Chemistry teachers: This is a site that is definitely worth exploring. You may want to share it with your students!

AP Chemistry Interactive Practice
A teacher in Atlanta suggested this one. She said "I found an amazing website today that I thought was worth sharing. The site says that it was be used by other teachers. My favorite part of this site is his interactive review quizzes. The chapters correspond with Zumdahl- click on “Review Questions”. I am going to definitely suggest my students use this for extra preparation before quizzes and exams."
http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/APtaters/directory.shtml

Astronomy and Space examines research on fundamental questions: Where did everything come from? What is the universe made of, and how does it work? Are we alone? Learn about the Big Bang, dark matter, superstrings, and Einstein's general theory of relativity. See images of galaxies, sunspots, and an area near what is thought to be a black hole. (National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1944

For a helpful animation detailing the work of a nephron, select the link below.
http://www.biologymad.com/resources/kidney.swf

Biotechnology Institute
This Website, the Biotechnology Institute, the national biotechnology education organization, sponsored by Merck has resources and information about biotechnology for educators. The online biotechnology magazine, Your World: Biotechnology and You, may be downloaded for free.
http://www.biotechinstitute.org/

Cans
Everything you wanted to know about cans.
http://www.cancentral.com/

Cell Cycle Interactive
A nice little interactive on control of the cell cycle.
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/2001/cellcycle.html

Chemistry Experiment Simulations and Animations
Chemistry Experiment Simulations and Conceptual Computer Animations. Some of the animations are designed to be used by chemistry instructors in presentations. These do not have directions or other information. Other animations are designed for students to use on their own or in group-work. Some of the animations and simulations have guided-inquiry tutorials to accompany them.
http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/simDownload/index4.html

Climate Classroom
The National Wildlife Federation has a new website called Climate Classroom. Climate change and its effects can be difficult to explain--particularly to children. To address this challenge, National Wildlife Federation recently launched Climate Classroom, a website designed to help educators, parents and other caregivers become better informed so they can discuss global warming with kids in age-appropriate and hopeful ways.
http://online.nwf.org/site/PageNavigator/ClimateClassroom/cc_homepage/

Create a Graph
Here you will find five different graphs and charts for your students to create.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Discovery of Sound in the Sea
The URI Office of Marine Programs is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of the Discovery of Sound in the Sea website, an online resource about the science and use of sound in the ocean.
http://www.dosits.org

Dive and Discover Deeper Discovery
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers many teacher resources for use with the topics of oceanography, plate tectonics and the Earth's history just to name a few.
http://www.whoi.edu/science/divediscover/hottopics/biogeo.html

Documentary on Cancer Biology
The CancerQuest Video Series includes animations describing the biological processes that are involved with cancer. This interface takes a serial approach for adequately describing all the complicated cancer biology. Step through each selectable topic on the left side of the interface and watch the associated animation/video.
http://cancerquest.org/index.cfm?page=3102

EarthCaching — An Educator's Guide
The Geological Society of America has taken one of the fastest growing outdoor activities of our day, Geocaching [pronounced “geo-cashing”], and developed an exciting educational activity that engages students in learning about Earth and its processes. It is called EarthCaching. By combining GPS technology with outdoor field experiences, students experience the wonders of Earth in an entirely new way.

Visit the site at:
http://www.geosociety.org/earthcache/

Download the book at:
http://www.geosociety.org/earthcache/teacherGuide.htm

Earth Science Web Site
A nice Earth Science web site by Mr. Science Guy.
http://www.mrsciguy.com/

Encyclopedia of Earth
Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Earth, a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.
http://www.eoearth.org/

Environmental History
Some timeline links for Environmental History
http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/envhist/
http://www.worldwatch.org/brain/features/timeline/
http://jerome.dublin.k12.oh.us/academics/science/apes/timeline/

ESA News
Access the European Space Agency web site at this link.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMKTX2MDAF_index_0.html

FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Need I say more? Science and much more!
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=41

Lot's freebies for science teachers here, including a 500 page document with inquiry activities.

