Links - Teacher Resources January, 2008
General:Ask Dr. Universe - The world's most curiouc Cat with access to university research libraries. Submit your science question and he'll find you an answer.
Digital Library for Earth System Science Education (DLESE) - Easy access to teaching and learning resources, services to help teachers effectively create, use, and evaluate digital learning resources, interfaces and tools to allow student exploration of Earth data.
Earth and Sky - blogs, podcasts, radio shows, newd news on a variety of earth and space topics issues. Also includes "Tonight's Sky" which provides a map of the night sky each night.
Earth From Space (NASA) - The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Obervations Photography database of images.
Earth Science World Image Bank - provided by the American Geological Institute and designed to provide quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the geoscience community.
EcoWorld - nature and technlogy in harmony. A variety of topics relevent to current issues.
eNature - field guides for just about every critter imaginable!
Environmental Science Institute (ESI, UTAustin) Hot Science/Cool Talks Outreach Lecture Series - provides a means for leading researchers from the University of Texas and other prominent universities to comminicate their research to the public in general and the K-12 community in particular. Incldes archived webcasts. Lectures available on CD-ROM.
Exploring the Environment - Earth science modules that use satellite imagery and solution-based learning methodology as tools for students to investigate environmental problems.
Gizmos - online simulations that power inquiry and understanding.
Mad Science Institute - represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions...among other things.
Museum of Science, Boston, Scanning Electron Microscope - see pictures of very small things in excellent detail very close up.
National Geographic Xpeditions - Lesson plans, learning activities, maps.
National Geographic Science and Space News - short articles about many science topics, changes daily.
National Geographic Science and Space Multimedia
National Information Center for Educational Media - Find instructional media for teaching.
NOVA - TV Schedules, News, Podcasts, Online programs, and Interactive features from PBS.
Public Library of Science - nonprofit organiazation of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.
Sea and Sky - Explore either or both!
Science Museum - cool online science stuff from the Science Museum of London
The Habitable Planet - a multimedia course for high school teachers and adult learners interested in studying environmental science. The Web site provides access to course content and activities developed by leading scientists and researchers in the field.
The Living Edens - PBS Program with online companion Web resources for teachers.
The National Science Digital Library - NSF's online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research. NSDL resources and information organized espeically to fit the interests of teachers, media specialists, and others working with K-12 students.
The New York Times Daily Science Lesson Plan - A varity of science lesson plans designed for grades 6-8 and 9-12.
The Why Files - what do you want to know?
Try Science - gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Adventures, experiments, field trips, polls and activities based on current issues, live webcams.
United States Geological Survey Science Education - information for the public, teachers, and students about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data. Site includes online resources such as lessons, data and maps.
Worldsbestwebsites - Lists of, yep, world's best websites for science and technology.
Resources for teaching geosciences to visually impaired students
