Web Links

State Department of Education-Tennessee Science Standards and Benchmarks. http://wtennessee.gov/education/ci/standards/

Science Learning Network - science resource for K-8 teachers and students. Offers news and links, an online museum, and a chat community area. http://www.sln.org/

Adventure Online - guide to adventure related projects. http://www.adventureonline.com/

Alien Explorer - a science database for young teens using a science fiction theme. Topics include mammals, pond life, and ecology. http://www.alienexplorer.com/

Allegan County Area Math and Science Center - provides teaching resources, equipment, support staff, student and teacher programs, and educational television. http://www.accn.org/~mathsci/

Ask Rafael: http://www.chias.org/www/edu/asksraf/askraf/html

Autumn Hall - A reference for middle grade science education. http://home.socal.rr.com/rblough/

Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation - contest in which middle school students develop science-based solutions to community problems. http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/

Belmonte Science Center for Youth - a center in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with advanced laboratories for K-12 students. http://belmonte.org.il/

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: http://nyelabs.kets.org

Big Book of Physical Science, The http://home.earthlink.net/~dmocarski/

BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute - focuses on biotechnology training and education. Programs range from introductory lab activities for kindergartners to grad level courses for students, faculty and industry scientists. http://www.btci.org/

BioRAP - an exploration of selected science and health issues for students and their teachers. http://www.biorap.org/

Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.: http://www.tiac.net/users/ckassoc/

Carnegie Science Academy - society that encourages high school students to take an interest in science. http://csa.clpgh.org/csa/

Critical Velocity - answers your questions about science, technology, and the world around us. Includes sections on electronics, space, and animals. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/6717/

DeepScience.com - features articles from students on science subjects and philosophy topics. http://www.deepscience.com/

Dr. Bob's Interesting Science Stuff - provides some interesting tidbits on science and technology. Kids ages 10 and up should enjoy this site. http://www.frontiernet.net/~docbob/

Dr. Internet - for kids to explore science fun and facts on the Web. http://www.ipl.org/youth/DrInternet/

Dragonfly - science and nature. http://www.muohio.edu/Dragonfly/index.htmlx

Empiricist, The - journal for high school research projects. http://biology.nebrwesleyan.edu/empiricist/

Energy Quest - energy education especially for kids from the California Energy Commission. Includes projects, experiments, and descriptions of many types of energy. http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/index.html

Expect the Best from a Girl: http://www.academic.org/

Exploring Your Future in Math and Science: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/afl/home.html

Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA) - organization which provides the structure, project material, documentation, and workshop training necessary to establish after school technology chapters (clubs) in K-12 schools. http://www.fsea.org/

Girls and Women in Science: http://www.beloit.edu:80/~gwsci/gws.html

Globe Trace Gas Project - K-12 students work with university scientists to collect and research ground-level trace gases. Includes our lesson plans and activities. http://www.ukans.edu/~globe2/

Hands On Science Outreach - non-profit, after-school science enrichment program for children from the Pre-K level through 6th grade. http://www.hands-on-science.org/

Helping Your Child Learn Geography - from creating treasure maps to helping children find pen pals, this site offers many simple, fun activities to teach youngsters the fundamentals of geography. From the U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html

HHMI Holiday Lectures on Science - webcast lectures on human genetics, cardiovascular biology, and the role of kidneys in hypertension; designed for high school students. http://www.holidaylectures.org/

How Stuff Works Express - science and math learning resource for teachers, parents, and students. http://express.howstuffworks.com/

Iron Science Teacher - a collection of webcasts that demonstrate science experiments and explorations that can be attempted at home or at school. http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science/

K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook - includes lesson plans, interactive activities, and curriculum bridges to other subjects. http://wings.ucdavis.edu/

Kansas Collaborative Research Network - community of researchers, teachers, and students conducting collaborative research in the sciences. http://kancrn.org/

Kids Gardening - resources for all who garden with kids, whether in the family or classroom. From the National Gardening Association. http://www.kidsgardening.com/

Learning.Rocks - check out Science Mysteries to learn how things work, or What in the World? to learn about cool stuff on earth. You can also go to Astronomy. Rocks!tm to see what's happening in outer space. http://www.intelligentchild.com/index.html

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Critical Issues Forum - a multi-disciplinary curriculum model that focuses on current nuclear topics of global concern. http://set.lanl.gov/programs/cif/

Magnetic Kaleidoscope Club Page of Flight http://www.pnn.com/~dbaldwin/flight/flight.html

Microworlds, Exploring the Structure of Materials - an interactive science education magazine for Grades 7-12. It draws on the research done at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory of the University of California. http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/

Minnesota Science Olympiad - team competition with as many as 19 different events ranging from earth science through physics. http://district.moundsview.k12.mn.us/Schools/MV/Science/MSO/

