Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? Have your students check out these sites. Fall Colors - Forest Service Fall Foliage Dates Why Leaves Changes Color

Government Sites

Acid Rain - Message for Adults - This Web site is designed to introduce younger children (grades 1-3) to the subject of acid rain through a variety of fun, interactive activities.

Aeronautics and Space History - (Smithsonian) - Exploring the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight

Agricultural Ideas for Science Fair Projects - Here, we've put together a few basic ideas of agricultural science projects you can do. Use these ideas as a jumping-off place for coming up with your own project.

Alaska Kids - This site has great information on how to stay safe, how to stay healthy, and help with homework in the student guide.

BLM Learning Landscapes for Teachers - (Bureau of Land Management) - Teachers can find materials on a variety of topics, from archaeology to water resources. It also includes a listing of more than 75 classroom activities on related subjects, and a correlation of several of our activities to national standards of learning for education.

Botany and Horticulture - (Smithsonian) - This site has an amazing list of resources on botany, horticulture, and plant ecosystems.

BugInfo - (Smithsonian) - This site has all kinds of information on bugs including backyard bugs, household insects, and more. Check the link on insects as food for humans!

Cascades Volcano Observatory Educational Outreach - (Geological Survey) - This site brings together educational materials such as short videos, printable posters, and fact sheets. Teachers may wish to start at the 'Learn About Volcanoes' area. Here they will find resources that will help them teach students about volcano terminology, eruption histories and more.

Celebrating Wildflowers - Teacher Resources - (Forest Service) - Make your classroom bloom with ideas! This page has fact sheets, activities, and information on the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign.

Children's Butterfly Site - Despite their small size, butterflies and moths are some of the World's most wondrous animals. Their beauty, seemingly miraculous metamorphosis, and apparently carefree flight all spark our imaginations. Learn more here.

Climate Change and Our Planet - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) - Find programs and guides to climate change, such as Geophysics, the Arctic and Ice, and natural hazards.

Climate Change, Water, and Kids - (Forest Service) - Find great information about these topics: climate change; water issues; and the loss of a connection to nature, especially for kids.

Conservation Central - Conservation Central is a habitat education program. This program explores the temperate forest, home of the giant panda and black bear, through the following online activities.

Conservation Education Material for Teachers K-12 - (Natural Resources Conservation Service) - Teach your class the importance of our environment by teaching them about soil, clean water and wetlands. Also find lesson plans on Backyard Conservation.

Discovery @ 15 - Looking Back, Moving Forward - (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - In 2007, the Discovery Program celebrates its 15th anniversary; reaching into the unknown, doing what's never been done before, and driving new technology innovations that may also improve life on Earth - this is NASA's Discovery Program.

Drinking Water & Ground Water-Teachers K-3 - Get class activities and example lesson plans on the water cycle and its many stages.

Drinking Water Kids' Stuff - This site has great games and activities that will help you learn about drinking water.

Earth Observatory - Accompany NASA scientists as they explore our world and unravel the mysteries of our climate and environmental change.

Earth Science Enterprise - Teacher Guides - (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - Examples of Teacher's Guides which may be ordered from the ESE Teaching Earth Science web site.

Earthquakes - For Teachers - (Geological Survey) - You can use this database of educational websites related to earthquakes and plate tectonics. You'll find lesson plans, interactive websites, learning activities, image and more.

Earthquakes - Science Fair Project Ideas - (Geological Survey) - Science Fair Projects on earthquake predicting, impacts, seimology, and more.

Educator's Corner - FAA - (Federal Aviation Administration) - Includes activities for the classroom, fun experiments and much more.

Endangered Species Kids' Corner - (Fish and Wildlife Service) - Learn how loss of habitat and ecosystems can lead to a decline in biodiversity, and how the Endangered Species Act helps conserve endangered and threatened species.

Endangered Species Picture Book - Download an entire coloring book free at this Environmental Protection Agency site, or just print out pictures of your favorite threatened animals. Find out who's who and who's endangered. Color a bald eagle or a big-eared bat.

