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Amusement Park Physics
Physics + rollcoasters = FUN!
Physics + rollcoasters = FUN!
The Bridge
"A place where teachers can find marine science education resources that are screened by science educators & research scientists. The site features 'Scuttlebutt,' a discussion list, & tells about the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), a fast-paced academic competition for high school students."
"A place where teachers can find marine science education resources that are screened by science educators & research scientists. The site features 'Scuttlebutt,' a discussion list, & tells about the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), a fast-paced academic competition for high school students."
Bridging the Watershed
"Online activities to assist teachers in helping students develop skills needed for field trips to Potomac Area National Parks. Activities include plant identification, macroinvertebrate identification, & Go Fish, a game that simulates the journey of fish to their spawning ground."
"Online activities to assist teachers in helping students develop skills needed for field trips to Potomac Area National Parks. Activities include plant identification, macroinvertebrate identification, & Go Fish, a game that simulates the journey of fish to their spawning ground."
Bugscope
"The Bugscope project is an educational outreach program for K-12 classrooms. The project provides a resource to classrooms so that they may remotely operate a scanning electron microscope to image "bugs" at high magnification. The microscope is remotely controlled in real time from a classroom computer over the Internet using a web browser."
"The Bugscope project is an educational outreach program for K-12 classrooms. The project provides a resource to classrooms so that they may remotely operate a scanning electron microscope to image "bugs" at high magnification. The microscope is remotely controlled in real time from a classroom computer over the Internet using a web browser."
Building Big
"Helps kids think about structures they see every day & the impact of technology on society. The website includes animated interactive labs on engineering concepts & problem solving activities; historical overviews that introduce bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, & tunnels, & the forces that affect them; & a database of engineering marvels."
"Helps kids think about structures they see every day & the impact of technology on society. The website includes animated interactive labs on engineering concepts & problem solving activities; historical overviews that introduce bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, & tunnels, & the forces that affect them; & a database of engineering marvels."
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
"This on-line version of Carlsbad Caverns National Park's teacher guide—About Bats, Caves and Deserts (ABCD) is based on the Carlsbad Caverns Teacher's Activity Guide published in 1996. Like the guide, ABCD is basic, appealing primarily to elementary teachers."
"This on-line version of Carlsbad Caverns National Park's teacher guide—About Bats, Caves and Deserts (ABCD) is based on the Carlsbad Caverns Teacher's Activity Guide published in 1996. Like the guide, ABCD is basic, appealing primarily to elementary teachers."
The Centennial of Flight -- The Future of Flight
"Dedicated to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight & the development of aviation over the past century. It offers aerospace-related products & programs that help connect students & teachers to aeronautics & space flight."
"Dedicated to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight & the development of aviation over the past century. It offers aerospace-related products & programs that help connect students & teachers to aeronautics & space flight."
Chandra X-ray Observatory
"As the world's most powerful X-ray observatory, Chandra joins the Hubble Space Telescope & NASA's other observatories in a study of our universe, providing insights into the universe's structure & evolution. Visitors can track Chandra in orbit, watch live images from NASA-TV, & learn more about prior shuttle launch preparations."
"As the world's most powerful X-ray observatory, Chandra joins the Hubble Space Telescope & NASA's other observatories in a study of our universe, providing insights into the universe's structure & evolution. Visitors can track Chandra in orbit, watch live images from NASA-TV, & learn more about prior shuttle launch preparations."
CrossRef
"CrossRef is a wholly independent association of scholarly and professional publishers — large and small, commercial and non-profit, traditional and non-traditional — that cooperate to provide reference links into and out of their electronic content. Our primary mission is to serve as the citation linking backbone for all scholarly literature online."
"CrossRef is a wholly independent association of scholarly and professional publishers — large and small, commercial and non-profit, traditional and non-traditional — that cooperate to provide reference links into and out of their electronic content. Our primary mission is to serve as the citation linking backbone for all scholarly literature online."
The Earthquake Hazards Program
"Offers frequently asked questions about earthquakes, research on earthquakes, & more. Visitors can follow recent seismic activity around the world, view hazard maps, or learn what a geophysicist does."
"Offers frequently asked questions about earthquakes, research on earthquakes, & more. Visitors can follow recent seismic activity around the world, view hazard maps, or learn what a geophysicist does."
Earth Resources Observation System (EROS) Data Center
"A data management, systems development, & research field center for the S. Geological Survey's National Mapping Division. The EDC stores, processes, & distributes a variety of data, including cartographic, satellite, & aircraft data. The EDC's archives also hold the world's largest collection of civilian remotely sensed data covering the Earth's land masses."
"A data management, systems development, & research field center for the S. Geological Survey's National Mapping Division. The EDC stores, processes, & distributes a variety of data, including cartographic, satellite, & aircraft data. The EDC's archives also hold the world's largest collection of civilian remotely sensed data covering the Earth's land masses."
EdSpace from NASA
"Invites teachers to become 'educator astronauts' & help NASA connect space exploration with the classroom. The aim is to generate renewed interest in science & math, cultivate a new generation of scientists & engineers, & inspire the next generation of explorers."
