Science Education Sites

Science Education Sites

Amazing Space http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ Space science and Hubble Space Telescope, photographs, audio, video, animations, and activities. Teacher materials linked to the National Science Education Standards, interdisciplinary connections.

The Biology Place http://www.biology.com/ Information, tutorials, and online interactive exercises, broad variety of biological topics. For students to supplement coursework and teachers. Authors include university professors and secondary teachers. Online testing tailored to a variety of student textbooks. Current science news. Also, http://www.chemplace.com

The Biology Project - http://www.biology.arizona.edu or http://www.blc.arizona.edu/rick Online interactive resource for biology education for undergraduate and advanced secondary levels. Online tutorials and interactive pages for students. Supplement to standard coursework or for self-directed distance learning.

Bowdoin College Virtual Reality Research Station - cphillip@Bowdoin.EDU An 118 acre island off Maine coast, research site for faculty and students from about 10 disciplines. Students, faculty or visitors explore the island, interact with databases nd faculty collaborate in on-line experiments. An avatar mirrors where they go in the virtual world. Avatars talk to each other in real time and have access to graphing and statistics applications so students can interact collaboratively. Courses with research components and long-term studies.

Brainium - http://www.brainium.com/ Multiactive Education particularly for students and teachers of grades 4-8 in Canadian schools. Eye-catching graphics, animations, audio, and video activities to interest students in life, physical, earth, and space sciences. Designed to appeal to students with extensive section for teachers with resources, lesson plans and ties to educational standards.

Carolina Coastal Science - http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/ Inquiry-based science resource, interactive technologies, explore science in coastal Carolina. Detailed photolibrary of coastal environments, to support student teams in their analysis of a dilemma involving environmental, economic, and social issues. An educational guide links online activities to National Science Education Standards, numerous teaching suggestions.

Chemistry in Context - U. of Wisc. - www.mhhe.com/cic/ Project of American Chemical Society, presents chemical principles in the context of issues facing society today, using resources of the web to engage students in issues and foster critical thinking. Site hosted by McGraw-Hill, publisher of text, over 50 web activities that : (1) link issues to their own city or state using local environmental data; (2) access real-time data, such as by satellites; (3) learn latest developments on a particular topic or event, and (4) and evaluate controversies, using the web sites provided by skeptics, government agencies and industry. Site does not provide specific scientific content; rather, offers instructors and students possibilities for using the scientific (and not-so-scientific) resources of the web for the teaching and learning process.

Critical Issues Forum - http://set.lanl.gov/Programs/CIF/ Multi-disciplinary science curriculum, science education team, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Involves teams of teachers and students in collaborative distance learning projects on current issues. Distance learning and traditional classroom setting. http://set.lanl.gov/Programs/CIF/CIFsplash.html

