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American Chemical Society
Teachers and Students section includes links to articles, professional associations and k-12 and higher education resources.
Ask Dr. Global Change
Includes a searchable collection of answers to questions about global warming, ozone depletion, greenhouse gases and other issues related to climate change. Students can also submit questions of their own and explore related links. (From the federal Global Change Research Information Office)
Best Science and Technology Web Sites
From Scientific American magazine. Categories include Anthropology & Paleontology, Biology, Chemistry, Medicine and more.
Drinking Water for Kids
EPA's Water Sourcebook Series includes lesson plans and activities for k-12 students.
EdSpace
Become an "educator astronaut" and help NASA connect space exploration with the classroom. Join the educator astronaut "earth crew" -- a web-based initiative that provides education activities, astronaut profiles and information about living & working in space.
Energy & Recycling
The link between solid waste and energy, the history of garbage, how landfills work, etc. Materials for teaching about energy are provided in Classroom Connection. (From the federal Dept. of Energy)
Enivronmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Center
Curriculum and resources, grants, community service project ideas from the EPA.
GEODE
Lets students display on maps a range of data: population, transportation, political boundaries, oil, water, other natural resources and more. Students can explore geographic relationships by combining and co-displaying these data on maps of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and other parts of the world. (From the US Geological Survey)
How Things Fly
Answers to questions such as "Why can't we fly like birds?" and "How are balloons like boats?" From the National Air and Space Museum.
Invention at Play
How "play" -- the ordinary work of childhood -- connects with the creative impulse. Read about inventors of the ski, sailboard, surgical robot, unfolding structures, water purifier, barbed wire, Velcro, Kevlar, post-it note, microwave, high-efficiency wind turbine and telephone. (From the Smithsonian Institution)
Molecular Workbench
Offers a "molecular simulation engine" -- a set of tools that can be used to compute and visualize the motion of atoms and molecules. Thirty-five activities include how hot air balloons work, how superballs are like atoms, what matter is made of and "rainstorm in a bag."
NASA Explores
Express lessons and online resources for teachers and students. Subscribe to weekly e-mail notices, with abstracts of articles and brief descriptions of the latest lesson plans and activities/ The site is updated each Thursday with new material, including news and details about national education conferences and other events of interest to the education community.
National Association of Biology Teachers
Publications and information on grants and professional development opportunities.
Planet Quest
This search for new worlds is being conducted over the next 15 years through a series of NASA missions using the most sensitive instruments ever made. Find out about these instruments & missions. Learn how scientists discover planets and determine whether a planet is habitable. Resources for teachers & learning activities for students are provided. (NASA)
Science and Our Food Supply
A free surriuclum kit from the Food and Drug Administration for middle and high school level science teachers. Includes an interactive video, Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety and the comprehensive "Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide.
Sunspots & the Solar Cycle
This NASA site explains the solar cycle, how sunspots affect earth, the history of sunspots and more.
Science Education at Jefferson Lab
Offers 16 hands-on activities to answer questions such as: How do scientists to measure the size of an atom? What kind of coat will keep you the warmest -- one made from cotton, steel wool or air? How should you build a boat so that it carries the most cargo? Flash cards, matching games, & crossword puzzles can help students learn the periodic table of elements & other science information. Middle school teachers are invited to apply for a summer enrichment program in basic physics. (From the federal Dept. of Energy)
Science Education Safety
Tips from the Council of State Science Supervisors. Download this guide, which covers topics ranging from teacher's liability in the lab to proper chemical disposal.
Teachers Domain
A digital library of multimedia for life sciences -- ecology and ecosystems, evolution, adaptation, genetics, the cell and more. Includes more than 150 broadcast clips and video modules from WGBH television science programs. (Funded by the National Science Foundation. Site requires a free registration.)
Toxtown
An interactive guide to toxic substances commonly found in water, rivers, offices, stores, schools, parks, homes and factories. (From the National Institutes for Health and federal department of Health and Human Services)