Tech Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Rebecca Blume

Ohio Science Standards

1. Earth & Space Science 2. Life Science

3. Physical Science 4. Science & Technology

5. Scientific Inquiry 6. Scientific Ways of Knowing

General Sites:

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

http://www.infohio.org/

Britannica Elementary – has lesson plans and is useful to search for individual topics

Britannica On-line – also has lesson plans and is useful to search for individual topics

Access Science for Middle and High School – arranged by topic

Landsat - Satellite views of Ohio updated regularly; part of OhioLINK's Digital

Media Center.

http://www.answers.com/

http://www.eduplace.com - Textbook companies have Websites – find the one that supports

your science textbook

http://www.familyeducation.com/home/

General Science Sites:

http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7Etechresources/ - Viking Treasure Chest – arranged according to Ohio standards and indicators. Has links similar to what is at the bottom of the page. . .

http://www.madsci.org/

http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=teaching_science&OFFID=se1&KEY=teaching_science

http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm

http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/jump.html

http://www.prayingeachday.org/20subeducationsites.html

http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/education.html

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/refdeskgen.html

http://www.educationplanet.com/search/Science/Space

http://www.eduhound.com/cat.cfm?subj=Science

http://avel.edu.au/sci-tech/dosew.html

http://www2.nsta.org/sciencesites/

http://alex.dfac.usyd.edu.au/Methods/Science/WWWFrameB.html

- Is science different in Australia?

http://www.amasci.com/edu.html

http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/

http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementaryEd.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem.htm - Elementary Link page. . .

Middle Level Science Sites:

http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/science/scimain.htm

http://www.science-house.org/middleschool/index.html

Lesson Plans for Science Classes:

http://school.discovery.com/

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/ - Lots of Webquests

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=6&cid=11&scid=59

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/lessons.html#science

http://nationalgeographic.com/education/

Science Games:

http://childparenting.about.com/cs/sciencegames/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/science.html

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/elem/Escience.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementaryEd.htm

http://www.mattelscrabble.com/en/kids/index.html

http://www.primarygames.com

http://www.aolatschool.com/elementary/search/browse.adp?cat=16000456

Science Fair Sites:

http://www.portsmouth.k12.oh.us/GenInfo/Student%20Center/sciencefair/scifair.htm

Earth and Space Science:

http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/solar.html

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/space/hunt1.htm

http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/spaceth.html - Webquest

http://nationalgeographic.com/education/

http://www.nps.gov/cave/teacherguide/standards.htm

Life Science:

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/fchain.html

http://www.academic-genealogy.com/science.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

Physical Science:

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com

http://www.songsforteaching.com/sciencesongs.htm

http://www.psrc-online.org/

http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/tchgphysclscience.html

http://www.aapt.org/

http://members.tripod.com/~flyswat/

http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/92a62a5c17c86cbfa19afeb4da09e526.html

Science and Technology:

http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/sciencetech/sciencetech.html

http://www.nationalstep.org/

http://www.ftexploring.com/index.html

Scientific Inquiry:

http://www.nsta.org/positionstatement&psid=43

http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/

http://www.nwrel.org/msec/science_inq/index.html

http://www.col-ed.org/smcnws/scientific.html

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/edutech/dew/papers/inquirythroughdesign.html

Scientific Ways of Knowing:

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/edutech/dew/papers/inquirythroughdesign.html

http://www.cositoledo.org/f_demonstrations.htm

http://www.openseti.org/Ways.html

http://www.oswego.edu/~leblanc/696/notes.htm

Web Sites matched to Standards and Grade Level Indicators:

K – Standard 1C Daily Weather Conditions

Indicator 5 http://www.weather.com/

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html

http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/wx/almanac.shtml

http://www.wunderground.com/

Standard 4C Tools and Machines – Food from Farms

Indicator 3 http://www.slowfoodusa.org/education/

http://extension.usu.edu/aitc/teachers/elementary/food.html

http://vermontcommunityworks.org/exemplars/reflretreat04/feed-edmnds/feed-edmnds.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/farm/farm.html

1 – Standard 3D Sun as an energy source

Indicators 8 – 10 http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/sunenergy.html

