- Assessment
- NAEP on the Net
- The Nation's Report Card for academic performance in grades 4, 8, and 12.
- Museums and Other Educational Organizations
- Appalachia Educational Lab (AEL)
- AEL is a nonprofit, regionally oriented education research, development, and service institution. Its mission is to link the knowledge from research with the wisdom from practice to improve teaching and learning.
- Exploratorium: ExploraNet
- The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 science, art, and human perception exhibits.
The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote the museum as an educational center.
- The Franklin Institute Science Museum
- Collections, investigations, and activities for science students and teachers.
- Maryland Science Center
- On-site and school-based opportunities for hands-on, minds-on science for students and teachers.
- Museum of Science, Boston
- A virtual tour of the Boston Museum of Science.
- NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM HOMEPAGE
- This site provides a virtual tour of the National Air & Space Museum.
- The Natural History Museum
- An interactive site from the Natural History Museum. Provides information, galleries and interactive resources.
- National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution
- Provides exhibits and educational resources.
- Periodicals
- Explore Art, Science & History with Smithsonian Magazine
- Main Menu @ nationalgeographic.com
- Marine Science Online Magazine
- Nature
- New Scientist Magazine: Who we are
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- Science News Online - The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science
- Science Magazine
- Smithsonian Magazine: Explore Art, Science and History
- Research in Education
- Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
- The ASCD Web
- The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development offers resources in pedagogy for educators.
- Safety in Science Education
- ASE Policy Statements : Revised January 1998
- Association for Science Education policy statements on class size, learning, curriculum and others.
- Environmental Health Information Service
- Resources for science educators plus links to chemical health and safety databases.
- Flinn Scientific-Home Page
- Their section on safety in the science classroom is most informative.
- Science Safety Manual ~ Maryland Public Schools
- Developed by Maryland educators to guide safe investigations in science classrooms and laboratories.
- Science Laboratories and Indoor Air Quality in Schools
- This bulletin provides school personnel with an overview of some of the potential indoor air quality (IAQ) problems presented by science laboratories in schools.
- Facilities Guidelines
- Maryland Science facilities Design Guidelines are presented to help citizens, educators, facility planners and architects create facilities which are effective learning environments for science programs.
- Science Institutes & Organizations.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Association for Science Education
- CELLS alive!
- Microscopic images of many types of cells.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Home Page
- Living Classrooms Foundation
- On line and site-based resources for marine education.
- Welcome to MdBio
- MdBio, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that offers a variety of programs to advance the commercial development of bioscience in Maryland.
- Home Page: Maryland DNR
- Resources and educational programs on wildlife and plants, the Chesapeake Bay, public lands, fish and shellfish.
- International Society for Technology in Education
- The largest teacher-based, nonprofit organization in the field of educational technology.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Marine education resources for students and teachers.
- National Academy of Sciences
- Current information on science, engineering and medicine.
- Academy of Natural Sciences' Estuarine Research Center
- A private, non-profit organization dedicated to investigating the complex interrelationships of aquatic ecosystems, particularly the Chesapeake Bay.
- The National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Resources, exhibits and outreach programs for students and teachers.
- National Science Education Standards
- Chapter 3, Science Teaching Standards.
- Main Menu @ nationalgeographic.com
- This is an online version of National Geographic providing some articles.
- National Institute for Science Education
- Publications, research and educational activities.
- National Science Teachers Association
- NSTA | Building a Presence for Science
- A network of science educators to act as a resource for exemplary practices in teaching and learning.
- Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
- Searchable database of food nutrients from the USDA.
- Project 2061
- "Benchmarks", "Blueprints", and "Science for All Americans" on line in addition to teaching and professional development resources.
- Sea Grant News Media Center
- Marine education news and resources.
- SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
- A site providing information and images about all types of animals.
- The Smithsonian Institution Home Page
- A website providing various information and virtual tours of the Smithsonians.
