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
- 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)
- Learn North Carolina
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- North Carolina Museum of Life and Science (Durham)
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North Carolina Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
NCCTM Centroid: Volume 33, Number 32, Fall 2007 - 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
School Systems in Southeastern North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
Science Resources
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"A Private Universe" and
"Minds of Our Own" DVD's.
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: Learner.org
You can also receive free copies of the DVD containing both series by completing the form at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Science Media Group.
- 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 - UNCW
- Astronomy Web Links - Ohio State
- Astronomical Picture Gallery from Ohio State
- Cells Alive
- Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE-SE) Professional development programs with an ocean science focus for educators in the southeast US.
- 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!
- Ecology Explorers: Doing science in your schoolyard
- Eisenhower Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
- Exploratorium
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Getsmarter.org This site features a unique learning experience. Students can take quizzes, do research and follow links to other sites. This site is produced by the Council on Competitiveness to stimulate improvements in K-12 math and science.
- 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.
- Human Genome Project
- Ingram Planetarium - A field trip opportunity for teachers and students.
- Interactives
- Lawrence Hall of Science, Resources for Teachers
- Mathematics & Science Reform HUB
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- 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
- The Ocean Channel. The Ocean Channel is committed to bringing you the very latest news and information from the ocean realm every day of the year.
- Project 2061 A long-term initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology
- Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge
- Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools This site contains science experiments for middle school students. Downloadable instructions cover all aspects of the activity, including safety. From Carolina Biological.
- Science Junction, sponsored by North Carolina State University, 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: Ask The Experts. Ask your questions and get expert answers.
- 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.
Mathematics Resources
- Ask Dr. Math
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians from Agnes Scott College.
- 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. Deadline to apply: October 15, 2007.
- Getsmarter.org This site features a unique learning experience. Students can take quizzes, do research and follow links to other sites. This site is produced by the Council on Competitiveness to stimulate improvements in K-12 math and science.
- Interactives
- The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- Math Central from the University of Regina, Canada. A resource for teachers and students.
- 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 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 from Furman University
- 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 is a free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.
- Untangling the Mathematics of Knots- with activities, lesson plans and more.
Student and Teacher Information
- NEW! NCTM's Families Web page offers brochures and other online materials that recommend practical ways for families to discuss and do math at home together.
-
NEW!
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.
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Fullbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program
The Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (FMF) is designed to provide American primary and secondary school teachers and administrators with opportunities for fully-funded short-term study programs in Japan. - Girls Go Tech. Games and resources designed especially for girls.
- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
- PreK-12 Engineering. This website is a free resource for educators and administrators who are looking to integrate engineering concepts and activities into pre-k through twelfth grade classrooms. The activities available on the site are linked to the new Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. Many of the standards in these frameworks are closely related to the nationally recommended standards for technological literacy by the International Technology Education Association (ITEA.)
- 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 (Another source of information here)
-
Toyota USA Foundation The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving
the quality of K-12 education, with a primary interest in mathematics and
science. Applying organizations must be tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code
Section 501(c)3 and be located within and serve the people of the United
States. They also must be financially sound and complete the Toyota USA
Foundation application.
For more information visit the web site or contact:
Foundation Administrator
Toyota USA Foundation
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4900
New York, NY 10019
212-715-7486
- Young Naturalist Awards by The American Museum of Natural History is a research-based essay contest for students in grades 7-12 to promote participation and communication in science.
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 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.
- SERVE The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a university-based education organization with the mission to promote and support the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for all learners in the Southeast.
- Education World - Database of education web sites, includes "Cool School of the Week" contest.
- Educause
- Google - Search Engine
- Google Scholar 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
- Web Crawler - Search Engine
- Yahoo - Search Engine
- Yahooligans - Search Engine for Kids
