General Sciences

Northwest Regional Laboratory: Mathematics and Science Education Center

The Mathematics and Science Education Center provides Northwest K-12 educators with resources and services to support challenging, effective mathematics and science curriculum, instruction, and assessment for all students. The Center supports teachers' efforts to guide students in actively exploring and making sense of the world, to challenge all students to become rigorous thinkers and creative problem solvers, and to facilitate engaging and authentic learning experiences.

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.nwrel.org/msec/

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Earth Sciences

The University of Washington Geophysics Program

The Geophysics Program is home to the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (PNSN), an array of about 150 seismograph stations located throughout Washington and Oregon. In addition to its research and emergency management functions, the Seismology Lab serves the public as an earth sciences information center. The faculty and staff are also available to advise K-12 teachers who are developing curriculum based on information gathered from the Geophysics Program and the PNSN.

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: No

• URL: http://www.geophys.washington.edu/

University of California Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology

The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research and education. Great resource with a large amount of information on many topics related to paleontology, geology and natural history. Don't miss the K-12 Education resource page.

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

• K-12 Education Resources: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/museum/k-12.html

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Physical Sciences

Project ASTRO

Project ASTRO pairs grade 3-12 teachers with volunteer amateur and professional astronomers and earth scientists with the goal of building long-lasting partnerships to improve science education in schools.

• Grade Level: 3-12

• Searchable: No

• URL: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/project_astro.html

Washington State NASA Space Grant Consortium

The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium sponsors educational and research programs related to NASA's missions on Earth and in Space. We also house the NASA Regional Educator Resource Center and serve as a NASA point of contact for Washington residents

• Grade Level: All

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.waspacegrant.org/

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Life Sciences

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Education Resources

Alaska Fisheries Science Center and National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Regional Office have created and compiled educational materials for use in the classroom for students K-12. The topics includes a Science Resource Guide with 48 marine fisheries and resources worksheets, outlines and answer sheets which can be photocopied. Also included are links to additional resources related to the oceans of the Pacific Northwest

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable; No

• URL: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/sep/SEPHome.htm

Antarctic Explorers

Seattle (Washington) teacher, Barb Schulz, shares her research experiences in the dry valleys of Antarctica. Barb was in Antarctica as part of the Teachers Experiencing Antarctica program.

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: No

• URL: http://www.umaine.edu/nunatak/mainpage-barb.html

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National and International Resources

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Best of the Net

The Best of the Net Web site is an anthology of sites from the World Wide Web chosen by the team of educators and multimedia specialists at EXCITE and Houghton Mifflin. The sites were selected for their outstanding science content for grades 3 to 8.

• Grade Level: K-8

• Searchable: No

• URL: http://www.eduplace.com/science/bestofthenet/

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse: Science Topics

Large collection of links to Web sites related to science education. Links are sorted by category, annotated and indexed by grade level. 

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.goenc.com/

Whelmers

These hands-on science activities are based on Steve Jacobs' Whelmers. They have been adapted to the McREL Web site and have been aligned with the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1995).

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: 

• URL: http://www.mcrel.org/whelmers

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Earth Sciences

Globe

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. GLOBE students make environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education. 

• Grade Level: K-12

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.globe.gov/

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Physical Sciences

The Interactive Library

The database contains hundreds of activities demonstrating physical principles that make use of sophisticated java, vrml and shockwave programs. Includes resources for teachers, students and pareents.

• Grade Level: 6-12, College

• Searchable: No

• URL Physics: http://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_physics.htm

• URL Chemistry: http://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_chem.htm
  

Physical Science Resource Center

A collection of annotated links for the teaching of astronomy and physics at grades K-16. Links are listed by sub-specialty and by educational level.

• Grade Level: K-12, College

• Searchable: Yes

• URL: http://www.psrc-online.org

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Life Sciences

The Biology Project

The Biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona. Designed for biology students at the college and high school level. Great interactive exercises many offered in both English and Spanish.

• Grade Level: High School, College

• Searchable: No

• URL: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

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Journals and Professional Organizations

Electronic Journal of Science Education

The Electronic Journal of Science Education is a peer reviewed electronic journal  devoted to the timely sharing of science education information via the World Wide Web. Using communications technology, information and research related to science education issues, K-16, are addressed.

• URL: http://ejse.southwestern.edu/

ScI-Journal

Sci-Journal is an online journal that publishes work done by students in secondary and postsecondary science classes. The Sci-Journal provides students with an arena to discuss, debate and collaborate on science in an effort to both motivate and provide insight into the way in which "real" science is done. A very interesting site to investigate and/or participate in especially if you are looking for examples of the collaborative process online

• URL: http://www.sci-journal.org/

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