Resources
Looking for a good fiction book to integrate into your science classroom? Visit our Science Literature Database. We've included activities to help you teach the science concepts.
Web Resources for Educators, Students and Parents
University of North Carolina Mathematics & Science Education Network Centers
- NC-MSEN State Office
- Appalachian State University
- East Carolina University
- Fayetteville State University
- North Carolina A&T University
- North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics
- North Carolina State University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Western Carolina University
North Carolina Specific Resources
- Learn North Carolina
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- North Carolina Museum of Life and Science (Durham)
- North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- North Carolina Science Leadership Association
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- North Carolina Science Teachers Association
- North Carolina Zoological Park
- Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- The Science House at NCSU
- Public Schools of North Carolina - Complete curriculum guides for science and mathematics grades K-12 with sample lesson plans. (aka: State Department of Public Instruction)
School Systems in Southeastern North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
- "A Private Universe" and "Minds of Our Own" DVDs - These are excellent resources for teacher professional development. Each page also links you to "Related Resources" you may find valuable in your work with science (and math) teachers. They can be viewed online at Annenberg Media at Learner.org.
- American Chemical Society
- American Geological Institute
- Antarctica Live - Website on research of Dr. Steve Emslie, UNCW Biology Department, focused on penguins and climate change.
- Aquarius Underwater Habitat Web Site
- Astronomy Web Links
- Astronomical Picture Gallery from Ohio State
- Cells Alive
- CoastWatch - North Carolina SeaGrant.
- Cool Science for Curious Kids!
- Earth and Sky
- Ecology.com - An Ecological Source of Information - Be sure to read our own Dr. Jack Hall's column, Dr. Jack's Natural World!
- Eisenhower Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
- Exploratorium
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- GLOBE - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
- GK-12 Science Literature Database
- Hands on Science Worldwide - This page contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education.
- How Things Work - The Physics of Everyday Life - ever wonder how something worked but didn't know whom to ask? Ask Louis A. Bloomfield, a physics professor at the University of Virginia.
- Ingram Planetarium - A field trip opportunity for teachers and students.
- Interactives
- Lawrence Hall of Science, Resources for Teachers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Freebie! National Ocean Service Discovery Kits. Lesson plans and more for teaching students grades 9-12 from NOAA's National Ocean Service. Visit the site to access the free kits.
- National Science Teachers Association
- Project 2061 - A long-term initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology.
- Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools - This site contains science experiments for middle school students. Downloadable instructions from Carolina Biological cover all aspects of the activity, including safety.
- Science Junction - Sponsored by North Carolina State University, this is a cyber community of teachers, students and researchers of science. It promotes inquiry and provides resources to promote the NC Standard Course of Study and national science education standards.
- Scientific American - Online version.
- STARLAB Portable Planetarium - Contact the Center at 910-962-3168 if you are interested in training and bringing the Starlab to your school!
- The Why Files - Teaching to the science education standards? They've classified their stories according to the standards, as a way to link their content to what you're teaching. The Why Files portrays science as a critical human endeavor conducted by ordinary people. They use news and current events as springboards to explore science, health, environment and technology.
- USA Science & Engineering Festival
- Common Core Standards - Mathematics
- A Fun Selection of Math WebQuests
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- The e-Mentoring for Student Success (eMSS) program is now recruiting first through third year middle and high school math teachers to participate in an innovative online mentoring project.
- Interactives
- The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
- Math Central
- Math Counts - MATH COUNTS is a nationwide coaching and competition program for middle school students. Students participate as "mathletes" in groups at school, then possibly in state and national competitions. Students can try the problem of the week or math challenge. Teachers will find coaching tips, a support forum, a quarterly newsletter, and can request the free school kit.
- Math.com
- Math in Daily Life
- Math Projects for Science Fairs - To date there have not been a lot of mathematics projects in the science fairs and the authors believe that one reason for this might be that it is not at all clear what a mathematics project might involve. To help shed some light on this problem the authors have prepared a list of possible projects and many references on topics that could make exciting and interesting projects.
- MathNerds - This website provides free, discovery-based, mathematical guidance via an international, volunteer network of mathematicians. "MathNerds does not supply answers to homework, take home tests and the like; rather, we provide hints, suggestions, and references to help our clients understand and solve their mathematical problems."
- Mathematics Quotations
- MEGA-Mathematics - The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - This is a growing library of interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets. The emphasis is on K-8 for mathematics instruction. The topics include number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability. The virtual manipulatives are related to the NCTM standards for each age group. Each activity includes instructions, the related NCTM standard, and a detailed lesson plan.
- PBS Teachers: Math Resources
- Puzzles, Logic Games, Trivia
- Teachers Helping Teachers
- The Math Forum
- SOS MATHematics - A free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.
- Untangling the Mathematics of Knots
Student and Teacher Information
- NCTM's Families Resources -This website offers brochures and other online materials that recommend practical ways for families to discuss and do math at home together.
- Environmental Excellence Awards - Since 1993, the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks have recognized the outstanding efforts of K-12 students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. The "Sea World/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards" provides school and community groups with a monetary award, national recognition and some well-deserved fun at one of their parks.
- Girls Go Tech - Games and resources designed especially for girls.
- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - a program of Society for Science & the Public, the world's largest pre-college science fair competition.
- Presidential Classroom for High School Students
- Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is a non-profit resource center for those exploring career paths in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing.
- Squeak - UNCW and local school districts are using "Squeak" to increase student interest in information technology.
- Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards
- Toyota TAPESTRY for Teachers
- Young Naturalist Awards - A research-based essay contest for students in grades 7-12 to promote participation and communication in science hosted by the American Museum of Natural History.
Interesting Sites for Educators
- Center for Education Policy (CEP) - This site highlights certain topics both current and past to help the intellectual development of students in elementary and secondary schools and focuses on chemistry, physics, math, and biotechnology.
- PBS TeacherSource - PBS brings you education resources by curricular subject, topic and grade level and standard; in-depth online professional development through PBS TeacherLine; tips on how to effectively teach with technology; PBS television programs with extended taping rights for educators; convenient tools for teaching, such as recommended books and web sites; interdisciplinary teaching suggestions; free weekly electronic newsletter highlighting TV and online programming from PBS.
- Education World - Database of education web sites, includes "Cool School of the Week" contest.
- Educause
- Google Scholar - Google provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.
- Google Earth - Explore the World from your PC.