The Earthquake Resource Links for Teachers
http://mae.ce.uiuc.edu/Education/Teachers/resource.htm
The Earthquake Resource Links for Teachers Web site is provided by the Mid-America Earthquake Center located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The site contains links to earthquake lessons and activities that are divided by general grade levels, including Do Lost Pet Ads Predict Earthquakes? and Will Overstressed Bridges Survive Earthquakes? Additional sections offer educational material on general earthquake information and the new Madrid seismic zone. [JAB]
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Explore
http://edugreen.teri.res.in/
Offered by the Tata Energy Research Institute, the EduGreen Explore Web site allows kids to learn about energy, water, climate change, solid waste, and more. Besides giving good descriptions on these various subjects, students will also gain a global perspective on these issues since the Institute, which is located in India, gives specific information for the country. The site also contains quizzes, maps, activities, and more worth checking out. [JAB]
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Nebraska Earth Science Education Network
http://nesen.unl.edu/
The Nebraska Earth Science Education Network has as one of its objectives to promote and enhance K-12 earth science education. The Web site provides lesson plans on various subjects including astronomy, geology, mapping, soils, water, and weather. Each submitted lesson gives a recommended grade level and contains objectives, materials needed, procedures, and conclusions, depending on the activity. The site is a great resource that provides unique and original information from teachers for teachers. [JAB]
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Space
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space.html
The World Almanac for Kids now has a companion Web site with dozens of quality informative topics. The Space page in particular contains extensive information on the planets, space exploration, astronauts, astronomers, telescopes, fun facts, and more. The site, which contains many other subjects such as the environment, will give kids hours worth of fun learning. [JAB]
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KidsAstronomy.com
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
KidsAstronomy.com was created by astronomy buff and elementary school teacher Hiram Bertoch. Her goal of creating a kid friendly Web site that is balanced between text and tech was definitely achieved. Interactive, visually pleasant, and content rich, the site provides kids a great learning resource that is fun to explore. One of the activities "How Big is the Universe" shows a picture of a man in the grass and lets you zoom out by powers of ten to finally see the whole universe. Teachers will also find the site useful with its free lesson plans, worksheets, and additional educational links. [JAB]
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The Catalyst
http://www.thecatalyst.org/
The Catalyst is a Web site dedicated to providing online chemistry resources for the secondary education teacher. The resource links page contains dozens of links organized by subject such as organic chemistry, periodic tables, history of chemistry, experiments, teaching, and supplies. Other highlights of the site include a teacher's forum, links to other high school chemistry pages, a question and answer section, a bulletin board, and more. [JAB]
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Exploring Planets in the Classroom: Hands-On Activities
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/
Provided by the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, the Exploring Planets in the Classroom: Hands-On Activities Web site offers 25 science activities for students. Categories include an introduction to the solar system, planetary properties, volcanology, impact craters, dynamic earth, gradation, gravity forces and rockets, the moon, remote sensing, and Mars. Just one example of the many quality activities shows students how to build an accelerometer to measure g-forces. [JAB]
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Mineral Matters Kids' Habitat
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/index.html
From the San Diego Natural History Museum comes the Mineral Matters Kids' Habitat Web site. Visitors will learn how to identify minerals, create a rock and mineral collection, how to grow your own crystals at home, and explore some basic questions and answers about minerals. [JAB]
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