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Science Teaching and Student Resources · Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links · The Center of Science Education - resources and lesson plans at your finger tips · Central Bucks School District - click on the links for a wealth of info · Collaborative Science Projects - sponsored by Stevens Institute of Technology · Eisenhower Network - Science Resources · ExplorerTM is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 science education. · The FUTURES CHANNEL - Science lesson plans, links and resources · MacMillan/McGraw Hill Science - Black Line Masters Link · NSTA.org · ProbeSight! Curriculum ideas for using probes · Science Education Gateway (SEG) · Science Fair - organizer for teachers, tips for parents on how to help their young scientists, and a handbook, project ideas, links and books for the budding scientist. Definitely worth a visit. · Science Lesson Plans that Teach Literacy (K-2). This web site is devoted to providing lesson plans and ideas for teachers who want to include science instruction for young children. Here, each month, you can find highly tactile lesson plans that can really inspire your students to read and write with the purpose of inquiry. · Science Netlinks - includes lesson plans, tools, websites, resources, and benchmarks (K-8+) · SCORE Science - Lesson plans, activities, collaborative projects · Virtual Field Trips - Sites are arranged in sequential order to build a story and include a series of "trail markers" or stops, that describe each site on the field trip to guide students' learning. Also included are short teacher's guides and selected other Web sites that provide background or curriculum guidance. Waterford Press hundreds of free downloads of quizzes, games, activities. Featuring material on plants, animals and natural history. Animals · Bugscope - Get a bug's-eye-view with the Bugscope project. A new educational outreach project of the World Wide Laboratory, which provides access to a scanning electron microscope for K-12 classrooms via the Internet. · Learning about Food Chains · Spiders Find out the truth about the South American Blush spider · Switcheroo Zoo - fun site for students. Contains WebQuests for animal fun and learning. · Teacher Domain - Science resources Using Live Insects (K to Grade 3) Life Science - Human Anatomy and Health · Nutrition - Dole's Five a Day Fruits and Vegetables - a fun site to teach a healthy diet · Population Growth and balance - integrated Social Studies lessons, too · Educating Jane - Biology site · Biology - AT&T Enrichment Biology lessons - helps you to develop lessons integrating biology, technology and engaged learning · Becoming Human - Paleoanthropology, evolution and human origins · Froguts.com - Virtual frog dissection Genetics - teaching with a Smile - Part I, Part II, and Part III Plants - Botany The Great Plant Escape - Detective LePlant guides students through the information they need about plants and the part they play in our lives. In six multi-disciplinary lessons, plants, dirt, flowers, and bulbs are the center of attention. A teachers guide integrates the lessons and online quizzes with other classroom ideas. Weather, Earth, and Space Science · Earth Science and Volcano Lessons from American Geological Institute · Sample Lessons on Space Science (Life in the Universe) NASA News; Voyager Probes Flash Animation; Physical Science · Thrills and Chills Without the Spills Rollercoaster Physics for Middle School - Create a dream roller coaster ride and test it in a virtual amusement park. Environmental Science Experiments and Demonstrations Bill Nye Science Guy - 100's of Science Links. Visit the "Demo of the Day", "Teachers' Lounge", "TV Guide", etc. (lower your speakers' volume first)
Social Studies Iraq Links (due to the war) · Time and Date in Baghdad, Iraq · Arab.net · Information Please! Facts behind the News (ignore the pop up ads) · Library of Congress - A Country Study · World Atlas - print out map tests · News - click on Social Studies · The Best of History websites · Teaching about the Holocaust - guide for educators; Holocaust Instructional Cards · An American Experience - Mount Rushmore - Contains a teacher's guide · The United Nations - all aboard the Cyber School Bus · Channel One News - Current Events, weekly quizzes on content presented, contests, etc. · Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - Introduce children to how the government works. This site covers the US Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship. The site is divided into sections aimed at age groups K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, with a separate section for parents and educators. It also includes games and activities, e-mail for kids to ask questions of Ben Franklin (the first public librarian) and extensive links to other government related sites. · Women's Studies (March) - contains lesson plans, resources · Jamestown WebQuests - four different ones to choose from - lots of resources · Teaching Map skills Lesson Plans (grades 5-8) · Longitude/Latitude Lesson Plans (geared for grade 6) · Civil War writing project · Bill of Rights - lesson plans · a small collection of social studies lesson plans National Council on Economics Education - many lessons and activities for elementary and middle school students. One of the lessons, "Hey, Mom, What's for Breakfast?," has students choose their favorite breakfast foods and investigate costs associated with those foods. Lessons include links to teacher notes, and the web resources included in lesson plans are carefully chosen. |
