Science Resources
For Secondary Teachers

ASIM Middle School Science Resources
This site is a collection of middle school science resource sites selected by the Science in Motion Specialists of the UA/UWA In-Service Education Center.

ASIM Biology Teacher Resouces
This site is a collection of biology resource sites selected by the Science in Motion Biology Specialist of the UA/UWA In-Service Education Center.

ASIM Chemistry Teacher Resources
This site is a collection of chemistry resource sites selected by the Science in Motion Chemistry Specialist of the UA/UWA In-Service Education Center.

ASIM Physics Teacher Resources
This site is a collection of physics resources sites selected by the Science in Motion Physics Specialist of of the UA/UWA In-Service Education Center.

ActionBioScience
This site sponsored by the National Science Foundation and maintained by the American Institute of Biological Sciences provides articles and lessons on a variety of biology topics. There are extension links in each article along with a lesson directory and an e-mail newsletter.

Activity-Based Physics
This site from the University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group presents "thinking problems" for physics topics: vectors, kinematics, momentum, circular motion, universal gravitation, sound, energy, temperature, and circuits. Problems include designing a roller coaster, riding a bicycle efficiently, tailgating, tuning a radio, electrical safety, and how bats and dolphins "see" with sound (echolocation).

Agricultural Fact Book
This site provides a statistical look at food consumption, farms, and rural places in America. Topics include eating out, fruit and vegetable consumption, meat consumption, refined grain v.whole grain, sweeteners, and food expenditures and prices. Learn about diversity and specialization among American farms and population changes in rural America.

American Field Guide
This site is a collection of video of the American outdoors from 30 PBS stations across the country. The videos can be viewed online in clips or entire programs. The teacher resources site provide lesson plans with background information, standards, activities, and web resources.

Biology in Motion
This site contains original, interactive, biology learning activities created by biology teacher and web designer, Dr. Leif Saul. There are animations, activities, and cartoons to teach basic biology processes and concepts.

Cells Alive!
This site provides a comprehensive database of film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms. There are also interactive modules in the areas of Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Microscopy.

Center for Disease Control
This informative site provides a very large list of diseases and
preventions. It is updated monthly.

Chemistry.org
This is The American Chemical Society’s site on education. It includes curriculum materials, professional development and related links and resources.

CIESE K-12 Curriculum
"The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. They focus on projects that utilize real time data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world."

Cleveland Falcon Cam
"The Cleveland FalconCam is an entertaining and educational project which follows a pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on Cleveland's historic skyscraper, the Terminal Tower." It is part of Raptors in the City, which is "a non-profit, environmental education and technology program that follows the nesting season of the peregrine falcon - a species that escaped extinction in North America and now soars among the skyscrapers in cities across the continent."

The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements
This entertaining and unique site contains the Periodic Table of Elements accompanied by actual comic book pages that reference each element. Scientific information can be gathered from the comics along with a general idea of the origin of the comic.

ENC Middle School Portal
This site provides “a direct path to selective online resources for instruction and professional development from the National Science Digital Library. The Science subject pathway enables teachers “to browse a list of topics, search for resources by state standards, and take an in-depth look at a teachable concept” in middle school science.

Exploratorium
This is the site of San Francisco's "Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception." The Explore and Educate areas are useful for Elementary Teachers with online activities, exhibitions, webcasts, cool sites, and hands-on activities (over 500 simple experiments).

Gene Almanac @ Dolan DNA Learning Center
Internet Portal of educational Internet sites are presented here and cover broad topics, including basic heredity, genetic disorders, eugenics, the discovery of the structure of DNA, DNA sequencing, cancer, and plant genetics.

Internet 4 Classrooms: Science
This online database from Internet4Classrooms.com is an annotated collection of over 50 websites for secondary science teachers.

Molecular Logic Database
This site provides 130 model-based activities for learning about interactions of atoms and molecules, and rule-based genetics. Topics include atomic-molecular structures and dynamics, states of matter, reactions, solutions, water and small molecules, bioenergetics, macromolecules, proteins, metabolism regulation, self assembly, and genetic code. Introductory activities serve as "stepping stones" to 10 physical-chemical principles that underlie many biological processes.

MyPyramid.gov
This site offers an animated tour of the Agriculture Department's recommended nutrition pyramid. Explore the food groups. Assess your food intake and physical activity levels. See a sample menu of how these nutrition recommendations can be integrated into a weekly menu. Use a food tracking worksheet to improve your eating habits.

