Access Excellence Resource Center

Access Excellence Resource Center is provided by the National Health Museum. There are links to web resources such as a visual library, health resources, science and math resources, resources for students, interdisciplinary resources, and teacher resources.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/index.html#science

Animated Periodic Table of the Elements

This site allows visitors to browse through the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, and both the lanthanide and actinide series. As users move their mouse across the table they can learn each element’s boiling point, its oxidation states, its atomic weight, and its density. One of the other features of the site is that visitors can also look at each element’s bonding structure.
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/elearning/Periodic%20Table/AnimatedPeriodicTable.swf

AOL@School

AOL@School provides a portal to numerous resources that have been chosen by educators as the best educational content for that grade level. The Web site provides a suite of functional online tools such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, a calculator and many other research and collaboration tools. In addition AOL@School contains activities correlated with textbooks by grade level and subject.
http://school.aol.com

Apple Learning Interchange – Learning Resources

Apple hosts this Web site of middle school lesson plans.
http://www.apple.com/education/community/ali.html

Awesome Library – Science

This Web site, which uses sound criteria and selection processes and provides ratings of sites, etc. by topic, contains lesson plans, games, materials, papers, projects and work sheets.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org

BioEd Online

This site disseminates pedagogical tools to educators and interested parties on the subject of biology. Resources for educators include slide sets and streaming video presentations for classroom use on a wide range of biological topics.
http://www.bioedonline.org/

Discovery School – Lesson Plan Library

The Web site allows you to search for lesson plans by grade level and subject.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/

DOMZ Open Directory Project – Science

The Kids and Teens Open Directory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web for people under the age of 18, by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors and including no advertising. A comprehensive list of topics and resources
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/

Encyclopedia of Life

Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Their goal is to create a constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike. To transform the science of biology, and inspire a new generation of scientists, by aggregating all known data about every living species. And ultimately, to increase our collective understanding of life on Earth, and safeguard the richest possible spectrum of biodiversity.
http://www.eol.org/home.html

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory -- K-12 Programs

A very wide variety of science resources.
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/

Field Trip Earth

Field Trip Earth focuses on field-based wildlife conservation research projects ongoing around the world. All of the projects provide classrooms and others around the world the opportunity to interact with wildlife researchers and other conservation experts. Students and other users can read researchers’ field diary entries, direct questions to the researchers, listen to recorded satellite telephone calls and other communications, see video taken in the field, and discuss conservation issues with them.
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/index.xml

Gateway to Educational Materials -- GEM

GEM evaluates resources from federal, state, university, nonprofit, and commercial sites and compiles a database of lesson plans accessible through a simple search strategy by subjects, keywords, grade levels.
http://thegateway.org/

General Chemistry I Digital Lecture Material

Dr. Mark Ott, a professor at Jackson Community College in Wyoming, has created a set of screencasts and accompanying audio tracks that are designed to complement his general chemistry lectures. Lessons cover such topics as unit conversion, molecular formulae, balancing chemical equations, and ionic and covalent bonding. These materials might be used both by students or educators. These learning modules are available here in either the Flash format or via Google video.
http://docott.com/files.141/screencasts/

General Chemistry Online

This site, created by Professor Fred Senese of Frostburg State University's chemistry department, contains companion notes and guides that will help students in their first semester of chemistry, as well as a toolbox of interactive graphing devices and a glossary of over 1000 chemical terms, complete with audio pronunciations.
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

GeorgiaStandards.org

GeorgiaStandards.org is the Georgia Department of Education's curriculum Web site integrating the Quality Core Curriculum standards, lesson plans, Web resources, assessments, plus thousands more resources for Georgia teachers.
http://www.georgiastandards.org/

Guiding Middle Grades Curriculum Decisions

The series, developed by EDC with support from the Edna McConnell Clark and W.K. Kellogg Foundations, is designed to assist middle-grades educators as they help young adolescents to achieve high standards. Language arts, math, and science are available for download. Social Studies guide is forthcoming.
http://www.middleweb.com/EDC/EDCmain.html

