Education Resources

Useful Education Resources on the Web

Science Education Reform
General Education
Science
Math and Computer Science

Science Education Reform

Resources for Involving Scientists in Education (RISE), from the National Academy of Sciences

General Education Resources

The U.S. Department of Education
NCSA Education Program, The National Center for Supercomputing Applications site with resources for K-12
NASA's Online Educational Resources, A very useful and up to date list of online Educational Resources.
UIUC Learning Resource Server The LRS is a suite of servers that distribute and mediate electronic learning resources for K-12 teachers and students
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23, K-12 Support for Educators
Kidsweb, A WWW Digital Library for Schoolkid at Syracuse (sometimes takes a while to load)
FishNet, A site for teens
Canada's SchoolNet, a cooperative initiative to link all of Canada's 16,000 plus school to the electronic highway

Science Education Resources

Interactive Frog Dissection Kits
- Interactive Frog Dissection
- Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
Entomology at Colorado State University, Links to over 40 resources with entomology-related information
Dinosaur Exibit (Honolulu Comm. College), Exhibit of dinosaur fossils, replicas from the American Museum of Natural History
Welcome to the planets, explore the planets with NASA
The Wolf Studies Project, Developed for teachers and students to enhance their study of wolves while also acting as a catalyst for further instructional use on the Internet
Bill Nye The Science Guy, The website of the Emmy nominated children's educational television show. The mission of the show is to prove to kids that science in fun.
Questacon, The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra Autralia
Exploratorium Home Page, Contains a collection of electronic exhibits and resources for teachers, students and science enthusiasts
MicroWorlds, an interactive tour of current research in the material sciences at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's advanced light source
Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum, Exibits and resources from the museum
Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide, Pointers to public museums with an emphasis on interactive science education
SETI Homepage , Information about scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe
Ethical, legal, and social issues in science (ELSI), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's ELSI is science program is a pilot project designed to stimulate discussions on the implications of selected areas of scientific research. Most useful to educators and students at the middle school level
Access Excellence, puts high school biology teachers in touch with their colleagues, scientists and critical sources of new scientific information
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse DCL, An Internet site for math and science education, designed to assist teachers in locating instructional and other educational resources
The Hub, an internetworked resource for mathematics and science education funded by the Eisenhower Regional Consortia and operated by TERC on behalf of the Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education Reform
Science and Mathematics Education Resources, The most organised, quick and complete listing of useful science and math sites on the web, including environmental science, museums and exibitions and everything else
Discovery Channel School ... "commercial-free; devoted to educational activities and support for K-12 educators, students, and parents; provides support for the Discovery Channel series Assignment Discovery and the Learning Channel's TLC Elementary School and Teacher TV." Under development, see also Discovery Channel Online.
BEEMNET . The Brain Exchange Electronic Mentorship Network, "a research-oriented, educational organization that connects elementary school children and the their teachers with research neuroscientists".
Snapshots of Medicine and Health Biomedical information from the National Institutes of Health, targeted at K-12 students. A developing site including sections on "People Doing Science" and "Research in the News" by a skilled science writer.
CELLS alive! Cells, microbes, and other miscroscopic phenomena in beautiful, easily accessible (and downloadable) stills, videos, and animation.
CHEMmystery An interactive guide to chemistry for high school students by high school teachers.
Neuroscience for Kids, a nice set of activities and resources.
Beyond Biology 101, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. An extensive and well documented consideration primarily of college-level biology teaching but with implications for and of use to precollege educators as well. Has a good resource list.

Math and Computer Science Education Resources

Nick's Mathematical Puzzles , A collection of puzzles ranging over geometry, probability, number theory, algebra, calculus, and logic.Appropriate and fun for grades 9 and up.
Ask Dr. Math, A site where K-12 students can send math questions to 'experts' and get personal answers
Workshop on Teaching Undergrad AI, A Home Page for the workshop "Providing and Integrating Educational Resources for Faculty Teaching Artificial Intelligence" held at Temple University, Philadelphia
Interactive On-line Geometry
An Adventure in Mathematics - Interactives, as well as good discussions of the importance of an exploratory approach
Number Patterns: Fun With Curves and Topology, a collection of resources from Jill Britton

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