The William D. Chamberlain
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Lesson Plans Evolution National Organizations Supplements Tools for Teachers State Organizations
University of California at Davis - Dissection Alternatives http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/Animal_Alternatives/dissalts.htm This is a comprehensive listing of various dissction alternatives available throught the Internet. These websites are organized by level (college or secondary), animal, and organ system.
Net Frog http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/Frog2/ Net Frog provides basic understanding and knowledge of frog anatomy and physiology and the dissection of a frog. The website provides images and video clips of an actual frog disseciton. Each page explores a step in the dissection process, beginning with materials set-up and ending witha review and quiz. Each step in narrated and has images and links to additional facts, movies, and activities.
The National Anti-Vivisection Society http://www.navs.org/education This program is a free loan program for teachers to chose from extensive state-of-the-art collection of CD-ROMS, videos, software and models-featuring over 16 species.
Animal Protection Institute - Alternatives to Dissection http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=685 A website that lists several resources that promote learning without performing a nimal dissections. They offer alternatives to dissection through the pruchase of models, slides, charts and coloring books. There are several realistic and functional modesl inculded on this site that could be beneficial.
Virtual Pig Dissection http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html VPD contains detailed tutorials of anatomical references and sexing the pig. Then the digestive, excretory, circulatory, repiratory, nervous, and reproductive systems are explored in a step-by-step manner. Students can test their identification skills using the provided quizzes. This free disection program can be used as an alternative to dissection or to supplement actual dissection.
Froguts www.froguts.com The Froguts website offers free demos for dissecting frogs, squid, crayfish, perch, owl pellets, starfish, earthworms, cow eyes, rats and pigs. More complete dissection modules can also be purchased through this website.
Virtual Frog Dissection http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/dissect.html This is the official website of the Virtual Frog Dissection. Students report it being "beneficial, interesting and interactive".
Humane Society of the United States http://www.hsus.org/ace/11369 The Humane Society site offers altneratives to dissection, support for students who don't want to participate in dissections and links to the "Alternatives Loan Program" in which teachers can supply students with alternative materials on loan at no cost.
The Responsible Use of Animals in Biology Classrooms Including Alternatives to Dissection Hairston, R.V. (Ed) (1990) This book discuesses the handling, care, and maintaenance of various animals and suggests alternatvies to dissection. The National Association of Biology Teachers encourages teachers to re-evaluate their use of dissection to determine if it still satisfies the objectives of their course and if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. This book includes lessons intended to be used as alternatives to dissection.
Anatomically Correct, The Online Cat Dissection http://library.thinkquest.org/15401/index.html This website provides a virtual dissection of a cat. Website users can view labeled diagrams, which include descriptions of the function of each part and view live videos of the dissection. Users can test themselves by labeling diagrams and taking multiple choice quizzes. Teachers can print out labeled or blank diagrams of various cat systems for class use. They can also make multiple choice quizzes of the cat dissection.
Ethical Science and Education Coalition http://www.neavs.org/esec/index.htm ESEC works to ensure that students' rights are not compromised because of their decision not to dissect animals. This website lends over 400 books, 200 videos, and dozens of models and computer programs for a free 2-week period. The website contains a list of loan libraries that provide software and other materials used as alternative to dissection. The software includes fetal pig, frog, and cat dissections.
Neotek http://www.neotek.com/Educational_Titles.htm This is a softwar publisher that has several interactive dissection CDs available. These are organized by animals or by human anatomy.
A.D.A.M. The Inside Story Complete (CD-ROM) ADAM.com "Provides the ideal interactive anatomy and multimedia software tools for Life Sciences in grades 5-8."
A.D.A.M. Essentials High School Suite (CD-ROM) ADAM.com "Provides the ideal interactive anatomy and multimedia software tools for human anatomy and A.P. Biology courses grades 9-12."
The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives & Recommendations. Balcombe, J. (c) 2000 Anywho who has questions about the ethical use of animals in their classroom should read this book. Published by The Humane Society of the United States, it presents many reasons why animls should not dissected in the high shcool classroom and even recognizes this at the college level. It offers valid reasoning behing the ideas at hand.