Intute

Intute is a free online service providing you with access to Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write descriptions of the resources. The database contains 113565 records.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/

Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures

On this site, visitors can learn more about the work of Cousteau and his colleagues as they examine the lives of sharks, gray whales, and underwater ecosystems off the coastline of the continental United States. The section “For Educators” provides teacher’s guides and lesson plans.
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/

Landmarks for Schools

Landmarks for Schools has served teachers since 1995 with links to teaching and learning resources on the Internet plus valuable Web tools. At the home page choose Science Resources.
http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php

learningscience.org

learningscience.org is an organization dedicated to sharing the newer and emerging "learning tools" of science education. Tools such as real-time data collection, simulations, inquiry based lessons, interactive web lessons, micro-worlds, and imaging, among others, can help make teaching science an exciting and engaging endeavor.
http://www.learningscience.org/index.htm

Lesson Plan Search – Middle School

This Web site offers a variety of lesson plans on earth science, life science, physical science, and miscellaneous topics.
http://www.lessonplansearch.com/Science/Middle_School_6-8/index.html

Lesson Plans Library - Discovery School

Find hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers, by grade level and subject.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/index.html

Library of Congress: Science Reference Services

The Library of Congress maintains this site designed for persons looking for science reference material online. Visitors can view webcasts on creating a school garden, look over research guides, and learn about "Everyday Mysteries". The "Everyday Mysteries" feature provides answers to questions such as "Who invented electric Christmas lights?". Visitors should also click on over to the "Science Reference Guides" area. Here they can look at comprehensive research bibliographies on chocolate, astronomy, electric power, and dozens more. With all of this material, visitors may also want to sign up for their RSS feed.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/

McRel -- Science

McREL’s site features numerous lesson plans, curriculum resources, and other activities.
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/science/index.asp

McREL Standards and Benchmark Database Activities

McREL provides standards based math activities by grade level and subject.
http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/

Middle School Science.com

This excellent collection of web sites for all areas of middle school science is compiled and frequently updated by a middle school science teacher in Englewood , New Jersey . Begun in 1997 for her science classes, it has moved to a permanent Web site with its own domain name.
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/

Middle School Teachers Science Classroom

The National Science Teachers Association offers information about the science classroom environment, teacher resources, and other professional information. Some access to the resources require membership.
http://www.nsta.org/middleschool

MiddleWeb – Science

MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for educators, hundreds of articles and links about curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher professional development, parent involvement, classroom assessment, and much more. Science curriculum links include basic resources, science fairs, biology, natural world/environment, outer space, and other science
http://www.middleweb.com/CurrScience.html

NASA

The Education Gateway at NASA links to resources for teachers and students, including lesson plans and projects.
http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html

National Climatic Data Center

NCDC is the world’s largest active archive of weather data. The material offered includes data sets that track historical climate data throughout the United States and material on global hazards.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

National Geographic.com for Kids

The Web site includes several topics featuring science resources, i.e. Science/Nature and Animals.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/

National Institutes of Health: Office of Science Education

This site compiles its primary resources into topical areas, divides its materials into a list of resource formats and material can be gathered by the appropriate educational level.
http://science-education.nih.gov/

New York Times Daily Lesson Plan

Lesson plans on science and health topics are written by NY Times Learning Network and Banks Street College of Education (NY) professional staff. Archived lessons are searchable by subject and grade level and are frequently updated and inclusive from 1998-02. Some resources require plug-ins. Lesson plans relate to McRel Content Standards http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/ and 40 different state standards.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/subjects/science_index.html

Newspapers in Education

NIE Online provides online lesson plans and other valuable newspaper-oriented resources for teachers through the Internet. Choose Science from the Links Library to find science topics.
http://nieonline.com/

NOAA Ocean Explorer

This resource offers several categories of content, including the “Explorations” area, where visitors can follow a number of featured ocean expeditions. The “Education” area includes standards-based lesson plans that are engaging and well-thought out.
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