Energy Education - (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) - You'll find links to educational and training resources on energy, particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Energy Explained - (Energy Information Administration) - The site explains where gasoline comes from, what determines the price of electricity, how much renewable energy the United States uses, and hundreds of other energy topics.

Energy Kids Teacher Guide - (Energy Information Administration) - This teacher guide provides energy lessons that use Energy Kids as a resource.

Energy Lesson Plans and Activities - (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) - On this site you'll find links to more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy for grades K-12.

Energy Star Kids - (Environmental Protection Agency) - Be an Energy Star! Find out how you and your classmates can make big changes and help save the world.

Engineering, Industry, and Invention - (Smithsonian) - This site has many resources on topics, such as manufacturing, energy and power, and invention and innovation.

Environment and Conservation Movement - (Library of Congress) - The history of the conservation movement in America.

Environmental Education - (Environmental Protection Agency) - This site helps increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues or problems. In doing so, it provides the public with the necessary skills to make informed decisions and take responsible action.

Environmental Studies - Smithsonian Institution - This site has a variety of resources on such topics as climate change, marine ecosystems, conservation. land habitats and more.

EPA Teaching Center - Get lesson plans and free materials for you to use in the classroom along with ideas on how to get your students involved in the community.

Estuaries.Gov - Educators Page - You can use this estuaries.gov site to access the modules, activities and an online interface to real-time and archived estuarine monitoring data (from NERRS’ System Wide Monitoring Program). Use of the Estuaries 101 website will be encouraged and supported through professional development trainings hosted at 27 Reserves and at professional meetings across the nation.

Exploring Estuaries - Teacher's Page - Take a field trip of our nation’s estuaries. The entire journey takes place over the Internet, and you can particpate from your home or classroom.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Read all kinds of interesting documents from a variety of categories including science, math, history, and language art. Not to be missed!

FEMA For the Little Ones - (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - Learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories, and become a Disaster Action Kid.

FERC's Kids Corner-For Educators - Find helpful links to resources that help explain the complex world of energy regulation.

Fermilab for Educators - Get field trips, study units, and workshop ideas along with web-based classroom projects on this informative site.

Fermilab For Students - Fermilab is home to the world's most powerful accelerator, the Tevatron. Learn how scientists use Fermilab's resources to explore the most basic particles and forces of nature.

Florida - Kids miamidade.gov - Learn about Miami Dade County, get homework help, learn about nature and the sea, play fun games and more.

Forces of Change - For Educators - (Smithsoian Institution) - These lesson plans are designed to be interdisciplinary, interactive and fun, to assist you and your students in increasing your knowledge and understanding about scientific inquiry and the forces interacting on our planet. Each activity is designed to meet specific National Science and Geography Educational Standards. The activities fit under most education requirements for Environmental Science curriculum.

Geologic Time - (Geological Survey) - Learn about the age of the Earth and how scientists express these very old ages using relative and radiometric time scales.

Geology and Mineral Sciences - (Smithsonian) - This site has a list of resources on topics such as general geology, minerals, lunar geology, and vocanology.

GLOBE Teacher's Guide - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. Students and teachers from over 10,000 schools in more than 95 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet.

Greenhouse Effect - (Environmental Protection Agency) - The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere trap energy from the sun. Because of how they warm our world, these gases are referred to as greenhouse gases. Read more about the importance of these gases.

Human Genome Project - For Educators - (Office of Science) - This site has online educational modules, genetics education resources that you can view and use online. Also available are videos, webcasts, graphics, and animation.

Ideas for Integrating Women of NASA into your Curriculum - The following ideas are suggestions for creative ways to integrate the Women of NASA interactive project into your teaching and learning. They are meant to be a springboard to launch your own imaginative lessons based on your personal teaching style, methods of facilitation, and unique students.

