http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/SIMON/Version3/ Download web sites for future use off line. Works only with Mac computers. Designed for K-12 teachers. Includes a tutorial for using the site.

Technology for Teachers

http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html Includes Web basics - instruction on using the Web, as well as how to communicate on the Web, how construct a Web site, and how to use the Web in a classroom.

http://oii.org/tutorials.html
Tutorials on how to use the Web, create Web pages, how everything works – from search engines to encryption.

http://www.thecoo.edu/~jejensen/technology_sites.htm Technology support for Teachers – Smart Board, Power Point, Digital Camera, Web teaching, Internet Links (Great site for technology information and instruction)

http://www.itsco.org (ITSCO) is a state funded, non-profit corporation. Serving the schools in 20 counties of central Ohio, ITSCO is one of Ohio's eight Ed Tech Agencies.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm A list of links to help K-12 teachers use the internet more effectively. (GREAT Site)

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx Microsoft education page, includes tutorials for educators using Microsoft products such as Excel and Power Points.

Multimedia – Training

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx Training programs from Microsoft Office – Includes: Access, OneNote, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, Visio, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Word, InfoPath, and Project.

http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/usingppt.htm University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Media Services. Includes a downloadable handout on PowerPoint Basics. Includes Windows and Mac instruction.

http://www.ship.edu/~idds/explore/softwaretools/powerpoint.htm A set of handouts from Shippensburg University. Other computer multi-media handouts can be accessed from this site.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/PPT97Tutorial.mspx Power point tutorial from Microsoft.

Excel

http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel Basic training tutorial in Excel

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ManagingGrades.mspx tutorial for using Excel as a grade book.

http://storywind.net/education/mccarthy/lessons/exceltutorial.html A tutorial for using Excel as a grade book – downloadable data and answers. A very easy tutorial to use.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm
A great teaching site.
Provides training for excel. (Which can be used to keep a grade book)

http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/kbofficeexcel.htm A copious list of how-to-dos and formulas for using in Excel.

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?tid=64513&LPid=7753 Excel for teachers.

Includes worksheets.

http://www.mediaworkshop.org/humanities/workshop01/excel_partone.html Basics for Excel.

http://www.mediaworkshop.org/humanities/workshop01/excel_parttwo.html How to draw graphs in Excel and transfer them to Word.

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000602.shtml Resource links for doing classroom projects and teaching students to use Excel.

http://www.amphi.com/~technology/amphionline/ss/ssindex6.htm
Links to gather ideas for integrating Excel into curriculum and for creating lesson plans.

Web Page Construction

http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/webpage.html Includes site links to Resources, Child Safety and Acceptable Use Policies, and Web Site hosts (see also http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html )

http://www.district87.org/staff/powelln/webhelp Web page construction tutorial. Includes links.

Copyright Information

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm How to determine copyright status.

http://www.copyright.iupui.edu Copyright information and regulations.

Teacher Resources: Classroom

On line resources

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Great resource site.

http://www.2learn.ca Resources by age level for on-line learners. Great resource site.

http://www.ode.state.oh.us Website for Ohio Department of Education.

http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html Free resource page - membership is free.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Elementary List of educational sites and free resources for elementary teachers.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Secondary List of educational sites and free resources for secondary teachers.

Universal Design for Learning, Learning Styles

http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html Defines Universal Design for Learning. See also: http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/index.html Fast facts on subjects such as: guided notes, teaching students with disabilities, guidelines for creating web content accessible to all, etc. (Site is for OSU, but is practical for teachers of all students).

http://www.picofdel.org/related/udl.htm Good definition of Universal Design for learning and its history. Some information specific to Delaware.

http://agelesslearner.com/intros/lstyleintro.html Introduction to learning styles, self-tests.

Rubrics

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php How to create rubrics – includes templates and a tutorial.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html Rubrics to use and example rubrics.

Standards

http://cnets.iste.org Standards for Technology (National standards for teaching can be found from this site)

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards Ohio academic content standards.

Graphic Organizers - Concept Mapping and Outlining

Graphic Organizers

http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html Comparison of types of graphic organizers.

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer Downloadable graphic organizer forms from Houghton Mifflin. (Seems suited for younger users). Can access Home Page K-8 information.

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm Models of graphic organizers suitable for Jr. High and High School students.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm Organizers for teachers and students. See also: http://www.score.k12.ca.us California schools site – resources for math, science, language arts, etc.