Ethical Use of Animals in the Classroom
The Humane Society of the United States http://www.hsus.org/ace/11368 This website provides free advice and services to introduce humane biology instruction into schools. It offers comparative studies of dissection and other animal uses versus alternative methods.
Animals in Science: A Resource Guide PA Society for BioMedical Research P.O. Box 1163 Camp Hill, PA 17001-1163 "Designed for maximum education utility and arranged with the needs of educators and students in mind."
They Don't Have to Die Dunlap, Jim 1506 Capital Avenue Plano, TX 75074 (c) 1990 Wordware Publising, Inc. "Deals with the acquistion, handling and treatment of animals, and their effect on our environment."
Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research http://www.psbr.org/programs/index.htm This is a listing of free publicaitons available from the PSBR about the use of animals in biomedical reserach, including diseases and care guides.
ASPCA Animaland http://www.animaland.org/framesets/petcare_frameset.asp The ASPCA created this website as a care guide for children raising different pets. It gives information on the care and handling of many small animals which may be found in classrooms, such as mice, gerbils, hamsters and fish.
Vertebrate View http://teachingandanimals.vview.org/index.html This webiste contains many tips, concerns, strategies, and suggestions for improving animal conditions, choosing good pets and teaching students how to care for animals. The website provides a variety of links to lesson plans involving animals and animal care. It also has activity suggestions, worksheets, games and special projects for the classroom, related to animals.
Pet Care Trust http://www.petcaretrust.org/ This website offers aid and guidlines for teachers that are incorporating animals in the classroom. Pet Care Trust works with school districts, animal shelters and zoos to offer support/hints/tips for teachers and students in order to keep healthy pets in the classroom
Fossweb http://www.fossweb.com/ Fossweb offers inquiry based activities including animals in the classroom, has various resources for teachers on how to incorporate and care for classroom creatures.
Principles and Guidlines for the Use of Animals in Precollege Education http://www.avma.org/policies/animalwelfare.asp#precoll The ILAR recogizes that experiments involving animals in the precollege classroom are valuable and should continue as long as it does not interfere with an animal's well being. The ILAR recommend teachers follwo a set of ten principles when animals are being used in the classroom. These principles are extenseive and encompass ethical, legal, and health considerations.
Responsible Use of Organisms in Precollege Science http://www.nsta.org/organisms/ The NSTA website offers recommendaitons for teachers who plan to use animals for instructional activities. Their recommendations include the criterias that should be used when determining if using living organisms is necessary. The importances of proper animal care, obeying health lawas and the ethics associated with dissection are also outlined.
A Science Odyssey http://pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/ Contains interactive simulations dealing with technology, geology, evolution, atoms, the brain, radio transmission, and DNA.
Cool Science of Curious Kids http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ This site has interactive journeys for students where they can complete classification of organisms via a guided tour. The students will base their classification on characteristics exhibited by the organism.
Virtual Field Trips: http://www.field-guides.com/ or http://www.earthcam.com
GLOBE http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
Journey North http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ Track monarchs, manatess and the progression of spring on this really awesome site. Lesson plans, background information and a chance for your students to enter dates on the Internet make this an exciting site.
Dragonfly Web Pages http://www.muhio.edu/dragonfly/index.html A great K-8 site with lots of interactive lessons.
The Rivers Project http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/river.html
The Monarch Family http://www.Maonarchwatch.org/
Science Aware http://www.scienceaware.com/ This website provides useful handouts for students on protective gear, general lab safety practices and guidlines for a safe lab.
Flinn Scientific http://www.flinnsci.com/homepage/sindex.html The Flinn website contains over 1,300 Material Safety Data Sheets, written specifically for science instructors teaching at the middle or high school level. The webstie has numerous tips on designing safe and efficient laboratories. It has many articles on safe storage, use, handling, and disposal of laboratory chemicals. It also has demonstrations and articles to promote safe eye protection.
The Laboratory Safety Institute http://www.labsafety.org/ This website contains laboratory safety guidelines, sample student safety contracts and lab safety inspection checklists.