Invention at Play - (Smithsonian National Museum of American History) - Want to play? Explore the playful side of invention and learn about today’s inventors along with historic ones.

Inventions and Inventors Resource - For Teachers - Lemelson Center educators have developed resources for teachers, parents, and students who want to explore the exciting world of invention.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Educators - NASA is committed to transferring the results of our research and the processes of exploration and discovery into your learning environment. We want to provide you with accurate, interesting activities so that you can help us inspire the next generation of explorers.

Kennedy Space Center - Youth/Education Programs - The KSC Visitor Complex offers programs for many grade and interest levels, including Camp Kennedy Space Center, Overnight Adventures, Field Trips, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Days and Salute to Homeschooler Days.

Kids Science News Network - Educators - NASA’s KSNN builds upon children’s natural curiosity to introduce students in grades K-2 and 3-5 to the world of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and NASA.

Learn NPS - (National Park Service) - National parks are fun! Want to be a Junior Ranger? Find out how at this cool site.

Looking Down an Oil Well - Ever wonder what oil looks like underground, down deep, hundreds or thousands of feet below the surface, buried under millions of tons of rock and dirt? Learn about how oil is pulled out of the earth.

Minerals Management Service - Kids' Pages - The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is the Federal agency that manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources. This site links to great pages about energy, the ocean and math.

Minerals Management Service-Materials for Educators - Check out this list of great materials such as posters, teacher's companion, classroom plans, and activities that you can get from the Minerals Management Service.

Missouri - Educators - There is an abundance of opportunities for Missouri educators to make the conservation education connection. You can find the MDC staff person, resource, workshop or facility that will help your group achieve its learning goals.

Modern Inventors Documentation Program - Learn about the beginnings of the bread slicer, the creation of the corn picker or the makings of the matchstick. You can look up all kinds of inventions in the MIND database.

Monarch Butterfly - Teacher Resources - (Forest Service) - Find out about The Monarch Butterfly Manual; this manual was developed for grades Pre-K through 12 and offers activities that promote conservation of the Monarch Butterfly.

NASA's Interactive Features - (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - Download images, podcasts, and video clips as well access interactive online features.

National Marine Sanctuary Program - For Teachers - The National Marine Sanctuary Program aims to provide teachers with resources and training to support ocean literacy in America's classrooms. You will find curriculum, lesson plans, and activities that will excite your students about science and technology.

National Ocean Service - NOAA - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - this site is gives educators the scientific research, technology, and activities conducted by NOS in the areas of oceans, coasts, and charting and navigation.

National Ocean Service Education Page - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - This site teaches you about our environment and the ocean. Learn about nautical charts, estuaries, pollution and more. There's also a section for teachers with lesson plans and professional development.

National Zoo - Visit the online exhibits, or take a tour and learn about the plants, animals and people of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.

National Zoo - Educatior Resources - Conservation Central is an award- winning online habitat education program that helps kids learn about the importance of conservation and the challenges faced in preserving temperate-forest habitats through curricula and activities that incorporate actual research conducted by Zoo scientists.

NationalAtlas.gov - Make interactive maps within your web browser! This program allows you to make your own maps. Select, change, and display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. New map layers are added each month.

Natural Inquirer - Lesson Plans - (Forest Service) - This journal was created so that scientists can share their research with middle school students. Each article tells you about scientific research conducted by scientists in the USDA Forest Service. All of the research in this journal is concerned with nature, trees, wildlife, insects, outdoor activities and water.

Neptune's Web - Oceanography Education Site - (Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command) - Find lesson plans, educational programs and trivia on oceanography.

NOAA Research - For Teachers - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - These teaching materials will prepare you to help your students investigate the topics in the on-line science lessons. Even if you do not have much experience in using web-based activities in your science classes, the directions here are easy to follow.

North American Mammals - Resources for Teachers - This lesson plan uses interactive mapping technology to bring Biodiversity field data to the classroom.