Concept Mapping

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/cmap.html Definition of, and how to use concept maps. Includes map bank.

http://www.graphic.org/concept.html Expanded definitions and uses of concept mapping. Includes many Google Ads for products.

Outlining

http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/planning/outlining.htm Using Microsoft Word Outlining Program.

Web Quests

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest Website for teachers with instructions for web quests. – See also: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers - Lists of helpful sites for teachers.

http://webquest.sdsu.edu Web quest instructions and help for teachers. Includes web quests on a variety of subjects and grade levels.

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html Contains a collection of web quests, many on science.

Digital Story Telling

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html Center for Digital Story Telling.

http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm Lists many website resources for Digital Story Telling.

Blog and Wiki Instruction

http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/barrios/blogs/tools/index.html How to set up a blog.

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/blog-templates.html Blogging tutorial.

http://www.ibritt.com/resources/wp_blogs.htm How-to for blogs, wikis and web pages.

http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education Article defining wikis and describing how wikis can be and are used in education.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/wikis/index.htm Definition and resources for wikis.

http://www.wikipedia.org A free, open content, community-built encyclopedia.

See http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html for an article concerning the reliability of wikipedia. Can a freely edited source be trusted compared to Britannica?

Journaling

http://www.writingthejourney.com A web site devoted to how-to journal.

Children's misconceptions about Science

http://amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html Misconceptions about Physical Sciences.

http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon4.html Science misconceptions.

http://www.actionbioscience.org/education/hershey.html Misconceptions about plants.

Science Screen Savers & Wallpapers

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/software/screensavers/olympusmicd/index.html Neat screen savers - butterfly wings, objects in polarized light, etc.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/index.html Free wallpaper for your computer from National Geographic.

Digital Imagery

http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/index.html Discusses all aspects of wildlife photograph, including camera selection, lighting, etc.

Smart Board Resources, Sound effects, Picture files

Smart Board

Use the help control on the Notebook application!

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/ Smart Board lesson plans.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/PD/FreeOnline/How+To/SMART+Board+Hardware/Find+resources+to+help+you+get+started.htm Free Smart Board training online.

http://www.jscc.cc.al.us/its/training/smartboard/smartboard_tips&tricks.pdf Smart board tips.

www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter Training for Smart Board.

http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/95notebook%20toolbars%2095.pdf Toolbar reference for Smart Board.

http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp Smart Board reference guides and hands on training guides for Windows. (Good How-To Information)

http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/macintosh/trainingmaterials.asp Smart Board reference guides and hands on training guides for Macintosh. (Good How-To Information)

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/smart_board.htm
Great site for Smart Board information and instruction.

http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/archive.htm#4 Tips for using the Smart Board.

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/max/smartboardindex.htm URL list of Smart Board tutorials, lessons, and templates to maximize Smart Board useage.

Sound Effects

http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/sound_effects_WAV/animals_wavs_2.html Sound effects. (To attach to Notebook in Smart Board use MP3 format)

Picture Files

http://www.alltheweb.com Select pictures or videos to download (Great resource site – if downloading pictures - select picture from the top tab – type category – hit search) Some of these pictures make great desk top backgrounds.

http://www.forestryimages.org Nature pictures from the US Forest Dept. Sign up, may be used by educators.

http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/cesheets Insect pictures.

http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net Free clip-art.

Interactive Sites

Java applets and interactive sites (Science)

(INTERACTIVE SITES IN ALL SUBJECTS ARE GREAT WITH SMART BOARD)

http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/SBsites.htm interactive sites in all subjects – check out the human anatomy

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Secondary/ Smart tech educational resources for secondary schools. Alphabetical listing.

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/ Lesson activities from Smart Board

http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm On-line virtual field trips. Neat site! Teacher resources include links and help to create own virtual field trip.

http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/applets.htm
Great interactive on-line demos of scientific concepts!

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/web-pages/simulations-base.html Interactive physical science simulations (neat!)

http://www.physicscentral.com/resources/interactive.html Physics applets categorized by level of knowledge.

http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets.html
Neat physics applets to demonstrate physics concepts.