Carolina Biological Supply http://www.carolina.com/labsafety/Default.asp this website contains chemical disposal guidelines, safe chemical storage guidlines, material safety data sheets, recipes for common solutions, and directions for solution preparation, including molar solutions, percent solutions, dilutions and normal solutions.
Wards Natural Science http://wardsci.com/Default.asp? Site filled with activity kits, posters, books, etc. Also contains informationon biology, chemistry, earth science and physical science teaching.
Council of State Science Supervisors http://csss.enc.org This pamphlet addresses where to look for information on safety in the lab. It addresses legal responsibilities of the teacher, how to store and label chemicals, guidelines to follow in case of an accident, checklists and protective equipement.
The Catalyst: Links - Laboratory Safety http://www.thecatalyst.org/m14labs.html This website contains many lab safety links. Some highlights include fires and extinguishers, chemical compatibility lists, hazardous waste removal program, and overcrowding issues in the laboratory.
Contracting for Safety http://www.nsta.org/main/news/pdf/tst9909_36.pdf This web page contains a journal article excerpt that details how to write a lab safety contract.
Lab and Safety Skills in the Science Classroom. (1995). New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. This book provides laboratory safety guidelines and information. It has a safety symbols chart and safety rules for the laboratory. It also includes safety contracts for students and laboratory safety skills assessment masters.
Mr. Booth's Internet Classroom: Lab Safety www.bigwavebooth.com/labsafety.html Provides an excellent set of safety rules online.
Evolution vs. Creationism www.phy.syr.edu/courses/modules/orgins/orgins.html Defense for the teaching of evolution.
Evolution www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution Information on evolution and teaching materials.
http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/evolution.htm This site contains information on cases in education on evolution.
Do Standards Matter? (How the quality of state standards relate eo evolution instruction) Science Teacher (Journal) 2002, Voume 69, Number 1 An article that addresses how the standards relate to evolution. It discusses how some teachers avoid teaching evolution, endorse creationism and teach creationism. It gives other online resources to learn about this subject.
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D4FEC-7D5B-1D07-8E09EC588EEDF This article by John Rennie was featured in the the July 2002 article of Scientific American. It was intended to prepare teachers to defend evoution in light of some of the most common misunderstandings. the artilce also explains why the arguments creationists use against evolution aren't valid.
Cans and Can'ts of Teaching Evolution http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/whats_new/science/july00.shtm Eugenie C. Scott's article outlines a teacher's legal rights regarding the teaching of evolution. It explains that a teacher has a right to teach evolution and to teach about but not advocate religion. Also, the prohibitions that are in effect for individual teachers and shool districts in general are addressed. the article makes references to various court cases fought because of the teaching of evolution.
The Evolution Project http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/index.html The Evolution Project presents a variety of resources for learning about and teaching evolution. The learning evolution section provides seven online seven online lessons to help students understand evolution and the nature of science. Teaching evolution is an online professional development course that has eight sessions to deepen teachers' understanding of evolution. A free teacerhs guide is available online or in print. The guide contains curriculum-based lessons and various resources.
National Association for Biology Teachers http://www.nabt.org/sub/position_statements/evolution.asp This site offers several supports for teaching evolution and discusses new lawas regarding teaching evolution and creationism in schools from a nationally recognized organizational standpoint.
Creationist vs. Evolutionary Beliefs and Effects on Learning Biology. McKeechie, W., LIN, Y., Strayer, J. (2002) American Biology Teacher 64(3), 189-192 Details the battle of teaching evolution to creationists and discusses research on how these students use cognitive dissonance to create an uderstanding of evolution
Creation versus Evolution http://www.evcforum.net/ This website is host to on-going debate of evolution vs. creationism and is dedicated to helping develop a better understanding of both sides of the issue. The website contains a reference library that classifies web pages from both the creation and evoltion prespecitves. Visitors to the site can post messages, express their viewpoints and opinions to various topics.