North American Mammals

This site contains a searchable database of the approximately 400 living mammals of North America. For each mammal, visitors can view several renderings and photographs, read a short scientific and narrative description, and for many of the mammals visitors can listen to a sound clip of each in its natural habitat.
http://www.mnh2.si.edu/education/mna/

NOVA Teachers

Find teacher’s guides by NOVA program or subject. Some features of the guides include viewing ideas, classroom activities, ideas from teachers, and interactive elements for students.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/

NSTA: Teaching Objects

The National Science Teachers Association, in partnership with organizations like NASA, NOAA, and the GE Foundation, has created these science objects. These interactive features cover Newton’s First, Second, and Third Laws, the origins of the universe, and the universe outside our own solar system. Visitors can also search to discover features that cover coral reef ecosystems, the different kinds of energy, and the ocean’s affect on weather and climate.
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/science_objects.aspx

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center’s homepage offers a great deal of material on their ongoing research projects dealing with wildlife and natural resources in and around the Maryland region.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/

PBS Teachers

This Web site includes lesson plans and activities by subject and grade level.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/sciencetech/

Science NetLinks

Science NetLinks is part of the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. The Web site provides resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, reviewed Web resources, interactive activities, and AASL Literacy Learning Goals.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

Seaturtle.org

This site contains everything from the latest scientific research on seaturtles to a blend of materials designed for the more casual visitor as well. From the homepage, visitors can read the Marine Turtle Newsletter, view recent news headlines about these animals, and also view updated announcements about job opportunities in the field of marine animal research and advocacy. The “Tracking” section allows visitors to look at an interactive map that shows the location of tagged sea turtles and also learn more about the status of sea turtles who are in marine hospitals.
http://www.seaturtle.org/

Smithsonian Education

The Smithsonian Education website for educators provides lesson plans; 1,300 resources searchable by keyword, grade level or subject; and Smithsonian educational resources aligned to your state standards. The main website also provides resources for families and students.
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html

Snowflakes and Snow Crystals

Professor Kenneth Libbrecht at Caltech University created this site that is all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and how they are created. The site also contains pictures of snowflakes, snowflake patterns and activities for kids.
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/

Teach-nology – a Web Portal for Educators

This portal links to teacher resources and lesson plans for many science curriculum areas. Many resources are free but some require subscription.
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/

The Monterrey Bay Aquarium

This site has a section for “Teachers & Kids” which provides professional development information as well as educational activities and standards-based teaching units.
http://www.mbayaq.org

The Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Resources

Located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education is primarily interested in creating resources for educators working on these topics. The “Resources” area contains classroom tested exercises that cover basic topics in algebra, trigonometry, and a number of related fields in math. The site also features teaching modules that will help educators explain different concepts in technology. Finally, if visitors to the site have questions, there is a contact form and a place to make suggestions about material that might be covered in future projects and modules.
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/resources.php

The Science Desk

The materials here are meant to correlate with the New York State Intermediate Science Core Curriculum.
http://www.thesciencedesk.com/

The Science Spot

The Science Spot is a great resource for middle school educators and students with lessons, projects, worksheets, teacher resources, science trivia, and class starters. These resources are created by teachers
http://www.sciencespot.net/

Traits of Life

Featuring over 30 new and revitalized biology exhibits and demonstrations, the Traits collection examines the fundamental elements common to all living things.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/traits/index.html

TryScience.org

TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself. TryScience is brought to you through a partnership between IBM Corporation, the New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), and science centers worldwide. New interactive content is added regularly to these areas: Adventure, Experiments, Field Trips, Curious?, and Live Cams.
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html

Virtual Skies: Aeronautics Tutorial

This site is divided into eight sections, including “The Work of Wings”, “Tools of Aeronautics”, and “The Forces of Aeronautics”. Within each of the eight sections, visitors will find short text passages, accompanied by various diagrams and illustrations.
http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/aeronautics/tutorial/intro.html

World Wildlife Fund: WildFinder

The WildFinder database allows users to find out where various species live around the world. The information is based on the WWF's 825 terrestrial eco-regions and currently includes information for four large taxa, or groups of species: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildfinder/

