Science Teachers

National Standards

National Science Education Standards
Guidelines designed to ensure that all students graduate from high school with a specific knowledge of science and intellectual abilities based on a standardized science curriculum

General Interest

The Explorer Page for Science
The science section of the Explorer Page is divided into general natural science, life science, plants, animals, heredity, evolution, ecosystems, physical science, matter and energy, force and motion, waves and vibrations, electricity/magnetism, earth science, geology, atmosphere, hydrosphere, outer space, and common themes. Information is further divided into grade-level appropriateness.

Helping Your Child Learn Science
Simple hands-on science activities are described for parents and educators. These activities can be done at home or school and are planned for children to do with an adult. Teachers can find interesting ideas for classroom experiments in these activities, which include complete instructions and a list of materials needed.

The National Science Digital Library
The comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

The National Science Foundation
The national Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the federal government that was established in 1950 to promote the progress of science and engineering.

NyeLabs
Bill Nye, Science Guy. Requires Schockwave Macromedia, available for download from the site

Quest: Internet in the Classroom (NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative)
The mission of Quest is to provide support and services for schools, teachers, and students to fully use the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning. One major feature is the Live From...series of projects. Live from Stratosphere allows students to join airborne astronomers during their research.

Sci4Kids
Science is everywhere you look, not just something in a laboratory. Sponsored by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Sci4Kids is a series of stories about what scientists do at ARS.

Science Bytes
University of Tennessee scientists have written about various science topics and problems with a K-12 audience in mind.

Science Tracer Bullets
Science Tracer Bullets are literature guides prepared by the Library of Congress for K-12 students working on science projects and other research-oriented science studies.

Score Science
Schools of California On-Line Resources for Education - Science

Museums and Exhibits

The Exploratorium (San Francisco) Home Page
The Exploratorium, located in San Francisco, is a prominent science education museum offering more than 650 interactive exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception. A few of the exhibits are online.

Franklin Institute Science Museum (Philadelphia)
The [Ben] Franklin Institute Science Museum's museum missions are to stimulate interest in science, to promote public understanding of science, and to strengthen science education

The Nanoworld Image Gallery
The Nanoworld Image Gallery is sponsored by the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland, Australia. It provides a visit to a world invisible to the naked eye. A few of the many images available include reproductive parts of plants; pollen and spores; insects, such as ants and mosquitoes; the leg of a fly, human hairs of various ethnic origins, a mouse hair, and blood cells.

Natural History Museum (London)
The Natural History Museum, located in London, opened in 1881. The museum houses a large collection of information related to life and earth sciences.

Ocean Planet Home Page
It is everyone's responsibility to conserve the ocean planet, as 99 percent of the space on Earth is ocean. Students can find out what sea products in addition to seafood are used every day.

Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Web
The Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Web is an Internet resource compiled and maintained by the staff of the National Museum of Natural History. Information is given on anthropology,, botany, entomology, invertebrate zoology, mineral sciences, paleobiology, and vertebrate zoology.

Theater of Electricity
Through pictures and text, the Theater of Electricity explains the concepts of static and current electricity. A Teacher's Resources provides helpful background information.

Activities, Projects and Lesson Plans

The Exploratorium Science Snacks
These snacks are not to eat, but to have fun with and learn from. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature version of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium (San Francisco). Each snack begins with a picture of itself, a short introduction, and a list of the materials needed. Other sections give assembly instructions, describe how to use the exhibit, and the science behind it.

How to Make Recycled Paper
Making paper is a messy project that is lots of fund. Use the directions on this web site, or ...

How to Make Rock Candy
Making rock candy is a great way to find out more about crystals. This delicious experiment from Beakman and Jax absolutely requires adult supervision because of high-temperature cooking.

Collaborative Projects and Interactive Learning

Athena: Earth and Space Science for K-12
Engages students in observing phenomena using remote-sensed data to construct knowledge abut the world. Curriculum materials are available on topics such as oceans, earth resources, weather and atmosphere, and space and astronomy. Lesson plans and classroom management strategies are available for teachers.

CoVis K-12 Project Web Server
CoVis is the Learning Through Collaborative Visualization project at Northwestern University. The CoVis Project is a testbed sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation. Its purpose is to inform educators, researches, and policy makers about the use of interpersonal collaborative media in science education. The project hopes to move K-12 science education from the teaching of well-established facts to a real-life model based on scientists solving problems using questioning and collaborative techniques.

Journey North
Journey North is a global study of wildlife migration. More than 200,000 students from all 50 states and seven Canadian provinces, representing 4,000 schools, participated collaboratively during the spring of 1999, helping to track wildlife migration and sharing signs of spring.

Science Learning Network Home Page
How Can I do inquiry science? How can I collaborate and share ideas. These questions and others are answered on the Science Learning network, where students can explore resources and see inquiry in action.


