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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?