1. 1 Welcome Top Science Websites

2. 2 Online resources should be…  Informative  Inquiry-based  Interactive  Interesting  Engaging  Meaningful

3. 3 Types of Science Resources  General Resources  Research-based  Lesson plans and tools  Calculators and converters  Interactive activities  Drill and Practice resources  Online projects (WebQuests)  Online generators  Web 2.0 tools  Virtual field trips and museums

4. 4 Big Picture

5. 5 Student Resources

6. 6 Online Learning for Students  Nye Labs Companion website for Bill Nye http://www.billnye.com

7. 7 Online Curriculum Resources  Franklin Institute: The Circle of Life http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/living/living.html

8. 8 Virtual Museums  Smithsonian Institute For students http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/ For Teachers http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/

9. 9 Online Science Resources  NASA for Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/  NASA for Students (5-8) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5- 8/features/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5- 8/features/index.html

10. 10 Virtual Experiments  Schlumberger Labs http://199.6.131.12/en/scictr/lab/index_virtual.htm

11. 11 Online Experiments  EdHeads http://www.edheads.org/index.htm

12. 12 Online Learning for Students  Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu

13. 13 Online Curriculum  BrainPOP http://www.brainpop.com/

14. 14 Explorations 4 Kids  http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/sci.htm http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/sci.htm  Experiments  Scientific Method  Online resources

15. 15 Teacher Resources

16. 16 http://www.nsta.org/ National Science Teachers Association

17. 17 NSTA: Best Practices  Elementary Science Classroom http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool Best practices Journals Teachers resources Teacher interaction

18. 18 http://www.kn.pacbell.com/cgi-bin/listApps.pl?Mathematics Blue Web’n  Lesson plans  Hotlists  Activities  Projects

19. 19 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/science.html Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Science  Lesson plans  Web resources

20. 20 http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents.htm# Science Ideas  Science Ideas Science lesson plans Resources and materials

21. 21 http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm PBS TeacherSource  Lesson plans  Web resources  Best practices

22. 22 Science Worksheets  Teachnology http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/

23. 23 Science Worksheets  The Science Spot http://sciencespot.net/ Activity Sheets http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classwksts.html#Ast ronomyhttp://sciencespot.net/Pages/classwksts.html#Ast ronomy

24. 24 http://webquest.org/ WebQuest Matrix  WebQuest projects in science

25. 25 Science Tools

26. 26 Virtual Math Manipulatives  National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

27. 27 Citation Tool  Slate Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/

28. 28 4teachers.org  Teachers’ resources and tools site  URL: http://4teachers.org/http://4teachers.org/

29. 29 Online Learning for Teachers  WebTeacher http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html

30. 30 Training (Latest Technologies)  Teacher Training Videos http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ Videos for teachers

31. 31 Any Questions?