The Talk Origins Archive http://ww.talkorigins.org/ This website discusses and debates creation and evolution. It contains a collection of articles and essays about evolution vs. creationism. It has general information on evolution and creationism. It also contains important court decisions regarding the teaching of evolution and creationism in public schools.
http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/ORIGINS/origins.html This is an excellent site for links to information on both evolution and creationism. some of the links address myths about evolution, Pope John Paul II's statement concerning evolution and comparisons between evolution and creationism. Two books by Charles Darwin can also be accessed online via this website.
Evidence for Evolution. Dalrynple, G.B. The Science Teacher. (2000 October) This article from The Science Teacher looks at the recent attempts to label creationism as a science and trying to incorporate its teaching in the schools. Evidence is give for why evolution is a true concept of science and why creationism is not. It gives great ideas for helping parents and students understand why evolution should be taught in school and why creationism should not.
Evolution: Don't Debate, Educate. Bybee, R.W. The Science Teacher. (200 October) This article gives great advice on the teaching of evolutionary science. The author takes the stance that debating is not an effective way of teaching the concepts of evolution. Rather, teaching inquiry and the nature of science is more suited to the task.
Teaching About Evolution & the Nature of Science. National Academy Press (1998) www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/evolution98 "It summarizes the overwhelming observational evidence for evolution and suggests effective ways of teaching the subject. It explains the nature of science and describes how science differs from other human endeavors. It provides answers to frequently asked questions about evolution and the nature of science and offers guidance on how to analyze and select teaching materials."
Evolution vs. Creationism WebQuest http://www.waht-is-the-speed-of-light.com/webquests/evolution-creationism-webquest.html This site offers a systematic and scientific approach to learning about evolution and creationism. It contains links to websites that support one view or the other and also websites that compare the two ideas.
http://www.americanfieldguide.org/teachersource/whats_nwe/science/july00.shtm An interactive website for students to learn about evolution.
Ecology and Evolution: Islands of Change. NSTA Press. (2000) This book is an exploration of ecology and evolution. The activities help students investigate these biological themses by using the Galapagos Islands as a case study. The goal of this book is to demonstrate how ecology and evolution are linked. The activities in the book can be taught independently or as a cohesive unit. the activities focus on student discovery and inquiry and are aligned with the National Science Education Standards.
The Geological Society of America. http://www.geosociety.org/criticalissues/ev_6.htm This website provides a lisiting of websites describing and supporting evolution and websites describing and supporting creationism. The website has position statements by scientific and educational groups regarding the teaching of evolution and/or creationism in schools. It contains recent creationism-evolution school debates, court cases, articles, essays, books, reports and press releases on the issues.
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) www.nabt.org Contains links to biology teaching resources and products. this siete could be used to pruchase products for the classroom and for ideas on how to teach some areas of biology. The NABT also publishes The American Biology Teacher, a journal which is available to members.
National Center for Science Education www.natcanscied.org
EPA Environmental Education Center http://www.epa.gov/teachers A listing of educational information for teachers directlly from the Environmental Protection Agency. Includes curriculum resources, activities, workshops and scholarships for students.
United States Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/ Contains information for teachers dealing with lesson plan ideas, geologic information, access to maps and other resources.
USFWS Educators Page http://educators.fws.gov Education materials for conservation.
National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org/ Site contains teachers resources such as links to textbooks, free stuff, awards, grants, etc.
Delta Education http://www.delta-education.com/ This site allows teachers to search for and purchase materials for implementation into the classroom. It can be used for a wide variety of disciplines based on your specifications.
American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org/
North American Research in Science Teaching http://www.narst.org
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center http://education/gsfc.nasa.gov/
Project Learning Tree (PLT) www.plt.org/materials.index.cmf " PLT has been recognized as one of the premier environmental education programs in the world. PLT provides students with opportunities to investigate environmental issues and encourages them to make informed , responsible decisions."To purchase this book, teachers must attend a Project Learning Tree training program.
Project Wet www.projectwet.org/watercourses/catalog.asp Information about Project Wet and sample materials. To purchase a book, teachers must attend a Project Wet training program.
