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Prentice Hall's PLANET DIARY

PBS's EVOLUTION Site--> http://www.pbs.org/evolution

Planets/Solar System--Windows on the Universe http://www.windows.ucar.edu

DNA Interactive   http://www.dnai.org/index.html

The DNA Interactive site is divided into sections: Timeline; Code (what is it); Manipulation (how do you work

with it); Genome (analyzing, mapping, sequencing); Applications (how DNA applies to healthcare and our past); and Chronicle (using knowledge responsibly, can we do it?). Use the Site Map to get an overview of what

each of these sections contain. Each section contains short bits of information and accompanying media. Flash required.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

 http://www.enc.org/ Teaching materials for math and science topics. Includes curriculum resources, web links, professional development, and other topics.

 Frank Potter's Science Gems

 http://sciencegems.com/ Thousands of resources for K-16 science educators.

 How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com

Instructional Materials for Science Education

 http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/ Extensive collection of resources for science teachers. Covers different subject areas as well as links to internet science projects, science magazines and journals, science education organizations, visual instructional materials resources, and more.

 Science Made Simple

 http://www.sciencemadesimple.com Children's science projects, simple science experiments & kids' science questions.

Science NetLinks

 http://www.sciencenetlinks.com A collection of reviewed websites and lessons arranged by science benchmark topics.

Southeastern Michigan Math-Science Learning Coalition & Reach Out! Michigan http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/ Hands-on science, lessons and guides, and many other resources.

Science (AskERIC)

 http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Subjects/Science Annotated list of resources, including lesson plans, internet sites, listservs, and organizations.

Reconstructors Solve Medical Mysteries  http://medmyst.rice.edu

Medical Mysteries is an interactive online game. Students solve mysteries and in doing so learn how infectious diseases are spread. The Missions teach the fundamentals of microbiology, infectious diseases, and epidemiology including virtual labs. Teacher Pages contain lots of downloadable resources. The Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning at Rice University designed this website with funding from the National Institutes of Health. Requires Shockwave.

Science (MCREL)

 http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/science/ Lesson plans, curriculum and other resources.

Science Department (NWREL)

 http://www.nwrel.org/sky/department.asp?ID=0&d=9 Annotated list of science resources.

 Science (ODE)

 http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/science/ Includes content standards, performance standards, work sample phase-in schedule,  teaching and learning to standards, science grade-level mapping and other topics.

Science Links (ODE)

 http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/science/links.htm Links to resources in life science, earth and space science, physical science, and science in human and social perspectives.

Science (OPEN)

 http://www.open.k12.or.us/openpu09.html Includes content standards, practice scoring, math problem solving, work sample requirements.

The Toxic House

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/toxic_flash/toxic_house_flash.html

Totally Flash-driven, provides a quick and interesting overview of the

dangerous chemicals in our very own homes! It's one of several interactive offerings found at http://www.cbc.ca/tvarts/interactive/ and offered by CBC Television (Canada).

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development

http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/esd/index.html

Created by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment (ACE) Information

Programme and supported by the UK Department for Environment, Food and

Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to disseminate information on the causes, effects

of and controls on air pollution and climate change. Major sections are:

Earth & Man; Principles; Environment; Resource; Society; Economy;

Indicators; Action; and Doing Our Bit. Within each major section are

numerous sub-sections, each written in a brief narrative style with

related links to definitions or related terms. Although British in

flavor, the issues are global.

Butterfly Links<--Click on the butterfly for great sites.