This is a collection of some of the best resources for teachers and students to use for free.
General Resources
- http://www.stemmagazine.com
- STEM Magazine: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics….the foundation of industry and commerce in America
- http://www.knowhow2go.org/
- This web site is designed to show students thesteps they need to take to get to college
- https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
- College Prep Website
- http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/qa1.html
- Neuroscience website for students
- http://what-if.xkcd.com/
- This website can be used for teachers to generate good thought provoking questions
- http://www.theunclassroom.org/
- Teacher Resources
- http://www.nsdl.org
- Click on K-12 to download seminar resource list and to find resources from archived seminars.
- http://science360.gov/files
- http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/resources
- Both of the websites above have video resources that teachers can use for free in their classrooms.
- http://www.megaupload.com/
- This site allows you to send large files to someone via the internet for free.
- http://www.fastweb.com/
- This site is a resource for scholarship information
- http://www.scholarships.com/
- This site is a resource for scholarship information
- http://thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library
- This site is sponsored by Oracle and has a number of free resources on it.
- http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/index.html
- This site has a alphabetical list of ice breakers that you can use in your classroom.
- http://www.ls.cc.al.us/blackhistory/blackhistory.html
- Very comprehensive site of African American History
- www.thehistorymakers.com
- The site has a lot of African American facts and history
- http://www.superteachertools.com/
- This site has useful tools for teachers to use in their classroom from games to seating charts and everything in between.
- http://www.khanacademy.org
- General Subject Support. This site has videos for students to look at to see how to do different operations in science and math. Excellent for middle and high school science classes
- www.epp.noaa.gov
- Scholarships
- www.15pin.com/chase
- Tornado Chaser
- www.ametsoc.org
- American Meteorological Society
- www.free.ed.gov
- Free resources for teachers
- www.nnvl.noaa.gov
- Environmental Visualization site
- www.ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm
- Case studies in science
- www.timeme.com
- Online Stop Watch
- www.games.noaa.gov
- Interactive Games
- http://www.nationallabnetwork.org
- National Lab Network. Useful site for teachers exploring STEM
- www.ngdc.noaa.gov
- Geophysical data center
- www.dlese.org
- Digital library for earth system education
- www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/aeroact.html
- Aerospace activities and lessons
- www.met.fsu.edu/orgs/explores/CurrCD/CURRCD-FINAL/index.html
- Explores Curriculum Project
- NASA Eyes on the Earth
- This is a link to free E Books from NASA.
- This web site is designed to show students the steps they need to take to get to college
- Human Evolution and the Environment
- http://www.wissard.org
- Sub glacial drilling and Antarctica Project
- http://www.andrill.org
- Antarctic Geological Drilling
- http://www.andrill.org/flexhibit
- Climate Change Resources
- http://andrill.org/publications
- NSF “Antarctica” Book
Powerpoint Resources
- http://www.vickiblackwell.com/ppttemplates.html
- Powerpoint Templates
- http://www.pppst.com/
- Excellent Site for powerpoints of all subjects
- http://www.worldofteaching.com/
- Excellent Site for powerpoints of all subjects
- http://www.jason.org/
- This is a non-profit organization that connects students to real science and exploration to inspire and motivate them to study and pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields.
- http://www.stretching.name/index.php
- shows good stretches for physical education.
Math Resources
- http://www.learnzillion.com/
- Learn Zillion is a website of videos to help students learn math.
- http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/
- The Mega Penny Project is a website that gives students an idea about the size of numbers.
- http://www.usdebtclock.org/
- US Debt Clock
- http://www.pppst.com/math.html
- This is an excellent web site to begin your search for math powerpoints.
Science Resources
- http://www.pppst.com/science.html
- This is an excellent web site to begin your search for science powerpoints.
- http://phet.colorado.edu/
- This is the best site for simulations and received an award in 2011 for being on of the best science education sites.
- http://www.chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#plastic-bags
- American culture depicted through statistics and images.
- http://www.freesciencelectures.com/
- The web site is has free science lectures on the high school and college level.
- http://www.moelkhatib.org/index.html
- This site teaching resources and study guides to download.
- http://www.unitarium.com/
- This site allows you to convert any measurement you need for calculations.
Biology
- http://science.pppst.com/biology.html
- This is an excellent web site to begin your search for biology powerpoints.