Project Wild www.projectwild.org/materials/materials.htm Information about Project Wild. "Project Wild is an interdisciplinary, supplementary conservation and envirnomental education program for educators of kindergarten through high school age young people." To purchase a book, teachers must attend a Project Wild training program.
AIMS Activites. Judith Hillen and Evalyn Hoover. (1990) AIMS Education Foundation. P.O. Box 8120 Fresno, CA 93747-8120 Provides "hands-on instructional materials that integrate curricular disciplines such as math, science, language arts, and social studies."
Ranger Rick's Nature Scope McGraw-Hill 11 W. 19th St. New York, NY 10011 (1998). This "is a creative education series dedicated to inspiring in children an understanding and appreciation of the natural world whild developing the skills they will need to make responsible decisions about the environment."
Outdoor Biological Instructional Strategies (OBIS) Contains numerous lessons that can be taught outdoors in a hands-on manner. The reading level is not difficult and the lessons stress learning through inquiery.
Project Astro Curriculum designed for teachers of astronomy. It is designed for grades 4-9. To purchase call 1-800-335-2624
BSCS A detailed curriculum that integrates the sciences and incorporates technology into its activities. It can be purchased through Kendall/Hunt publishing.
GEMS: Great Explorations in Math and Science http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GEMS/GEMS.html
EduHound http://www.eduhound.com/cat.cfm?subj=Standards%20by%20State This site provides a list of links to the educational standards for all 50 states.
Benchmarks for Science Literacy (c) 1993 American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Provides educators in every state and school district with a powerful tool to use in fashioning their own curricula.
Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach Alfred Friedl and Trish Yourst Koontz (c) 2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Includes what the National Science Education Standards say about teaching and how to go about fulfilling them.
National Science Education Standards (c) 1996 National Research Council. In addition to state standards, it is important to have the National Sceince Education Standards available for reference. www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses
Equity and Science Education Reform (c) 2000 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. This book is a complete discussion of issues in science education reform that address equity in the classroom. It responds to the current trend in standards-based education. Up-to-date and esay to read, this book is a must for new and veteran science teachers.
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards National Research Council. This textbook offers explanations and illustrations of how inquiry-based education helps students learn science content. It contains various common questions and concerns of educators and offers responses to each as well.
NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards High School Edition Juliana Texley and Ann Wild (c) 1996 NSTA. "Demonstrates how you can carry the vision of the standards into the real world of your classroom and school."
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm This website is an excellent source of lesson plans that specifically address state standards. Teachers and administrators can also purchase items such as books and videos regarding all areas of science.
Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education http://pcee.org/ Contains information about teaching environmental education, a newslaetter, mailing list, question of the week, and a variety of other tools for environmental education.
Pennsylvanis Songbirds: A K-12 Teachers Guid for Activities in the Classroom www.audubon.org/chapter/pa/pa Focuses on bird biology, habitats, identifying, etc. There are resourc recommendations included in appendix.
DEP Educators page http://www.dep.state.pa.us/educators/default.htm "Current issues, lesson plans and activities to help you become an on-line environmental educator."
DEP Free stuff for teachers http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/free_teachers.htm From posters to curricula, with links to other agencies giving away free material to teachers.
PA Fish & Boat Commision Education http://www.fish.state.pa.us/ Information on amphibians, reptiles, fish, etc. All kinds of educational resources under the education link including links to permits for aquatic organism collection.
PA Game Commission Wildlife Index http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/wildlife/index.asp Species and wildlife guides/information for various animals ranging from hummingbirds to coyotes.
Pa Department of Health Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons Guide http://www.health.state.pa.us/pdf/bioterrorism/wmd.pdf Information on weapons of mass destruction.
Pa Department of Health Emergency Preparedness http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?=171&Q=229813 Information on NBC warfare, how to prepare and what they are.
PA Alliance for Environmental Education http://www.aswp.org/
Pennsylvania Department of Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp PA's state standards, educational news, the state board of education, plus much more.