- The National Science Foundation
- Promotes research and education in science and engineering.
- Science Instruction
- Access Excellence
- Provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information.
- The Biology Project
- An interactive resource for learning about biology concepts.
- Biological Resources Division - U.S. Geological Survey
- Blue Web'n Applications
- Inquiry-Oriented activities where learners interact with the internet, evaluate information, and formulate a solution to a complex problem.
- Chesapeake Bay Observing System (Frames)
- Provides real-time data from in and around the Chesapeake Bay.
- Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
- A search tool for science and math teachers that allows you to search by topic for resources and activities.
- DIY Glycolysis
- Step-by-step tutorial of the process of glycolysis.
- Discovery Channel School
- A site providing various earth, life, and physical science lesson plans designed around T.V. programs aired on the Discovery Channel.
- Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Doctor's Guide HomePage
- edUniverse - Lesson Plans
- Searchable database of science lesson plans from the Intel/ACE program.
- Event-Based Science Home Page
- Authentic tasks designed for middle school science.
- Explore Science - Interactive Science Education
- A very interactive site containing information and activities for earth, life, and physical sciences.
- Explorer
- Downloadable science activities.
- Fire, Weeds, and Riparian Areas
- Bureau of Land Management activities for the classroom.
- Fish FAQ
- A site containing a tremendous amount of information and images of fish.
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- This has a variety of resources sorted by categories including Physical Science, Earth Science and Life Science. It also has k-12 lesson plans designed by teachers.
- Goddard Education Programs
- NASA education programs and resources at the Goddard Space Flight Center, many of which are online.
- The Guide Online: List of Titles
- Mathematics and science reform resources.
- HSA/CLG Reform Institute
- Science lessons in Acrobat PDF format that are aligned with MSDE's Core Learning Goals.
- Hello Dolly: A WebQuest
- A performance assessment task on cloning of sheep.
- In Search of Real Science
- This website helps teachers make the scientific process "more real" for k-8 learners. It has a variety of lessons including Laboratory Exercises.
- Life, the Universe and Everything
- The name says it all.
- Maryland Sea Grant Marine Education Materials
- Interactive marine education materials that can be downloaded.
- Metric Conversion in JavaScript
- The Nanoworld Image Gallery
- The National Association of Biology Teachers
- The Nature Conservancy
- Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy is the world's leading private, International conservation group.
- NetVision: K-12 Web Site Collections
- This is a collection of links to various websites.
- NCREL Science
- A teacher's resource for authentic lessons and on-line lessons with supporting materials for a variety of activities.
- Pitsco's Ask an Expert: Main Menu
- A site that allows students to ask questions directed to scientists and other experts.
- Science Resources
- A website for science teachers to share tests, resources, and activities on Chemistry, Life Science, Biology and Physics.
- Scientific American Frontiers
- Teachers can search a series of PBS science specials hosted by Alan Alda. It includes copyright issues, transcripts, teacher guides, and interactive activities.
- SeaWiFS Project - Homepage
- Provides access into the background, status, and documentation for NASA's global ocean color monitoring mission called SeaWiFs.
- SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet
- A collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
- Smithsonian Education
- Teaching resources, exhibits and professional development information.
- 6 billion Human Beings
- A site providing information about populations and the world's population growth.
- Virtual Whales (Computer Graphics, Visualization, Humpback Whales)
- A site that provides information, images, and sounds of various whales.
- The Weather Channel - Home Page
- Transforming Ideas for Teaching and Learning - Science
- A resource developed in 1993 to support schools in providing a state-of-the-art science instruction to K-8 students.
- UPJ: Center for Mathematics and Science Education: Science Resources
- This website has science lesson plans as well as unit lesson plans for k-12 learners. It has links to many areas such as Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, etc.
- The Tree of Life Home Page
- Information about phylogeny and biodiversity.
- Taxonomy WWW Resources
- Maryland Public Television
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