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HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS SCIENCE
WEBSITES
GUIDES & TIMELINES
Events in Science, Mathematics, and Technology
http://www.gsu.edu/other/timeline.html
Timelines covering every aspect of Science and Technology have
been assembled by Niel Brandt, a British Scholar. He has also
tracked landmark events in communications, computers, pressure
management, lighting, rockets and missiles.
Science Days
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/explorit/science/science_days.html
Presents science and technology facts, discoveries, inventions,
or events for each day of the month.
Science Tracer Bullets Online
http://memory.loc.gov/sctb/
Bibliographic guides prepared by the Library of Congress can
expedite location of published materials on science and technology
subjects.
The Why Files: Science Behind the News
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu
This NSF site features articles linking science and current events
which are added every week.
Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS)
http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov
This site is a collection of one-page examples written by scientists
and engineers of how math and can be used in everyday life
South Carolina SSI K-12 Lesson Plans for Math and Science
http://scssi.scetv.org/mims/lessplns.htm
A collection of links to other sites with a short description
of many lesson plans.
BIOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
About.com
http://home.about.com/education/index.htm
Expert guides provide access to a network of Life Sciences sites.
An Introduction to the Science of Artificial Intelligence
http://tqd.advanced.org/2705/
This introduction to AI contains interesting facts and ideas,
as well as detailed specific information for dedicated researchers.
Included is a timeline and history of AI, interviews with AI
experts, links to AI headlines in the news, and essays on the
use of AI.
Association for Biodiversity Information
http://www.abi.org/
Authoritative information about the plants, animals, and ecological
communities of the Western Hemisphere.
BioChemLinks
http://biochemlinks.com
Guide to the best biology and chemistry educational resources
on the web. Links in
High School Hub provide access an array of online resources-including
reviews and activities for
biochemistry, organic chemistry, and biology.
Biodidac
http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/
Excellent collection of digital resources for teaching biology
which includes 2000 photos and diagrams.
Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
This site, hosted by the University of Arizona, provides an interactive
learning resource for studying biochemistry, human biology, immunology,
mendelian genetics, molecular biology, etc.
Biotechnology Educational Resources
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Education_res/
Genentech, the biotechnology company, sponsors Access Excellence,
a national educational program that puts high school biology
teachers in touch with critical sources of new scientific information
in an online network with links to a collection of biotechnology
education sites and resources.
Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher resources Center
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
This site maintained by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
provides links to Ocean Sciences, Resource Pavallion, People
and Places, Researchers and Discussion. Under People and Places
there are links to aquariums, school project pages and regional
pages.
Marine Biology WEB
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html
Provides an up-to-date guide to pertinent original literature
for students assigned research papers.
Neurosciences on the Internet
http://www.neuroguide.com/
Neuroanatomy, biochemistry, medicine, and cognitive neurosciences
are topics this useful site features of interest to general readers
and experienced researchers.
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/evolution98/
Organized under the National Academy of Sciences, the document
at this site deals with the hows and whys of teaching this subject
within the context of National Science Education Standards
CHEMISTRY
Bassam Shakhashiri's "Chemical of the Week"
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/CHEMWEEK/Chemweek.html
This University of Wisconsin professor shares his weekly fact
sheet about a chemical or type of chemical to expand students'
knowledge about their production, cost, and uses.
ChemCenter
http://www.chemcenter.org/
This site is a virtual library of chemistry resources that have
been validated by experts ACS Publications Division, Chemical
Abstracts Service, sites of scientific associations, etc.
ChemEd
http://www.natural.cau.ac.kr/HTML/chemed/chemcourse.html
Collection of chemistry-specific education resources.
Chemists' net
http://www.chemistnet.com
Chemistry educators throughout Europe manage this site with specific
links to Educational Resources.
EARTH SCIENCES
Denver Earth Science Project (DESP)
http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/desp.shtml
The Colorado School of Mines in partnership with corporations,
federal agencies and school districts have developed a series
of modules addressing earth science topics-oil & gas exploration,
ground water studies, paleontology and dinosaurs, radiation,
radioactivity & radon.
EE-Link (Environmental Education)
http://eelink.net/
The top 10 endangered species are featured, including the problems
and causes, legislation and news items.
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
The globe is divided into four sectors for purposes of presentation
of background information and resources covering Ecosystems,
Water, Human Health, Waste & Recycling, Air, Conservation,
and Environmental Basics.
K-12 Environmental Resources on the Internet for Teachers
http://www.library.envirolink.org
Museum of Paleontology: University of California, Berkeley
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
The Web's most comprehensive site for fossil information with
links to classroom activities.
NOAA Central Library: WINDandSEA Internet Locator
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
WINDandSEA has over 1000 selected links to science sites
organized by topic and alphabetically within topics.
NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/
Lesson plans and guides for PBS programs-Doomsday Asteroid and
Venus Unveiled are online.
Smithsonian Expeditions
http://www.miamisci.org/expeditions/index.html
The Miami Museum of Science in a joint undertaking with the Smithsonian
showcases the latter's contributions to the study and preservation
of natural history in Latin America & the Caribbean. Join
an expedition tracing the steps of scientsts throughout the decades
as they traveled to remove regions exploring desolate shores,
tropical jungles, archaeological ruins, and a Mayan king's tomb.
MATHEMATICS
Chance Database
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/
Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota developed this
database for grades 9-12 which provides coursework, problems,
literature and study modules useful for introductory statistics
or probability courses.
Math Activities for K-12 Teachers
http://daniel.calpoly.edu/~dfrc/Robin/
California Polytechnic University in conjunction with NASA Dryden
Flight Research Center have developed space-related lesson plans
based on aeronautical themes and NASA Projects covering geometry
in the constellations, fractions, decimals, activity worksheets,
photos, video clips, related links and useful background information.
Math Forum:Internet Mathematics Library
http://mathforum.org/library
This site permits searches by keyword, level, topic, type of
resource and grade level, and includes hundreds of lesson plans
selected from Internet collections and individual author sites.
Math Teacher Link
http://mtl.math.uiuc.edu
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, provides a collection
of class resources organized by traditional course names-Algebra
I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Precalculus, and Calculus.
Math & Science Gateway
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/
Cornell University Department of Education provides links resources
in mathematics and science for educators in grades 9-12 in the
fields of Astronomy, Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Computers,
Earth & Environmental Science, Engineering, Health and Medicine,
Mathematics, Meteorology, Physics, and Monthly Math/Science Topics
This is Megamathematics: Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/mega-math/
Topics include knot theory, graph theory, infinity, algorithms,
finite state machines, map coloring and logic. An overview and
math background for the lessons is provided by clicking ABC's
of MegaMath.
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/
Offers a collection of curriculum units for teaching attending
1997-98 summer workshops. Lesson plans, student handouts, and
specific classroom ideas are available. Mathematic Units can
be found using a thematic directory, alphabetical topical index
or the site's own search engine.
PHYSICS
Particle Adventure
http://ParticleAdventure.org/
The Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
at this site introduces the theory of fundamental particles and
forces called the Standard Model and explores the experimental
evidence that spurs physicists to go beyond this theory.
Physics Around the World
http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/paw/
This gateway for physicists, high school teachers and advanced
students has links categorized as educational, media, companies,
computing reference, institutions and organizations, exhibits
and museums, directories and FAQs.
Resources for Physics Education
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/p/physicseducation.htm
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org
This site connects educators with six Science Learning Networks
across the U.S., provides access to museums with the best inquiry
resources, collections of the best online exhibits, and the newest
recipient of "The Unisys Prize" for the best Online
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