Big6 – An Information Problem Solving Process

The Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. The Big6 integrates information search and use skills along with technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information to specific needs and tasks.
http://www.big6.com/index.php

Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)

BSCS is a nonprofit corporation that develops and supports the implementation of innovative, inquiry-based science education curriculum.
http://www.bscs.org/page.asp?id=curriculum_development

DOE Online K-12 Instructional Resources

These resources help teachers integrate the Internet into K-12 classroom instruction. They were produced by The U.S. Department of Energy. Note to access select Instructional Units at http://www-ed.fnal.gov/doe/ Also, click on this site, K-12 Classroom Projects http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/projects/project_index.html Here you will find projects created by teachers including many projects relating to math and science.
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/doe/

English Companion.Com

This website maintained by a California high school English teacher has much to offer to middle grades science teachers including note taking strategies, graphic strategies, discussion strategies, and teaching strategies.
http://www.englishcompanion.com/vignettes/vignettes.html

Filamentality

Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

Ft. Exploring – Science and Technology Education

Billed as “making science fun,” the Flying Turtle Web site contains science lessons and more.
http://www.ftexploring.com/

Noodle Tools – 21st Century Literacies

Find Web sites on science projects, science fairs and the scientific method.
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/21c.html

Science Inquiry – Water

This is a good example of using the Big6 information problem solving process in a science unit on water.
http://www.northmason.wednet.edu/projects/big6_water.html

Teaching High School Science

The Teaching High School Science video library will help new and veteran science teachers integrate national science standards and inquiry learning into their curricula. Showing science classrooms around the country, the modules cover topics in life science, physical science, Earth and space science, and integrated science. They also show a range of teaching techniques and student/teacher interaction.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series126.html

Teaching Strategies

Hosted by the Educational Technology Department of San Diego University, search for webquests by keyword. Designed to serve as a resource for using the WebQuest model to teach with the web
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html

The Inquiry Page

Inquiry Units, online curriculum planning and sharing tools, are a searchable database of units for inquiry-based learning. Users create units and existing units include lesson plans, student projects, library pathfinders and more. Users participate internationally.
http://inquiry.uiuc.edu

The Jigsaw Classroom

Find description of this cooperative learning technique and suggested ways to include jigsaw activities it in your classroom.
http://www.jigsaw.org/

Animaland

This site is operated by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Find information on pet issues, pet care books, animal encyclopedia, and more.
http://www.animaland.org/

Bridge Contest

Developed by the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes through the bridge building contest. Based on software that can be downloaded. Tutorial provided.
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

Cool Science for Curious Kids

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology...on screen, off screen, and in between.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Field Trips – Learning and Resources

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies interprets the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serves as a gateway to its educational resources. Lesson plans, field trips and Smithsonian created web resources are included.
http://educate.si.edu/

Frank Potter's Science Gems

Links to great science resources for students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level.
http://www.sciencegems.com/

How Everyday Things are Made

AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video. It is targeted towards non-engineers and engineers alike.
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/

Inventor’s Toolbox

Learn about the elements of machines.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Medline Plus

A service of the U. S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Find information on health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia, dictionaries, and health information for the last 30 days.
http://medlineplus.gov/

Middle School Comic Relief

Just for fun… from MiddleWeb.com.
http://www.middleweb.com/MShumor.html

Middle School.Net – Science

Numerous links to all curriculum areas of middle school science provided on this Web site.
http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/science/scimain.htm

MiddleWeb – Science

MiddleWeb links to basic resources, science fairs, biology, natural world/environment, outer space, and other science topics.
http://www.middleweb.com/CurrScience.html

National Science Digital Library

NSF’s NSDL is a digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels. Follow this path to locate numerous recommended science resources: Collections\Science\Subject.
http://nsdl.org/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP

ON Librarians Information Network for Essential Curriculum – Middle School Science

This resource is provided by Baltimore County Public Schools ( Maryland ). Many topics include science skills, climate and weather, making machines work, human growth and development, diversity of life, astronomy, chemistry….and more.
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/sci.html

