Science Topics

Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within science.

Chemistry

1. Educators and students
   Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 9 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 018940
   This Internet site, maintained by the Education Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), provides a guide to accessing information about ACS's educational resources, including curriculum materials, professional development programs, student programs, and institutional programs. ACS produces curriculum materials to promote an interest in science among students from kindergarten through university.
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2. MadSci network
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 008646
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site is a collective cranium of scientists from around the world, fielding questions from many people in many places. Students and teachers are invited to submit questions by filling out an online form or by emailing them.
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3. Chemistry coach
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   Date: 2004 Grade(s): 10 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 013954
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site describes the instructional philosophy and methods of a progressive high school chemistry program. The program is based on student inquiry and experimentation and uses lecture only as a last resort.
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4. Forensics in the classroom
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2004 Grade(s): 9 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 027436
   This Internet site provides five stand-alone curriculum units for middle and high school students that explore basic chemistry concepts within the context of forensic investigation. The site is the result of a partnership between Court TV, a popular television network that focuses on crime scene investigations, and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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5. Operation RubyThroat: the hummingbird project
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 4 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 016772
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, part of a research initiative of the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History in York, South Carolina, uses the Ruby Throated Hummingbird as a focal point for a interdisciplinary Internet project. The site, designed primarily for K to 12 teachers and their students in Central America and North America, contains the directions and resources for visitors to register and participate in the project.
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6. Glenn Learning Technologies Project: aeronautics related activities, experiments, and lesson plans
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 7 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 003890
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site, designed for grades 7 through 12, provides hands-on learning on rockets. Included are background information about the history of rocketry and the application of Isaac Newton's Three laws of Motion in practical rocketry; and a series of physical science activities demonstrating the basic science of rocketry.
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7. PathFinder science
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   Date: 2002 Grade(s): 5 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026972
   This Internet site is a portal to all the research projects from the PathFinder Science Collaborative Research program. The program is founded on the national standards and benchmarks that call for students to better understand the process of science by actually doing science.
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8. Field map: a multidisciplinary exploration of nature
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 9 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 029511
   This Internet site contains guides for five projects that engage students in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and meteorology. While completing these projects, students gather data on the type of rocks, species of trees, and direction of the prevailing winds in their area.
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9. Tox town: an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 6 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 027855
   This Internet site, from the National Library of Medicine, provides scientific information through an interactive look at commonly found toxic substances. Students click on images in cities and towns, such as schools, homes, and vehicles and are given a list of links to learn more about the chemicals found in these locations.
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10. TeachingPlastics.org
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2001 Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: 026941
    This Internet site, from the American Plastics Council, provides background information and printable, inquiry-based lesson plans for students in grades K-8 to better understand plastic. The lessons are divided into two curriculum programs, Hands on Plastics for grades 5-8, and a junior version of this program for grades K-4, each satisfying National Science Education Standards and designed in conjunction with National Middle Level Science Teachers Association.
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11. Reeko's mad scientist lab
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    Date: 2002 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 025809
    This Internet site provides simple chemistry and physics experiments for students to perform with adults. The site features Reeko, the Mad Scientist, as the narrator who encourages student learning through his comical writing and interesting experiments.
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12. Water science for schools
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    Date: 2003 Grade(s): 4 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 017464
    This web site, developed by the US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS), is intended as an educational resource for students and teachers. It provides detailed information on many aspects of water and its many uses in human society.
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13. Flinn Scientific
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2004 Grade(s): 9 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 014317
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained for high school science teachers by Flinn Scientific, offers resources for the chemistry and biology laboratory. From the homepage, visitors have access to chemistry demonstrations and biology activities, frequently asked questions, and guidelines for laboratory design and safety.
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14. The Why files: science behind the news
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    Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 008655
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, a project of the National Institute for Science Education (NISE), is an electronic exploration of the science behind the news. Twice monthly, a new feature on the science (and math, engineering, and technology) of everyday life is presented.
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15. Chemistry educational applets
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    Date: 2002 Grade(s): 9 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026479
    This web site provides Java applets that demonstrate various properties of chemistry. The resource is developed and maintained by the Chemistry Department at the University of California- Irvine.
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16. Chem4Kids!
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    Date: 2004 Grade(s): 4 - 10 Cost: Free ENC#: 017111
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained for grades 4 to 10 as part of the KAPILI.COM website, introduces visitors to the basics of chemistry. Chemistry topics available on this site include matter, elements, and atoms, in addition to math and reactions.
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17. Common molecules collection
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2003 Grade(s): 9 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 026939
    This website provides three-dimensional computer-generated models of over 300 molecules. The site is part of the Reciprocal Net project, a distributed database maintained by crystallographers to store information about molecular structures.
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18. Cosmic evolution: from big bang to humankind
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2001 Grade(s): 6 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026872
    This Internet site offers background information and resources to help students understand the origins of matter and life in our universe, known as cosmic evolution. Based on a course taught at Harvard University, questions from how the universe began to how humans evolved are addressed, using an interdisciplinary approach between life, Earth, space, and physical sciences.
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19. Nobel e-Museum
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 021183
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site features lectures, interviews, and articles by Nobel Laureates, along with educational activities related to their achievements. Additionally, there is background information about the Nobel Prize and, its founder Alfred Nobel.
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20. The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science case collection
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    Date: 2001 Grade(s): 9 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 019214
    This Internet site, maintained by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, offers a collection of case studies for use in undergraduate science classrooms. Designed to humanize science and to illustrate scientific methodology and values, the cases also develop students' skills in group learning, speaking, and critical thinking.
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