Mrs. Baxter's Science Classes http://www.nconnect.net/~baxter/science.html

Multicultural Science Resource: http://205.203.3.9:80/multicultural.html

NASA Inspire Program - an effort to involve high school students and other interested participants in the study of Earth's fascinating naturally-occurring radio signals (VLF). http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/inspire/

NASA Qwhiz - offers the opportunity to take or create game quizzes. Includes a section based on curriculum standards. http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/Qwhiz/

National Student Research Center - promotes scientific research in K-12 schools. Publishes an e-journal of research results. http://youth.net/nsrc/nsrc.html

Nebraska Junior Academy of Science http://www.libfind.unl.edu/stc-95/njas.htm

Networked Evidence Databases - networks of scientific evidence directly appropriate for student projects. http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/evidence/evidencedatabase.html

Neuroscience for Kids - created for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

OLogy - The American Museum of Natural History presents an interactive primer of "ologies" including: meteorology, paleontology, astronomy, and genetics. http://www.ology.amnh.org/

Ontario Science Centre Educational Programs - workshops offered for math, science, and technology education. http://school.osc.on.ca/

Optimizing National Education - K-6 integrated, hands on science using effective teaching methods. Free curriculum. http://www.opnated.org/

Paramount High School Science Club - dedicated to flourishing the knowledge of the world around us through scientific exploration. http://supernerd.almodovar.home.att.net/

Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences - provides instruction to talented PA high school students in the discrete sciences, mathematics, and computer sciences, with emphasis on hands-on laboratory research. http://www-pgss.mcs.cmu.edu/

Pfizer FunZone - for children ages 8-13. Learn about the science of medicine, play games, and do experiments at home. http://www.pfizerfunzone.com/

Planet Zoom - games, activities, internet links, and science information for kids. http://www.planetzoom.com/

Project LINK at the Exploratorium - an educational air-to-ground Internet video conference between the Exploratorium and NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory. http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/link/

Regional Math/Science Collaborative - project of the Carnegie Science Center working to strengthen math and science education in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. http://www.msc.collaboratives.org/

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center - cooperative effort by the University of SC-Aiken, local industry, and public schools with the purpose of enhancing science and mathematics education in the Central Savannah River area. http://rpsec.usca.sc.edu/

Sci4Kids - a series of stories about science and research at the Agricultural Research Service. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/

Science Club - plans, instructions, and assistance for kids' science projects, outreach and training programs for teachers and parents in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/

Science in Action - online scientific experiments and investigations into air, light, microbes, mixtures, and forces. For ages 11 to 14 from the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sia/

Science Made Simple - offering a subscription newsletter with answers to common science questions, projects and experiments, and unit measurement conversions. http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/

Science Power 2000 - links to lesson plans, activities, and web sites. http://www.luc.edu/schools/education/science.htm

ScienceBob.com - join Science Bob and visit his online lab for experiments and answers to your science questions. http://www.sciencebob.com/

SEED: Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development - science education Web site where scientists and engineers share their expertise with teachers and students. Features laboratory experiment protocols with teacher's notes. http://www.slb.com/seed/

Stanford SOLAR Center - provides Solar On-Line Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/

Sterling and Stacy's Science Site - recognizing our students and sharing our favorite resources.
http://www.outer-banks.com/sterling/

Student Science Enrichment Program (SSEP) - summer and year-round science internships and camps for middle and high school students. Site offers science games and activities for students, lesson plans and resources for educators. http://www.shodor.org/ssep/

Thinking Fountain - offers surprising, gross, funny, personal connections to science.
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/

Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) (7) http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Education/K_12/Third_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study__TIMSS_/

U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web http://www.usgs.gov/education/

U.S. State Department Geographic Learning Site - designed to assist the teaching of geography and foreign affairs to students in grades K-12. http://geography.state.gov/htmls/plugin.html

University of Kentucky Outreach Center for Science and Health Career Opportunities - specializes in hands-on science activities and summer programs for students interested in health careers. http://outreach.gws.uky.edu/

Vicki Cobb's Kids' Science Page - activities and teacher resources from noted children's science author. http://www.vickicobb.com/

WebMaster School - model school to work program of a student-run web advertising agency.
http://rochester-hills.com/

WebScience - Williams Elementary School's 5th grade class' online science project. http://homepage.mac.com/rstryker/

Winston Science@ http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Texas/Cities/Dallas/Education/Special_Education/

Women Scientists in History:
http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-the-greatest-women-in-science-history.aspx

Wonderama - dedicated to providing science and math programs to elementary and middle school children all over the state of Michigan. http://www.wonderama.org/

YES I Can! Science - database of curriculum resources for Canadian K-12 science teachers. http://www.yesican.yorku.ca/home/index.html

Yuckiest Site on the Internet - explore the living sciences of entomology, earth science, and human biology through roaches, earthworms, and the mysterious human body. http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/

Lesson Plan/Activity Related Sites