Teacher talk - science

• Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide - Constructed to accompany a climate discovery exhibit by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, this site offers three units. Use iron filings to explore the magnetic field of our planet in The Sun-Earth Connection. Brainstorm what life was like during the Little Ice Age with Investigating Climate Past, or play the role of nitrogen atoms as you investigate Current Climate. Coming soon: Investigating Climate Future, a unit about the consequences of global warming.
• Exploring the environment - ETE is supported by NASA’s Learning Technology Program. Click Modules and Activities for 18 extraordinary lessons on topics ranging from water quality and volcanoes to mountain gorillas and the Florida Everglades. Each modules has a glossary, related links, references, and a problem-based learning model. The site also boasts outstanding teacher pages with tips for planning, facilitating, and assessing.
• Jefferson Lab Teacher Resources - Under the auspices of the Dept. of Energy and a consortium of 62 universities, Jefferson lab conducts research on atomic structure and searching the nuclei of atoms. For those with a more basic grasp of science, there are also some wonderful educational materials available through their Web site. The site includes hands-on activities, Design and Engineering projects, and downloadable worksheets, games and reference materials.
• The Journal of Chemical Education Online allows teachers to search the current and past issues of the Journal of Chemical Education by issue, title and author. Access to full-text articles requires a password, which is available in the library. Also included is a section on peer-reviewed instructional computer software (Windows and Mac OS) and video (on CD-ROM, videotape and laser videodisk) and access to Internet publishes articles which are impossible to print - articles that include animation, video, embedded or linked documents, interactivity, etc.
• National Institutes of Health: Science Education - Resources organized by topics (provides subject-specific materials), resource formats (lesson plans, online exhibits, posters, tutorials), and grade levels.
• The Science Learning Network - An international online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education using museums and teacher resources developed by educators.
• TERC , a non-profit research and development organization committed to improving mathematics and science learning and teaching; includes information relating to hot topics in math & science education, descriptions of new projects, and research studies.