PA 4-H http://pa4h.cas.psu.edu
Free Stuff for Teachers
SurfAquarium http://surfaquarium.com/newletter/freebies.htm This website contains many links to frees for teachers. Some of thes include a free CD-ROM from NASA, a free newsletter with educational games and many more.
http://www.teachfree.com Resources on nutrition.
http://www.hach.com/h2ou/h2edresources.htm Watershed activites and posters, links to grant writing.
http://www.teachingteens.com/matrls.htm Materials for teaching teens.
http://www.vpw.com/educational/ Videos for all disciplins, including safety
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/science.shoestring.html Budgeted teaching supplies
http://faculty.washington.edu This site offers links to free science information, posters, science screensavers, CD-ROMs, booklets and videos on the effects of an assorted list of drugs on the body. The information suggests ways to incorporate drug effects when discussing issues concerning the body systems.
Digital Frog International http://www.digitalfrog.com/resources/software.html Free evaluation copies of CD digital field trips to the wetlands, desert, and rainforest, as well as the digital frog dissection.
Fabulous Freebies www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr110.shml Free materials for teachers.
Video Placement Worldwide www.vpw.com Free materials for teachers.
Gender and Racial Equity
Achieving Gender Equity in the Science Classroom www.brown.edu/Admisitration/Dean_of_the_College/homepginfo/equity Equity handbook.
Gender Equity in Education: Additional Resources www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html A selected list of resources/programs from the U.S. Department of Education's 1996 Satellite Town Meeting that suggest how to improve access for girls and women to education.
Multicultural Women of Science by Leonard Bernstein, et. al. (c) 1996 The Peoples Publising Group, Inc. "Biographical sketch of notable women of science, hands-on activitites and "Think, Work, Act" pages with critical thinking questions and activities featuring a variety of skills and learning styles."
Respect for All: Valuing Diversity and Challenging Racism through Curriculum http://www.quca.org.uk/ca/inclusion/respect_for_all/policy.asp This site contains information about equity standards in schools and the aims of the national curriculum. It also conatins different legislation acts and commissions which detail about race and equality in schools.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html This website provides a comprehensive listing of African-Americans who have contribued to the advancement of science. Background information is given on each scientist as well.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Pathways to School Improvement http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/ This website provides strategies for ensuring equity in science instruction and assessment and integrating assessment with instruction in ways to increase learning. The website provides suggestions to help students succeed, increase parental support and family involvement, integrate standards into curriculum, and promote technology use in all schools.
Vast World Wide Web Resources http://www.vast.org/gender3.html This website contains essays and journal articles on equity in the clasroom. It also contains a list of websites pertaining to gender equity in science education.
Making It Happen: Pizza Parties, Chemistry Goddesses & Other Strategies That Work for Girls and Others http://www.campbell-kibler.com/Pizza.pdf Through a grant from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Patricia Campbell and Jennifer Storo have been able to create a booklet that emphasizes gender equity in math and science classrooms. It contains strategies for teachers to use to encourage girls to become involved in mathematics and the physical sciences. The strategies that are outlined include changing classroom climates, improving classroom interaction, and increasing academice success.
Girls Are...Boys Are...: Myths, Stereotypes & Gender Differences http://www.campbell-kibler.com/Stereo.pdf Through a grant from Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Patricia Campbell and Jennifer Storo have been able to create a booklet that combats several stereotypes involving girls' and boys' scientific abilities. Teachers can use the information contained in this booklet to evaluate their own perceptions of the issue. Topics that are addressed include gender differences, myths, realities and stereotypes.
The Equity in Science Education Project http://ese.education.ucsb.edu/goals.htm This website is dedicated to equity in science. There are links to other sites with racial equity information. Within this website is a link called "Defining Equity" that has statements taken from a book to exhibit how all of us are alike.
Special Needs Students
Science Education and the Physically Handicapped by HeleMarie Hofman and Kenneth Ricker. (c) 1979 NSTA "Expand participation in scientific careers of physically handicapped individuals with aptitude and interest in science."
Deafscience: Science Education for Deaf Students http://www.deafscience.net/ This website is dedicated to teaching science concepts to deaf students.
Supporting Special Students by K. Conn The Science Teacher. March 2001. 32-35. This is magazine article summarizes the recent change in education regarding students with disabilities. This is a good teachers because it explains the law behind inclusion and gives suggestions for teachers to deal witht the different disabilities they may encounter.