NASA Education Enterprise
NASA provides more than 24 educational websites. This site provides a starting point to reach each one of these. The For Kids, For Students, and For Educators sections provide games, stories, homework help, Internet resources, multimedia resources, learning resources, lesson plans, curriculum materials, and contacts.

National Biological Information Infrastructure
This site from the NBII provides educators, parents, and students of all ages with access to online resources that emphasize the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology. Included are activities, lesson plans, experiments, projects, resources, and references for classroom and home use.

National Science Teachers Association
The NSTA site contains resources for science teachers at all grade levels. The Your Classroom button takes you to a page that contains news, professional journal articles, discussion boards, and elementary science resources. Teacher Resources on the menu on the left-hand side of the page contain an electronic newsletter, SciLinks for specific textbook guides, and Science Websites. Another highlight is the NSTA Science Guides section with theme-based lesson plans.

PBS: You Try It - DNA Workshop
Science Odyssey activity designed to teach kids about cell division, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.

Physics Applets
This site hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Oregon contains more than 40 interactive applets for use in Physics, Astronomy, and Environmental Science classes. Be sure to turn off your pop-up blocker to open the applets.

Physics Education Technology
PhET produces fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena. More than 35 simulations let students experiment with circuits, string tension, kinetic and potential energy, radios waves and electromagnetic fields, balloons and static electricity, ideal gas and buoyancy, velocity and acceleration, sound waves and the Doppler effect, and more.

Physics Lessons
This site maintained by a high school physics teacher contains experiments, simulations, tools, and resources to teach key concepts. There are quizzes, daily news briefings, and an e-mail newsletter.

Putting DNA to Work
This site from the Marian Koshland Science Museum looks at where DNA is found, similarities in the DNA of humans and other species, and how traits are inherited from one generation to the next. Learn how DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), discovered 50 years ago, is used today to detect diseases, improve crops, and catch criminals. Click on the home page to see more Science Behind the Headlines exhibits and activities.

Rocks and Images
This site is an introduction to rock collecting. Read about the 3 kindsof rocks -- igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic -- and the Earth processes that formed them. Find out how to start a rock collection, where to find rocks, and the equipment you'll need.

Science Ambassador
This site offers lesson plans on issues related to birth defects: fetal alcohol syndrome, hearing loss, vitamins, folic acid, cystic fibrosis, chromosome abnormalities, the bioethics of genetic screening, epidemiology, graphing and analyzing health data,graphing gastroschisis, genes and diseases, muscular dystrophy and pedigree charts, spina bifida, surveillance of population trends, pyloric stenosis, and accutane.

The Science Management Observation Protocol
This article from NSTA's The Science Teacher features a rubric for determining how well a teacher is conducting an inquiry-based science lesson. This is a PDF file, and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it.

Seeing the Invisible
This site offers a guide and workbook to help students discover that the sun emits light in wavelengths outside the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Activities allow students to view unique features of the Sun that are revealed only by certain spectral wavelengths of light.

SHARKS @ Florida Museum of Natural History
Sharks have made headlines in the news lately, but misunderstanding of the nature of sharks has overshadowed the truth about these animals. Shark attack is a potential danger that must be acknowledged by anyone that frequents marine waters, but the risks should be kept in perspective. Bees, wasps and snakes are responsible for far more deaths each year and the annual risk of death from lightning in the U.S. is 30 times greater. Separate fact from fiction here!

Solar Storms and You
This is a series of 6 workbooks on solar activity and sunspots, solar wind, magnetic storms, aurora, and satellite design (Grades 7-9).

Understanding Genetics
This sit will enable students to tearn the basics of genetics, how genes are inherited, genetic testing, ethics, new therapies, and much more.

The Why Files
This site provides weekly articles for students on the science behind the headlines. In addition to the main In Depth, In Brief, and In the News sections, there are Interactives and Cool Science Images located on the bottom right.

The World Year of Physics 2005
This site is a United Nations endorsed, international celebration of physics. Events throughout the year will highlight the vitality of physics and its importance in the coming millennium, and will commemorate the pioneering contributions of Albert Einstein in 1905. Through the efforts of a worldwide collaboration of scientific societies, the World Year of Physics brings the excitement of physics to the public and will inspire a new generation of scientists.