"Invites teachers to become 'educator astronauts' & help NASA connect space exploration with the classroom. The aim is to generate renewed interest in science & math, cultivate a new generation of scientists & engineers, & inspire the next generation of explorers."
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science
Quite simply the best site for science teachers on the Web. A most valuable resource.
Quite simply the best site for science teachers on the Web. A most valuable resource.
Endangered Species Program: USFWS
This United States Fish and Wildlife Service site "links to the Endangered Species Program website, where you'll find descriptions & images of threatened & endangered species, announcements of additions to the lists of threatened & endangered species, & information on programs & activities."
This United States Fish and Wildlife Service site "links to the Endangered Species Program website, where you'll find descriptions & images of threatened & endangered species, announcements of additions to the lists of threatened & endangered species, & information on programs & activities."
For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise
"Helps students learn about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall & hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, & more."
"Helps students learn about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall & hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, & more."
FrogWeb
"A multi-agency effort to inform the public about declines & deformities in numerous amphibian species. The site is designed for parents, teachers, & children, & it includes general information about amphibians & their habitats, research currently underway, programs & activities to help classes & families learn about amphibian biology & populations."
"A multi-agency effort to inform the public about declines & deformities in numerous amphibian species. The site is designed for parents, teachers, & children, & it includes general information about amphibians & their habitats, research currently underway, programs & activities to help classes & families learn about amphibian biology & populations."
From A Distance
"The following lesson plans were developed by teachers to provide classroom activities related to Remote Sensing/GIS/GPS. At the time of development, all URLs referenced in these lesson plans were active. However, due to the constantly changing nature of the WWW, some of the referenced sites may become broken and/or no longer exist."
"The following lesson plans were developed by teachers to provide classroom activities related to Remote Sensing/GIS/GPS. At the time of development, all URLs referenced in these lesson plans were active. However, due to the constantly changing nature of the WWW, some of the referenced sites may become broken and/or no longer exist."
Fun With Water
Splish splash in the class!
Splish splash in the class!
Global Volcanism Program
"Seeks to promote understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years. Visitors can review volcanic activity reports, view data files containing geographic & geologic information for all Holocene volcanoes (those with known activity during the last 10,000 years), & order research & publications by Smithsonian volcanologists & their colleagues."
"Seeks to promote understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years. Visitors can review volcanic activity reports, view data files containing geographic & geologic information for all Holocene volcanoes (those with known activity during the last 10,000 years), & order research & publications by Smithsonian volcanologists & their colleagues."
Geode
"Lets students display on maps a range of data: population, transportation, political boundaries, oil, water, other natural resources, & more. Students can explore geographic relationships by combining & co-displaying these data on maps of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, & other parts of the world."
"Lets students display on maps a range of data: population, transportation, political boundaries, oil, water, other natural resources, & more. Students can explore geographic relationships by combining & co-displaying these data on maps of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, & other parts of the world."
Hands-on Experiments to Test for Acid Mine Drainage
"Invites students to learn about the effects of acid mine drainage on our groundwater & environment through experimentation & observation. The website explains how to make litmus paper, study aquatic organisms, examine the weatherization process, & more."
"Invites students to learn about the effects of acid mine drainage on our groundwater & environment through experimentation & observation. The website explains how to make litmus paper, study aquatic organisms, examine the weatherization process, & more."
History of Medicine
"Features all book-length material in the National Library of Medicine printed before 1914, thousands of later pamphlets & dissertations, & all pre-1871 journals. It includes Arabic, Persian, & early western manuscripts, reprints of more than 1,300 important Chinese medical works, prints & photographs, films, & videocassettes."
"Features all book-length material in the National Library of Medicine printed before 1914, thousands of later pamphlets & dissertations, & all pre-1871 journals. It includes Arabic, Persian, & early western manuscripts, reprints of more than 1,300 important Chinese medical works, prints & photographs, films, & videocassettes."
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."
"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."
Learning Technologies Project (LTP)
"The website offers resources such as online instructional materials tied to NASA missions, movies, aeronautics projects, & the Remote Sensing Public Access Center, which makes space instrumentation data available to the public."
"The website offers resources such as online instructional materials tied to NASA missions, movies, aeronautics projects, & the Remote Sensing Public Access Center, which makes space instrumentation data available to the public."
Lightning Photography
Lightning strikes.
Lightning strikes.
Mars Education
Connect with Mars experts: Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2.
Connect with Mars experts: Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2.
Mount Everest Expedition
Let your classes experience the thrill of a climb to the world's highest mountain peak! Virtually!
Let your classes experience the thrill of a climb to the world's highest mountain peak! Virtually!
Multiwavelength Astronomy
"Shows images of our own galaxy & sun, other galaxies & stars, & other heavenly bodies as viewed from different portions (or frequencies) of the electromagnetic spectrum." From NASA.
"Shows images of our own galaxy & sun, other galaxies & stars, & other heavenly bodies as viewed from different portions (or frequencies) of the electromagnetic spectrum." From NASA.
