intsciencewebsites

=Interactive Science Websites=

=General Science=

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 * A web-based digital library collection populated with searchable, standards-based K-12 curricula for use by science and engineering faculty in Kindergarten through 12th grade settings.

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 * A research and review web site that highlights the best science interactives and resources in the world.
 * A free and open learning community for sharing emerging tools to teach science.
 * Multiple languages available.
 * Recommended resource for Primary, Middle and Secondary school students.

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 * Provides a wealth of resources for Primary, Middle and Secondary school educators including lessons, acitivities, tools, resources and benchmarks.
 * Meaningful standards-based internet experiences for students.

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 * This website is a great student resource that provides a description of the Scientific Method and definition of the key components that help to identify a scientific theory.
 * Great concrete examples for students at the Middle School level.

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 * Over 450 highly interactive online simulations for grades 3-12 that power inquiry and understanding.
 * Free 30 day trial available.

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 * This is a great website that links kids around the world. Teachers can find collaborative learning partners and appropriate project based learning opportunities that are diverse, challenging and innovative.
 * Learning projects available for every age and support every subject area.

=Life Sciences=

[|www.instantanatomy.net]
 * Useful website with illustrations of the human body to aid in the learning of human anatomy with diagrams, podcasts, and revision questions. Recommended for use with middle school and secondary level students.

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 * The National Space and Biomedical Research Instititue offers a series of educational units for use with middle school and secondary level students.

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 * This website offers games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, that are great teaching tools that inspire young minds. Recommended primarily for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * An excellent resource for a variety of topics that allows access to a search engine, videos, animations, lectures, interactive activities, virtual labs and an "Ask A Scientist" help feature.
 * Topics include neuroscience, infectious diseases, stem cells, evolution, obesity, cancer, genomics and chemical genetics, sex determination, biological clocks, cardiovascular, immunology, DNA, RNA.
 * Recommended for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * Both websites offer great games and challenges for students to learn and apply the concepts studied with respect to the human body and mind.
 * Recommended for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * This website focuses on the human body and is a rich resource for students, teachers and parents.
 * Many suggested reference resources and information with access to articles, photos, movies and interactive activities.
 * Recommended for elementary, middle school and secondary level students.

=Biology=

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 * An interactive teaching tool for use by students and science educators.
 * Players are required to use microbial identification techniquest to identify the causative agent of an illness outbreak.
 * Recommended for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * This website provides a variety of interactive quizzes, games and puzzles to practice what students are learning in Grade 9 science, and Grades 11 & 12 biology.
 * Recommended for secondary level students.

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 * Suggested website for secondary level students to solve mysteries using thier knowledge of biology, molecular biology and forensic science. Great as independent or classroom exercices.

=Cell Biology=

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 * This website is an excellent resource for film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms.
 * The majority of the site is free and updated annually.

=Microbiology=

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 * This website contains the largest collection of color photographs taken through an optical microscope.
 * Recommended for use with secondary level students.

=Genetics=

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 * A great introduction to genetics.
 * This site is designed for kids and is recommended for elementary and middle school students.

=Dissections=

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 * This site is an excellent resource of biology dissection links for various learners of all ages.

="Green" curriculum ideas for your classroom =

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=Weather / Geology / Space= []
 * This website provides weather data and images.
 * Recommended for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * Current and up to date information about earthquakes.
 * Recommended for middle and secondary level students.

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 * The NASA Education website provides resources and tools for students and teachers.
 * Recommended for middle and secondary level students.

=Physics=

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 * Interactive, inquiry-based, internet experiments are all a part of this website.
 * Recommended for middle school and secondary level students.

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 * This site is available in multiple languages.
 * It provides Java applets on physics.
 * Recommended for secondary level students.