Nuclear Energy - Teacher's Resources - Instructional units on radiation, the uses of radiation, nuclear reactors/energy generation, radioactive waste, and transportation of radioactive materials.

Nuclear Energy Learning Resources for Schools - (Argonne National Laboratory) - Lists resources to learn about nuclear energy topics.

Ocean Explorer - Education Page - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - This Web site provides an innovative way for students to learn about the oceans by offering near real-time access to a series of multidisciplinary ocean explorations. It also provides compelling imagery, video, and topical essays related to the ocean.

Oceans and Coasts - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) - Find lesson plans and guides about the ocean, such as tsunamis, estuaries, fisheries and more.

Planet Protectors Club - Planet Protectors create less waste in the first place! This site has games, activities and reading materials to help save our planet from too much waste.

Promise of Place - (U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Park Service) - Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, natural resources, natural systems, stewardship opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum. PBE emphasizes learning through participation in service learning projects in the local school and/or community. Examples of teacher-developed curricula is available in natural and cultural resources.

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Kids' Site - (Fish and Wildlife Service) - This refuge is one of over 540 refuges scattered throughout the U.S. Established in 1930, this is a breeding ground for birds. Learn more about this refuge and different varieties of animals.

Satellites and Space - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) - Find lesson plans and guides about different satellites, what they do and how they work. You can also find great information about remote sensing and satellite imagery.

Science - FREE - (Department of Education) - Find animations, lessons, and other resources for studying topics in earth sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, space sciences, and applied sciences.

Science and Technology - (Environmental Protection Agency) - These pages show the role of science at EPA and give access to scientific information that may be useful in understanding and protecting our environment.

Science Education Pages - NOAA - (National Data Buoy Center) - Find out answers to interesting questions like: Does water temperature differ between near-shore and offshore sites? What is air pressure? What are sea breezes?

Science Education Resource for Teachers - (National Institute of Health) - Lists links to great pages from various websites and learning tools to publications, all about science and health.

Science Projects in Agriculture - You don't have to live on a farm or even have a garden to do an agricultural science project. So when your teacher asks you to come up with a science project for class or as part of a science fair, think agriculture and check out these projects.

Sewage In Your Face - (City of San Diego) - Sewage in Your Face! is a laugh-out-loud exploration of wastewater treatment. In this virtual science classroom, this site gives kids the opportunity to be a plumber and take a treatment plant tour - all while learning about the importance of a clean and healthy environment.

Smithsonian - For Educators - Includes lesson plans, a research library, and educational services.

Smithsonian Education - For Teachers - Use the search areas to access Smithsonian educational resources aligned to your state standards.

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System - The holdings of the Smithsonian’s archival library and specialized research collections can be found online in SIRIS. With over 1,700,000 records, SIRIS covers a wide variety of topical subjects from Art & Design, to History & Culture, to Science & Technology. Get information on innumerable historical events, scientific discoveries, cultural happenings, artistic styles, and social conditions.

Solar Decathlon - Information for Teachers - (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) - Future solar decathletes are in your classroom today - and you can help get them excited about science and solar energy. This page offers information about science project lesson plans and student activities.

Solar System Exploration Education Page - The solar system is about to get very busy. The action started in June with the launch of the first of two Mars rovers. Learn more about scientists, contests and events happening just for you.

Speakers Bureau - NASA - (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - The bureau is composed of engineers, scientists, and other professionals who speak to audiences and schools around the country.

StarChild - Teachers' Center - The information and activities found in StarChild can be used to engage, excite, and educate students in your classrooms. In this section, you will find lesson plans which show you some of the ways you can use StarChild in your teaching - whether via the Web, on CD, or with pencil and paper!

Teacher Resources - Department of Interior - Life science, Earth science, and Ecology reqources for teachers.

Teachers' Desk - USDA - (Department of Agriculture) - You'll find a variety of teacher-ready activities to accompany the stories and other features in the Sci4Kids web site. From a coloring page for the younger set, to a monster of a word find for the older kids, the content encompasses a range of student levels.