DNA From the Beginning - http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/ Multimedia primer on the basics of DNA and heredity. Key concepts, each presented separately but also viewed as a continuous story of science. Linked to each concept are multimedia elements that allow the user to discover the experiments and people behind the concept. The program is a resource for school classes, projects and reports, online courses and tutorials, and adjunct information for genetic counselors and health care professionals.
http://vector.cshl.org/resources/bioserver.html
EarthKAM - http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/ Developed through the TERC Center for Earth and Space Science Education, in collaboration with NASA, UCSD and other partners, students have direct access to a digital camera flown on the Space Shuttle. Students select targets on Earth to be photographed, and then use the images in a variety of investigations and curricular applications. All of the images (currently 2,000) are available on the EarthKAM website for wider public and educational use. Extensive teacher's guides help participants utilize these resources.
The Franklin Institute Online - http://www.fi.edu/ Informal science education, science exhibits, hands-on science for classrooms. Different *Units of Study' are available, as well as "Scientists in The City"' activities and an "Ask an Expert' resource. Interestingly, a direct answer is not provided for "Ask an Expert' questions, but the means and resources to answer questions are given. The activities on the site are not computer interactive but offer hands-on, inquiry based activities that investigate different concepts in science.
Genomic Biology Servers - http://vector.cshl.org/resources/biosserver.html
Site complements wet labs using simplified PCR chemistry for amplifying human insertion polymorphisms and sequence the human mitochondrial control region. Suite of database/statistics applications and easy-to-use interfaces that allow students to use their own DNA data to explore human population genetics and to test theories of human evolution. Allele Server has facilities to test Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and statistically compare populations. Simulation Server models the long-term effects of drift, selection, and bottlenecks. Sequence Server searches for similar DNA sequences in Genbank and aligns two or more sequences for comparison.
Genetic Science Learning Center (beta) - Ellen Wilson - http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/test2/
High School Human Genome Project - http://hshgp.genome.washington.edu/ Classroom opportunities to virtually analyze sequence data obtained by high school students as part of the Project (HSHGP). Sequence data generated by collaborating HSHGP classrooms is collected, compiled and added to the nationwide effort to obtain the complete DNA sequence of the human species. The HSHGP website supports these efforts and offers sufficient past data and software to allow online participants to read, compile and analyze student-generated DNA sequence data for themselves, while learning about the Human Genome Project.
Human Genome Teacher Networking Project - http://www.kumc.edu/gec Internet support for educators interested in the Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project. Participants in project explore clinical applications of new genetic biotechnology and the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of the Human Genome Project through networking with peers and genetic professionals. Current human genetics information for educators and their students. Career infomation and genetic support group information.
Human Genome Management Information System - Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis, Human Genome Project (HGP) goals, progress being made, benefits of genome research, careers in genetics, and the ethical, legal and social issues surrounding the availability of genetic data. Applications of information and technologies derived from the HGP. Technical Human Genome News. Nontechnical audiences as well as to scientists, social scientists, and medical and legal practitioners.: The Science Behind the Human Genome Project http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/resource/info.html
Medicine and the New Genetics http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/resource/medicine.html
Genetic Diseases Information- http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/resource/assist.html
Chromosome Launchpad, worldwide research institutions carrying out genetic research on a particular chromosome: http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/launchpad/
Journey North - http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Students engage in scientific observations and explorations as they follow animal migrations and seasonal change. Site fosters interactions between scientists and students, between classrooms in different parts of the country, and between students in North America and Mexico. Extensive teacher materials assist in classroom implementation.
Natural History of Genes ( http://raven.umnh.utah.edu ) Director for Science, Genetic Science Learning Center - http://gslc.utah.edu
One Sky, Many Voices - http://onesky.engin.umich.edu/ School of Education and the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan. Innovative, inquiry-based weather curricula for grades K-12, uses both Internet and CD-ROM technology. Some units are interactive computer-based activities as well as collaborative activities between participants at different institutions.
Online Class - http://www.onlineclass.com/ 10-week interactive, teaching units in which schools work collaboratively on guided research projects. Background material, research challenges, online experts, etc. are available in private Web classrooms. Discussion is moderated, and all student work is published online. Most offerings are interdisciplinary. OnlineClass science topics include: Blue Ice: Focus on Antarctica, Physics Park, Dinosaurs Alive! and Ocean Exlporers.

SCOPE (Science Controversies Online, Partnerships in Education) - http://scope.educ.washington.edu/
Testbed for Telecollaboration - http://teaparty.terc.edu/ Develop, implement, and research use of the Internet for Network Science, a model of collaborative Internet-based classroom inquiry learning. TFT's goals include establishment of Network Science as an effective educational technology, the development of organizational and technological infrastructure, and research in new methods of telecollaboration. Students in Network Science collaborative classrooms research and investigate a common question, pooling data online. Results are interpreted using provided software and conclusions shared among participants. Teacher's guides.
Whale Net - http://whale.wheelock.edu/ Multilingual site, designed to excite K-12 students, teachers and the public about math, science, the environment and technology. The site features a "Satellite Observation Program" to track whales and other marine life and provides teacher materials and professional development based on the program curriculum. http://www.whale.weelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/CDROMintro.html
The Why? Files - http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/ Mass audience-oriented exploration of the science and technology that underpin the news of the day. The Why Files was established initially as a part of the National Institute for Science Education and was funded by the National Science Foundation. The program is now a part of the Graduate School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Published by a small staff, The Why Files overarching mission is to help make science accessible, understandable and meaningful to users. Keying off of current and news events, a new feature package is produced each week. Features explore aspects of science and technology that provide greater context and meaning than can be found in traditional news coverage.
Bill Nye the Science Guy Page - http://nyelabs.kcts.org/
National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/
Great Expectations in Math & Science (GEMS) -: http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GEMS/gemspubs.html