These sites are by no means an all inclusive listing. Other sites can be found using search engines such as Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com) or Excite (http://www.excite.com). I would be very interested in adding to this list. Please send your feedback and any other web sites you would like added to this list to smetanka@acad1.stvincent.edu.
Links are available organized in the following categories:
General
Educational Resources
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| UCMP Links | Great links to museums and educational sites on the web |
| Busy Teacher’s Web Site | Lesson plans and activities on a variety of subjects |
| NASA’s Quest Project | NASA’s initiative to bring the internet into the classroom. Includes space team on-line, mars team on-line, aero design team on line and woman of NASA on-line. |
| USGS Learning Web | Activities and lessons for K-12 students in history of the earth, using maps and earth’s hazards - earthquakes and volcanoes. |
| General Guide to Using the Internet as a Teacher | A general guide to using the Internet for teachers |
| Virtual Field Trips | A number of field trips including natural wonders of the world, deserts, hurricanes, salt marshes, sharks and volcanoes. |
| Pennsylvania Department of Education | Proposed academic standards – reading, speaking, writing, listening, mathematics, science and technology. |
| TeacherLINK | Tremendous starting place – links across the web |
| Science
in the Media
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| The
New York Times on the Web
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You must register
but it is a free service. The science articles are very good for current
events in science.
I recommend clicking on News by Category then clicking on Science. |
| Nature (International Weekly Journal of Science) | Although the journal itself must be paid for a number of summaries of the science articles are written for a more general audience. These are very valuable for nonprofessionals and students. I recommend clicking on Nature Science Update – News and features for the general reader. |
| CNN Science and Technology | Great site for the latest on science and technology. Special sections on Science and Nature, Computing and Space. |
| Discovery Channel On Line | Great site for current events and learning experiences for students. Close tie in with programming on the discovery channel. Includes on-line expeditions to places like Antarctica, Madagascar, and the Hubble Space Telescope |
| PBS On Line | Public Television. On-line articles include additional information on documentaries and NOVA programming. |
| NASA Links from the Exploring the Earth, Sun, and Stars Program | Lots of links to NASA sites |
General
Science or History of Science Resources
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| Theory and History of Evolution | University of California Museum of Paleontology’s site features biography of many of the founders of natural history and the theory of evolution. |
| Link from Steven Hawking’s CD Life in the Universe | A variety of links on many scientific subjects |
| The Science Explorer | Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics lessons and activities |
| TeacherLINK – Science Resources | A list of sciences resources - includes lesson plans and NASA resources |
| The Edge | A web site that carries on discussions on a variety of topics. Most interesting is the list of questions posed by some of the great minds of our time – The World Question center - http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/wqc |
| Bad Science | A great site that dispels a number of common explanation found in most textbooks. Includes bad astronomy, bad chemistry and bad meteorology |
| Nobel Prize Internet Archive | A complete guide to Nobel Prize winners. Includes the latest winners. |
| The Guide to Math and Science Reform | A searchable database for programs in Math and Science. A good place to look for national and regional programs. |
| The Smithsonian Institute |
Biology
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| MIT Biology On-line Textbook | Great biology textbook - hypertext linked |
| Another On-line Biology Textbook | Another textbook hypertext linked - many more diagrams than the MIT online book. |
| Biology 4 Kids | A very well organized biology lesson for younger students introducing cells and chemistry. |
| Tree of Life | Shows the tree of life on earth. |
| National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institute | Online exhibits include a virtual tour of the museum, global warming, hologlobe, ocean planet and giant squid. |
| University of California Museum of Paleontology | Resources including on-line exhibits in the subjects of geology, paleontology and phylogeny. |
| Bioscience Links | Huge list of links to Bioscience web sites |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | Tour the Canadian Museum of Nature and Center for Biodiversity |
| List of K-12 Biology resources on the Net | A list of 16 great web sites with lesson plans and activities |
| AP Biology | AP Biology web site |
Chemistry
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| Title | Description |
| Chemistry 4 Kids | Lessons involving Atoms, Elements, Math and Reactions are given at this well organized site. |
| WebElements | Up to date periodic table of elements |
| AP Chemistry | AP chemistry home page - includes exam description and course outlines |
| Chemistry Teaching Resources | A very extensive list of resources Great starting place. |
