Science
Online Curriculum Resources
for K-12 Teachers
Science Websites Courtesy of Teacher Certification Program,
University of Washington, Bothell, Summer 2001
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov
NASA Kids is an on-line or printable resource for students from kindergarten to eighth grade. The site includes links to information about space, rockets and airplanes, projects and games, and pioneers and astronauts. The site also includes a link for teachers called Teacher's Corner which includes links to a large database of teacher materials and a website about currents science news.
www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/science.html
This site is a part of the American Library Association website and includes 700+ great sites for children from preschool through age 14. The science category includes general science, chemistry and physics, biology, mathematics, computers and technology and science experiments. The planet earth category includes geology as well as astronomy and space.
www.lessonplanspage.com/Science45.htm
This site was developed by students and faculty at the University of Missouri and is specific to science education for 4th and 5th graders. It includes lesson plans pertaining to astronomy, atmosphere and weather, biology, chemistry, ecology, geology and physics. Many of the lessons include multidisciplinary and thematic units that enhance and support integrated education.
www.si.edu/nsrc/
This site pertains to the Smithsonian Institution National Science Resources Center (NSRC) which collects and disseminates information about exemplary teaching resources, develops and disseminates education materials, and sponsors outreach activities. The NSRC has developed an innovative hands-on science program for children in grades one through six called Science and Technology for Children (STC). The 24 units of the program are described on the site as well as sample lessons that are designed to develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills of students.
www.nsta.org/
This site pertains to the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) which promotes excellence and innovation in science teaching. It includes a section on websites that have been recommended by NSTA members and nonmembers. Many of the recommended websites include education ideas for grades K-12 in the subject areas of biology, chemistry, physics and earth, environmental and space science.
topwww.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science
This site is an excellent homelink to help parents assist their children in learning science, specifically for ages 3 to 10. The provided information is very easy to read and follow and includes a number of activities to do at home to support and enhance science learning for young children.
http://chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/intro.html
Microscopes, Cells, DNA and you. This website has many different lesson plans on microscopes, cells and DNA that teachers can use in their classrooms. There are things to download and also addresses to send to for more information.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/
Microscapes; Images From the Microscope - this website has a wonderful photo gallery that explores the fascinating world of optical microscopy. Teachers and students alike can access this site and view these photographs.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
vanLeeuwenhoek.html
Treasure Troves Scientific Biographies. This site has biographies of different scientist, including Leeuwenhoek. This site can be a great resource for written reports etc.
http://library.utmb.edu/scopes/overview.htm
This is an online site that has pictures etc of lots of different microscopes that they have in their collection, with dates and makers. This site also has links to other collections of microscopes.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Education/k_12/teaching/
lesson_plans
Yahoo Lesson Plans. This site has links to many different lesson plans, including ask Eric lesson plans. All of the links I tried went to great lesson plans.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
Volcano World: Has information about volcanoes for parents, students, and teachers. There are lesson plans for teachers in grades K-12. These are relatively simple ways to demonstrate complex issues, such as convection, and explains differences between volcanoes.
www.col-ed.org/cur/science.html
Science Lesson Plans. This site has many mini-lessons on such things as making a pinhole camera, soil erosion, microscope use etc. It seems to be a great resource for mini lessons.
www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS/
Lesson Plans. K-12 teachers of science in the school districts near UC Irvine have been designing lesson plans that utilize Internet/WWW resources. Some of these lesson plans are traditional in approach and some are quite innovative in the methods adopted for incorporating the resources into their classrooms. Each lesson plan has the same general format with one or more links to WWW resources that are to be incorporated into the activities as suggested.
http://school.discovery.com/schoolhome.htmlThis website is an extension of the Discovery Channel and has resources and activities for children, teachers and parents. For educators, it provides lesson plans, a cybersafari, teaching tools and a puzzlemaker. This is an entertaining and resourceful site.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids
Science fair ideas, online activities, earthquake ABC's, history of earthquakes, facts about earthquakes. Links to adult and teacher sites on earthquakes.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Neuroscience for Kids by Dr Eric Chudler, University of Washington. Information on the Nervous System, including the senses, the brain, and the effects of drugs on the nervous system. For teachers there are on-line & off-line experiments & activities, and resources for science activities; for students there are explorations with graphics, links to other child-friendly sites and brainteasers.
www.usgs.gov
U.S. Geological Survey. Includes Geology, weather, natural phenomena (earthquakes, volcanoes), bugs & birds. For teachers, there are lesson plans, free documents & posters, and project ideas. For students there are 3-d maps, interactive activities, K-8.
http://school.discovery.com/
Discovery School by Discovery Communications (The Discovery Channel). Content includes all sciences. For teachers there are lesson plans and resources. For students there are live animal cameras, puzzles, Homework Helper and Clipart.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Volcano World from the University of North Dakota. Information and pictures of all the worlds' volcanoes.
www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
Women in Science. Move over Marie Curie--this site has information about women in science, both historically and now.
www.earthisland.org
Earth Island Institute. Up-to-date information on various pieces of legislation on environmental issues, with links to applicable Congresspersons and other environmental organizations. Good resource if you want to have the kids link science to social studies or have them write letters to their Congress persons about real issues.
www.education.noaa.gov/
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association. Information on marine life & ecology and weather. For teachers, there are resources, real time links, project ideas and lesson plans. For students, there are nodes for a variety of subjects with real time links, interactive activities, and subject information.
www.kapili.com
The Kapili Islands. This site is written as though it is an island where all the people are scientists, each link is a different part of the island for the kids to explore.
