Elementary Education: General Science Resources

 

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General Resources
Al Nous' NASA Educator Resource Center
Aerosol Association--provides useful information about aerosols and the environment
Animation--This site has Science Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links.
ASAP: Atlas of Student Action for the Planet
Ask a Scientist--a place for students to ask questions to scientists and to also review archived Ask-A-Scientist Questions
Brian Stocker's Teaching Science blog--creative ideas for teaching science to elementary students, including work sheets and tips for teachers

Chem 4 Kids--This site is giving information about chemistry in a way that children would understand.
Elementary Theme Pages--over 150 themes organized under various topics
Everyday Science--helps you learn about the science in our everyday lives. Everyday Science appeals to a general audience and is of special interest for a family audience
EWE 2--inquiry-oriented activity "places students in the position to ask great questions, seek out the answers, develop new relationships, and take a stand on a current hot issue: cloning
Find out about the science behind P&G products with ScienceInTheBox
Frank Potter's K-16 Science Ed. Gems (Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Engineering)
FunBrain.com--providing teachers, parents, and kids with the tools they need to succeed
Internet question and answer access in science
Learn Training Resource Center--Quick Training Tips and lots of other goodies for everyone who teaches people to use computers
The Nature Guide Gallery--pictures and reference material

NOVA--Great Amateurs in Science
PBS--processes involved in brain development across a lifetime; provides information in the brain sciences, meet the foremost researchers in the field, experience dynamic visual imagery and compelling human stories
Peace Corps Kids World--join our pal, Traveler, as she explores the globe and learns about making a difference
Penguin Polar Relay--first all-women expedition to reach the North Pole
Population Studies - Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Resources for science and math educators--offering technology tips, lessons, links to websites and other resources
Saturn--gives enormous amounts of information about the planet.
Science Career Website

ScienceDaily--presents the latest research in science
Science Fair Project--helps kids to learn.
Science Junction--North Carolina State University's resource for science teachers
Science Master--This site is the place to learn about the universe, or space, find information on volcanoes, and global warming, explore plants, animals or DNA, and study physics or chemistry.
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria.
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences--59 photographs first made with science in mind but which were eventually recognized for their visual interest and appeal have been organized into an exhibition at the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Take it from the top--offers a wide variety of science and space-related definitions and examples
The Science Education Gateway (SEGway) - interactive tools and lesson plans in Earth and Space Science
The SourceBook for Teaching Science--Dr. Norman Kerr's outstanding resources for science teachers
The Space Science Group at Northwestern State University, LA : Science Out of This Word & Camp Discovery (Middle School resources)
Things to do in March--Celebrate Public Science Day!
ToonUniversity--includes the nine planets, ocean animals, many activities (for grades 1-6) and a child quiz on several topics, also includes games & science activities for kids to help them learn faster
Tracy Trimpe's ScienceSpot
Waterford Press--offers free print-based instructional materials to support elementary natural science curriculum
William J. Beatty's K-12 Science Ed. Resources (hundreds of indexed links)
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Biology Resources
Aerosol Association--provides useful information about aerosols and the environment
Dinosaurs Facts--comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs, designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links
Insectclopedia--A research portal to web content having to do with anything and everything you ever wanted to know about insects
Mesozoic Era--links to dinosaur pages and other topics about the mesozoic era
Neuroscience for Kids - Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord
PBS--processes involved in brain development across a lifetime; provides information in the brain sciences, meet the foremost researchers in the field, experience dynamic visual imagery and compelling human stories
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
 The Nature Guide Gallery--pictures and reference material
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
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Chemistry Resources
Chem 4 Kids--This site is giving information about chemistry in a way that children would understand.
Chemical Education Journal
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Earth & Space Science Resources
ASAP: Atlas of Student Action for the Planet
Deep Impact: The First Look Inside a Comet--Deep Impact will be the first mission to make a spectacular, football-stadium-sized crater, seven to 15 stories deep, into the speeding comet. Dramatic images from both the flyby spacecraft and the impactor will be sent back to distant Earth as data in near-realtime. These first-ever views deep beneath a comet's surface, and additional scientific measurements will provide clues to the formation of the solar system.
Frank Potter's K-16 Science Ed. Gems (Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Engineering)
MapTech--superb source for topographic maps and nautical chart
Nine Planets--an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information
Peace Corps Kids World--join our pal, Traveler, as she explores the globe and learns about making a difference
Penguin Polar Relay--first all-women expedition to reach the North Pole
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Take it from the top--offers a wide variety of science and space-related definitions and examples
TerraServer--Microsoft's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The Science Education Gateway (SEGway) - interactive tools and lesson plans in Earth and Space Science
ToonUniversity--includes the nine planets, ocean animals, many activities (for grades 1-6) and a child quiz on several topics, also includes games & science activities for kids to help them learn faster
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Experiments and Activities
Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets
Bubbles--all you ever needed to know about the science of bubbles
Cooking with the sun
Cyber-fair Idea Generation
FunBrain.com--providing teachers, parents, and kids with the tools they need to succeed
EWE 2--inquiry-oriented activity "places students in the position to ask great questions, seek out the answers, develop new relationships, and take a stand on a current hot issue: cloning
Newton's Apple
Science Experiments and Activities
Science Junction--North Carolina State University's resource for science teachers
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
The Jason Project--invites students to explore the world
The Saturday Scientists
The SourceBook for Teaching Science--Dr. Norman Kerr's outstanding resources for science teachers has some neat games and other activities
The WHY Files - a science project
Things to do in October at the Franklin Institute
ToonUniversity--includes the nine planets, ocean animals, many activities (for grades 1-6) and a child quiz on several topics, also includes games & science activities for kids to help them learn faster
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Lesson Plans/Curricula
AskERIC
AskERIC - Health Education