- http://eol.org/
- This website has information about every animal on the planet
- http://science.education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/feature/index.htm
- This web site is designed to give teachers biology resources to use in the classroom.
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim
- Mendelian Genetics in Humans
Physics
- http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white
- Shows the scale of the universe
- http://science.pppst.com/space.html
- This is an excellent web site to begin your search for space science powerpoints.
- http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/
- Physics Problems And Solutions For Real World Applications.
- http://www.physics247.com/physics-homework-help/index.shtml
- Physics Homework Site
- http://www.windows2universe.org/
- NASA Astronomy Site
- http://www.lunarrepublic.com/atlas/index.shtml
- Moon Map Atlas
- http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/InteractProgs/sportsdown.html
- This is a web site that NASA put up that shows force changes as a result of changing variables in baseball and soccer. You can download all the applets for these programs and run them without being online
- http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu
- Molecular Expressions is a web site produced by Florida State University. The website has 1,000s of detailed digital images. Just put what you want to see in the search at the top and hit enter.
- http://www.downv.com/Windows/install-Ripple-Tank-Applet-10084482.htm
- This is a website that will allow you to download a wave generator program for free.
- http://www.cis.udel.edu/~vijay/BLAST/
- On this you can find many hands-on experiments for pressure and surface tension.
- http://www.mathworks.ch/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?dir=asc&sort=file&term=tag%3A%22simulation%22
- This site is called Matlab Central. It has a number of simulations you can download and run on your computer.
Earth Science Resources
- http://www.chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#plastic-bags
- American culture depicted through statistics and images.
- http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/
- This site is a real time observatory of what is happening in the Yellowstone Super Volcano.
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
- National Climate Data Center
- http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weather-ed/online-resource-guide/
- Weather Channel for Kids
- http://science.pppst.com/weather/index.html
- This is an excellent web site to begin your search for weather science powerpoints.
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html
- Continental Drift
- http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml
- Boundary Map
- http://education.sdsc.edu/optiputer/flash/seafloorspread.htm
- Sea Floor Spreading
- http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/structure.html
- Interactive Earth Structures on the Web
- http://climate.nasa.gov/h2oWaterCycle/index.cfm
- NASA Water Cycle
- http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html
- Carbon Cycle Game
- http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/20100108_Is_Antarctica_Melting.html
- NASA- Is Antarctica Melting?
- http://climate.nasa.gov/stateOfFlux/
- Global Climate Change Images/ State of Flux
- http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/teach_glacier.html
- Compare Photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century
- http://climate.nasa.gov/ClimateTimeMachine/climateTimeMachine.cfm
- NASA- Climate Change Machine
- http://i2i.loven.gu.se/AcidOcean.html
- Acid Rain Website
- http://www.climatechangepictures.org
- A picture is worth a thousand words. This website is a international research website where people need to look for pictures that have an exact date and then take another picture of the same scene on the same day in the current year, and then look at each picture for evidence of climate change .
- http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html
- Carbon Cycle Game
- http://www.weather.com
- Research Climate Data for your region
- www.budburst.org
- A National Phenology Network Field Campaign for Citizen Scientists
- http://www.windows2universe.org
- Climate and Global Change on Windows to the Universe
- http://www.vets.ucar.edu/vg/T341/index.shtml
- Cloud and Precipitation Model
- http://www.windows2universe.org/modules/energy/joules_family/index.html
- Energy Choices and Climate Change simulation
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Paleoclimatology_OxygenBalance/
- NASA Earth Observatory: The Oxygen Balance
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Paleoclimatology/
- NASA Earth Observatory: Paleoclimatology
- www.globalchange.gov
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
- www.national-academies.org
- National Academies of Science/Climate Change
- www.nas.edu/climatechange
- National Academies of Science/Climate Change
- http://www.fs.fed.us
- Forests, Grasslands & Climate Change
- www.itreetools.org
- Tools for Assessing and Managing Forests
- www.treebenefits.com
- National Tree Calculator
- www.plt.org
- Green Schools
- www.pollinatorlive.pwnet.org
- Learn about the pollination process
- www.janetsplanet.com/#/home
- Janet’s Planet is quality, educational children’s entertainment. Janet’s Planet is an Emmy award winning show that can be viewed on Public Television.