| Chemistry Art Gallery | Visualizations of a number of interesting chemical phenomena |
Physics
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| Amusement Park Physics | Students can build their own roller coaster on the web |
| Roller Coaster Physics | An entire book on roller coaster physics |
| Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum in Physics | Integrating research in physics education into high school physics classes |
| Physics Classroom | A number of lessons in physics combined with nice animations. |
| Particle Adventure | A great site to explain particle physics |
| AP Physics | AP Physics home page |
| Educational Programs Developed at Fermi National Accelerator Lab | A number of educational programs to be used in the physics classroon |
| Multimedia Physics | A number of animations for use with high school physics |
| Visual Physics | A great site for simulations of various physical phenomena including electricity, kinematics, force, momentum and projectile motion |
Earth
and Space Science Resources
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| Geology
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| TERRARUM | Study of earth’s landscapes |
| Geology and Geologic Time | University of California’s Museum of Paleontology exhibit on geology and geological time. |
| Plate Tectonics Animation | Animations of the last 750 million years |
| Earth Space Organizations | Truly world wide links |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey Home Page |
| General Geology Links | A number of useful geology links |
| USGS Learning Web | Lessons relating to current issues involving global change |
| Global Change Course | A course for non-science majors at University of Michigan with a number of great lectures on global change |
| NASA Earth Observation Educator's Links | Links for educators related to NASA's Earth Observing System - Include material on global change |
| Cosmology
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| Introduction to Cosmology | Cosmology questions and answers |
| Space
Exploration and Astronomy
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| Astronomy Picture of the Day | A new picture everyday with an archive - Excellent Site for Images |
| NASA home page | Great starting point for a number of educational projects |
| Great images from NASA | A collection of some of the greatest images from NASA |
| Science at NASA | Science Gateway from NASA |
| Messier Objects Images | Two web sites with all the Messier Objects |
| Thursday's Classroom | Excellent site with lesson plans incorporating NASA data |
| NASA Kids | Award winning site with news events and daily updates |
| Space Links | A great NASA gateway for educators - instructional materials and current events. Includes the ability to search. |
| Links
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| Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory | Large web site with great astronomical images |
| Yerkes Observatory | 100 year old observatory with the world’s largest refracting telescope |
| Apache Point Observatory | New technology 3.5 meter telescope |
| National Optical Observatory | links to major national telescopes |
| Keck Telescope | Currently the Worlds largest telescope |
| Hubble Space Telescope | Hubble Space Telescope home page |
| Hubble Space Telescope Latest Images | The latest images from the Hubble Space Telescope GREAT SITE |
| Anglo-Australian observatory images | Images from a large telescope – the Anglo-Australian Telescope |
| Sloan Digital Sky Survey | Ongoing program to survey the northern half of the sky |
| Solar
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| Views of the Solar System | Views of the Solar Systemhome page. Great images and atlas of the planets of the solar system |
| Nine Planets | Nine Planets is a very complete description with a number of images for each planet |
| Mars Pathfinder Mission | Mars Pathfinder Mission home page. A mission to Mars that included a lander that surveyed rocks on Mars. |
| Mars Global Surveyor Mission | Mars Global Surveyor Mission home page. This summer the orbiting satelite discovered flowing water on Mars. |
| Galileo Mission to Jupiter | Galileo Mission to Jupiter home page. Currently active mission to Jupiter and its moons Io and Europa |
| Cassini Mission to Saturn | Cassini Mission to Saturn home page. Mission launched in 1997 will reach Saturn in 2004. In December 2000 the spacecraft will fly by Jupiter. (See the web site for pictures) |
| Pluto Express Mission | Pluto Express Mission home page. Proposed 10 year mission to Pluto currently postponed due to lack of funding. |
Mathematics
Resources
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| TI Graphing Calculator Resources | A number of resources and lessons incorporating TI graphing calculators. This has exercises for a number of science and mathematics classes. |
| This is MEGA Math | Los Alamos National Laboratory - Just about the coolest site for math education. Lesson plans and activities are provided for contemporary problems in mathematics. |
| Math Lesson Plans | A huge number of math lesson plans K-12 including many unique and creative ideas and activities. |
| Mathematical Resources | This is a one stop page for the busy mathematics teacher for grades K - 12. Resources include lesson plans, software, listservs, newsgroups, online math activities, and other teaching materials. |
| Math Games | Some very nice math games |
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