K12> [innovative-teaching] October 2, 1998<Top Science Sites>
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October 2, 1998
Looking for a way to enrich or extend your Science curriculum?
Check out these top Science sites on the Web!!!
AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
Students design their own roller coasters to discover how physics laws
affect amusement park ride design
ARCHAEOLOGY - http://www.virtualelpaso.com/archaeology/hires/index.htm
Archaeological studies, excavations, dig sites, indigenous people,
scientific fieldwork and the Virtual Mammoth Project
BEE EYE - http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/beye/beyehome.html
Simulation which allows particpants to experience the eyesight of a bee
BLACK HOLE GANG - http://www.blackholegang.com/
Online science fiction with built-in Science applications including
hidden links about Einstein, bats and rainforests
BRAIN WARP #3 - http://www.spaceday.com/bw3/
Simulated flight to the middle of the universe using mathematics to
figure out how far one would travel in a jumbo jet given a set amount of
time
BUILD IT AND BUST IT - http://library.advanced.org/11686/
An engineering site in which you will design and test your own
structures online and share what you learn with others
CHEM4KIDS - http://www.chem4kids.com/
Designed for students, covering topics such as Matter, Atoms, Elements,
Reactions, Key Topics and Mathematics
CHESAPEAKE BAY LINK - http://www.baylink.org/
An educational site with lessons centered on the Chesapeake Bay estuary,
the people living on its drainage area, and the effect the various
natural and human forces have on the Bay
COLUMBIA VIRTUAL BODY - http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody/
Excellent Shockwave-based interactive tour of the human body: nervous,
digestive, circulatory and skeletal systems
COMIC BOOK PERIODIC TABLE -
http://www.uky.edu/~holler/periodic/periodic.html
Creative combination of comic book heroes paired with elements on an
interactive periodic table; lots of solid facts too
COOL SCIENCE FOR CURIOUS KIDS - http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Presented by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cool Science for
Curious Kids presents biology in human terms that elementary children
can understand and relate to. Examples of current topics include "Eat
roots?
Eat stems? NO WAY!!! Leap into our plant-parts salad" and "Dive into a
miniature world without a microscope"
DYNAMIC SCIENCE ACTIVITIES -
http://d4bs.eesf.brad.ac.uk/~vernon/science.html
Superb online Science activities from the Buttershaw Upper School in
Great Britain
EARTH -
http://www.windows.umich.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi/long.button.map(back=/venus/v
enus.html&sw=false&sn=326056&link=&d=/images&edu=mid&br=graphic&cd=false&fr
=f&tour=)?143,15
Wonderful University of Michigan site includes the Interior and Surface,
Atmosphere, Magnetosphere, Water & Life, Planetary Facts and Image
Archives
ENERGY QUEST - http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/index2.html
Online interactive sites including Devoured by the Dark, Percy's
Puzzles, Energy Science Projects and Poor Richards Energy Almanac
EXPLORE SCIENCE - http://www.explorescience.com/index.htm
Shockwave-based interactive site covering Mechanics, Theory of
relativity, Life Sciences, Waves, Astrophysics, Optics and Games
FERROUS WHEEL - http://www.onlineclass.com/Ferrous/FerrousSub.html
Online class for Junior High and High School students (either Sept.-Nov.
1998 or April-May 1999); set in an imaginary amusement park, covers
physics, geometry, calculus, general mathematics, art, and language arts
THE GENE SCHOOL - http://hyperion.advanced.org/19037/
Overview of genetics, along with applications, interactive labs, and a
glossary for student use
GEOLOGICAL TIME MACHINE -
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Interactive chart of geologic time periods from the Precambrian to the
Cenozoic; good links
GREAT GLOBE GALLERY - http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
Hundreds of images of the Earth showing everything from global snow and
ice caps to corals and mangroves to global water quality
HEART SOUNDS - http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9596/
Online identified heart sounds with good information and comparisons to
'normal' heart sounds, sound files download
HUMAN BODY CALCULATIONS - http://www.favachiro.com/files/machine.htm
Online calculator tabulates how often different body functions are done
every day; fascinating trivia
IMSEnet - http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/
Instructional Materials in Science Education site: chemistry, earth
science, biology, physics, space, oceanography - need I go on?