Free Stuff for Science Teachers
Here is the full list of links to free resources for science teachers online.
http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/freestuff

Geology Curriculum Module for Grades 6-9
From the NPS Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Website.
http://www.nps.gov/para/forteachers/geoventures.htm

Gigantic Lightning-like Jets over Oklahoma
On Aug. 20th, an amateur astronomer in Oklahoma scanned the sky for meteors using a low-light video camera--but instead of meteors, he recorded a bizarre upside-down form of lightning called "Gigantic Jets."
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=23&month=08&year=2007

Information about Global Climate Research

Global Climate Change Research Explorer
The best overall site for climate change...that links to real-time NOAA imagery and graphs and has outstanding explanations that are clear enough for our students is the Climate Exploratorium site found here: Let it load...then use the tabs for atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, etc. “this Web site, you can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. You’ll also get a sense of how scientists study natural phenomena—how researchers gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions.”
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

Groundwater Atlas of the United States
From the USGS, the site describes the location, the extent, and the geologic and the hydrologic characteristics of important aquifers in the Nation.` A groundwater fact sheet and GIS coverages are also available.
http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/index.html

Hilton Pond Center for Peidmont Natural History
This week at Hilton Pond.
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek070808.html

How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears shows how audio and visual cues help communication, how loudness is measured, how changes in the "hearing pathway" can affect hearing, and how hearing loss can be prevented. Animations (under "student activities") include an ear hearing the Gettysburg Address in 5 languages, a graphic display of pitch and volume, and sound being converted into electrical impulses and sent to the brain. (National Institutes of Health)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1948

Hubble's Top Ten Discoveries
All those interested in astronomy please take note! Fantastic images are offered of the Hubble's greatest discoveries at this National Geographic site. A collection of Hubble Space Telescope images shows distant supernovas, the death explosions of massive stars, and other fantastic images.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/photogalleries/hubble/

Middle School Science Teachers: Now is the time to enroll your class in an online collaborative genetics project!

Human Genetics Project
To all Middle School Science Teachers!! The Human Genetics Project is open for registration! If you are doing a unit on genetics this fall, why not plan to participate in this FREE online collaborative project!
http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/genproj/index.html

I-STEM
The Indiana Science, Technology and Math Web site offers resources that may be helpful to you.
http://www.istemnetwork.org/

Links for Everything Biology
The link below is to one of the most complete collections of Biology sites and activities that I've seen anywhere.
http://www.lcusd.net/lchs/mewoldsen/Ebiolink.htm

MIT Launches Web Site for High School Students
This is truly exciting news. MIT has finally released its Highlights For High School Open CourseWare (OCW) site. The site is divided into sites for teachers and for students.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm

More on DHMO
More on the dangers of DiHydrogen Monoxide including a song your students can sing.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/3_8.html

My Environment, My Health, My Choices is an environmental health curriculum development project sponsored by the University of Rochester's Environmental Health Sciences Center. The project involves teachers from the greater Rochester, New York area (as well as throughout New York State) who create environmental health curriculum units with the support of University of Rochester faculty.
http://www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/EHSC/outreach/index.html

Nanoscience explains what nanoscience is, how it is used, and what it means for society. Learn how individual atoms and molecules are being manipulated to create tiny machines the size of human cells. Find out how nanoscience could change the design of many products, from car tires to vaccines to objects yet to be imagined. (National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1945

NASA Exploring Space Challenges
Turn your students into hurricane CSI's or lunar explorers with this year's NASA Exploring Space Challenges! The NASA ESC encourages your students to be creative, apply design skills, conduct scientific research and utilize technology. Three student Challenges and one teacher Challenge are now open for registration.
http://esc.nasa.gov

New Space Game Coming
The NASA Learning Technologies (LT) project supports the development of projects that deliver NASA content through innovative applications of technologies to enhance education in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Research and development are at the core of the LT mission. LT seeks to enhance formal and informal education in STEM fields with the goal of increasing the number of students in those fields of study and is currently investigating the development of a NASA-based massively multiplayer online educational game (MMO).
http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/

New Science and Math Resources at Free Website

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
More than thirty Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website. The following are recent additions in the areas of science, mathematics, and technology:
http://www.free.ed.gov/

NASA - Space Food and Nutrition Educator Guide
Space Food and Nutrition Educator Guide explores looks at the history of preparing and packaging foods that taste good, provide necessary nutrients, and travel well in space. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Space_
Food_and_Nutrition_Educator_Guide.html

