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General Science Sites
 Science Teaching and Learning
Science Museums
General Science Sites

GENERAL SCIENCE SITES:

  • Planetary Studies Exploring Planets in the Classroom, from the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, features more than 25 hands-on science activities!

  • Windows to the Universe This stunning NASA-funded site explores Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
  • Young Inventors For students in grades 4-6. Sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Company.   Entries are due for the Craftsman and NSTA Young Inventors Award Program.
Science Teaching and Learning

SCIENCE TEACHING & LEARNING

  • A Walk Through Time A NIST Physics Laboratory Presentation
  • BioChemNet
  • Center for Earth and Planetary Studies The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) is the scientific research unit within the Collections and Research Department of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. CEPS performs original research and outreach activities on topics covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change.
  • Franklin Institute Science Museum All Aboard! The Train Factory is now open! The Baldwin 60000 steam locomotive rides again! Explore Pieces of Science, a gallery of scientific artifacts and educational resources produced by the Online Museum Educators.
  • Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide This page contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education.
  • Humane Society of the United States: Animal Research Issues Section The mission of the Animal Research Issues section is to reduce and eventually eliminate harm to animals used in research, testing, and education, through the promotion of alternative methods and other means.
  • Interactive Frog Dissection The Interactive frog Dissection was designed for use in high school biology classrooms.
  • Jane's Brain Page
  • Learning Through Collaborative Visualization Project This is the website for the Learning through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project. CoVis is a community of thousands of students, hundreds of teachers, and dozens of researchers all working together to find new ways to think about and practice science in the classroom.
  • NASA/MSU Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University and classroom teachers from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy.
  • NCSA Education and Outreach Program The NCSA Education team will inspire and engage educators and learners to transform educational practice, facilitate inquiry, and create learning communities by adopting new ways of using technology.
  • Planets This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
  • Regional Alliance Hub for Mathematics and Science Education Reform The mission of the Regional Alliance is to support K-12 mathematics and science improvement efforts by providing professional development opportunities and technical assistance, disseminating information, and promoting collaboration.
  • Science And Math Initiatives SAMI is a clearing house of resources, funding, and curriculum for rural math and science teachers.
  • Science Center The Science Center strives to provide teachers and students with resources that help improve the way scientific and environmental issues are discussed in the classroom.
  • Science Learning Network The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education.
  • Science Tracer Bullets Online (Library of Congress) The Library of Congress Science Tracers Bullet series is comprised of bibliographic guides designed to help persons locate published materials on a particular subject in the field of science and technology about which they have only a general knowledge.
  • Scientific American's Ask the Experts
  • Scientific American Frontiers
  • Scientific American
  • SEPUP - Science Education Program The Science Education for Public Understanding Program designs, develops, and disseminates science education materials that promote scientific literacy and enhance the role of students as independent thinkers and active participants in science and society.
  • Welcome to Zona Land: Education in Physics and Mathematics In Zona Land you will find educational and entertaining items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general.
  • WhaleNet WhaleNet's interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research.

Science Museums

SCIENCE MUSEUMS

American Museum of Natural History Scientific research and education institution, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History The online site of this well-known science museum. Includes links to features, current exhibits and events, press releases, education and research, and the museum's policies as well its opening and closing times.

The Chicago Academy of Sciences Founded in 1857, this museum specializes in the ecology and natural history of the Midwest. It is located in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

The Exploratorium Hands-on museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. Site provides interactive online exhibits and exhibitions, activities, science news, and publications, general information about the museum.

Harvard Museum of Natural History The public museum of three institutions at Harvard University: the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.

Lawrence Hall of Science Public science museum and research center for K-12 education at the University of California, Berkeley. LHS offers hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer labs, planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education.

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley Research institute holding large research and teaching collection of terrestrial vertebrates, including tissue samples for molecular biology research and information about their ecology, evolution and geographic distribution. Research oriented website provides direct access to collections database.

The Natural History Museum: Dino Directory  At some point, just about every kid becomes obsessed with dinosaurs. When T. rex starts to make an impression at your house, head for The Natural History Museum: Dino Directory. Find specific thunder lizards by picking a name, time period, country, or body shape: You’ll get information on the species and color pictures of what the beast may have looked like. (It turns out that what is today the U.S. was home to a whopping 28 species, including the creepy iguanodon.) For more general info, check out the museum’s eye-catching dinosaur gallery page.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The third largest natural science and cultural history museum in the country. Located in Exposition Park.

The National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution One of the world's top 10 research collections covering most fields of systematic biology. Comprehensive exhibits. Excellent educational site. Take a virtual tour through the Museum.

The Natural History Museum Dating from around 1860, the museum contains the national collection of geology and natural sciences.

Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History virtual tour. See and read about dinosaurs, early life, fossil mammals and much more. This links you to the Museum's table of contents, so you can select the tour of your choice.

Yale University Peabody Museum Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut. Best known for its collection of dinosaurs.

Solar System Exploration is one of four space science themes for the Office of Space Science at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

 

 

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