INTERACTIVE PHYSICS AND MATH - http://www.lightlink.com/sergey/java/
JAVA based demonstrations of several dozen scientific principles,
including pendulums, bouncing balls, lasers, light dispersion,
Kirchhoff's rules and an oscillating 3D crystal
INVENTIONS - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/inventions/
Made by National Geographic, this site invites students to help test out
the workings of a new contraption while working through five different
activities
INVENTION DIMENSION - http://web.mit.edu/invent/
MIT based site promoting the spirit of invention, with archives, links,
resources and an Inventor of the Week
INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS THEME PAGE -
http://www.cln.org/themes/inventors.html
Links to curricular resources and instructional materials to aid in
incorporating creative thinking into your Science classroom; presented
by CLN
LIGHT AND COLOR -
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/intro/
Light theory in three interactive sections: : Talking about Color, The
Lighter Side of Color, and An Eye on Color
MISSION TO MARS - http://library.advanced.org/11147/
An interactive mission simulation, which puts you in control of design
and execution of a mission with a probe landing on the Red Planet
NANOWORLD IMAGES - http://www.uq.oz.au/nanoworld/images_1.html
High quality magnified microscopic images of blood, cells, animals,
diseases, microbes, pollen, yeast, molds and plant and animal tissue
NASA'S ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE - http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/
Examines questions of the origins of our universe; excellent graphics
and (of course) first rate information
NASA'S QUEST - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Made for teachers, includes such ongoing projects as NeuroLab, SpaceTeam
and AeroDesignTeam, with links to other interactive projects
NEPTUNE'S WEB - http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/neptune.htm
Sponsored by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command: facts,
quizzes, searches, ask an oceanographer, teacher resources
NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS -
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html
Extremely thorough presentaion of the nervous system, with experiments,
activities, resources and kids pages
PBS SCIENCE - http://www.pbs.org/science/
Highlights and background information on every Science-based PBS program
on the air
PBS SCIENCELINE - http://www.pbs.org/learn/scienceline/
Whether you teach elementary, middle or high school science, you will
find resources and information here to support you professionally: PBS
science-related programs, a spotlight of a different area of science
with links to related Web sites, words from an expert, daily fun facts
and the new standards-based SCIENCELINE professional development program
currently being created by PBS in collaboration with the National
Science Teacher Association
PERSPECTIVES ON AN OCEAN PLANET -
http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/tecd.html
Free CD ROM from NASA which contains over an hour of digital video,
audio, images, and text captions on the TOPEX/POSEIDON, which measures
the global ocean topography every 10 days
pH FACTOR - http://www.miamisci.org/ph/
Examines the many facets of pH, includes teacher guides
PHYSICS 2000 - http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/
An interactive journey through modern physics, including segments on
Einstein's Legacy and the Atomic Lab
PROJECT PRIMARY - http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/index.html
Ohio Wesleyan University site to promote hands-on K-3 activities in
Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics and Zoology
ROCKETS ON WHEELS - http://www.pbs.org/tal/racecars/
An electronic field trip to a NASCAR Speedway which includes the chance
to build your own online race car, a classroom tool box, and race car
web links
SATELLITES - HOW THEY WORK - http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/
Practical classroom activities for learning how satellites operate
SCIENCE JUNCTION - http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/
Billed as a 'science cybercommunity for teachers, students and
researchers of Science', this site is designed for satudents and
educators by North Carolina State University. Highly interactive, it
seeks to make connections between Science and everyday life.
SCIENCE LEARNING NETWORK - http://www.sln.org/
High caliber site with engaging activities and connections with six of
the most dynamic Science museums in the country
SEEDS OF LIFE - http://versicolores.ca/seedsoflife/index.html
Extensive coverage of the nature of seeds with animation and information
presented on a student's level
SENSES - http://www.hhmi.org/senses/
A multitude of Science topics explored through an examination of the
brain and our senses; sophisticated subject matter
THE SOUNDRY - http://library.advanced.org/19537/
An exciting, interactive, and educational web site about sound, the
Soundry aims to promote enthusiasm and knowledge of sound. Very nice
lay-out
THE SPACE PLACE - http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
NASA's salute to elementary space science with an emphasis on hands-on
activities that make sophisticated concepts meaningful
SPACELINKS -
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products
/
More of NASA's wealth: Briefs, Educator's Guides, Educational Programs,
Wallsheets, Lithographs, Slide Sets and Videotapes
TORNADOS -
http://www.discovery.com/area/science/tornado/tornadowarning.html
Data and images from stormchasers make this site intriguing and intense;
not active out of tornado season
TOUR OF BIOMES -
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Virtual tour of a tropical rain forest, tropical savannah, mid-latitude
deciduous forest, desert, subarctic taiga and polar tundra
U.S.G.S. LEARNING WEB - http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Kid friendly format presenting data and activities from the U.S.G.S.
U.S.G.S. SEISMOLOGY SITE - http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/
Database on current and general earthquake data, as well as station
codes and coordinates
VOLCANOES ONLINE - http://library.advanced.org/17457/
Excellent coverage of plate tectonics and volcanoes, as well as games,
comics and a searchable database
VOLCANO WORLD - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Highly graphic and greatly detailed watch on volcanic activity around
the world, as well as archives
VRML BIOLOGY PAGE - http://verbena.fe.uni-lj.si/~tomaz/VRML/
Visualizations of biological structures and processes using interactive
VRML virtual space worlds
WAVE THEORY - http://www.li.net/~stmarya/stm/home.htm
Guide to sound and electromagnetic radiation including Sound, Radio,
Microwave, Infrared and Ultraviolet Light, Lasers, X - Rays, and Gamma
Rays
WEATHER CLASSROOM - http://www.weather.com/education/
Presented by the Weather Channel, excellent projects including the
Weather Classroom, Look Up, Weather Focus and On the Safe Side
Check out many more high quality Science sites at Innivative Teaching at
the Surfaquarium!
Next week's topic: "Using the Arts to Integrate Content Areas"
Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mr...@interserf.net!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!
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