www.101science.com
101 Science. This is a great site. You can search many different branches in science, as well as mathematics. There is also science software to download.
www.kidsplanet.org
Defenders of Wildlife (non-profit organization to defend wildlife). Includes wild animal fact sheets (by continents), web of life, and wolf discovery education.
www.madsci.org
Mad SciNetwork by Washington University Medical School. Has labs, links, activities and a good search engine. Also includes a question and answer section where users can post a question, which experts will answer.
www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/
Dragonfly by Miami University. Based on constructivist theory of learning, associated with Scientific American. Includes lots of activities and is easy to navigate.
www.nasakids.com
National Aeronautics Space Administration for Kids. Information for kids about space. Teachers can get Thursday's Classroom, which has lesson ideas on current space-related topics. Site is easy to navigate and has a variety of activities both on- and off-line.
www.ran.org/info_center/teacherstudent.html
Rainforest Action Network (Non profit organization to protect the rain forests). Information on tropical rainforests, the animals, people, food involved and why we should protect it. Includes lesson plans by grade level.
www.whyfiles.org
Science Behind the News by University of Wisconsin. Interesting information about "everyday" science as it relates to today's news. It is updated often.
www.funsci.com
Fun Science Gallery. Awesome site. You can choose different languages. Includes instructions to build different experiments at a low cost.
www.windows.ucar.edu/
"Windows to the Universe" by University of Michigan. Content includes Space & Earth Science, selectable by grade level. For teachers, there are lesson plans, teacher idea-share, and links to free resources. For students, there are interactive activities, games, and live views of space. Graphic intensive site.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
Zoom Dinosaurs by Enchanted Learning. Hypertext book on dinosaurs for all ages. Easy to navigate.
www.unmuseum.org
Museum of Unnatural History. This site is a great student resource, as well as being a good source of interesting ideas for teachers. The unmuseum is a collection of unnatural phenomenon where students can learn about all sorts of things like mummies and fairies to the wonders of the world and dinosaurs.
www.extremescience.com
Extreme Science. This site has lots of information and has won awards from both the National Science Foundation and that National Science Teachers Association. It is an especially good site for girls because in the extreme scientists' area there are many women listed with high profile jobs in science fields.
www.cellsalive.com
Cells Alive. If you are looking for a neat way to get your students involved in cells, then this site is for you. Includes an opportunity to view a live growing cancer cell. The cells start multiplying at certain times everyday and give you an updated picture every few minutes.
www.virtualexplorers.org/
Virtual Explorers. This site helps us expand our scope. A group of women highly trained in science take trips to different areas of the world and your class can go along with them via the Internet. There are lesson plans that go along with this site and it is very student centered.
www.awesomelibrary.org
This site has a million different resources for teachers, parents, and students. There are lesson plans and specific multidisciplinary approaches that help teachers to combine science with other subject areas, such as social studies. It is easy to find the information in this site and it is offered in six languages.
www.explorescience.com
The activities on this site seem to cater to the older student, 6th-8th grade. The nice thing about this site is that it has been recommended for its clear explanation of concepts and it allows for experiments with concepts, such as sound, that might not otherwise be available to students. There are also some fun games and more casual activities.
www.edufly.com
By selecting grade level and subject area, you can find links that are evaluated and ranked by educators.
www.madsci.org/experiments/
Edible/Inedible Experiments. This is so cool! An edible/inedible experiment archive. All of the experiments are relatively inexpensive. The grade level and safety concerns are listed.
www.sciencemadesimple.com
Great science projects and common kids' science questions, with answers.
http://permiermedical.safeshopper.com
Select "scientific" for some great science teacher supplies!
www.nationalgeographic.com
An excellent site for kids and teachers. For kids, it has activities, trivia questions, reports on various animals and games. For teachers it provides lesson plans, online adventures, maps and a teacher community. This is an extremely reliable source for anyone wanting to discover the world.
www.doscience.com
This site is dedicated to providing guidance for hands-on science activities for kids and educators. There are links to other science websites as well as Educational resources for teachers.
www.pbs.org
A reliable and familiar site that has links to NOVA and a TeacherSource page. There you can find thousands of lesson plans and activities for all grade levels and any topic. There is also a ScienceLine page that delivers tools and information on the latest developments in teaching science.
www.chem4kids.com/
A fun and engaging site for kids wanting to know about chemistry. It has descriptions and great visuals on a variety of chemistry related topics. This site is run by Kapili.com, which also hosts other science related websites.
www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
This is a fabulous site called Teachers Helping Teachers and is created by teachers with links that include lesson plans for every subject. Under each subject are additional links.
www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
This site is created by The Franklin Institute. It includes lists of "hot" websites for many different education subjects, including a link of activities (on the computer) that kids have done.
www.ktca.org/newtons/newtech.html
Presented by the Newton's Apple television show (has run for 15 years!). Includes lesson plans/Teacher guides for all shows from years 9-15. Also links to AskEric site of teacher resources and the E Connection for outdoor resources.
www.planetpals.com/
This site is for parents, teachers, and especially-kids to teach them about the earth and the environment. It is full of natural science information, and includes an on-line newsletters. Has won many awards.
www.wmich.edu/tll/science
This site is presented by the American Science Association. It has an incredible link to hundreds of online science websites and includes the grade appropriateness level.
www.coe.unt.edu/luttrell
Prepared by the Department of Teacher Education and Administration. Has lesson plans by grade level, information on what scientists do, questions for students, etc.
www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm
This is a site prepared by the magazine Scientific American. Students can write in questions they have, such as "What causes earthquakes" and they will get an answer. Probably more appropriate for 4th grade and up.
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