IDEA Practices http://www.ideapractices.org/ Assists teachers, school administrators and related service providers to appropriately implement recent changes to the United States' primary special education law, IDEA 1997.
Resources
http://www.teach-nology.com This is a website specifically for teachers and it includes a tool to create rubrics. There are also links to many resources including over 20,000 lesson plans.
Developing Inquiry-Based Science Materials: A Guide for Educators. by H.D. Their. (c) 2001 This is a great guide for science education trying to develop an inquiry-based program. The book starts with the basics and takes the readers through each step of the 5 E's. It is very detailed in its descriptions and even covers assessment and follow-up practices.
Science Stuff http://www.sciencestuff.com Contains links to kits, supplies, microscopes, and other materials for clasroom use.
www.gamequarium.com This site is designed for K-6 grade levels. It has games and fun activities for teaching science. This is is free and has student created games.
www.edhelper.com This site you have to join to access all of the tools. This site focuses on themed units of instruction. Also this site focuses on reading skills and how to improve them.
http://teams.lacoe.edu This site focuses on inter-disciplinary units. It also has links to other resource pages for teachers. K-12 grade level on all subjects.
Mind Joggers 5 - 15 Minute Activities That Make Kids Think by Susan Petreshene (c) 1985 Center for Applied Research in Education. "For the few minutes you have that are not enough for a formal lesson but are sufficient for a worthwhile activity that requires no preparation and uses simple, readily available materials."
How Students (Mis-)Understand Science & Mathematics Intuitive Rules by Ruth Stavy and Diana Tirosh. (c) Teachers College, Columbia University. Collection of common misunderstandings and how to correct them.
Science Educators' Guide to Laboratory Assessment by Rodney Doran, Fred Chan, Pinchas Tamir and Carol Lenhardt. (c) 2002 NSTA "A collection of 15 assessment task. Presents multiple assessment formats, strategies, models and templates appropriate for inquiry activities in grades 7-12 science classrooms and labs, as well as the outdoors."
Science in Motion Juaniata College - Don Mitchell (814)641-3566 Clarion University - Karen Spuck (814)393-2106 A traveling program that offers a variety of lessons, all equipment and materials included, to local high school students.
National Center for Science Education http://www.natcenscied.org/ This site contains many items related to science education. It has articles about evolution, policies regarding evolution, textbook controversies and much more.
S.C.O.P.E. http://scope.educ.washington.edu/ This site focuses on controversies in science. It is set up to create discussions and investigations of science topics such as global warming and genetically modified food.
Mr. Biology http://www.sc2000.net/%7eczaremba/ This site has a link to great transparencies that can be used in biology lessons. The transparencies can be printed out or downloaded for you convenience.
WebQuest Portal http://webquest.org This is a portal providing a background discussion on the webquest constructivist-learning model, as well as a search engine to all the archived webquests for classroom use.
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffwork.com This website contains topics such as computers, auto, electronics, home, science, entertainment, money, travel, and people. Each category contains explanations on how various things work, including diagrams, vocabulary words and scientific explanations.
Discovery Channel School http://school.discover.com/ This website contains the Discovery Network TV Guide for educational programs fr students in grades K-12. Each program is free and can be taped to use in the clasroom. This website provides lesson plans for teachers. Each lesson plan states the objectives, materials, procedures, extensions, vocabulary lists, academic standards, and links to related sites. The website also makes worksheets, puzzles, and quizzes and has alot of free clip art.
American Teachers http://www.americanteachers.com This website contains over 280,000 lesson plans for K-12 teachers. It has a listing of grant resources, educational organizations and safe, appropriate Internet sites that enable students to research in a safe environment. The website enables teachers to post on-line assignments and class calendars, in which students and parents can view due dates and keep track of grades.
Science Teacher Stuff http://www.scienceteacherstuff.com This site has a list of links for lessons and labs for the science classroom.