NASA
NASA On-Line Resources for Educators provide current educational information and instructional resource materials to teachers, faculty, and students.
NASA On-Line Resources for Educators provide current educational information and instructional resource materials to teachers, faculty, and students.
Ocean Surface Topography From Space
"We've prepared a veritable ocean of educational resources on weather, climate, and oceanic science for learners of all ages and backgrounds."
"We've prepared a veritable ocean of educational resources on weather, climate, and oceanic science for learners of all ages and backgrounds."
The Official U.S. Time
This time should generally be accurate within 1 second, depending on internet delays
This time should generally be accurate within 1 second, depending on internet delays
ScienceIQ.com
"ScienceIQ.com is produced by a team of science professionals, educators, subject matter experts, and technical advisors who work collaboratively to bring you the best science resources. We have a passion for science and we have one goal - to excite your mind about science by integrating information, communication and learning within a compelling online environment, all in a fun-to-use format."
"ScienceIQ.com is produced by a team of science professionals, educators, subject matter experts, and technical advisors who work collaboratively to bring you the best science resources. We have a passion for science and we have one goal - to excite your mind about science by integrating information, communication and learning within a compelling online environment, all in a fun-to-use format."
A Science Odyssey
The PBS Series in which "Charles Osgood takes viewers on the journey of a century, illuminating the people, breakthroughs, and social forces that have made this the most dynamic 100 years in the history of science and technology." A wealth of excellent materials.
The PBS Series in which "Charles Osgood takes viewers on the journey of a century, illuminating the people, breakthroughs, and social forces that have made this the most dynamic 100 years in the history of science and technology." A wealth of excellent materials.
Science Week
"A journal devoted to the improvement of communication between the scientific disciplines, and between scientists, science educators, and science policy-makers."
"A journal devoted to the improvement of communication between the scientific disciplines, and between scientists, science educators, and science policy-makers."
ScienceMaster
"At ScienceMaster, each major science category has its own Home Page, chock full of information, news, links, pictures, products and services, with the best content from NASA, the USGS, the EPA, NOAA & leading colleges & universities."
"At ScienceMaster, each major science category has its own Home Page, chock full of information, news, links, pictures, products and services, with the best content from NASA, the USGS, the EPA, NOAA & leading colleges & universities."
ScienceMaster.com Learning Galleries
"A place to learn, to explore, to understand; from the microscopic to the cosmic. Each Learning Gallery contains a collection of images relating to one science or nature topic."
"A place to learn, to explore, to understand; from the microscopic to the cosmic. Each Learning Gallery contains a collection of images relating to one science or nature topic."
Scirus
"Searching more than 167 million science-related pages, Scirus helps you quickly locate scientific information on the Web."
"Searching more than 167 million science-related pages, Scirus helps you quickly locate scientific information on the Web."
SMILE
"The SMILE(Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement) program is designed to enhance the elementary and high school learning of Science and Mathematics through the use of the phenomenological approach."
"The SMILE(Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement) program is designed to enhance the elementary and high school learning of Science and Mathematics through the use of the phenomenological approach."
Something Froggy
Learn all about frogs at the Franklin Institute Online . . . primary and junior versions!
Learn all about frogs at the Franklin Institute Online . . . primary and junior versions!
SOHO: The Solar & Heliospheric Observatory
"Provides an uninterrupted view of the sun. It is designed to study some of the most perplexing riddles about the sun, such as its extensive outer atmosphere, the origin of the solar wind, & the stream of highly ionized gas that blows continuously outward throughout our solar system."
"Provides an uninterrupted view of the sun. It is designed to study some of the most perplexing riddles about the sun, such as its extensive outer atmosphere, the origin of the solar wind, & the stream of highly ionized gas that blows continuously outward throughout our solar system."
SpaceWeather.com
"Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment." Impressive site with a wealth of links which will keep science teachers engrossed for years!
"Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment." Impressive site with a wealth of links which will keep science teachers engrossed for years!
The Spruce Goose
Yep! Howard Hughes' flying machine in virtual form. Great social studies material!
Yep! Howard Hughes' flying machine in virtual form. Great social studies material!
Sustainable Seas Expeditions
"Focuses on exploration & discovery, scientific research, cutting edge underwater technologies, & public awareness of the marine environment. Visitors will find high-quality marine science teaching materials (linked to national standards), a multifaceted approach to teacher professional development, educational opportunities for students, & more."
"Focuses on exploration & discovery, scientific research, cutting edge underwater technologies, & public awareness of the marine environment. Visitors will find high-quality marine science teaching materials (linked to national standards), a multifaceted approach to teacher professional development, educational opportunities for students, & more."
Teaching Earth Science
"This program has evolved into a sustainable, national education program, which promotes science, mathematics, geography, and technology literacy at all education levels. Annually, tens of thousands of teachers and students participate in NASA Earth science education activities."
"This program has evolved into a sustainable, national education program, which promotes science, mathematics, geography, and technology literacy at all education levels. Annually, tens of thousands of teachers and students participate in NASA Earth science education activities."