Open Directory - Science: Educational Resources
See also: This category in other languages: - A free website dedicated to learning through exploration and communication. - Science and other technology subjects for home learning centers, amateur radio operators, and amateur scientists. - Services public and private school districts and schools on the continental USA and in Hawaii through teacher and administrator seminars and workshops. - An NSF funded Rice University Digital Library project that hosts free reviewed online resources, linked to the content outline, for AP and Pre-AP teachers and students of biology, physics and chemistry. - Provides a collection of activities, lesson plans and links to some of the best educational science websites. - A training project dedicated to improve the quality of higher education for heritage management in Asia and Europe. The project runs from March 2004 to August 2006. - Answers to a variety of science and technology questions, including questions you never thought to ask. - Resources for learning about and discussing the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, including related reports, data and commentaries. - Information about humans, animals, space, the planet Earth and various hot topics. Includes TV listings, Listen Again online radio, news reports, quizzes, picture galleries and games. - A series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic science. - Online science laboratory. Includes learning activities and show information. - Learning materials for include coloring books, audio lectures, videos and workbooks. Subjects covered are math, science, and HTML. Includes product list and online order form. - Internship and fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students and teachers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. - Each month a dozen questions are posed and answered by lab scientists on various topics on how things work in the natural world. - An interactive distance learning web site designed to immerse your students in the exciting process of deep-sea research and exploration. - Video podcast of cool science demonstrations. - Children's science author, Dr. Fred Bortz, including biographical information, list of books, FAQs, and information about school visits. - Find educational information and interactive multimedia resources in earth science,geology,oceanography,space science, astronomy, physical science, and remote sensing. - Includes guided links for students, lesson plans and references for teachers, as well as collaborative projects directed towards the middle school level. - In addition to the catalog itself, links are provided to curriculum materials, professional development, software, visual and audiovisual classroom support, print material and online resources. - Includes activity of the month for students and teachers of elementary science, as well as an archive of past activities, and resources. - Includes activity of the month for students and teachers of elementary science, as well as an archive of past activities, and resources. - Science news and activities with an emphasis on extremes. - Includes virtual science tours on nature topics. Includes related educational resources. - Resources are sorted by category and grade level. - Features over science labs for biology, chemistry, and physics, and numerous other printable note skeletons, graphic organizers, and worksheets. - Free video lectures on science and technology topics. - A professional geophysicist maintains this collection of resources for classroom demonstrations and hands-on exercises about physics, earth science, earthquakes, math and fun illusions. Includes videos of earthquake shake tables. - Genetic Archaeology is the study of genetic ancestry using modern forensic techniques to collect and blueprint ancient human and animal remains. - Develops curricula, videos and activities to enhance learning of scientific topics. Includes list of projects and staff. - Summer school programme of science and engineering experience courses at university for professional careers in science, engineering and technology. - Explanations about form and function in science and technology. - Publications, lab safety training videos, biomedical research and science education multi-media resources. - A multimedia museum of optical and sensory illusions, with on-line demonstrations and explanations. - In addressing standards for science education, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory discusses the critical issues involved. Includes overview, goals, strategies and pitfalls. - Established to promote efforts to improve precollege and undergraduate education in the areas of mathematics and science. A hallmark of IMSE efforts is the collaboration of research mathematicians and scientists with education researchers and teachers. - Sponsored by the SERVIT Group, part of the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, North Carolina State University. - Presents some of the most challenging science questions in various fields of study. Includes further discussion on certain topics. - From teacher Bill Beaty's homepages. Includes links, projects and lesson plans. - Fun, educational videos for all ages about cutting-edge scientific discoveries. - Located at Fermilab. Over twenty-five education programs aiming to develop habits of mind through inquiry. - Offers programs for K-12 students and MIT students, and resources for parents and teachers as well as MIT alumni. - Access to the K-12 Integrating Science, Math, and Technology Reference Curriculum is now FREE. - Offers science literacy programs in areas around the world. Page includes company history and locations. - Information on over 2000 science and math songs having appeal to a wide range of audiences. Search or browse; listen to MASSIVE Radio, an internet station that plays only these songs. - Reviews of textbooks and other teaching materials, essays, newsletter, and forums. Suggestions for site improvements and future reviews welcomed. A project of North Carolina State University. - Extensive collection of links for K-12 students coverings topics such as chemistry, physics, earth sciences, astronomy, and museums. - Links to all aspects of NASA's extensive education resources, including news, programs for children and adults, student resources, and calendar of events. - A student magazine from Tehran, with mathematics and physics content. In both Iranian and English. - Education and training programs in science. - Provides information about physics, chemistry and nanotechnology, education and admissions to degree programs. Download question papers and study materials free. - Designed to stimulate the imagination about science and technology. Provides science resources for primary and secondary school students and their teachers. - Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy and wind up face to face with a proton in Florida. - The American Association for the Advancement of Science's site on reforms of science, mathematics, and technology education. - A great place for 4th to 6th grade children to learn about science. - Provides teachers with science news and related resources to help capture the interest and attention of all their pupils. - Online science content, resources and professional development opportunities for educators. - Portfolio of scientific research studies done as projects by students. - In addition to resources for teachers, the Kid's Corner has links to science activities and there are additional science resources for students. - Interactive optical illusions, games, science projects, fun puzzles, and distortions. - Provides annotated Web links to relevant science and math subjects arranged as directories and portals, searchable sites, search engines, and interactive Web sites. - Offers free online courses to help teachers make science, math and computer science classes more effective for students with disabilities and ADHD. - Links to free science e-books, textbooks, lecture notes, monographs, and other science related documents. - The AAAS review journal for science materials for all ages, including