Lesson Plans Page http://www.lessonplanspage.com This site contains a wide variety of lesson plans. Everything from elementary to secondary in numerous disciplines is contained here. There are also a number of topics within each grade level so you can find specifically what you are looking for.
A to Z Teacher Stuff http://atozteacherstuff.com Lesson plans for all ages, search by discipline. Also has a link to a catalog for ordering classroom materials.
ENC Online http://www.enc.org/weblinks/science/?ls=ho Contains links to a wide variety of differect topics. Main ones include Earth Science, History of Science, Life Sciences, Physical Science, Careers, Informal Education and Processing Skills.
Event Based Science http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/ Designed with middle school students in mind, this site uses real world situations and places them into a series of modules for you to order.
Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/ This site contains access to lesson plans, teaching tools, and clip art. Also has a store, puzzle maker, etc. The store provides you the opportunity to purchase books, videos, CD-ROMS, worksheets and learning packs.
Aquatic Biology Teachers Resources http://www.nbii.gov/educaiton/aquatic.html#grade912 This site was devleoped by graduate students in education at the University of Virgina. It contains links to a variety of ideas and information on teaching aquatic biology. You can also retrieve some freebies from this site.
DNA Interactive http://www.dnai.org/index.html Contains information on the history of DNA research, applicable uses of DNA, genonem and manipulation information.
Science Page http://www.sciencepage.org
http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu This site has a plethora of ideas for science classes. It includes lesson plans and cartoons to illustrate concepts.
Access Excellence Lesson Plans http://www.accessexcellence.org An excellent source of high quality, hgih level lesson plans.
Science Lessons by Subject http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/subject.html Hundreds of lesson plans sorted by subject then by grade level.
Frank Potter's Science Gems http://sciencegems.com
Keeping Our Planet Green Lesson Plans http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/Green.html
Encarta Lesson Plans http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/lessons/results.asp?subjcet=Science 500+ lesson plans
Marco Polo http://www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/new_lessons.aspx
American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/index.php
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/edu_resources.html
Ask Eric www.askeric.org Huge resource for lesosn plans and resources for teachers. Has a guide for writing effective lesson plans.
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/science/index.html Links to science lesson plans.
http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/activities/ A website with lesson plans that meet standards for all grade levles and subjects.
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/lessons.html This website offers an extensive collection of lessons and standards-based lesson plans.
Cornell Theory Center www.tc.cornell.edu/edu/mathscigateway Science lesson plans for teachers.
Education World http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson243.shtml This site contains an abundance of lesson plan ideas and other eudcation topics.
The Biology Corner http://www.biologycorner.com/ This site contains different ideas for biology lessons. It has a list of laboratories to be conducted and also many worksheets for the classroom.
www.microsoft.com/education Microsoft's official website, it has a large database of lesson plans. It also ahs technology informaiton for use in the classroom. There is also a list of educational software.
www.lessonplansearch.com This is a search engine for lesson plans from dance to DNA. There is also a section for rubircs and how to effectively use them.
The Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org Teachers can type a topic, grade level, and other information and retrieve lessons, instructional units, and other free educational materials.
Science News http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
National Geographic Xpeditions http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/ The lesson plans supplied are created by educators, tested in the classroom, and aligned with the U.S. National Geography Standards.
Sea Education http://www.sea.oedu/k12lessonplans/k12pmgtop.htm Various lesson plans ahve been devleoped as an extension of the SEA Experience program for teachers. Suitable for high school students, noone of the included activities require access to the ocean.
Teaching Point www.teachingpoin.net Teaching Point features accessible and practical course materials for teachers and students alike including class notes, teacher notes, student workbooks, and teacher guides. It also guaratees that the lessons contained within correlate with both major state and national standards.
Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu Exploratorium is a science museum. This website contains over 15,000 web pages and sound and video files exploring hundreds of different areas in the museum. The webiste offers instructions for over 500 simple classroom experiments and has many hands-on activities.
EdHelper - Animals Theme Unit http://www.edhelper.com/animals.htm This site provides a listing of online biome and animals units. Includes complete lesson plans and several worksheets for each lesson.
Nova www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers Instructional materials for teachers.
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
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