Dave's Bookmarks
Mathematics
Folder dedicated to mathematics education sites.
Math
Word Problems for Children
The goal of this web site is to help grade school children improve their
math
problem-solving skills.
e-MATH/AMS
The American Mathematical Society was founded in 1888 to further mathematical
research and scholarship.It fulfills its mission through
programs that promote mathematical research, increase the awareness
of the value of mathematics to society, and foster excellence in mathematics
education.
Suzanne
Alejandre:
Spreadsheet lessons for math classes
A+
Math
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills
interactively.
Math
Forum
- Mathematics Education
World Wide Web Resources for Mathematics Education
Statistics
Canada - Canada's national statistical agency profiling Canada's business,
economy and society.
Statistics Canada is the country's national statistical agency, with programs
organized into three broad subject matter areas: demographic and social,
socio-economic and economic.
SMARD
Website
Mathematics
Archives
Links to lessons and tutorials for math classes
Crossroads
in Mathematics
Unique problems (different topics) for math classes
Math
Forum Home Page
An online community of teachers, students, researchers, parents, educators,
and citizens at all levels who have an interest in math and math education
Number
Puzzles
A different way to ask math problems.(Good for tests and exams.) Solutions
provided.
TeacherSource:
MATHLINE: Math Classroom
PBS MATHLINE is a teacher resource service of public television utilizing
the power of telecommunications to provide quality resources
and services to teachers of mathematics grades, K-12.
The
Museum of HP Calculators
The Museum of HP Calculators displays and describes Hewlett-Packard calculators
introduced from 1968 to 1986 plus a few
interesting later models.
MathsNet
An interactive math site that covers a wide variety of topics.
Appetizers
and Lessons for Maths and Reason.
Frequently
Asked Questions in Mathematics
The FAQ list is a compilation of knowledge of interest to most professional
and amateur mathematicians, ranging from advanced
topics such as Wiles' proposed proof to Fermat's Last Theorem to the
list of Fields Medal winners.
The
Home Page for Users of TI Calculators and Educational Solutions
A broad selection of information and items you can download that apply
Texas Instruement products. (One of my favorite sites)
Algebra
Online
a free service designed to allow students, parents, and educators throughout
the world to communicate. This includes free private tutoring, live chat,
and a message board, among many other features. Questions and discussions
relating to all levels of mathematics (not just Algebra) are welcome.
Interactive
Mathematics Online
An interactive math site that covers important topics. Very straight forward.
Univ
of Exeter: Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching - Welcome
a focus for research and curriculum development in Mathematics teaching
and learning with the unifying aim of enhancing mathematical progress in
schools and colleges.
Karl's
Calculus Tutor
Tutorial and on-line help.
CRC
Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Encyclopedia of math information. Could be very useful.
Word
Problems For Kids
This Web Site contains word problems for students and teachers. The problems
are classified into grade levels
from Grade 5 to Grade 12.
Math
Central
Math Central is a service for people involved in mathematics education
from kindergarden to grade twelve -- a meeting place for
teachers to share resources, a service to teachers, students and parents
who may need an answer to a mathematical question and a facility to allow
teachers to carry on a dialogue amongst themselves.
History
of Mathematics
The archive contains the biographies of more than 1300 mathematicians.
You can access them from a selection of Alphabetical or
Chronological Biographical indexes.
Mathemagic
Activities
Math activities and problems that will seem like magic.
The
Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.
Dave's
Math Tables
A well designed site that presents often difficult math topics in a clear,
easy to understand table format.
Mathematics
Center
The Mathematics Center at Education Place provides K-8 resources for teachers,
students, and parents.
Math
Project Ideas
This site is intended to be a source of project ideas
21st
Century Problem Solving
A modern approach to reliable problem solving across the curriculum.
The
Event Inventor by Kye's World
The purpose of this site is to help people have fun while learning about
science, math and technology.
Welcome
to nctm.org
A Service of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Cynthia
Lanius' Homepage
An excellent site for lesson plans and activities. (One of my favorites)
New
Math Teachers
To give new math teachers ideas and suggestions to help with their teaching.
Interactive
Mathematics
Miscellany and Puzzles
Math
Help Professor Freedman
This site provides information about basic math and algebra and specifically
addresses the needs of the community college adult learner.
Cool
Math - Welcome to COOLMATH.COM by Karen!!
Another well designed interactive math site. Covers some very important
topics.
Casio
Education - Index (Home) Page
This site is dedicated to the enhancement of mathematics education and
the use of technology to improve the learning and teaching of mathematics.
The
Math Humor Page
A funny site that provides good material to use at the start of a math
class.
Math
Internet Projects and Activities
WWW addresses which use and apply mathematics on the Internet.
Online
Math Applications
This site teaches kids of all ages a simple and interesting approach to
math that applies to real world situations.
MegaMath
Text Menu
The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical
ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers
can think about them together.
