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1.7.1 Lesson Plans/Resources - Science - General

Last page update: 10/27/02

7th grade Science (ONE TEACHER'S WORK; GREAT [A] )

(http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ptscience/)

AIMS Education Foundation (COMMERCIAL; INFO ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE THRU AIMS [B] )

(http://www.aimsedu.org/)

Amazing Science Page (LIMITED, BUT VALUABLE [A-] )

(http://www.kennedy.rcsd.k12.ca.us/ken/asp/asp.html)

Animals/Animal Habitat - links collection (VERY GOOD RESOURCE [A] ) 

(http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Column/9885/1_10_10_animals_animal_habitat.htm)

A World in Motion: Forces & Motion (FANTASTIC RESOURCE; ADVANCED PLANNING REQUIRED [A+] )

(http://www.sae.org/students/awimcurr.htm)

BACKWIRE - free weekly email with links to science-related news stories (FANTASTIC; TOPICAL [A+] )  

(http://backwire.com)

Beakmaniac's World (SITE KIDS WILL ENJOY; GOOD ACTIVITIES, ETC. [A] )

(http://www.oocities.org/TelevisionCity/Set/4567/)

Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online ('NUFF SAID; GREAT AND FUN [A] )

(http://nyelabs.kcts.org/flash_no.html)

Biology - The School Page - (RICH LINKS [A] )

(http://www.theschoolpage.com/biology.htm)

Biomes of the World - online Gr 5-8 research project (EXCELLENT [A] ) 

(http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/index.html)

Bugscope (FANTASTIC; VALUABLE RESOURCE [A+] )

(http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/)

Cell @ Discovery.com (MARVELOUS [A+] ) 

(http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozscience/c/102240.html)

Cells (FANTASTIC! AN ENJOYABLE WAY TO LEARN THISSUBJECT [A+] )

(http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=155649&tg=ENGLIS&flt=KE)

CELLS alive! (RICH, VALUABLE SITE - GREAT GRAPHICS [A+] )

(http://www.cellsalive.com/)

Chem4Kids.com! (WONDERFUL; FUN FOR KIDS [A+] )

(http://www.chem4kids.com/)

Chemistry - The School Page (EXCELLENT, RICH LINKS [A] )

(http://www.theschoolpage.com/chem.htm)

Chemistry: Surfing the Net with Kids: (FANTASTIC; GREAT SITES& ACTIVITIES [A+] )

(http://www.surfnetkids.com/chemistry.htm)

Chemistry Lessons (ALL GRADES; SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS [A] )

(http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~coalitn/sciedoutreach/funexperiments/agesubject/chemistry.html)

CLN - Chemistry (VERY GOOD [B] )

(http://www.cln.org/subjects/chemistry_inst.html)

CLN - General Science (EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/subjects/gensci_inst.html)

CLN - Physics (EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/subjects/physics_inst.html)

CLN Sound Theme Page (EXCELLENT SOURCE OF SOUND LESSONS [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/sound.html)

CLN - Tropical Rainforests Theme (GREAT, COMPLETE [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/tropical_rainforests.html)

Cool Classroom Demos ( 12 GREAT; EASY, FUN DEMOS [A] )

(http://www.deepwell.com/ccimino/demos.html)

CURTIN Science Learning Area Links (SUPERLATIVE; RICH [A++)

(http://webct.curtin.edu.au/RandD/links/S-links.html#fi)

Dinosaurs - link collection (EXTENSIVE [A] ) 

(http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Column/9885/1_10_13_dinosaurs.htm)

Discovery.com - Intimate Universe: The Human Body (FANTASTIC;VALUABLE [A+] )

(http://tlc.discovery.com/tlcpages/human/explore.html)

Discovery Online, - The Ultimate Guide: Ants (FANTASTIC [A+] )

(http://www.discovery.com/stories/nature/ants/ants.html)

Dropping Your Genes - Making Faces (GREAT APPROACH TO TEACHING HEREDITY [A] )

(http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/biology/institutes/1997/makeface/Index.htm)

Earth and Space Science for K-12 (EXTREMELY VALUABLE; GREAT LPs [A] )

(http://inspire.ospi.wednet.edu:8001/)

Earthquake - Gr 6-8 unit; designed to be done online (WONDERFUL [A=] )

(http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/davis/hs/QuakesEng3.html)

EarthRISE (SOURCE FOR SATELLITE IMAGERY OF ANY PART OF WORLD [B] )

(http://earthrise.sdsc.edu/)

Earth Science Labs & Activities (TREMENDOUS; VALUABLE RESOURCE [A+] )

(http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/)

