Professional Science Resources Internet Sites

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Professional Science Resources Internet Sites

AIMS Education Foundation, 1-12: http://www.AIMSedu.org/
Activities Integrating Math and Science. Describes itself as offering teacher/learner-friendly activities for all grade levels.

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/
This site provides information about membership and meetings of the AAAS. There are also Science Online, Science's Next Wave, Science NOW, and Interactive Program buttons to explore.

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/
home/index.asp
This site provides information about the National Health Education Standards.

Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project: http://www.learner.org/
A database of over 15000 entries describing project dedicated to improving math and science.

Assessment Resource Center: http://www.ctb.com
CTB/McGraw-Hill California Achievement Test (5th Ed.) CTB/McGraw-Hill Terra Nova: http://www.riverpub.com
Riverside Performance Assessment Series Riverside Performance Assessments for ITBS, TAP, and ITED Riverside Constructed Response Supplement for ITBS: http://www.nwea.org
Northwest Evaluation Association Achievement Levels Test: http://www.ccsso.org
Council of Chief State School Officers State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS): http://www.wested.org
This is the site of the West Ed home page

Classroom Connect Web Site, K-12: http://www.classroom.net
This is a free Web site to link you to educational Web links and indepth information about using the Internet in the K-12 classroom worldwide.

FOSS, K-6: http://www.fossweb.com/
The Full Option Science System provides elementary science modules based on hands-on science.

Girls, Science and Technology: http://girlstech.douglass.rutgers.edu/

Integrating Internet Resources into the Classroom: http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/mark/
integration1.htm
This site offers some lesson plan ideas for science educators, as well as information on how to integrate the internet into your classroom.

Iowa Project WET Homepage: http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/index.html
Homepage of Iowa Project WET

Iowa Science Teachers Section: http://ists.pls.uni.edu
This site will provide information about the fall state science conference in Des Moines.

ISU Biotech Homepage: http://www.biotech.iastate.edu
This is the site of the ISU Biotechnology homepage.

The Magic School Bus, K-6: http://scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/
Homepage of The Magic School Bus

McREL: http://www.mcrel.org/
This site will provide research-based information on teaching but specializes in standards and benchmarks in various curricular areas.

National Council for Research on Women: http://www.ncrw.org/

National Science Foundation International: http://www.nsf.org/
Homepage of NSF International

National Science Teacher Association: http://www.nsta.org/
Homepage of NSTA

Network of Instructional Materials for Science Educators: http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/
If you are looking for a one-stop web site for science teaching resources, put this site on your list to explore. It has links to resources in cell biology, genetics, and other science areas, etc.

NeurOn-NASA: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/neuron/
NASA-sponsored forum dedicated to providing information about the recent Neurolab Space Shuttle Mission to educators worldwide.

NWREL: http://www.nwrel.org/
This site provides research-based information on teaching but specializes in assessment.

Online Dictionary of Cell Biology: http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/
~julian/dict.html
The second edition of the Dictionary of Cell Biology has more than 5,400 entries and 5,700 cross-references for modern biology terms. A product of the United Kingdom, the dictionary definitions are very precise and technical. The online dictionary may be useful to advanced students when they are reading research studies or higher-level biology texts.

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

Project 2061: http://project2061.aaas.org/
This site gives the history and updates about Project 2061. It also provides ratings for middle school mathematics and science texts and other middle school mathematics and science curriculum materials.

Recycling Info: http://www.obviously.com/recycle/
Site offers information on promoting recycling in your classroom, school or home. Print copies of the World's Shortest Comprehensive USA/Canada Recycling Guide. Also includes information about hard-to-recycle items, curbside recycling and local recycling centers.

Science NetLinks: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
index.html
Organized around the Benchmarks for Science Literacy developed by AAAS, this site offers lessons, web resources, and science news for the K-12 educator.

Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World, K-3: http://www.hhmi.org/senses/
This site created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, reports on new findings that are helping scientists understand how our senses work. Check out the "Breaking the Code of Color" and "On the Trail of a 'Deafness' Gene" to gain more understanding of the genetic basis of our senses.

Teaching Science to Students with Disabilities: http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis
Provides information concerning the inclusion in science education for students with disabilities.

TIMSS: http://timss.bc.edu
Homepage of the Trends in International Math and Science Study. Reports of a study of educational achievement of math/science students.

Vernier Software: http://www.vernier.com
This site has a lot of information about calculators, laboratory interfaces, CBRs, CBLs and sensor for the CBL, as well as other supporting materials.

Virtual Autopsy: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
features/97/andes
How analysis of mitochondrial DNA was used to determine the probable heritage of a girl sacrificed to the gods of the Incas about 500 years ago is one topic of this site. This web site, created by the National Geographic Society, provides information about the expedition and what scientists can determine about the circumstances of her life and death.

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