World
Wide Web Sites for Educators
SCIENCE
GEOLOGY
Science
Teachers Association of Texas
http://www.statweb.org/
CAST 2006,
November 9-11, 2006- Wichita Falls, TX
Fall in Step with
Science
http://www.statweb.org/CASTWF/index.html
Aquarium-Texas
State Aquarium
Come. Sea.
Discover. Corpus Christi's premiere aquarium showcasing the Gulf of Mexico.
Take a virtual tour without getting wet.
http://www.texasstateaquarium.org/index.html
Teacher's
Domain
Gain multimedia
resources for the classroom and teacher professional development, including
lesson plans conforming to national and state standards.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Anatomy
Educator's
Reference Desk
Formerly Ask Eric -Science lesson plans- Many science categories to choose from at this site.
http://www.eduref.org/
Astronomy
Lessons
Lesson plans,
activities, worksheets, online workshops, and astronomy links for kids.
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classastro.html
Astronomy
Picture of the Day
A new photograph
is featured everyday, along with a professional astronomer’s explanation.
http://apod.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
Barbara’s
Science Lesson Plans -- How to build a machine to test humidity.
http://home.nyc.rr.com/barbsworldtour/science.htm
Biology
Lesson Plans -- Neuroscience, general
anatomy & physiology, and environmental science & animal biology
activities.
http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/biology.html
Build
A Solar System
"Make a
scale model of the solar system with this JavaScript enabled page.
All you have to
do is specify the size of the sun and the rest is figured
out for
you."
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
Chemical
Periodic Table -- A colorful, interactive, up-to-date periodic
table. This site contains detailed, yet easy to follow information. This is a
great and colorful site for chemistry classes.
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Coastal
Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
This
site is dedicated to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries of the Texas
Coastal Bend. The vision of the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program is to
maintain healthy bays and estuaries so that residents and visitors may enjoy
their aesthetic, recreational, and commercial values.
http://www.cbbep.org
Cornell
Math and Science Gateway -- For Grades 9 - 12. Cornell Theory
Center Math and Science Gateway for secondary school students and educators
provides an easy starting point for locating science and mathematics resources
on the web.
www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway
Discovery
School -- Science Lesson Plans from The Discovery School a.k.a.
the Discovery Channel.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
Dragonfly
TV
It's all
about cool exploration, hot music, and of course, science! Whether
you're into summertime ski-jumping, wicked whitewater rafting, searching for
aliens, or forensic fun, DragonflyTV is packed with hands-on investigations.
Get ready to surf into some real science! See also science
fair project ideas.
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/
Frog Dissection Kit
You
really can dissect a frog online!
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/dissect.html
Galileo's Battle for the Heaven
"Explore the
companion site to the NOVA program on the 17th century
scientist Galileo
and his struggle to persuade church authorities of
the truth behind
his astonishing discoveries about the cosmos."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/
The
High School Hub
The High School Hub
is a noncommercial portal to excellent free online academic resources for high
school students. It features interactive
learning activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, a reference
collection, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics,
social studies, science, world languages, arts, health, and technology.
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
Imagine
the Universe
Comprehensive
site on astronomy, physics, and astrophysics for ages 14 and up.
Includes terms, multimedia presentations, teacher lesson plans, and the
opportunity to ask questions of NASA scientists.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html
Astronomy site
for children under 14.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
IMSE
Science Junction -- Teacher Terminal : Lesson Plans
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/index.html
Jump
Start Science
One page fact
sheets on science topics.
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/index.php
Kids Health
-- This is a great site for elementary and middle school students to
learn about the systems of the body and health issues.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
Learning Web
-- K-12 Education
www.usgs.gov/education/
Miami
Museum of Science -- All about hurricanes.
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane
NASA Education
Home Page -- A comprehensive overview of NASA's educational
programs and services, along with a searchable program inventory of cataloged
NASA's educational programs.
http://education.nasa.gov/
NOVA -- Has
a number of programs that deal with scientific topics with excellent web
material.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova
Oceanography
This site is
created and maintained by the Office of Naval Research and contains ocean
facts and information, including: Ocean in Motion, Habitats, Ocean Life, Ocean
Water, Research Vessels and Resources.
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/
Operation:
Heart Transplant
-- A fun and interactive way to delve into the world of science.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html
PBS
Teachersource Science Links
Real Science 7 -- Teacher
guides and information to help students discover the excitement of science.
www.realscience.org
Science
and Technology
These units
supply information about cells, light/optics, machines and water. It has
units, activities, experiments and information. Be sure to take a peek at the
teacher resource page for pdf downloads.
http://camillasenior1.homestead.com/science.html
Science
Lesson Plans from the University of Virginia
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/class/Museums/Teacher_Guide/
Science/home.html
Science
Master Learning Galleries
Photo gallery of
science topics.
http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php
Scientific American
Frontiers --A series of science specials hosted by Alan Alda.
Find current broadcast schedule and many other resources. Transcripts
from all shows are included in this site.
http://www.pbs.org/saf
Solar
System Live -- At
this site, students may view the entire solar system or just the inner
planets. Controls allow you to set time and date, viewpoint, observing
location, orbital elements to track and asteroid or comet, and a variety of
other parameters.
www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html
Space
and Earth Science -- Teacher developed lesson plans.
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/lessons_teacherdeveloped.html
Sun
Science
From
NASA, all about the sun: sunspots,
solar winds, space weather, instruments, photo gallery.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
.
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
TPWD's great links to the resources
of Texas including hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities
for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department-Kid's Page
Activity
pages for kids and resources for educators, kids, and youth leaders.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/adv/kidspage/
Weather--
Classes can download and view satellite weather maps showing precipitation,
temperature, wind and other weather-related information.
www.intellicast.com
Wright
Brothers Aeronautical Engineering Collection
The Franklin
Institute Science Museum has the largest collection of artifacts from the
Wright brothers' workshop. Efforts are underway to provide online access to
the entire collection. Celebrate
the
Centennial of Flight! December
17, 2003.
http://www.fi.edu/wright/index.html
Virtual Physics
Library
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab
Water
Education Posters
http://h2o.usgs.gov/public/outreach/OutReach.html
Updated: April 01, 2008