Mathematics
Archives - Other K-12 Software Sites
WWW links to sites which have a significant collection of mathematical
software which can be used in the K-12 classroom.
Mathematics
Lessons Database
A database of Internet-based lessons in mathematics and programs related
to teaching mathematics.
Mathematics
Education
Resources for Math Teachers
Mathematical
Quotation Server
This page points to a collection of mathematical quotations culled from
many sources.
NRICH
Mathematics Enrichment Club (index.html)
The project aims to establish a permanent national centre for curriculum
enrichment to provide mathematical learning support for very able children
of all ages.
The
Math Forum Algebra Problem of the Week
A new interesting algebra problem every week. Archieves available.
Internet
Resources for Elementary Mathematics Educators
Resources that are useful to the elementary math teacher, student teacher,
or perservice math teacher, as well as sites that are suitable for use
in the math classroom by students or by parents of the elementary math
student.
Software
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StatView
Software
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StatView packs data management, statistical analyses, and presentation
tools into a single intuitive and coherent desktop software package that
anyone can use with ease.
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Mathematica:
The Complete Solution
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From simple calculator operations to large-scale programming and interactive
document preparation, Mathematica is the tool of choice at the frontiers
of scientific research, in engineering analysis and modelling, in technical
education from high school to graduate school, and wherever quantitative
methods are used.
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Waterloo
Maple: Home
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Waterloo Maple is the innovation leader in analytical software technology.
Its products are recognized as the most powerful and flexible,
and cost-effective solution to modern educational and industry challenges.
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Welcome
to MathSoft, Inc.
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Mathcad 2000 Professional offers an unmatched level of functionality and
features for accurately solving and analyzing a broad array of technical
problems, from the simple to the complex.
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Macsyma
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Macsyma Inc. is the home of easy to use, powerful math software for symbolic
and numeric computing.
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The
Integrator
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The power to do integrals like never before.
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Color
Mathematics
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Site that offers free software that relies heavily on visual images to
be used in the math classroom
Integration of Computers
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Reinventing
Schools: The Technology Is Now!
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Site prepared by a panel of experts as a result of the convocation entitled
"Reinventing Schools" The Technology is Now." Adds insight into the debate
of technology in the classroom.
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Educational
Chat Forums
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A free way to link classrooms and children internationally via the computer.
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The
Compute-Ed Electronic Journal
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An electronic journal of learning and teaching with and about teechnology
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Consortium
for School Networking Homepage - Frames Version
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CoSN, a non-profit organization, promotes the use of telecommunications
in K-12 education to improve learning.
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Interactive
Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
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This Resource for Science Education Program Project is designed for secondary
science and math educators interested in integrating Web-based resources
into their curriculum. Resources evaluated here were found to be exemplary
based on cost, student engagement, and National Standards.
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Technology
Tools for Today's Campuses
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The goal of Technology Tools for Today's Campuses is to provide you with
informative, sometimes intimate, accounts of colleagues who have agreed
to share with others their encounters with using technology in their classes.
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Teaching
with Electronic Technology
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The World Wide Web sites collected on this page reflect the considerable
variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology
in teaching.
Classroom Management
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Cliff
Notes to Classroom Discipline
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A site to assist teachers that are in need of information on classroom
management and discipline.
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Organization
and Management of the Classroom
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Discusses a number of factors which may be included in the plan for setting
up the classroom and how to consistently apply this plan so that classrooms
become more effective.
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What
is your classroom management profile?
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12 questions that define your classroom management profile.
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Schoolwide
and Classroom Discipline
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Discusses research done in the areas of: teacher training, specific discipline
problems, disciplining different types of students and ineffective disciplinary
practices.
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Teachers
Helping Teachers
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Submissions by various teachers on how they manage their classrooms
General References
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Discovery
Channel School - Search
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Goal is to provide
innovative online materials for teachers and students, using the resources
of Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and the Travel
Channel.
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PBS
TeacherSource
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PBS Online works in partnership with PBS member stations and independent
producers to create a premier digital service advancing education, culture
and citizenship through distinctive, interactive programming and technologies
that impact people's lives.
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Canadian
Education on the Web
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he purpose of Canadian Education on the Web is to bring together everything
relating to Canada and education that has a presence on the World Wide
Web.
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Nova
Scotia Department of Education and Culture
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Provincial government site that deals with information on teaching and
learning in Nova Scotia
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Canada's
SchoolNet / Rescol canadien
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Established in 1993, Canada's SchoolNet is designed to promote the effective
use of information technology amongst Canadians by helping
Canadian schools and public libraries connect to the Internet.
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Global
Schoolhouse
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a non-profit, public service organization that focuses on using communications
technologies to support learning.
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K-12:
Table of Contents
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ThisSite is designed to provide teachers with direct source materials,
lesson plans / classroom activities with a minimum of site-to-site linking,
and
to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the teacher who
is learning to use the Internet.
