STCH  250 - Teaching Science

Science Lesson Plan Web links

Category
URL
Description
Biology
www.allencomm.com/software/netsyn/demos/bones/index.html An elementary introduction to osteology.
Biology
http://www.accessexcellence.org/ excellent source of lesson plans and activities in biology and biotechnology
Biology
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/biology/ The products of a multiyear summer institute on various topics in biology teaching
Biology
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/default.html Contains a number of web based activities in cellular biology.
Biology
http://www.hhmi.org/home/publication/4.html Online versions of single subject publications directed at high school biology students
Education
http://www.thegateway.org/ Lesson Plans
Education
http://www.thinkquest.org support resources for education;great internet materials.
Education
www.discoveryschool.com lesson plans, discussion guides video clips of upcoming programs
Education
www.learner.org support resources for education; lots of media exhibits.
Education
www.lightspan.com a free internet service that gives teachers access to over 115,000 grade-appropriate and educator-reviewed Web sites for integration into lessons.
Education
www.teachers.net This site offers grade level and special interest chatboards, lesson plans, homepage maker, mailings, job center, chatrooms, weekly live chate meeting on various topics
Education
www.thechalkboard.com lesson plans, grant and scholarship opportunities
Science
http://huah.net/scixf/ The science behind the X-Files
Science
http://members.aol.com/owlbox/owlhome.htm follow a pair of Northern Barred Owls as they raise their family in Eastern Massachusetts. Camera and microphones inside nest box. Frequent updates
Science
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov Solar system simulator
Science
http://www.cccturtle.org/sat1.htm view a regularly updated map showing the migratory movements of endangered sea turtles being tracked by satellite.
Science
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience Cool science for cool kids
Science
http://www.howstuffworks.com how stuff works is explained
Science
http://www.last-word.com answers practical questions
Science
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics the physics of rollercoasters
Science
http://www.sciam.com Scientific American Journal
Science
http://www.whalelink.org/choose.html provides opportunities for scientists and the public to remotely monitor the underwater communication of wild killer whales. Offers live audio feed and pre-recorded sounds.
Science
http://www.yucky.com/ explore the living sciences of entomology, earth science, and human biology through roaches, earthworms, and the mysterious human body.
Science
www.aip.org/statistics findings about why students are taking physics
Science
www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs Interactive dinosaur site
Science
www.fmnh.org/sue Field Museum of Chicago's site for information about the largest, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered.
Science
www.nyelabs.com Bill Nye
Science
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceJH.htm A wide variety of lessons from several areas of science in both the junior and high school levels.
Science
http://www.engagingscience.org/lpe/lpe.htm
Science
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/index.html A collection of science lesson plans compiled by the Educational Resources Information center
Science
http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/ Activities suggested by the Newton's Apple people.
Science
http://LessonPlanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Science/ Over 3500 lesson plans on various science topics. Searchable data base.
Science
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/scienceg.html General Science lesson plan index
Science
http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/scilist2.html#start The Smithsonian Institutes lesson page for science teachers
Science
Oceanography
http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/ The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center is responsible for archiving and distributing data relevant to the physical state of the ocean. Most of the products available at the PO.DAAC were obtained from satellites and are intended for use in oceanographic and interdisciplinary scientific research.
Earth Science
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/lessons_teacherdeveloped.html Earth and Space science activities

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