teachers' guides developed for seasons 9 through 14. They are designed
to
accompany the television show and are also a rich stand-alone resource.
Collaborative Lesson
A clearinghouse for science lessons and units developed by teachers.
Electronic EmissaryBy
identifying a curricular area of interest, the Electronic Emissary can "match"
you with a subject matter expert who has volunteered to be an online mentor for
your classroom activities.
ListServs for Educators Instructions
for subscribing to listservs and a good directory of educational groups.
Air/Water
Project Beginning Feb. 1997, students ages 7-13 from a vareity of English
speaking countries are invited to participate in this project that studies the
air and water of their environment.
Cultural/Nutritional
Project Starting in April 1997, Students 7-13 are invited to participate in
a project that studies food and it's nutritional value and cultural affect.
Natural World Links to
the natural world from around the world.
Math & Science
Resources software, departments of education, projects, and links to science
resources: dinosaurs, earth sci, biology, environment, etc.
Amateur Science
has good ideas and pointers for science projects
Invention Dimension highlights a different American inventor every
week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and their
impact on society.
Dr. Bob's
Interesting Science Stuff Dr. Bob explains everything from mysterious
sliding boulders to insect chemical warfare. You can email questions and have
Dr. Bob
respond.
You Can with Beakman and Jax Answers
to
science questions, science experiments and animations of science concepts.
Dr. Internet
activities and science projects for home and school.
Weather.html
Weather maps, observing clouds, weather from around the world are just a few of
the resources at this site.
UT Science Bytes
summarizes work done by Scientists at the University of Tennessee in a way
elementary students ( and teachers) can appreciate it.
Holden's Hands-on
Science experiments to try, a question of the week and science exchange
program and swap dirt and rocks with other schools.
The
Electric Club has lots of ideas for experiments with electricity.
Super Science ideas for experiments,
advice on performing and presenting experiments, an
on-line contest, information on exciting books and multimedia titles,
National Science Teachers Association The
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA),
is the largest organization in the world committed to the improvement of
science education at all levels.