Quick Tips for the Busy Science Teacher

These Quick Tips are published bi-monthly by Cyber Ed Plato Science. They have ideas for all areas of science: biology, physics, chemistry, space science, earth science….and more. Teachers may register for the free newsletter. Check other free resources on the Web site.
http://www.cybered.net/content.asp?CatId=314&ContentType=News

Resources for Middle School Science Teachers

This is a collection of Web sites maintained by 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grade science teachers across the country.
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/mssteachers.htm

Science Toys You can Make with your Kids

Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.
http://www.scitoys.com/

Simple Machines Learning Site

The purpose of this web site is to teach elementary students about the six simple machines.
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

Terrific Web Sites for Middle School Kids – Science

These numerous good science links are maintained by the Eastchester Middle School in Westchester County , New York.
http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/kids/kidsmenu.html

The Electronic Zoo

Animal resources abound on this site:
http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

The Particle Adventure -- Fundamentals of Matter and Force

An interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelerators, and particle detectors.
http://particleadventure.org/

Treasures @Sea

Art activites, book activities, interactive activities, Web resources….and more…all about exploring the ocean through literature.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html

TryScience

TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. TryScience is brought to you through a partnership between IBM Corporation, the New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), and science centers worldwide.
http://www.tryscience.org/

USDA for Kids

Offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, this site has more good links than can be listed. Examples are Food Guide Pyramid, Backyard Conservation, Weather, Kids' Science Page, and more.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/

What's That Stuff?

Have you ever wondered about what's really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz, artificial snow, or self-tanners? C&EN presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html

Windows to the Universe

Sponsored by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), this site which has been under development since 1995. It includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Amazing Space

Amazing Space used the Hubble Telescope's discoveries to present inspirational and educationa resources.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

Cool Cosmos

Learn about what is in space, learn about infrared light, and even find an astronomer to answer questions. The “Cool Cosmos” EPO activities are coordinated and managed by the SIRTF Science Center, based at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center on the campus of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

Exploring Space: The Quest for Life

This site provides online essays and interactive features that are meant as complements to the television program. The sections here include “The Mars Prospect”, “The Search for Aliens”, and “Meteorites & Life”. Within each section, there are a number of quizzes and activities, such as one that lets visitors attempt to fly to Mars.
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/

Rocket Science 101

This website created by NASA allows guests the opportunity to learn how two different types of rockets (the Delta II and the Atlas V) are constructed. After looking over this section, visitors can construct their own rocket and see a demonstration of how each rocket works during flight.
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/RocketScience101/RocketScience101.html

StarChild – A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

The StarChild is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/

DITC – Days in the County – Environmental Education Foundation

This is a public education project funded by DITC Environmental Education Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose goal it is to bring environmental awareness through education to all. Middle school students will like the interactivity on this site.
http://www.ditc-eef.org/

Secrets of the Ice

Sponsored by Planet Interactive for the Museum of Science , Boston , this Web site enables the “traveler” to see Antarctica up close.
http://www.secretsoftheice.org/

The Nine Planets – A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

The Nine Planets is 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. Hosted by SEDS at the University of Arizona – Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/

Wonderful World of Weather

This standards-based Real Time Data Module has been created for use by students in the elementary grades to allow them to investigate weather phenomena both locally as well as in other places around the world. By using hands-on activities and real-time data investigations, the students will develop a basic understanding of how weather can be described in measurable quantities, such as temperature, wind and precipitation. The lesson plans which make up this module have been designed to allow teachers to select the ones which fit into their curriculum to allow for flexibility in implementation. This project is developed and managed by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) which is located at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/index_NEW.html

Body Surfing – Internet Field Trip

Brought to you by Scholastic, three interactive sites are here: The Heart – An Online Exploration, The Nanoworld Image Gallery, and Cells Alive
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/bodysurf.htm

Bone Biology for Kids

Presently grant funded, this is an educational site that will focus on students in grades 4 to 8. It is intended to contain lots of information about bones, the skeleton, bone health and other aspects of bone biology. It is designed to be a resource that can be used by biology and science teachers.
http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/