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/index.html More physics applets.

http://www.physics.org/funsites/funsites.asp Computer games with physics principles.

http://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_earth.htm Earth science interactive applets.

http://www.sandlotscience.com Lots of interactive optical illusions.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/f_exhibits.html On line demos of optical illusions from the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm
Great list of science video clips and animations – mostly biology related.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/highlights/index.html Free video clips and interactives from NASA. Neat Brain Bites!

http://ology.amnh.org American Museum of Natural History interactive site for kids (ages 7-12). Fun! Includes site for educators.

Science Tutorials

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/tutorials/index.html Science tutorials - light, vision, microscopes. (Neat site)

Intel Play Computer Microscope

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/simulator Simulator for QX3 Computer Microscope.

http://www.intel.com/support/intelplay/qx3/sb/cs-016011.htm Computer Microscope problem solutions.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html Information and simulator for QX3 Computer Microscope.

http://www.playdigitalblue.com/tech_support/qx3/docs/QX3_AG.pdf Handbook for the QX3 microscope.

Excel

http://collaboratory.nunet.net/hou/i_excel/interactive_excel.htm Interactive drill sites for science problems.

Java applets and interactive sites (Math)

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml Interactive Math sites (Some of these are very interesting – some math games and puzzles are listed).

http://dmoz.org/Science/Math/Education/Java_Applets List of applet sites for math.

http://www.coolmath4kids.com Fun games in various math and science fields. Includes math time test games. Elementary level math games.

http://www.coolmath.com Math games and graphing calculator.
Algebra and higher level math games.

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Java/index.html Applets showing advanced curves graphed for algebraic functions (Algebra II and up).

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java Math applets for Middle School through Calculus (Not always the most intuitive interactive applets).

Graphing Calculators

http://www.graphcalc.com/index.shtml A downloadable graphic calculator.

http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/calculator Instructions for a variety of graphing calculators.

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/homePage/index.html Texas Instrument Home Page – can download guide books for all TI calculators.

http://www.titutorials.com Tutorials on the TI graphing calculator.

http://www.technicalmath.com/btm/btm_cal/graph.htm More TI graphing calculator tutorials.

Educational Resources

Digital Library for Earth Systems Education

http://preview.dlese.org/searchExamples/ipy/ipy.html Search the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)/ International Polar Year Website. (Contains educational information URLs for many Earth System sites) (Great Reference Site)

Earth, Space, Nature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

http://smithsonian.museum/websites_a_z/S.htm Smithsonian website list.

http://sao-www.harvard.edu/sed Smithsonian Science Education website. Includes instructional videos of workshops for teachers.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com Sites for Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Math, and Biography. (Good information)

http://www.101science.com Neat site with links to lots many sites with science applets and information.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm
Activities (all subjects) K-12.

Space

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory site with space pictures, links, educator sites, student site, etc.

http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ NASA education site. Good resource site.

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html Video/Picture collection NASA/Goddard Space Center

Earth – Land, Soil, Weather, Environment

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov Information, including photos from satellites, about atmosphere, oceans, land, life, and energy. Great information site.

http://www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/matrix.htm
Great weather educational resource for all types of weather. Can be used to find weather forecasts for specific locations.

http://www.noaa.gov National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Information on oceans, atmosphere, weather, Current news.

See also - http://www.education.noaa.gov which is NOAA's education website.

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/kids sites and free stuff for kids.

http://www.epa.gov Environmental protection agency website – Information for current environmental topics.

See also - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm - list of websites for kids –

by elementary, middle, high school groupings.

http://www.epa.gov/kids
EPA's environmental website for kids.

http://epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/bigdeal.html Website for children about

global warming. Great information, games, and activities.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=SU&navid=EDUCATION_OUTREACH
Department of Agriculture education page – Soil information. Educational outreach resources for teachers and students.

Antarctica/Glaciers/Arctic Regions

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/education/links.php
Byrd Polar Research Center Education Links.

http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs.html Blogs from BPRC researchers in Antarctica.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3056/
Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World.

http://nsidc.org/glaciers/gallery/index.html All About Glaciers.

http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/projects/Antarctica/index.html Antarctica Resources on the Internet.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3055/
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica.

http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/education.html
Learn about Satellites and Remote Sensing.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/home/F_What_is_Remote_Sensing.html What in the World is Remote Sensing? (Grades K – 4)

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Remote_Sensing.html Remote Sensing (Grades 5 – 8)

http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/kids/
Scott Polar Research Institute Kids' pages.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/PolarInfo.html Polar Studies Web Information Sources for Educators.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic Smithsonian website of the Arctic

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/default.htm Home Page ODNR This is a great website to explore.