Technology and Industry - Library of Congress - Explore these collections of papers, sound, and film about historical technological and industial events in America.

The National 4 H USA.org - (Department of Agriculture) - 4-H is fun with friends, learning and doing cool things. 4-H is social activities, trips, and fairs. 4-H is leadership opportunities and helping others.

The Space Place - Teacher's Corner - Although the entire Space Place site may be helpful to teachers and students, the resources linked here were developed specifically to help in the classroom.

The Water Cycle - This site is the most comprehensive Web site about "The Water Cycle" anywhere. It features a wonderful diagram of the natural water cycle and an in-depth discussion of each of the 15 topics on the diagram. And, the diagram is available in over 52 languages!

Training and Workshops - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) - Learn how you can use the mathematics, science, and technology associated with exploring the oceans in their classrooms to help increase understanding of the ocean world.

USGS and Science Education - U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. This website provides links to selected online resources to support education and research.

Wastes Education Resources - For Teachers - These resources will assist you in teaching your students about the waste we generate in our schools, homes, and communities - and what we can all do to make a difference! From classroom activities, to starting a school electronics recycling program, these materials will help you and your students learn what we can do to reduce and better manage waste in the world around us.

Water Sense - Educational Materials - A Day in the Life of a Drop is a set of activities designed to help students in grades 3-5 understand the connections between the source of the water they use and the ways their water use habits affect the environment and human health.

Weather - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - Find programs and guides to weather-related topics, such as hurricanes, drought, the Water Cycle and more.

Woodsy Owl - Meet Woodsy the Owl at this fun website. He will show you how to care for nature-even in the city. Go on Woodsy’s World Scavenger Hunt!

Year of the Ocean - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides information on marine life, threatened and endangered species, facts about the world’s oceans fish, and protecting coral reefs.

Yellowstone National Park - For Teachers - (National Park Service) - Gives details on a variety of Yellowstone National Park programs.

Yellowstone National Park Just for Kids - (National Park Service) - Take a field trip online and when you’re done check out the Yellowstone Animal Alphabet book.

Zeus' Web - Meteorology Education Site - (Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command) - Meteorology applications for teachers through integrated studies.

Zoology - Encyclopedia Smithsonian - This site has an awesome collection of zoology resources on birds, mammals, bugs, marine animals, and habitats.

Other Resources

Academy of Achievement - For Teachers - Achievement TV is a revolutionary educational resource - a library of unique video programs that can bring the greatest achievers of our age into your classroom.

Alliance to Save Energy - Educators Page - Get a wide range of tools and resources to bring energy efficiency into the classroom to save energy while helping your students build vital real- world skills.

Amazing Space - Teachers and Developers - We promote the science and majestic beauty of the universe for use in the classroom. The materials we develop for educators and learners of all ages are accurate, classroom-friendly, visually appealing, and carefully crafted to adhere to accepted educational standards.

Amusement Park Physics - Design your own roller coaster, and along the way they will learn a thing or two about the laws of gravity, pendulums, and kinetic energy. Along with explanatory essays, this resource contains interactive graphics and a glossary of terms.

Animal Diversity Web - Resources for K-12 Instructors - Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans - New England Aquarium - Suggestions for instruction and activities for your students.

Digital Library for Earth System Education - An easy-to-search site with electronic materials for both teachers and learners, such as lesson plans, maps, images, online courses and more in the area of Earth Science.

Dynamic Earth - Introduce students to plate tectonics, plate boundaries, and such perennial favorites as earthquakes and volcanoes. The site is a great overview of some basic principles of geology, and one that can be used with students of different ages.

e.encyclopedia - e.encyclopedia combines the best of a traditional encyclopedia with an extra digital dimension. It guides the reader to the most helpful, appropriate and amazing sites the web has to offer.

Earth 911 - For Teachers - Tired of the same old class lectures? These materials and activities will let your students have fun learning about the environment and how they can take action.