		Science Teachers National Standards \| State Standards \| General Interest \| Museums and Exhibits \| Activities, and Projects National Standards National Science Education Standards Guidelines designed to ensure that all students graduate from high school with a specific knowledge of science and intellectual abilities based on a standardized science curriculum State Standards Washington (State) Essential Academic Learning Requirements General Interest The Explorer Page for Science The science section of the Explorer Page is divided into general natural science, life science, plants, animals, heredity, evolution, ecosystems, physical science, matter and energy, force and motion, waves and vibrations, electricity/magnetism, earth science, geology, atmosphere, hydrosphere, outer space, and common themes. Information is further divided into grade-level appropriateness. Helping Your Child Learn Science Simple hands-on science activities are described for parents and educators. These activities can be done at home or school and are planned for children to do with an adult. Teachers can find interesting ideas for classroom experiments in these activities, which include complete instructions and a list of materials needed. The National Science Digital Library The comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation The national Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the federal government that was established in 1950 to promote the progress of science and engineering. Nova Home Page NyeLabs Bill Nye, Science Guy. Requires Schockwave Macromedia, available for download from the site Quest: Internet in the Classroom (NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative) The mission of Quest is to provide support and services for schools, teachers, and students to fully use the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning. One major feature is the Live From...series of projects. Live from Stratosphere allows students to join airborne astronomers during their research. Sci4Kids Science is everywhere you look, not just something in a laboratory. Sponsored by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Sci4Kids is a series of stories about what scientists do at ARS. Science Bytes University of Tennessee scientists have written about various science topics and problems with a K-12 audience in mind. Science Tracer Bullets Science Tracer Bullets are literature guides prepared by the Library of Congress for K-12 students working on science projects and other research-oriented science studies. Score Science Schools of California On-Line Resources for Education - Science Museums and Exhibits The Exploratorium (San Francisco) Home Page The Exploratorium, located in San Francisco, is a prominent science education museum offering more than 650 interactive exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception. A few of the exhibits are online. Franklin Institute Science Museum (Philadelphia) The [Ben] Franklin Institute Science Museum's museum missions are to stimulate interest in science, to promote public understanding of science, and to strengthen science education The Nanoworld Image Gallery The Nanoworld Image Gallery is sponsored by the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland, Australia. It provides a visit to a world invisible to the naked eye. A few of the many images available include reproductive parts of plants; pollen and spores; insects, such as ants and mosquitoes; the leg of a fly, human hairs of various ethnic origins, a mouse hair, and blood cells. Natural History Museum (London) The Natural History Museum, located in London, opened in 1881. The museum houses a large collection of information related to life and earth sciences. Ocean Planet Home Page It is everyone's responsibility to conserve the ocean planet, as 99 percent of the space on Earth is ocean. Students can find out what sea products in addition to seafood are used every day. Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Web The Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Web is an Internet resource compiled and maintained by the staff of the National Museum of Natural History. Information is given on anthropology,, botany, entomology, invertebrate zoology, mineral sciences, paleobiology, and vertebrate zoology. Theater of Electricity Through pictures and text, the Theater of Electricity explains the concepts of static and current electricity. A Teacher's Resources provides helpful background information. Activities, Projects and Lesson Plans Activities The Exploratorium Science Snacks These snacks are not to eat, but to have fun with and learn from. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature version of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium (San Francisco). Each snack begins with a picture of itself, a short introduction, and a list of the materials needed. Other sections give assembly instructions, describe how to use the exhibit, and the science behind it. How to Make Recycled Paper Making paper is a messy project that is lots of fund. Use the directions on this web site, or ... How to Make Rock Candy Making rock candy is a great way to find out more about crystals. This delicious experiment from Beakman and Jax absolutely requires adult supervision because of high-temperature cooking. Collaborative Projects and Interactive Learning Athena: Earth and Space Science for K-12 Engages students in observing phenomena using remote-sensed data to construct knowledge abut the world. Curriculum materials are available on topics such as oceans, earth resources, weather and atmosphere, and space and astronomy. Lesson plans and classroom management strategies are available for teachers. CoVis K-12 Project Web Server CoVis is the Learning Through Collaborative Visualization project at Northwestern University. The CoVis Project is a testbed sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation. Its purpose is to inform educators, researches, and policy makers about the use of interpersonal collaborative media in science education. The project hopes to move K-12 science education from the teaching of well-established facts to a real-life model based on scientists solving problems using questioning and collaborative techniques. Journey North Journey North is a global study of wildlife migration. More than 200,000 students from all 50 states and seven Canadian provinces, representing 4,000 schools, participated collaboratively during the spring of 1999, helping to track wildlife migration and sharing signs of spring. Science Learning Network Home Page How Can I do inquiry science? How can I collaborate and share ideas. These questions and others are answered on the Science Learning network, where students can explore resources and see inquiry in action. Top of page Back to Science Page