reviews and recommendations for books, videos, software, and web sites. - References, resources and annotated links for secondary school science teachers and trainees. University of Sydney. - Online science lessons on a wide variety of subjects, including the cloning of Dolly the sheep, the Montserrat volcano, water on the Moon, Martian fossils, and the "chicken flu." - Provides snippets of information on animals, humans, space and the weather, for children and everyone. - Dedicated to the simple idea that everyone should be able to contribute to science. Provides informative quizzes and articles. - Developing the scientific contents for the Bilingual Project Integrated Curriculum designed by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia and the British Council. - Community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education. Inquiry-posed problems, information, demonstrations, and labs. - Reviews of a wide range of science-related sites for science students and teachers. Reviews indicate curriculum relevance of sites, age suitability and suggestions for use of sites in teaching science. - Picture galleries containing a collection of images relating to science and nature topics. - Resources for K-12 science educators. - Purchase an instructional video that details essential elements of Science Olympiad's Wright Stuff (rubber band-propelled airplanes) competition. - Dictionary of scientific terms and scientists and science news. In French but with access from English terms. - Fee-based subscription site, providing a free tour of the resources available. These include an information bank, animated models, simulations, professional development, experiments online, and teacher presentations. - Sells class materials for biology, chemistry, earth science, physics and forensics. Includes online shopping. - Alphabetic index of science-related internet resources created by Nerd World Media. - Get answers to science questions, look for experiments to do, and sample some free online courses. - A series of short articles on science issues provided by Aberdeen scientists and broadcast on Northsound One for North East Scotland. - Worksheets, lesson plans, and activities for teaching K-12 science classes. - Site is for science teachers to share ideas such as labs, demonstrations and any other information to which teachers wish to grant public access. - Interactive exhibits and multimedia articles and activities. - A list of internet resources compiled by The National Science Resources Center. - Journal offers articles about teaching in science and interdisciplinary topics. Includes abstracts and submission information. - Video-sharing community for people interested in science. It features original content from a range of contributors including high-school students and professional film-makers. - Offering downloadable safety checklists, quizzes, and other handouts, as well as access to other free lab-safety materials developed especially for high school science teachers and students. - Free, advertising-supported online magazine that provides news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. - Search engine for videos on scientific subjects where every video is reviewed to verify its accuracy and quality. - A science fact sent by email each workday. Large online archive. Free trial subscription. - Links to specific scientific disciplines. Offers features, columnists articles, homework helper, science topics for discussion, books and software links, downloads, and email. - Resource for K-12 science educators. - Provides up-to-date articles on a variety of science topics including biology, technology, earth sciences and astronomy. It encourages reader participation and allows comments and ratings on all articles. - The site for science technicians in schools, colleges and universities. Home of the SCITECH-L Discussion List, and Scitech Forums. - Fun to read science facts and trivia presented in a very pleasant manner! - Over 800 links organized alphabetically in over 40 categories. - A combination of lesson plan sites and resource links for physics, astronomy, and related fields. - Engineers and scientists are available to answer questions. The site also features an archive of past enquiries. - Specializes in math, science and design technology for K-8 students. Encourages life-long learning in teachers, and educational techniques through on-site workshops, short courses. magazines, and supply list recommendations, using everyday concepts. - Has links for science teachers, biology teachers in particular, as well as general education links. Includes useful sites for lesson planning and searching the internet. - Program that sponsors research experiences in the polar regions for U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers. Includes program information, journals and other reports from current and past participants, and related classroom activities. - All about soap bubbles. Bubble blowing, solutions, history, fun, Java games, bubble machines and trivia. - Each month the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse selects a dozen useful math and science sites for teachers and students. Includes archives. - A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. - Aims to provide digital resources to help educators promote interest and engagement with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) topics for learners of all ages, particularly females. - Providing links for science, astronomy, biology, chemistry, electronics, medicine, meteorology, oceanography,physics and space. - A resource for science and technology courses. Online theory items, feedback forum. - Science and environmental education specialists offer science awareness through simulated classroom safaris for all ages. - A learning outreach program with a mission to work with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in science and mathematics. Forum; annotated directory of links; and searchable resources for science, math and for hands-on activities in general. - Resource for educators and students. The Science Classroom and the Kid Zone are to make learning fun. - Responses to issues regarding 12th-Grade TIMSS. - This demonstration exhibits the user interface for remote access to the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human digital image library. Users can visualize the library, browse contents, locate data of interest, and retrieve desired images. - Each year, the Grants for Teachers program awards 50 grants of up to $10,000 each to K-12 teachers of science in the fields of environmental science and physical science applications. The projects should demonstrate creativity, involve risk-taking, possess a visionary quality, and model a new way of presenting science. - Designed to make Triple Science GCSEs more widely available to pupils in UK schools. Provides support material in biology, chemistry and physics. - Content is contributed by science centers and museums worldwide and constantly changes. - Resources for K-16 teachers about what science is and how it works. - Disseminate information and innovative materials relating to science teaching throughout Australia. Contains tertiary and secondary school resources, publications, information on academic courses and professional development workshops, and discussion mailing lists. - Promoting the use of animated gifs and Java applets in the teaching of science. The site has samples and shows how these may be incorporated into websites and PowerPoint slides for use in education. - Brings modern and near real-time volcano information to school kids. - Includes activities that use everyday objects to illustrate mathematical principles. - An ad hoc group of North Dakota State University faculty dedicated to developing internet-based learning pages. Details the efforts of our group. Current projects include visual educational research in computer science, biology, geology, and anthropology. - Mathematical and scientific explorations and tools. - Project that attempts to present a universal and coherent overview of science in a highly-condensed visual form using images, demos and simulations.