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/solar.htm

http://teachingtreasures.com.au/solar-energy/solar-power.htm

Standard 4A Recycling materials – community

Indicator 4 http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

http://www.obviously.com/recycle/

http://www.kidsrecycle.org/index.php

2 – Standard 2E Fossils

Indicator 7 http://www.rom.on.ca/quiz/fossil/

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/fossils/

http://www.extinctions.com/

http://members.cox.net/jdmount/paleont.html

Standard 6C Science careers

Indicator 4 http://oceanlink.island.net/career/career2.html

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/

http://www.sciencecareersweb.net/

3 – Standard 2E Food Chain

Indicator 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml

http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_foodchain.html

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/FoodChain/FoodChain.htm

http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Biomes/foodweb.html

Standard 5C Develop, design, conduct scientific investigation & communicate results

Indicator 4 & 5 http://www.sarsef.com/elementsofsehigh.htm

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/movies/measurement.html

4 – Standard 1B Evidence of change - Volcanoes

Indicator 3 http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/

http://www.volcanoes.com/websitelinks.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html

Standard 3A Materials and change - recipes

Indicator 1 http://kid.allrecipes.com/

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/recipesforkids/l/blkidscook.htm

http://www.floridajuice.com/cm_recipes.php

http://www.greatrecipesonline.com/dir/Kids/

5 – Standard 3F Light & sound – reflected, refracted, absorbed

Indicator 7 http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/waveobstacle.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/refraction

http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/NDT_Tips/Reflectors.htm

Standard 5B Metric units – length, volume, mass

Indicator 3 http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/#education

http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/367.shtml

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/LessonsMathematics/Measurement/MEA0018.html%20

6 – Standard 1D Types of rocks – sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

Indicator 4 http://www.teacheruniverse.com/tools/science_corner/rock_fudge.html

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rocks/

http://www.rocks-rock.com/rock-types.html

http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/AskGeoMan/geoQuerry13.html

Standard 6A Hypothesis – Scientific inquiry method

Indicator 1 http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/l/lautz_s/Science%20Fair%20Handbook/SFquiz.html

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/bio301d/Topics/Scientific.method/Text.html

http://www.mohonasen.org/dmssci/SMcNett/Index.htm

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/teacher_resources.shtml

7 – Standard 2C Ecosystems and resources

Indicator 4 http://www.epa.gov/teachers/curric-ecosystems.htm

http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/teaching.html

http://www.ufei.org/presentations.lasso

Standard 5C Safety in the science classroom

Indicator 8 http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-06/member_middle.htm

http://nobel.scas.bcit.ca/debeck_pt/science/safetyContract.htm

http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/bySubject/science/screport.pdf

8 – Standard 4A Contributions to science & technology - Scientists

Indicator 5 http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html

http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Scients.htm

http://www.ziplink.net/~pik/Famous%20Scientists.html

http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/

Standard 6C Ethical considerations

Indicator 2 http://books.nap.edu/html/obas/?referrer=Google

http://web.idrc.ca/es/ev-65406-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

9 – Standard 3D Newton’s 3 Laws of motion

Indicators 13 – 15 http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newton3laws.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9208/main.html

Standard 3B Periodic Table

Indicator 5 http://www.webelements.com/

http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

10 – Standard 2A Living cells

Indicator 1 http://www.cellsalive.com/

http://www.bioanim.com/

www.cytographics.com/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/evolution10.htm

Standard 2E Hereditary - genetic mechanisms

Indicator 6 http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm

http://www.mydna.com/genes/genetics/

11 – Standard 2A Energy from Food

Indicator 1 http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/energy/workshop5/

http://health.howstuffworks.com/calorie.htm

http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/calories.shtml

http://www.chowbaby.com/fastfood/fast_food_nutrition.asp

Standard 1D Weather maps

Indicator 8 http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index.asp?partner=accuweather

http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/maps.html

12 – Standard 2C DNA

Indicator 8, 15 http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

http://www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org/exhibitdna/index.jsp?referrer=Google

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/

Standard 3A Isotopes

Indicator 1 http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/isotopes/index.html

http://ie.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_isotopes.html