Earth Science Resources - U.S. Geological Survey (EXTREMELLYRICH SITE [A] )

(http://www.usgs.gov/education/)

Electronics (Circuitry) Theme Page -CLN (GREAT THEMATIC UNIT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/electronics.html)

Electricity (Concepts) Theme Page - CLN - (GREAT THEMATIC UNIT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/electricity.html)

electricity - Newton's Apple (VERY GOOD LESSONS [A] )

(http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/12/Lessons/electric.html#resourc)

electricity (VARIOUS ACTIVITIES RE: ELECTRICITY [B] )

(http://www.eggplant.org/things/elec/elec.html)

Electricity - Resources for Teachers; TrackStar: (EXTREMELY GOOD; VALUABLE [A] )

(http://www.scrtec.rtec.org/track/tracks/s00075.html)

Elementary Science Support Center - Purdue Univ - (EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE -"HANDS ON" ACTIVITIES [A+] )

(http://essc.calumet.purdue.edu/)

Elementary Science Center - Gr 4-5 (WONDERFUL RESOURCE [A+] )

(http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/support/science/index.shtml)

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment (GREAT REFERENCE TOOL [A] )  

(http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/)

Engineering - Hands-on Activities (VALUABLE CLASSROOMACTIVITIES [A] )

(http://www.sme.org/memb/neweek/hpact.htm)

Environmental Awareness: Ecosystems and the Environment (GREAT; VERY VALUABLE [A] )

(http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ecosystems/index.html)

Environmental Education Links (RICH; EXTENSIVE RESOURCES [A] )

(http://eelink.net/)

Explorer - Math/Science Resources (GREAT; VALUABLE, RICH LPs, ACTIVITIES, ETC. [A] )

(http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/)

explorezone.com: Earth, space and weather science news and reference (REAL TIME NEWS; ARCHIVES [B] )

(http://explorezone.com/)

Exploring Planets in the Classroom: 25 hands-on science activities (WONDERFUL [A] )

(http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/)

Fossils & Dinosaurs - The School Page - (SELECTED LINKS ON THE SUBJ [A] )

(http://www.theschoolpage.com/dino.htm)

Frank Potter's Science Gems (EXCELLENT UNIT PLANS [A] )

(http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html)

Garbage & the Environment (EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/)

Geology for Kids - Neill's - online (GREAT [A] )  

(http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Parthenon/8991/)

Global Atmospheric Change (ALL INCLUSIVE UNIT; 40-50 LESSONS; 7/8; EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.ed.psu.edu/ci/Papers/STS/toc.html)

Global Learning of Benefit to the Environment (GLOBE) (EXCELLENT PROGRAM [A] )

(http://www.GLOBE.gov/fsl/html/aboutglobe.cgi?intro&lang=en&nav=1)

Great Plant Escape - Gr 4-8 (EXCELLENT ONLINE UNIT [A] )

(http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/)

Hands-on Activity Science Curriculum - GR K-8 (EXTREMELY VALUABLE RESOURCE [A+] )

(http://www.dcs.edu/hasp/HASPcurric.html)

Hominid Species Timeline online (EXTREMELY VALUABLE [A] ) 

http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/timeline/timeline.html)

Human Body Systems - links (EXCELLENT [A+] ) 

(http://www.l2l4ed.com/1_10_8_the_human_body.htm)

Hurricanes - Miami Museum of Science- (A UNIQUE VIEW, BUT VERY COMPLETE [B] )

(http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/toc.html)

Hurricane science and technology (GREAT INFO ON HURRICANES [B] )

(http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/whursci.htm)

Insect Zoo - complete interdisciplinary unit - Gr 4-8 (FANTASTIC; THROW AWAY THE TEXTBOOK! [A+] )

(http://www.naturalpartners.org/InsectZoo/index.html)

Insects - links collection (VERY COMPREHENSIVE [A+] ) 

(http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Column/9885/1_10_9_insects.htm)

Insectclopedia Research Portal (VALUABLE [A] )  

(http://www.insectclopedia.com/)

JASON Project 2000 (GREAT; ONLINE EXPLORATION [A+] )

(http://www.jasonproject.org/)

Lesson Plans and Activities (Science) - mcrel.org (WONDERFUL; UNITS/LPs [A] )

(http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/sciencelessons.asp)

LightningTheme Page CLN (GREAT THEMATIC UNIT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/lightning.html)

LOGAL.net: Science and Mathematics Educational Technology (WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR SCIENCE/MATH USING TECH [A] )

(http://www.logal.net/a/owa/page?p=index)

Lunar phases - Unit (EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.calvin.edu/~lmolnar/moon/)