National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Computing Life
Computing Life looks at ways physicists, biologists, and artists are harnessing the power of computers to advance our understanding of biology and human health. Learn how computers are used to simulate the spread of flu through a school, the movement of cells in our bodies, and the beating of a heart. Find out how computers help in the search for gene variations that could lead to disease. (National Institutes of Health)
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/computinglife/

Suited for Spacewalking Educator Guide examines the technology behind space suits. Students learn about the environment of space, the history of spacewalking, NASA's current space suit, future space suits, and work that astronauts do during spacewalks. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/computinglife/

Voyages Through Time
Voyages Through Time is a year-long integrated science curriculum for 9th or 10th grade based on the theme of evolution. It is presented in six modules: cosmic evolution, planetary evolution, origin of life, evolution of Life, hominid evolution, and evolution of technology. Individual modules can be used in discipline-based science courses such as biology, earth science, geology, or astronomy. (Learning in Motion, National Science Foundation)
http://www.voyagesthroughtime.org/

NOAA Ocean Explorer on YouTube
Selected videos from NOAA's Ocean Exploration expeditions are now available on YouTube at
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/gallery/gallery.html

Ocean Wave Simulator
An ocean wave simulator that allows students to manipulate wind speed, fetch and duration to determine impact.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/multimedia/wavemachine.html

Old Faithful Geyser Live
This full-motion, live-streaming webcam is located near Old Faithful Geyser and brings online visitors views of several other geysers in the area. When geysers such as Beehive, Lion, or Giantess are erupting, the camera will be aimed at them and zoomed in for optimal viewing enjoyment. When bison, elk, coyotes, or the occasional bear wander into the camera’s view, live video images will be transmitted.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/yellowstonelive.htm

Our Environment and Oceans for Life
The National Geographic Society recognizes that a healthy environment is a global issue – one that sustains all life as we know it. It is important to work with educators to include this message in the classroom everywhere we can by providing facts, news, and classroom activities for all teachers and their students.

The purpose of this Web site is the following:

To link education and the environment for our classrooms and society. 
To provide teachers with tools and resources to instruct students on the importance of a healthy environment. 
To provide a multimedia "teacher’s tool kit" that can be tailored for use in the classroom. 
To provide "green" actions for everyone so that we can all preserve our environment. 
To demonstrate how geography is central to understanding about the world we live in. 
To promote ocean literacy in our classrooms and society. 
http://www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=128

Paper Airplanes and the Scientific Method
Airplane Design
http://science-class.net/Lessons/NOS/paper_airplanes.pdf (in pdf)

Airplane Instructions
http://science-class.net/Lessons/NOS/plane_instructions.pdf (in pdf)


Pattern for a Three Dimensional Cube Cut-Out
http://www.paec-sc-iii.org/cube.pdf
http://www.paec-sc-iii.org/cube2.pdf

PCR Music Video
Really a great treat from Bio-Rad. You can download the video and the lyrics.
http://bio-rad.cnpg.com/lsca/videos/ScientistsForBetterPCR/

Powerpoint Games
This Web site has templates for games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Weakest Link, etc.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

Earth Science and Geography Teachers: This is a very valuable resource for you!

Resources For Earth Sciences and Geography Instruction
From Central Michigan University, this website contains links which are organized alphabetically around the sequence of topics typically taught in an introductory earth science or physical geography class. Links are also available for environmental science, earth science/geography education, career opportunities, and more. The sites selected are based on image quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization, authenticity, scope, and format.
http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/default.asp

Rufous Returns
That a hummingbird can navigate thousands of miles well enough to return to the same site year after year is one of the true wonders of nature. That a Rufous Hummingbird from western North American can find its way to the same feeder for five winters in a row is even more amazing--especially when we realize this species normally spends the cold months in Mexico--not the Carolina Piedmont.
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek071108.html

