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Science Resources


Documents

NC Quest Science Inquiry Lesson Plan (Word document)

NCQuest Science Assignments Summary and Checklist


The Physics of Toys

How It Works PDF
Vocabulary List PDF
Web Resources PDF

View a clip from the Physics of Toys workshop - (Requires Real Media Player)


Links



All Sciences


http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Physical_Sciences/Chemistry/Experiments_and_Activities/
Experiments & activities

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/activity.html
Lesson plans & activities

http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/middlesch.html
Activities

http://lws-edu.gsfc.nasa.gov/teachers_corner/activities/science_activities/science_act_toc.htm
Activities, lesson plans

http://www.netlabs.net/hp/ebend/favlabs.html
Activities & links

http://www.theteachersguide.com/QuickScienceActivities.html
Activities, easy, many

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents.htm
Activities & worksheets

http://www.enc.org/
Links & activities

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/index.html
Activities, easy

http://www.darvill.clara.net/
From a teacher, downloads, worksheets, links

http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/
Biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, downloads, worksheets, activities

http://www.charlesedisonfund.org/Experiments/experiments.html
Downloadable experiments, registration and feed-back required

http://pals.sri.com/
National Science Education Standards, standards, tasks for specific grades

http://www.kidsource.com/education/internet.html
Guidelines for interactive classrooms

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.cfm
AAAS Guidelines, interactive activities

http://www.americandrugstoremuseum.org/education_Programs.htm
Downloadable activities

http://www.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/abcActivitiesList.htm
List of numerous activities, some complex

http://www.ziplink.net/~pik/SciEd-HOME.html
Links to numerous science activities

http://www.uq.edu.au/_School_Science_Lessons//
Activities, diagrams

http://www.nsta.org/
National Science Teachers Association

http://whyfiles.org/find_it/index.html
Search for why questions

http://www.youthfirst.org/matrix.htm
All sciences, activities, interactive


Physics


http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/demobook/intro.htm
Activities

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/K_12.html
Interactive web, physics math page

http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/Outreach/Multiwave/activities.html
Wavelength activities

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/u2l1a.html
Newton’s laws, lessons, easy to understand

http://www.youthfirst.org/tchr-subj.cfm?subject=physics&lower=6&upper=8
Links, activities, lesson plans

http://www.oli.org/for_teachers/oli_cdrom/lessons/8_ms_lp.html
Physics, lesson plans, activities

http://www.discoverengineering.org/
Engineering, physics, downloadable activities

http://www.amaisd.org/chs/Academics/science/newton/labs.htm
Newton’s laws of motion, on-line discussion, examples

http://www.fi.edu/pieces/knox/automaton/offlineactiv.htm
Physics activities, curriculum, activities

http://wings.avkids.com/Curriculums/Forces_Motion/index.html
Physics, lesson plans activities, very simple

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listnewtonsmr1.html
Physics, web-links, references

http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html
Physics of sport


Earth Science


http://www.youthfirst.org/tchr-subj.cfm?subject=astronomy&lower=6&upper=8
Astronomy, interactive, activities

http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/educators/props_of_ocean/activities/PO_interactions.htm
Interactive web, oceans, physics, chemistry

http://www.ecostudies.org/syefest/ap1res17.htm
Ecosystem activity, takes several days

http://www.youthfirst.org/tchr-subj.cfm?subject=erthsci&lower=6&upper=8
Links, activities

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/index.html
Physical science, hands on activities, lesson plans, interactive web

http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm
Magnets & links to related sites

http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/phys-sci/gravity/index2.htm
Gravity

http://www.usgs.gov/education/
USGS, interactive labs for student and teacher, real maps

http://educate.si.edu/lessons/currkits/ocean/connect/essay.html
Marine ecosystems, lesson plans, activities

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/topics/coasts/ecoscience/welcome.html#projects
NOAA ecosystems, general information


Chemistry


http://www.upei.ca/~fac_ed/projects/Student/ed47599a/0group2/chem.htm
Links for chemistry labs

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/foundation.html
Interactive, good visuals

http://www.youthfirst.org/tchr-subj.cfm?subject=chemistry&lower=6&upper=8
Activities, links, lesson plans

http://198.110.10.57/chemcom/
Lesson plans, activities, test questions

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/default.html
pH, interactive, lesson plans

http://aa.uncw.edu/reeves/OnLineLabs/menu.htm
Chemistry, activities

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RayLec/chemres.htm
Chemistry, downloadable programs, interactive

http://www.chem4kids.com/
Activities & downloads


Biology


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim/
Genetics, Mendelian inheritance

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/gei/NCBDDD/Educ_Resources.htm
Epidemiology

http://www.cdc.gov/
Epidemiology, lesson plans, activities

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Biology.html
Links, lesson plans, activites

http://www.epa.gov/kids/
EPA, for students & teacher, activities, curriculum

http://www.nwf.org/kids/
National Wildlife Foundation, for kids mainly, interactive games

http://www.ckmc.com/bagheera/index.html
Endangered species, kids mainly, interactive

http://naturalsciences.sdsu.edu/classes/lab2.4/lab2.4.html
Activities, genetics, population

http://www.youthfirst.org/tchr-subj.cfm?subject=biology&lower=6&upper=8
Activities, links




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