Mad Scientists Net: The 24-hour exploding laboratory. (FUN SITE; GREAT RESOURCES [A] )

(http://www.madsci.org/)

Magnetism Theme Page - CLN (GREAT THEMAIC UNIT [A] )

(http://www.cln.org/themes/magnetism.html)

Marvelous Machines - LPs & activities - Elem (VALUABLE [A] )

(http://www.galaxy.net:80/~k12/machines/index.shtml)

Mechanics Exhibit@The Franklin Institute (GREAT ACTIVITIES; GR 4-8 [A] )

(http://sln.fi.edu:80/tfi/exhibits/mechanic.html)

Membranes @ SimScience (USEFUL EXTENSION SIMULATION [A-] ) 

(http://www.simscience.org/membranes/index.html)

Middle School Earth Science Explorer (GOOD BACKGROUND INFO [B] )

(http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/explorer.html)

Middle School Science - CSRnet (WONDERFUL, RICH SITE [A] )

(http://www.csrnet.org/csrnet/teachresource/mscienc.htm)

Middle School Science - Lesson Plans (EXCELLENT, THOUGH LIMITED [A-] )

(http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/midscile.htm)

Middle School Science Resources (EXTENSIVE & DESCRIPTIVE LINKS LIST FOR M.S. [B] )

(http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/math/eisen/96/midsci.htm)

Mr. Bone's Digital Science - (VALUABLE; RICH [A] )

(http://delmar.cuhsd.org/faculty/kbone/lscience984.html)

Mr. Warner's Cool Science!) GREAT, RICH SITE [A+] )

(http://www3.mwis.net/~science/)

Nature - Int'l Weekly Journal of Science (VALUABLE REFERENCE [A] )

(http://www.nature.com/)

Neuroscience for Kids - Explore the Nervous System (FANTASTIC; WONDERFUL WAY TO LEARN DIFFICULT SUBJECT [A+] )

(http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html)

NOAA (FASCINATING WEATHER RELATED BACKGROUND [A-] )

(http://www.noaa.gov/)

NSC Fort Discovery (TREMENDOUSLY VALUABLE [A+} )

(http://www.nationalsciencecenter.org/)

NSTA: Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SEARCHABLE LPs & MINI-UNITS [A] )

(http://www.gsh.org/NSTA_SSandC/)

Oceanography: from ONR (WONDERFUL STUFF! [A] )

(http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/)

Olson's M.S. Health and Technology Site (WONDERFUL SITE FOR 6-8 HEALTH IDEAS [A] )

(http://www.sd68.k12.il.us/schools/orchard/Teams/teenhealth/index.htm)

Online Collaborative Projects - Education World Archives - Science (WONDERFUL ONLINE PROJECTS [A+] ) 

(http://www.educationworld.com/projects/archives/science.shtml)

PBS Online Science (VERY GOOD SITE - GOOD LINKS TO OTHER ONLINE SUBJECT SITES [B] )

(http://www.pbs.org/science/)

Pollution - Links to Resources (FANTASTIC LINKS; NOT SEARCHABLE [A-] )

(http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/pollute.html)

Radar and Severe Weather (ONLINE SATELLITE RADAR VIEW;RELATED WEAX SITES [A] )

(http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/coriolis/radarseverewth.html)

Recycle - Gr 2-5 card game/activity (GREAT [A] ) 

(http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/Card/R/recycle.html)

Recycling - Composting in Schools - Unit and Activities (GREAT [A] ) 

(http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/schools.html)

Recycling - Litter Detectives - Gr K-8 LP (VERY GOOD [A] ) 

(http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/Rec_Lessons/litter.htm)

Recycling - Throwing It All Away - Gr 6-8 LP (VERY GOOD [A] ) 

(http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/991221tuesday.html)

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - (GREAT, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES [A] )

(http://www.flash.net/~spartech/ReekoScience/ReekoIndex.htm)

Scanning Electron Microscope (HELPFUL & INTERESTING [C] )

(http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/)

SciCentral: Gateway to Science and Engineering Online Resources (FANTASTIC TEACHER & STUDENT RESOURCE [A+] )

(http://www.scicentral.com/)

ScienceNet - catalog of answers to Science questions (INTERESTING AND USEFUL [A] ) 

(http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/Resources/index.html)

Science - Hands On activities - Olivo (GREAT ACTIVITIES - ALL GRADES [A] )

(http://sites.netscape.net/olivocarlos/homepage)

Science Hobbyist (VERY RICH; CUMBERSOME [B] )

(http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/)

Science Lesson Plans@Teachers.net - all grades (EXCELLENT REOURCE [A+] ) 