See also: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/education Educational Resources from ODNR

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/falcons/default.htm Peregrine Falcon live

webcam (not always operational when there are no eggs or chicks)

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/kids/birding.htm Birding

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/trees/default.htm Ohio Trees

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/publications/wildflowers.htm Ohio spring wildflowers

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/dnap/summer/default.htm Ohio summer wildflowers

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/mineral/citizen/geosurvey.htm Rocks and Minerals

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/geo_fact/geo_fact.htm
Great source for

geology information – geo-fact sheets are full of information.

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/reptiles/reptiles.htm Reptiles

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/amphibians/amphibians.htm

Amphibians

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/mammals_birds.htm and

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/wildnotes.htm Notes on

Ohio wildlife

http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/publications/default.htm List of publications from ODNR

Nature

http://www.enature.com/home On-line field guides for North America.

http://www.discoverlife.org Nature guides, including invasive species guides.

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
Lists, pictures, points of origin for invasive species.

http://www.biology4kids.com
Biology for kids. Games, interactives, teacher resources.

Microbes

http://www.marietta.edu/~spilatrs/biol202/microid/ImageFinder.php
Neat site - especially "microbe viewer" for identifying microbes in the lab. (This works better with Internet Explorer and Safari than with FireFox).

Plants

http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet
Fact sheets on many US Plants – picture, description, location, scientific and common names.

http://www.nativetech.org/plants/index.php
Plants used by Native Americans – Names, pictures, and uses of plants.

See also: http://www.nativetech.org Articles, facts, resources about Native

Americans.

http://plants.nrcs.usda.gov/links.html Links for plant information. Many links for students.

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bioall/plant%20families.htm Flower diagrams.

Insects

http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/cesheets Bug pictures. See also:

http://entweb.clemson.edu/k12
Entomology education site for K-12. Great site! Includes links to other insect sites for students.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage Simple bug guide.

http://entomology.si.edu Smithsonian entomology website.

Animals

http://ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/falcons/default.aspx Real time camera from nest box and ledge – shows peregrine falcon nest box downtown Columbus.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna Smithsonian site for Mammals of North America. Search by map, name, family tree, or conservation status.

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert Vertebrate site from the Smithsonian. Includes fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.

http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide Bird website from the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu Cornell university bird site. Ivory-billed woodpecker information. See also: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds the education site for Cornell.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdintro.html
Interesting bird site from Berkeley.

http://www.fws.gov US Fish and Wildlife Service – websites for students and educators.

http://www.northvalley.net/kids/zoos.shtml Site for young students to check out various zoos and aquaria. Educator resources are given on many of the listed sites.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
Human Genome Project. Shows chromosomes and related genetic disorders, gives history of the project.

Geology

http://education.usgs.gov US Geological Survey's education site. Great links, lesson plans – fun stuff - especially
http://education.usgs.gov/schoolyard/index.html

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html Educational site with lesson plans, activities, and interactive displays.

http://www.colossal-fossil-site.com/400-states/5/ohio-2.htm Informative links for fossil collecting in Ohio.

http://geology.com Information and links – geology and astronomy.

http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/earth/index.html Lessons about earth and space.

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/students/shirley/ssindex.html#faults Interactive Geology site.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/geo_fact/geo_fact.htm
Great source for

geology information – geo-fact sheets are full of information. (Also listed

under ODNR)

Chemistry

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/educatorsandstudents.html American Chemical Association's site for students and educators. Includes a list of sites for chemistry education for K- college level.

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry A virtual chemistry website.

http://chemistry.about.com Chemistry site includes directions for demos. Interesting information. Interesting.

http://www.chem4kids.com
Chemistry basics.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html Chemistry education resource links - includes tutorials, labs, etc.

Physics

http://physics.about.com Physics information.

http://www.physicscentral.com
Fun information on current physics projects, as well as physics information. Includes links to interactive sites and other educational sites.

http://www.physics.org/index.asp
Fun, informative site with good links. Games are middle school level and above.

http://www.physlink.com/Index.cfm Physics information. Links for educators.

