EDTEP 586

Web sites for applets, simulations, animations:

Let's try these five first:

http://heat.usc.edu/test/new/HSgas.html [gas]
http://www.dhpc.adelaide.edu.au/projects/vishuman2/ [visible human]
http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a2.html
[transcription animation]
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/javadir/orbits/ssv.html [solar system viewer]
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/optics/o.htm [optics]

You explore these:

Physics:
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/applets.htm
http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/education/physicsjavalabo.htm

Earth Sciences:
http://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/ - Weather
http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/education/spacejava.htm - Space
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/javadir/orbits/ssv.html - Astronomy
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/AW/awtools.html#viewers - More Astronomy
http://www.chem.uci.edu/undergrad/applets/canonical/canonical.htm - Ideal atmosphere
http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/education/student/isostasy.html- icostasy
http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/education/student/viscosity.html - Vicosity
http://www.ctlab.geo.utexas.edu/imagefolio/animations/index.html - Geology (minerals, etc.) Mostly animations but interesting.

Biology: http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm#evolve

http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//

http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm

http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm

Chemistry:
http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/education/chemistryjava.htm
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/kits/conductivitysimulation3.html - A simulated conductivity meter measures the conductances of solutions made from selected cations and anions.
http://www.chem.uci.edu/undergrad/applets/bounce/bounce.htm - The second law.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/resources/p_table/Periodic.html - Periodic table

Web sites for lesson plans and other instructional resources:
Go to Washington's "Grade Level Expectations" site.

http://www.nsta.org/ (National Science Teachers Association)
http://dev.nsta.org/ssc/ (NSTA units)
http://www.accessexcellence.org/ (Access Excellence)
http://cse.edc.org/ (Center for Science Education)
http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html (Federal Govt. Free)
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/muse/ (Modeling for Understanding)
http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/ (IMSE NET)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ (AAAS)
http://www.project2061.org/default_flash.htm (AAAS)
http://www.usgs.gov/ (US Geological Survey)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (How Stuff Works)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ (National Geographic)
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/ (Lawrence Hall of Science)
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/nttidb/srchface/lpgetype.html (Lesson plan database)
http://school.discovery.com/ (Discovery Channel)

http://spacelink.nasa.gov/ (NASA Spacelink)

http://www.education.noaa.gov/ (NOAA Education Resources)

Interactive periodic table:
http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/lab/PTL/PTL/Elements/H/H.html

High school demos:
http://elmhurst.edu/~chm/demos/demoh.html

Science cartoons:
http://www.nearingzero.net/science.html

Site of links to other chem websites (some are simulations):
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/chemistry.htm

Other Web sites (may have lessons, curricula—thanks to Clancy Wolf at IslandWood for this list below)

http://www.ospi.wednet.edu/ (Washington State’s office of Public Instruction homepage)

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/index.html (Physics applets)

http://biology-online.org/ (Biology Online: Information in the Life Sciences)

Dr. Saul's Biology in Motion
http://biologyinmotion.com/

Kimball's Biology Pages
http://biology-pages.info

MIT Biology Hypertextbook
http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/7001main.html

Mr. Guch's Cavalcade o' Chemistry
http://www.chemfiesta.com/

Motion, Energy and Simple Machines
http://www.necc.mass.edu/MRVIS/MR3_13/start.htm

The Physics Classroom
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/Bboard.html

Simple Machines
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/

Bureau of Land Management: Soil Biological Communities
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/english.html

Geological Society of America: Education and Teacher Resources
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/

Solar System Resource Toolkit
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/sol/solarsyst/sol_solarsyst_solarsyst.html

USA Today: Weather and Climate Information for Teachers
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wteach.htm

U.S. Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/

Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/windows3.html

AAAS Science Themes#8212;sciencenetlinks.com
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/home.html

The 12 science themes form the basis for additional links at this site.
Activities Integrating Math and Science (AIMS)
http://www.aimsedu.org/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/activities/index.html ( Exploratorium Inquiry Activities)

http://www.plugged-in.org/science_network.html (Girl's Science Network)

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GEMS/ (Great Explorations in Math and Science)

http://www.project2061.org/tools/atlas/about.htm (Project 2061)

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9596.html

NSF Program for Women and Girls
http://www.edc.org/CCT/pwg/

Science Demonstrations
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Sciencedemos1.htm

Science Experiments at Home
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/miniexp.htm


http://www.amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html (Science Misconceptions)

SEGWay Science Education Gateway
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SEGway/

Teaching Science through Inquiry
http://www.ericse.org/digests/dse93-4.html

http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/science/index.html (Teachnet)

ASSESSMENT RESOURCES

Assessment Strategies to Inform Science and Mathematics Instruction
http://www.nwrel.org/msec/images/resources/justgood/06.97.pdf

Bloomsburg University: Assessment Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students of Science
http://departments.bloomu.edu/scienced/assess.htm

Center for Science Education: Evidence of Understanding
http://www2.edc.org/CSE/products/assessment/

Chicago Public Schools Instructional Intranet: Assessments
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education: Classroom Assessment
http://www.enc.org/topics/assessment/classroom/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Assessment and Rubric Information
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Performance Assessment Links in Science
http://pals.sri.com/

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