(http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Science)

Science Lessons that Teach Literacy; K-2 (VERY GOOD LPs [A-] )

(http://web2.airmail.net/kboyle/)

Science Made Simple; Children's Science Projects & Experiments (WONDERFUL RESOURCE [A] )

(http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/)

ScienceMaster - Science and Technology Network (GREAT SEARCHABLE LINKS LISTING; VALUABLE [A] )

( http://www.ScienceMaster.com/)

Science NetLinks (ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR SCIENCE LINKS [A] )

(http://ehrweb.aaas.org/scinetlinks/)

Science Page (WONDERFUL GATEWAY TO SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS [A] )

(http://www.techplus.com/scipage/)

Science Spot (GREAT MIDDLE SCHOOL RESOURCES [A] )

(http://theramp.net/sciencespot/)

Science Starters (EXCELLENT RESEARCH & TRAINING TOOL FOR TEACHERS NEEDING TO LEARN SCIENCE [A] )

(http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/John/scistart.htm)

Science Toys; toys you can make to demonstrate principles (EXCELLENT CLASS DEMOS [A] )  

(http://scitoys.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi/page=contents.html)

Sciences Explorer - (GOOD ACTIVITES [B] )

(http://library.advanced.org/11771/english/hi/)

Science Net Links (FANTASTIC SCIENCE GATEWAY K-12; RICH SITE [A+] ) 

(http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.html)

Simple Machines; Gr 3 (20 GREAT ACTIVITIES [A] )

(http://www.galaxy.net:80/~k12/machines/index.shtml)

Simple Machines for Kids \; Gr 1-3 (VERY GOOD [B] )

(http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html)

Static Electricity Activities; GR K-5 (wonderful [A] )

(http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/staticmenu.html)

Structures - Around the World - (GREAT ACTIVITIES FROM EXPLORITORIUM [A-] )

(http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/index.html)

The Cell (FANTASTIC THINKQUEST [A+] )

(http://library.thinkquest.org/3564/)

The Human Body - L2L4ED Links (EXCELLENT [A+] )  

(http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Column/9885/1_10_8_the_human_body.htm)

The Human Brain: Controlling the Body (RICH, VALUABLE SITE [A] )

(http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/body/rfibrain.html)

The Lesson Plans Page - Science Lesson Plans, Ideas, & Activities (WONDERFUL RESOURCE [A] )  

(http://www.LessonPlansPage.com/Science.htm)

The Virtual Cell (TRULY FANTASTIC [A+] )

(http://personal.tmlp.com/Jimr57/tour/cell/cell.htm)

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics - USGS - online edition (WONDERFUL EXTENSION MATERIAL [A+] ) 

(http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html)

Understanding Earthquakes (VALUABLE [A] )

(http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/)

Under the Sea Unit (COMPLETE MARINE BIOOGY UNIT; GR 6-8 [A] )

(http://www.oocities.org/sseagraves/underthesea.htm)

US Geological Survey Learning Web: Classroom resources for teaching Earth Science (GREAT, USEFUL RESOURCE [A] ) 

(http://www.usgs.gov/education/othered.html)

Virtual Cell - examine, learn about a single plant cell (VERY GOOD [A-] ) 

(http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/)

Virtual Earthquake - online Gr 6-8 activities (EXCELLENT EXTENSION ACTIVITY [A+] ) 

(http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeIntro.html)

Weather - What Forces Affect Our Weather? - Annenberg (RICH; FILLED WITH GOOD INFO [A-] )

(http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/)

Weather Unit - (COMPLETE UNIT ON WEATHER [B+] )

(http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html)

Whelmers - from mcrel.org (WONDERFUL HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES [A] )

(http://www.mcrel.org/whelmers/)

Why We Study the Sun (EXCELLENT TEACHER BACKGROUND [B] )

(http://wwwssl.msfc.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/whysolar.htm)

WildWorld@NationalGeographic.com (TREMENDOUS [A+] )

(http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/)

Women in Science - Gr 4-8 (EXCELLENT [A] )

(http://www.schoolpc.acp.com.au/features/wom_sci.htm)

Work is Simple with Simple Machines (MARVELOUS [A] )

(http://www.ed.uri.edu:80/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/machine.html)

Work (GOOD UNIT ON WORK & SIMPLE MACHINES [A-] )

(http://www.hoopeston.k12.il.us/buildings/johngreer/hesser/simplemachines/work.htm)

Worms -The Adventures of Herman - (AWESOME [A+] )

(http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/index.html)

YES Mag's Projects (GREAT HANDS-ON SCIENCE PROJECTS [A+] )

(http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/projects.html)