Robotics

http://www.robotics.com/robots.html List of sites concerning robots.

http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov NASA's Robot site.

http://robotics.nasa.gov NASA's robot education site. Includes educator links by grade level and archived robotics course for high school students.

http://www.nosc.mil/robots ROBOTICS at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. Interesting site for applied robotics.

http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/lego/index.html Lego robotic site - good information but the site is no longer maintained.

Global Climate Change

http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/downloads/wheelcard.pdf (cutout wheel for climate change)

http://www.americanforests.org/resources/ccc/ Climate change calculator – calculate # trees to plant to absorb your CO2 production.

http://www.conservationfund.org/gozero Carbon Zero calculator of daily CO2 contributions.

http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/programs/climatechange/carboncalculator.xml Offset your CO2 emissions calculator.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html - exploratorium science museum web-site

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange EPA website past, present, future climate change.

http://news.mongabay.com/ Current news articles about CC.

http://www.eo.ucar.edu National Center for Atmospheric Research – Education and Outreach – information on weather and climate with links to data sources.

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/4153/4153.html US Forest Service - Delaware, OH. Good information about global change. Includes: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/atlas/ An atlas of the climate change affecting eastern US trees.

http://www.gcrio.org US global change research information office.

http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_tht.htm Information and links to information about effects of Global Climate Change.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/downloads/SA_Experiments.pdf (sea level and greenhouse experiments)

http://avc.comm.nsdlib.org/Education/lesson_plan_sandbox.shtml Interactive Java applet for atmospheric emission, albedo, and solar output

http://education.arm.gov/studyhall.stm Global warming information, activities, and lesson plans

Curriculum guides:

http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html Environmental Protection Agency website for Global Climate change. Great source of readable information.

http://www.keystonecurriculum.org/ over 65 lessons developed to introduce middle and high school teachers and their students to the topic of climate change

http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/index.html Downloadable curriculum guide for 9-12. Great click-on map icons for information about an area.

http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/climate_change_guide.pdf a curriculum guide for high school courses from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

http://nesen.unl.edu/lessons/environmentalchange/climatechangeaffectyou.htm interdisciplinary lesson plans on Climate Change (8^th grade Earth Science)

http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/ORWKit.html A great kit with information on how Global Climate Change is affecting our national parks.

http://www.earth.utah.edu/west/k12 Lesson plans for teaching K-12. WEST – Water, the Environment, Science and Teaching. Links to other K-12 sites -

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~acampado/gk12index1.html
www.esi.utexas.edu/gk12/

http://www.eece.maine.edu/research/gk12/hme.htm

http://gk12.asu.edu/index2.html

http://www.ed.uab.edu/gk12/

http://neogeo.kent.edu/

http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi/resources/stabwedge.htm
game about increasing CO2 levels http://summits.ncat.org/docs Wedges_Concept_Game_Materials_2005.pdf (need permission)

Fact sheets:

http://evergreenexpeditions.org/climate1/index1.html Website done by an 8^th grade class – trends in climate change .

http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm#topten

http://www.greenfacts.org/studies/climate_change/index.htm

http://www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/research/other/climate_change_and_sea_level/sea_level_rise/north_america/slr_north_america_a.htm
Sea level rise animation – North America 0-6m

http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/7MW.pdf Climate change predictions for the Midwest (2003 updated)

Pictures:

http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics.htm Global warming slides from IPCC for use in Power Points.

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site297/2006/0807/20060807_105154_GW%20Trib%20Dtruck.pdf good visual for climate change.

Point presentations

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/biotrends/trends_climchange.html Forest service presentation on climate change with links.

http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/LargerImages/RegionGraphics
Library of map pictures of climate change predictions for the US.

http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/products/vis/gallery/index.html
Visualizations, Quicktime movies, etc., of hurricanes, global climate change models, Jupiter.

http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/vemap/animations/index.html Comparison of model predictions for US temperature, precipitation, vapor pressure, against historical climate data.

Web pages for outreach:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/education/links.php

http://www.cresis.ku.edu/education/hs_polar_science

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/change.html

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/html/globalchange.html
Good list of websites and information for Paleoclimate, Greenhouse Warming, El Nino & Climate Change.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/science_for_kids/26620/3 Articles about science.

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/climate.htm

Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Geographic etc.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/teacherresources.htm Resources from the Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian. Includes a list of all the Smithsonian websites.

http://www.audubon.org Audubon website – bird watching, Christmas count, etc.

http://www.nature.org The Nature Conservancy – a conservation organization.

http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit Information about leading conservationist - John Muir - includes lesson plans.

http://www.sierraclub.org Sierra Club website – includes information about conservation.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html National Geographic Website. Great information source.