Education Place - For Educators - Developed by Houghton Mifflin, this site contains a number of helpful online educational, interactive materials for students from kindergarten to 8th grade.

EekoWorld - Parents and Teachers - EekoWorld (Environmental Education for Kids Online) features an engaging and interactive format that invites children to explore, experiment, and collaborate as they learn about conservation and the environment.

Embryology - Watch as students hatch chicks in the classroom. These students take the responsibilities of caring for the fertilized eggs and then the chicks after they have hatched. Following each session, the hatched birds are given to local farmers. Find photos of poultry and movie clips of candling and birds hatching from eggs.

Engineering K-12 Center - Educators - This site is designed to help K-12 educators meet these challenges by providing lesson plans to use in classrooms, highlighting engineering outreach programs to introduce to pre-college students, and serving as a hub for engineering education resources.

Exploring Leonardo da Vinci - Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings. Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist.

Fuel Our Future Now - Teacher Toolbox - FuelOurFutureNow.com features engaging curriculum, content-rich videos and virtual labs, and is designed with this mission in mind: to advance STEM education and inspire further exploration into alternative fuels and energy-efficient designs.

Gateway to 21st Center Skills - Your state affiliate and NEA have partnered with The Gateway to 21st Century Skills in an effort to provide you with free, comprehensive resources that will make your lesson planning easier.

Geology.com - Teaching Earth Science Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans - This site has a list of teacher resources that include lesson plans, activities, projects, educational links, and much more. These beneficial resources can easily be modified and incorporated into the earth science classroom.

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) - Learn about GRACE, twin satellites launched in March 2002, are making detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field which will lead to discoveries about gravity and Earth's natural systems.

Green School Buildings - Schools everywhere are going green, nurturing children while saving money. Get the facts and learn how you can make the case to build green schools.

Homework Help - National Geographic - Check out this page for information, or search One-Stop Research for pictures, articles, maps, and more on subjects like animals, history and science - perfect for reports, presentations, and more!

Interactive Frog Dissection - The purpose of this lab activity is to help you learn the anatomy of a frog and give you a better understanding of the anatomy of vertebrate animals in general, including humans.

Jefferson Lab - Teacher Resources - Jefferson Lab's long-term commitment to science education continues to focus on increasing the number of teachers with a substantial background in math and science. The site features hands-on activities, worksheets, puzzles and games.

Kentucky Bug Connection - Entomology resources for parents and educators of Middle-High School students.

Kind News Online - Teacher Zone - Click the links below to find easy-to-use lesson plans designed to teach children about the responsibilities involved in properly caring for companion animals.

Math and Science Resources for Parents & Teachers - These resources offer ideas for incorporating math and science into both the classroom and the home and give lots of good reference sources for topics in both fields.

Moments of Discovery - Nuclear Fission and Optical Pulsars - Moments of Discovery tells the story of two scientific discoveries in the scientists' own words. (You can read the text or hear their actual voices.)

National Science Digital Library - NSDL - NSDL is a digital library of resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels.

National Science Digital Library - Science - Browse by topic or search.

PBS Point of View - Environment - Use these companion lesson plans to present the stories and concepts from P.O.V.'s Borders: Environment to your middle school or high school class.

PBS Teachers - Science and Technology - Teachers can search the PBS resources by grade level and topic.

pH Factor - Teacher's Guide - The pH Factor is designed as a resource to help elementary and middle school teachers introduce acids and bases to their students. Materials are organized using a conceptual framework called the Seven E's: Excite, Explore, Explain, Expand, Extend, Exchange, and Examine.

Physics Demonstration Videos - (Wake Forest University) - Use these videos in the classroom or just recommend to your students. Visitors can view the videos in their entirety by subject headings, which include "Motion", "Heat", "Optics", and "Newton". There are dozens of videos, including "Bed of Nails", "Cartesian Diver", and the surreal yet appropriately titled "Marshmallow Man".

