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3D Computer Dictionary - stumped by a techno term? Educational rap music - the other three r's WOW! check it out! Books Online through UPenn. - Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms 4Teachers.org integrate technology offers FREE online tools and resources. Igniting Creative Eneergy - National Student Challenge Activate - The Journal of Technology Rich Learning - a wealth of ideas Alien Plant Invasion - Plants curriculum All About Atoms - Jefferson Lab American Society of Civil Engineers: Kids Animal Alphabet at Billy Bear - great online resource for animals and letters Arkive - 1000s of free, multimedia resources for science Anti Drug - Freevibe.com - This drug awareness site provides students with the opportunity to make decisions based on real life scenarios in this fun, animated feature and then assesses the choices they would have made in these situations. This site also contains additional interactive educational features for students on drug prevention. Artificial Intelligence - Manufactured Minds Ask an Expert - Science buddies Astronomy for Kids - Solar System walk AWARE - Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Making Book Trailers with Photo Story 3 free software and free tutorial Baltimore Curriculum Project Lesson Plans K - 5 Berkeley Lab's Center for Science and Engineering Education - wow! Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan K12 all subjects! Bird Thank You book - elementary learn birds BioTech's Life Science Dictionary Bluebirds Project - lessons, activities, challenges BrainPOP - multimedia science site (Health, Science, Technology) Build a Prairie outstanding online habitat activity. I made a worksheet for it Cells alive - animated resources for the study of cells Centennial of Flight Special Edition: The "Wright" Math - provides middle and high school students an opportunity to study the physics and mathematics which describe the flight of a kite. You can choose from several types of kites and change the shape, size, and materials to produce your own design. Chemistry4Kids - Matter, Elements, Atoms and more Cicadas - Periodic cicada page at UMMZ Computers - Activities, Tutorials Construction Function - basic building principles and design. Coral Reef Fish Count - Outstanding! Curie, Marie - biography and much more Cyberinfrastructure - examine the convergence of three realities -- the spread of CyberSmart - Free K-8 lessons on safety and use of the Internet Dancing in the Night Sky, students will learn about the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Discover how NASA scientists and engineers use satellite technology to measure and analyze aurora data. They will see how Norwegian scientists apply the concepts of data analysis and measurement to study the Northern Lights Data - links to rich data resources for calculating and for research DCNR of PA - info on Pa's natural resources Department of Environmental Protection PA Dictionary of Units of Measurement Digital Storytelling - Life around here Digital Edge Learning Interchange - K-12 lessons Digital Investigator Activity - Digital Information Fluency Digital Library for Earth System Education - a distributed community effort to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels Digital Workshops - free Discover Life - WOW DNA Interactive educational web site resource that celebrates the discovery of the DNA double helix structure. Earth Observatory - Outstanding NASA site Earth Science and Biology - using technology to investigate, analyze, and present a project Echo the Bat - educational online storybook. Electronic Naturalist - K- 8 nature study with materials
Engineer Girl
- Part of the National Academy of Engineerings Celebration of Women
in the Engineering project. The project brings national attention to the
opportunity that engineering represents to people of all ages, but particularly
to women and girls. Environmental Education Network Environmental Ethics Curriculum - high school resource Environmental Inquiry - a collection of ideas and resources to support student projects on a wide range of topics in the environmental sciences. Environmentalists Internet Hunt Environmentalist Award - a problem based learning activity that studies outstanding environmentalists EPA's Climate and Weather - global warming EPAAirNow - data rich web site with resources for indoor and outdoor air. Exploratorium - online science museum Frogs - Something Froggy - a story about the life cycle of Frederick Frog. It is an outstanding web project Gateway to Astronaut
Photography of Earth Geologic web links and resources Grasshopper - interactive - shows different organ systems with labels Gravity - What goes up must come down. Great Plant Escape - primary/intermediate/ms Outstanding online resources for teaching about plants Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century Greek and Roman Science and Technology ancient scientists and mathematicians Happenin Habitat - National Wildlife Federation Healthy Teeth - oral hygiene for younger students Health Tutorials - interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Health - Basic Body Internet Hunt Heart anatomy - outstanding resource Virtual Body from Medtropolis - incredible site Hypography Sci-Tech: Gateway to Science and Technology Food As Medicine webquest |