See also - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education Information, lesson plans,

geography standards.

http://www.nwf.org
National Wildlife Federation home page – information.

http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html On-line journal of Nature. Includes downloadable multi-media presentations.

Worksheets/demos

http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/DEMOS/DEMOS.html Worksheets for physics demos and labs.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html Directions for experiments.
Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium.

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html Integrated information for Leonardo daVinci including machines, history, art, etc.

http://www.theteachersguide.com/Sciencedemos1.htm Directions for science demonstrations.

http://collaboratory.nunet.net/hou/i_excel/interactive_excel.htm Interactive drill sites for science problems (also listed under interactive sites).

Science Games, Lesson Plans

http://ohiorc.org Ohio Resource Center for Math, Science, and Reading. Great source for lesson plans Contains peer reviewed lesson plans aligned to standards. Can be browsed by topic or standard.

http://www.cyberbee.com Forensic Science Interactive Site, Science Games, Lesson Plans, Weather Forecasting, etc.

http://www.naturalinquirer.usda.gov Science education site for Middle School age students developed with the US Forest Service. Includes educator resources, lesson plans, slide shows.

http://www.themosh.org/psd2002/index.asp Energy in Motion Website - Includes lesson plans and how-to-do instructions.

http://www.science.tamu.edu/CMSE/activities/index.asp Site for virtual demonstrations for many science activities - Includes worksheets and links.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids National Geographic Kids site – games, news, education guide.

See also - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework National Geographic Web

site for students. Great sites!

http://education.jlab.org/index.html Science Education at Jefferson Labs. Includes some great interactives for students including balancing chemical equations -

http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing

using co-ordinate points –

http://education.jlab.org/topquarkgame/index.html

and element math

http://education.jlab.org/elementmath/index.html

http://nsf.gov/news/classroom Nation Science Foundation Classroom resources. Links to many cool educational sites.

http://geologyonline.museum.state.il.us/tools/lessons Geology lesson plans from Illinois.

http://www.lego.com/eng/education/mindstorms/default.asp Lego's Education Website - integrates robotics and programming.

http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids Michigan Dept. of Agriculture site for elementary/middle school children. Some teacher resources.

Videos and Pictures

http://www.alltheweb.com Select pictures or videos to download (Great resource site – also listed with Smart Board resources) see also: http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced

http://www.archive.org/details/Antarcti2001 Video virtual tour of Antarctica.

http://www.rrcap.unep.org/glofnepal/guide/movie.html Glaciers in Nepal - includes video clips.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/index.html National Geographic pictures.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/index.html videos from National Geographic.

http://www.nationalgeographic.pt/revista/0202/online_extra_2.asp National Geographic Penguin Tragedy and Video.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1111_051111_iceberg_video.html Iceberg calving.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/index.html Videos from microscope.

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video Science videos from TV news broadcasts.

TEACHing RESOURCES

Teacher Resources: Technology

Simon – Download Web sites to use Off-line

Technology for Teachers

Multimedia – Training

Excel

Web Page Construction

Copyright Information

Teacher Resources: Classroom

On line resources

Universal Design for Learning, Learning Styles

Rubrics

Standards

Graphic Organizers - Concept Mapping and Outlining

Graphic Organizers

Concept Mapping

Outlining

Web Quests

Digital Story Telling

Blog and Wiki Instruction

Journaling

Children's misconceptions about Science

Science Screen Savers & Wallpapers

Digital Imagery

Smart Board Resources, Sound effects, Picture files

Smart Board

Sound Effects

Picture Files

Interactive Sites

Java applets and interactive sites (Science)

Science Tutorials

Intel Play Computer Microscope

Excel

Java applets and interactive sites (Math)

Graphing Calculators

Educational Resources

Digital Library for Earth Systems Education

Earth, Space, Nature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Space

Earth – Land, Soil, Weather, Environment

Antarctica/Glaciers/Arctic Regions

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Nature

Microbes

Plants

Insects

Animals

Geology

Chemistry

Physics

Robotics

Global Climate Change

Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Geographic etc.

Worksheets/demos

Science Games, Lesson Plans

Videos and Pictures

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