The Human Body – An Online Tour

Education World tours the Web to find the best "human body" sites.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson065.shtml

Middle School Physical Science Resource Center

A Project of North Carolina State University and funded by David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the Middle School Physical Science Resource Center provides many resources for middle school teachers. Search the site with Google search engine to select topic.
http://www.science-house.org/middleschool/

Physical Sciences Resource Center

This project of the American Association of Physics Teachers provides teacher resources across the entire spectrum. Click on Resource Center and enter the search term: middle school, then link to the K-8 Science Education Resource Center to find lesson plans, activities, and more. (Path: Resource Center/K-8 Science Education).
http://www.psrc-online.org/

The Physics Front

The Physics Front is a collection of resources for pre-college physics teachers. Resources provided include lesson plans, activities and labs.
http://www.compadre.org/precollege/

Great Web Sites for Kids – Science Experiments

Great Web Sites for Kids – Science Experiments Find many links to science projects and experiments
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesscience.htm

Kid Space@the Internet Public Library – Science Fair Project Resource Guide

The IPL will guide you to a variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

Kid's Design Network

With Kids Design Network, you'll investigate a challenge, dream up a design, and draw your plans on the computer. Then, using the Internet, you can show your design to a real engineer! They'll help with your design, so you can go and build it! And best of all, it's free!
http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/kdn/

Math Projects for Science Fairs

The Canadian Mathematical Society hosts this Web site of science fair project ideas using math topics.
http://camel.math.ca/Education/mpsf/

Mousetrap Action!

Check this Web site for helpful hints in building a better mousetrap car.
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/ppoggio/ewebquest/frames.html

Science Fair Handbook

This handbook is adapted from "A Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects" by Janice Van Cleave. It covers: scientific method, topic research, project research, project report, display, presentation and evaluation. The website is sponsored by DiscoverySchool.com.
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/

Science Fair Prep

Find tips science fair projects.
http://www.cyberbee.com/science/prep.html

Science Fair Projects: Ideas and Organization

This Web site is part of eThemes, a database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes for teachers from the eMints project of Missouri . The resources provide links to Web sites that provide ideas and guidelines for science fair projects.
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000252.shtml

Step By Step Science Fair Success

Written by a middle school science teacher, this Web site gives pre planning, guidelines, student tasks, topics, assessment, judging, parent letters, and more.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/21st/TL/scifair/index.html

American Museum of Natural History Digital Library Project

The AMNH Digital Library was launched in 1999 to develop an integrated database of library resources and natural history collections. The digital library will enable scientists, scholars, and educators working anywhere in the world to study unique and rare research materials from the Museum's Library and scientific collections.
http://library.amnh.org/diglib/index.html

AmphibiaWeb

AmphibiaWeb provides information on amphibian biology and conservation and contains material on 1265 species, along with 1173 distribution maps, 3449 literature references, 140 sound files, and 7188 photographs. The database can be searched by genus, species, vernacular name, family, order, country, reason for population decline, and more.
http://amphibiaweb.org/

DLESE

The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels. DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing: Access to high-quality collections of educational resources, Access to Earth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings, Support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources, Communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education. DLESE resources include electronic materials for both teachers and learners, such as lesson plans, maps, images, data sets, visualizations, assessment activities, curriculum, online courses, and much more.
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp

Encyclopedia of Earth

The Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.
http://www.eoearth.org/

NSDL (National Science Digital Library)

NSDL was established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2000 as an online library which directs users to exemplary resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research. NSDL provides an organized point of access to STEM content that is aggregated from a variety of other digital libraries, NSF-funded projects, and NSDL-reviewed web sites. NSDL also provides a Middle School Portal at http://msteacher.org/.
http://nsdl.org/

SMETE Digital Library

The SMETE Digital Library is an online library and portal of services by the SMETE Open Federation for teachers and students. Here you can access teaching and learning materials as well as join an expanding community of science, math, engineering and technology explorers of all ages.
http://www.smete.org/smete/