

The Technology Coordinators and TLTC Facilitator and Assistant Facilitator of Region 8 invite you to browse the site and share its resources with educators in your district.
Science Activities and Resources
1. Amazing Space, 6-12
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
This site contains a variety of web-based space
lessons and activities for grades 6-12.
2. American Field Guide: Teacher Resources
http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide//teachers/
American Field Guide is a tremendous resource for you and your students.
Embedded within this site you will find lesson plans that weave segments of
video together into units of inquiry around specific topics. The lessons in the
units of inquiry were all written by high school teachers and draw upon
national and state standards for science learning. We hope you enjoy
integrating streaming video into learning opportunities for you and your
students.
3. Athena, K-12
http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/
This site features online science lessons and
activities on oceans, Earth, weather, atmosphere, and astronomy.
4. ExplorA-Pond, K-12
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/pond/
An online internet collaborative project where
students explore pond ecology.
5. Frank Potter’s Science Gems, K-12
http://sciencegems.com
Hundreds of lesson plans, WebQuests, and other science resources sorted by
category, topic, and grade level.
6. Gateway of Educational Materials, K-12
http://thegateway.org/
This site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and provides a
searchable database to hundreds of lesson plans, curriculum units, and other
Internet resources.
7. The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook, K-8
http://wings.avkids.com/
This site contains a comprehensive study of the
science of aeronautics for elementary and middle school students.
8. Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS), K-12
http://pals.sri.com/
PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually updated resource bank of
science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education
Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks.
9. Physics Classroom, 9
http://physicsclassroom.com/
This site provides lessons, tutorials, quizzes,
multimedia lessons, tutorials, quizzes, multimedia animations, and practice
activities.
10. SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Teacher Guides, K-12
http://seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/index.htm
This site provides more than a dozen guides for
teaching about animals and the environment.
11.USGS Lesson
Plans and Activities, K-12
http://www.usgs.gov/education/
The U.S. Geological Survey provides life science, earth science, and geography
lesson plans and activities based on the National Education Standards.
12.Volcano
World, 4-12
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
Volcano World offers volcano-related lessons and classroom activities for
grades 4-12.
13.Ask Dr.
Universe, K-12
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
You can ask Dr. Universe almost anything at this
website!
14.Astronomy
Picture of the Day, K-12
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Each day a different image or photograph of our
fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
professional astronomer.
15.BrainPOP, K-8
http://www.brainpop.com/
This site presents animated movies, comics,
experiments, quizzes and fun facts for kids ages 6 to 14.
16. Cells Alive!, 7-12
http://cellsalive.com/
This site has information, images, and videos on viruses, bacteria, human
cells, and parasites.
17.Electronic
Zoo, K-12
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
This site features a comprehensive catalog of pictures
and information about animals for grades K-12.
18. ENC!, K-12
http://enc.org/
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) provides K-12 teachers with a
central source of information on mathematics and science curriculum
materials.
19.Fear of
Physics, K-12
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
This is an interactive, highly visual, and
non-technical way for students of all ages to learn about the laws of physics
in action.
20.Froggy Page,
K-12
http://frogsonice.com/froggy/
A comprehensive collection of resources about frogs.
21.Froguts, 6-12
http://froguts.com
Online dissection
22.Fun Science
Gallery, 7-12
http://funsci.com/texts/index_en.htm
A collection of scientific instruments and experiments
to make at home and school.
23.How Stuff
Works, 5-12
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
This site provides a series of illustrated articles
explaining the principles behind many devices from cell phones and modems to
air conditioners and refrigerators.
24.Learning From the Fossil Record, K-12
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/fosrec.html
This site provides online resources and collection of paleontology activities
for students and teachers.
25.National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Websites:
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/dor/index_noaccess.html
NASA Kids: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
NASA Quest: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA Spacelink: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/
26.Periodic
Table of Comic Book, 5-12
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
27.Science
Explorer, 1-6
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/
This site contains a collection of hands-on activities
with step-by-step instructions that elementary school children can do at home.
28.Simple
Machines, K-8
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/
This site provides information, demonstrations, and
experiments about simple machines.
29.Star Child,
K-6
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
An astronomy resource for teachers and students.
30.Why Files,
5-12
http://whyfiles.org/
An online science journal exploring the science behind
the headlines every week.
31.Windows to
the Universe, K-12
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
This site provides a rich array of documents, images,
movies, animations, and data that explore the earth and space sciences for grades
K-12.
32.The Yuckiest Site on the Internet, K-8
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
This site offers a teacher corner, activities, information, and illustrations
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