Observation Skills Builders - > 40 engaging activities Khan Academy - hundreds of free online instrution videos Time Capsule - Study Unit Assessment Learn About Trees. Download information and worksheets about trees. Outbreak - A Challenge Based Lesson - How should we best deal with global health issues? iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more, that you can enjoy on your iPod, iPhone, Mac or PC. Explore over 50,000 educational audio and video files from top universities, museums and public media organizations from around the world. Internet Hunts about science subjects How To: Teach the Sea from the Land - Lessons that mix science, writing, and art It's a Math World - terrific integration! MathFLIX - 1,000 engaging math instruction & activities How Clean is the Air in Your Community? pbl How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement NOAA Learning Objects videos Environment Issues Game problem based learning Nightlighting for Moths activity video Leonardo Challenge - encourage creativity and design by using this resource Postcards from the Field - Antarctic by Jean Pennycook Electronic Naturalist free, weekly series on animals, plants, and the environment Encyclopedia of Life - an electronic page for each species on earth FOSSweb is a modular K-8 science curriculum - engaging interactive method Science of Music - Exploratorium projects and exhibits States and Energy Initiatives video Governors Association Conf. CSPAN The Future Channels integrating math science and career exploration GeoWeb - Be a cyber cartographer Science of Speed - NASCAR + NSF = Fantastic Instruction Mythbusters: A Scientific Inquiry Project Map and tree inventory - data, gps, hots Iron Science Teacher @ Exploratorium Explore your Science Knowledge Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument Rainforest maths interactive math K to 7 Solve the science mystery - what has happened? Mystery Caterpillar & IPM activity Merlot - Multimedia Educational Resource and Learning & Online Teaching Human Body Webquest - rich in resources Journey North - a global study of animal migration Learning with handhelds - integrating palm pilots Marketplace For The Mind online PA Agriculture Education Matter online practice activities 3rd - 8th grades Measure 4 Measure - offers links to many sites that have online conversions or calculation features. Milkweed & Monarch Mania - explores animals that live on milkweed plant Monarch Watch - a site observing butterfly migration MacOSaiX
- Make photo mosaics
Oceans
Ology - AMNH sites on Archeology, Astronomy, Biodiversity, Biology,
Einstein, Genetics, Marine, Paleontology PA Center for Environmental Education - enviromental resources Pathfinder Science - "hands-on, minds-on" activities ( student scientists not just science students) Periodic Table of Elements - interactive Physics Applets - (requires java) explores a variety of phenomenon Physics Classroom - tutorials in momentum, kinetics, light, sound and more Plants and People - explores the ways people use North American native plants Plant ID Activity - a must do! PA Science and Technology Standards PA Ecology and Environment Standards Rainforest - rich resource Rainforest maths interactive math K to 7 Ranger Rick's Go Wild - resources for animal projects from NWF The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning NASA connect site Rx for Survival A Global Health Challenge is a very informative multimedia project, anchored by a six-hour PBS television series on world wide health issues. Use the factually rich Web site to explore the nature and origin of deadly diseases that threaten all of us. Science-athon offers elementary and middle-grade students opportunities to discover the science in their daily lives. Presented as challenges, the Science-athon asks students to investigate their world in ways that are engaging and fun. Catching Sunshine Science Friday
Kid's Connection ScienceGems - a remarkable index of online science resources Science Service Historical Image Collection at SI Science Spot - resources for many curricula Scientific American - a wealth of science news video Science Toy Maker - many projects Scientific Method online activity NSF Scrub Club - handy info and advice Simple Machines at Ed Head highly interactive Sports Nutrition and the Olympics Star Gazer - PBS series Student Data Mapper - Collaborative GIS. Create a project, contribute data, and make a map - all through the web. Time - Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge NASA Connect Using simple tools of geometry and the angle bisector method, students will measure the movement of the Sun and find solar noon for their location. Free Thinkfinity.org an innovative online resource for teachers, students, parents and the literacy community. Topographic Maps of Planet X - students will map the surface of a mystery planet landscape and make predictions about its appearance. This activity introduces students to the coordinate plane, ordered pairs, and concepts of data gathering, graphing, and analysis. . Tuskegee Tragedy - The Powerful and their Victims Vote for School Lunch - National School Lunch Week (October 9-13) Water
Weather and Climate - online resources Who Can Lift the Baby Hippo - Explains how a lever operates and defines related terms such as load and fulcrum. Why Files - The science
behind the news. Excellent Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbook Wildfire prevention curriculum PreK - 6 Wired: A Day in the Life of Energy Wired Science - website for the PBS series WorldWide Telescope - free downloadable software spans astronomy, education and computing Wondernet- your science place in Cyberspace Your age on other Worlds - online calculator Your weight on other worlds - online calculator Zam's Quest - 8 units based on environmental issues Zoos: virtual Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo "Roar Report" Blog Kansas City Zoo Wild Bunch for Kids Miami Metro Zoo Podcast Zoo Tour San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park |
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