Saturn Moons Explorer: Titan
Only now are we beginning to learn about Titan, one of Saturn’s most intriguing and enigmatic moons. This particular site provides an overview of Titan, courtesy of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, located at the California Institute of Technology. After watching an introductory video segment about Titan, visitors can learn more in the “Quick Facts” section. The “Latest Images” area contains twelve of the latest images of Titan as captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Visitors should also not miss the “3D Globe” area, which contains an interactive rendering of Titan which allows visitors to visit a number of features on this moon, including an ice volcano, drainage channels, and “The Smile”, the brightest spot on Titan’s surface.
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/flash/Titan/index.html

Science Buddies
Science Fair Project Resources
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

Science of Energy Balance: Calorie Intake and Physical Activity helps us strive toward energy balance. Lessons and activities reveal what energy is, how our bodies use it, how we spend our time, how serving sizes on food labels compare with the amounts of food we eat, and how many calories are associated with various foods. Students analyze data and design experiments to learn how genetics, food availability, and exercise affect weight changes in mice. (National Institutes of Health)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1949

Steve Marsden's Chemistry Resources
A chemistry teacher's web page with resources.
http://www.chemtopics.com/

For all teachers: A commercial-free site about effective study with a large variety of helpful resources.

Study Guides and Strategies
This commercial-free site is all about effective study. We think it's really pretty amazing! It's maintained by an academic web developer at a Minnesota university. Topics include: preparing to learn; studying; classroom participation; learning with others; project management; reading skills; preparing for tests; taking tests; writing basics; math and science, and online learning & communicating. Teachers are granted permission to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners.
http://www.studygs.net/

TED
An unbelievable presentation by David Gallo, regarding beautiful sea creatures. The video of the talk is about 5 minutes long and the video footage is amazing.
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/206

The talks list is at
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/list

Educational Websites for Physics Teachers

The Physics Front
The Physics Front is an online library of physics and astronomy resources whose goal is to provide enhanced accessibility to peer-reviewed quality physics teaching resources for all pre-college teachers of physics and the physical sciences with special support for new and "cross-over" teachers of all levels of science.
http://www.thephysicsfront.org

Physics to Go
Physics To Go is a collection of more than 550 carefully selected online resources for informal physics learning, and it has great potential value for teachers as well.
http://www.physicstogo.org/

The Global Sun Temperature Project
DATES: October 1- November 2, 2007
PURPOSE: Ever wonder how your location from the equator affects daily temperature and hours of sunlight?
GRADE LEVEL: This project is appropriate for students in grades 6-12. However, anyone at any age can participate.
PROJECT WEB SITE: http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/tempproj3/en/index.shtml

The Water Cycle
Earth's water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a "cycle," there is no beginning or end. Water can change states among liquid, vapor, and ice at various places in the water cycle, with these processes happening in the blink of an eye and over millions of years.

Although the balance of water on Earth remains fairly constant over time, individual water molecules can come and go in a hurry. The water in the apple you ate yesterday may have fallen as rain half-way around the world last year or could have been used 100 million years ago by Mama Dinosaur to give her baby a bath.

To explore the water cycle, choose a topic from the diagram or text links below.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology
This textbook has evolved from online and live-in-person lectures presented in my bacteriology courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its contents are suitable for reading or presentation in courses or course modules concerning general microbiology and medical bacteriology at the college and advanced high school levels of education. As an electronic text, new material is constantly being added, and current material is constantly being revised and updated..
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/

Tracing Genetic Ancestry Using DNA Microarrays
A variety of resources useful in teaching the science of DNA are available here. This lab on this site looks very good to model the use of microarrays.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/genetic_ancestry.html

Understanding Earth
There's lots of useful interactives and animations based on an introductory physical geology text authored by Press and Siever.
http://www.whfreeman.com/presssiever/

USGS Videos and Animations
This database contains a collection of USGS videos and animations. The videos are web-streamed for your convenience. Although by no means exhaustive, the list provides a broad representation of USGS research available through visual media. The USGS, as a U.S. Federal government agency, cannot copyright its products. With one exception, all the products in this database are considered public domain and may be viewed or reproduced free of charge.
http://education.usgs.gov/common/video_animation.htm

Virtual Geology Labs
Three virtual labs at http://www.sciencecourseware.org/GLOL/

Attention Biology Teachers:
Select the link below for a virtual mitosis lab.

Virtual Mitosis Lab
The University of Arizona maintains a great site where students can easily complete this portion of the lab. It usually does not even take an entire class period.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html