ASPIRE--an innovative and interactive science education website that also has curriculum content for teachers for free
Biosand's Classroom Science Curriculum Page
Elementary Theme Pages--over 150 themes organized under various topics
Lesson Plan Library
LessonPlansPage, The--A growing resource for K-12 teachers
McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) Science Lesson Plans and Activities
Resources for science and math educators--offering technology tips, lessons, links to websites and other resources
Science Junction - North Carolina State University's resource for science teachers
Science Lesson Plans and Unit Plans
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria

The Science Spot: GPS Lesson Plan Links
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
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Math Resources
Calculators for a wide range of math, science and technology applications
Frank Potter's K-16 Science Ed. Gems (Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Engineering)
Resources for science and math educators--offering technology tips, lessons, links to websites and other resources
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Oceanography, Marine Science, Fish
Aquarius Aquarium--an underwater home for scientists as they study ocean life sixty feet below sea level
Aquatic Science information
The Florida Aquarium
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sancutary
Marine Science information
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium--official website
National Aquarium in Baltimore

Oceans Alive!--explores the ocean floor
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
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Organizations
AIMS (Activities Integrating Math and Science) Education Foundation
American Association for the Advancement of Science
ASAP: Atlas of Student Action for the Planet
Exploratorium exhibits and resources for teachers

Greener Choices--free guide that offers practical advice on how to be a more environmentally-friendly consumer
Insectclopedia--A research portal to web content having to do with anything and everything you ever wanted to know about insects
Math and Science Education--Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
National Science Foundation
Peace Corps Kids World--join our pal, Traveler, as she explores the globe and learns about making a difference
Science Learning Network
Smithsonian Institution
TERC: Science Teacher Enhancement Resources
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Physics
Bubbles--all you ever needed to know about the science of bubbles
Nine Planets--an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information
Science NetLinks---Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Soundry--an interactive educational website about sound
Take it from the top--offers a wide variety of science and space-related definitions and examples
TerraServer--Microsoft's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
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Publications
Chemical Education Journal
eNature.com--the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards

Exploratorium Magazine: Back Issues--companion to selected issue of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities including multimedia features
Genentech...Science, News, and More
Get the latest science news here
National Geographic World
New Scientist Magazine
Sci4Kids: e-zine from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) , aimed at kids aged eight to thirteen with an interest in science
Science Magazine
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Scientific Visualization
Bubbles-- all you ever needed to know about the science of bubbles
MapTech--superb source for topographic maps and nautical charts
The Nature Guide Gallery--pictures and reference material
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Scientific Visualization Center at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Scientific Visualization Laboratory at Georgia Tech
Scientific Visualization at the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
Scientific Visualization Tutorial
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Women and Minorities in Science
4000 years of Women in Science
African-American Scientists
Meet Women in Science
Penguin Polar Relay--first all-women expedition to reach the North Pole
Science NetLinks--Science NetLinks resources support standards-based teaching and learning, and are reviewed by the Science NetLinks Board of Reviewing Editors according to rigorous review criteria
Secondary (Middle School) Science Education resources--from the University of Nebraska
Women in Science
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