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Welcome

Top Science Websites

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Online resources should be…

Informative Inquiry-based Interactive Interesting Engaging Meaningful

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Types of Science Resources

General Resources Research-based Lesson plans and tools Calculators and converters Interactive activities Drill and Practice resources Online projects (WebQuests) Online generators Web 2.0 tools Virtual field trips and museums

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Big Picture

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Student Resources

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Online Learning for Students

Nye Labs• Companion website for Bill Nye• http://www.billnye.com

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Online Curriculum Resources

Franklin Institute: The Circle of Life• http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/living/living.html

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Virtual Museums

Smithsonian Institute• For students

• http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/

• For Teachers• http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/

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Online Science Resources

NASA for Kids• http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

NASA for Students (5-8)• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/feature

s/index.html

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Virtual Experiments

Schlumberger Labs• http://199.6.131.12/en/scictr/lab/index_virtual.htm

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Online Experiments

EdHeads• http://www.edheads.org/index.htm

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Online Learning for Students

Exploratorium• http://www.exploratorium.edu

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Online Curriculum

BrainPOP• http://www.brainpop.com/

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Explorations 4 Kids

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/sci.htm

Experiments Scientific Method Online resources

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Teacher Resources

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http://www.nsta.org/

National Science Teachers Association

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NSTA: Best Practices

Elementary Science Classroom• http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool• Best practices• Journals• Teachers resources

• Teacher interaction

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http://www.kn.pacbell.com/cgi-bin/listApps.pl?Mathematics

Blue Web’n

Lesson plans Hotlists Activities Projects

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http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/science.html

Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Science

Lesson plans Web resources

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http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents.htm#

Science Ideas

Science Ideas• Science lesson plans• Resources and materials

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http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm

PBS TeacherSource

Lesson plans Web resources Best practices

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Science Worksheets

Teachnology• http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/

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Science Worksheets

The Science Spot• http://sciencespot.net/• Activity Sheets

• http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classwksts.html#Astronomy

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http://webquest.org/

WebQuest Matrix

WebQuest projects in science

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Science Tools

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Virtual Math Manipulatives

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

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Citation Tool

Slate Citation Machine• http://citationmachine.net/

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4teachers.org

Teachers’ resources and tools site URL: http://4teachers.org/

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Online Learning for Teachers

WebTeacher• http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html

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Training (Latest Technologies)

Teacher Training Videos• http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ • Videos for teachers

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Any Questions?