San Diego Zoo - Education - The San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park want to be your partners in conservation education. On this site we have put together some of the resources you can use in your classroom, at your school site, and for research about animals. Click around to the links that meet your needs.

Science - New York Times - Explore science in depth or search by subject. Also view slideshows.

Science Buddies - Teacher Resources - As part of its effort to help strengthen science education, Science Buddies provides a number of teacher resources that will help you plan and schedule science fair assignments.

Science Fair Central - Get great ideas and tips for your next science fair or homework project.

Science News - Teacher Zone - Science materials and resources for teachers and parents.

Science Project Planning - This site helps you prepare and present your science fair project. This information will help you use your time wisely, organize your materials effectively and prepare a winning presentation of your project.

Sea World - Just for Teachers - Classroom activities, teachers guides, and shamu TV.

Shedd Aquarium - Education - Shedd is a textbook that explodes to life. Let us grab your attention and expand your horizons. We’ve got great classes and extremely cool teachers.

Smokey the Bear - Teacher's Resources - Find a teacher's guide, activity book, and poster on how to prevent forest fires.

Space Camps - Space Center Houston offers exciting educational Day Camps for children of various ages that are out of this world! Campers will learn in a fun and unique environment where they can explore the wonders of space through hands on activities and one-of-a kind space exhibits.

Space Day - For Educators - Space Day uses space-related activities to inspire and excite youth about careers in science, math, engineering and technology. Created with the curriculum experts at Scholastic, the tool kit provides lesson plans tied to national teaching standards and helpful suggestions on planning events.

Strange Matter - Stuff for Teachers - Your class can investigate materials by exploring four critical aspects of Materials Science.

Sue at the Field Museum - Put dinosaur fun and fossils into the hands of your students.

Teaching Science: Laboratory Safety - Provides topically organized links that fall into the areas of safety standards, chemical hazards, chemical storage, and five other relevant topics. Within each section, visitors will find links to state safety standards, sample laboratory safety contracts, and fact sheets on chemical hazards.

Tennessee - TVAKids For Teachers - Get curriculum materials available for all grade levels to help students understand energy, electricity production, and the development of renewable energy sources.

The Body Explained - This video production answers a number of common questions about how the body works. Covers topics such as why our ears pop, why we sneeze, and what causes hiccups.

Time For Kids - Teachers - Time For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine packed with stories about world and national events, scientific discoveries, sports, entertainment, kids in the news and much more.

Try Science - The Teacher Page - Welcome to the newly expanded TryScience Teachers section! We've put together a wealth of resources to help you integrate TryScience and science center resources into your classroom activities, connect with your parents and students, and more! Check out what we have to offer!

Universcale - Visitors can use the 'Universcale' interface to move in and out of various scales, ranging from that of the known universe to the microscopic. Along the way, visitors can also click on the Help button to get tips on how to navigate the graphic interface. It’s pretty easy to imagine that science teachers at a variety of grade and skill levels could use this site to complement class lectures and other activities.

Virtual Astronaut - Educator Resources - Contains information about the space and life science topics within Virtual Astronaut.

Weather Eye - Weather Team in School Curriculum - Lesson plans and resources on the weather.

Web Elements™ - Periodic Table - The periodic table is an arrangement of the chemical elements ordered by atomic number in columns (groups) and rows (periods) presented so as to emphasize their periodic properties.

Whale Camp - The Whale Camp's mission is to provide fun and adventuresome learning experiences in the Bay of Fundy that enhance your appreciation and knowledge of our natural world. They use the tools of scientific inquiry to learn about the geology of the region, the marine life in the bay, the land based life of Grand Manan and to explore the human issues involved in the sustainable use of these resources.

Whyfiles - For Teachers - This site offers the science behind the news.

Wild Animals A to Z - Animal Planet has taken all of its online content, including interactives, videos, photo galleries, fact sheets and more and placed them here for you to browse through. This is a great place to locate all of your favorite animals.

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