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Teachnet.Com
/ Brainstorm of the Day
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Smart tools for busy teachers
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
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A categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing
curriculum and teacher professional growth.
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General
Info, Lists, Resources, Unions, etc.
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Excellent list of links that deals with everything from provincial teacher's
unions to teaching internationally.
Security
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Folder dedicated to security issues on the web.
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Index
to the new YOUTH WATCH
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Internet Security and Safety Programs
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IDG.net
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PC Magazine article that deals with maintaining privacy in the digital
age.
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icsa.net
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Information about computer viruses on the Web
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The
WWW Security FAQ
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Frequently asked questions concerning security on the Web
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Internet
Security & Child-Proofing Tour
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Suggests what can we do to prevent our children/students from accessing
objectionable material.
Science
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Folder dedicated to science education sites.
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Periodic
Table of the Elements
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Easy to use on-line periodic table that provides information on each element
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Chemical
Elements.com
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An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
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LBL
ITG Whole Frog Project
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The goal of the Whole Frog Project is to provide high school biology classes
the ability to explore the anatomy of a frog by using data from high resolution
MRI imaging
and from mechanical sectioning, together with 3D surface and volume
rendering software to visualize the anatomical structures of the intact
animal.
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SeaWorld/Busch
Gardens Educational Stuff
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Information on aquatic life provided by SeaWorld Florida Education Department.
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Wildlife
Index
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Index of information on Canadian Wildlife provided by Environment Canada
and the Canadian Wildlife Service
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Diversity
of Life
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A Sea World Education Department Publication in which students will recognize
the importance of diversity and the role that interdependency plays in
our world.
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Access
Excellence
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The site for Health and Bioscience teachers and learners.
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CSUBIOWEB
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Pictures of plants to be used for non-profit educational purposes.
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NASA
Homepage
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Site committed to spreading the unique knowledge that flows from NASA's
aeronautics and space research.
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Bill
Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online
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Site designed to complement the famous T.V. show.
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Ask
Dr. Science!
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Ask Dr. Science questions or have the questions and answers sent to you.
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Canadian
Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
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Site dedicated to significant Canadian scientists and engineers.
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National
Science Teachers Association
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Site that discusses the issues facing the N.S.T.A.
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Newton's
Apple Index
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A resource site that complments the popular T.V. show
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Forensic
Science Project
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This website is designed to provide teachers with a hands on science unit
based on forensic science.
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Images
of Insects and their Relatives
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Welcome
to How Stuff Works!
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Helps people to understand the things they see around them every day.
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Welcome
To Fisher Science Education
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Site developed by Fisher Science to help aid teachers achieve excellence.
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BioChemNet
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A guide to Biology and Chemistry Educational Resources on the Web
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The
Electric Club
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Activities and experiments that deal with electricity and electrons.
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Geology
in the Classroom
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Geologists who volunteer to answer geolgy based questions
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Virtual
Flylab
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Virtual FlyLab is an educational application for learning the principles
of genetic inheritance.
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Chemical
Stuff
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Chemical Concepts, Experiments, Calculations, and Tests
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Chemistry
Teacher Support
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Site that uses the text 'Chemistry: Visualizing Matter' to guide the lessons
provided.
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Ask-A-Geologist
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This area has been provided as a forum for interested persons to pose questions
on topics related to the geosciences in Canada
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ASCP
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The Atlantic Science Curriculum Project (ASCP) was initiated in Halifax,
Nova Scotia during 1976-77 as an inter-university, interprovincial collaborative
effort to improve science education in the M aritime Provinces of
Canada.
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NSTA:
Scope, Sequence, and Coordination
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Site dedicated to demonstrating proper lab techniques.
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Amazing
Space Web-Based Activities
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Interactive 'space' lessons that use the images provided by the Hubble
Space Telescope.
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The
Nine Planets
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The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current
scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide
references to additional related information.
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National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) *
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NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. (Use info for
classroom activities)
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The
Tree of Life Home Page
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The Tree of Life is a project containing information about the diversity
of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics.
The information is linked together in the form of the evolutionary
tree that connects all organisms to each other.
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A
complete illustrated Guide to the PC Hardware
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An extensive resource material on general computer information.
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Volcano
World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web
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Everything you wanted to know about volcanoes.
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Women
in Science
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an overview of several women of past and present who are involved in science
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Welcome
to WhaleNet at Wheelock College, Boston
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An interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine
research.
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Understanding:
Electricity - Related Resources (9-12 - physical science)
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A variety of resources,including Internet links, related products, and
suggested readings from our professional reference librarian at the Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC).
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Chemical
Carousel: A Trip Around the Carbon Cycle
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Shows in a 'fun to learn atmosphere' the carbon cycle and its implications.
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Human
Anatomy Online - InnerBody.com
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A detailed site dealing with human anatomy.
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SciCentral:
K-12 Science
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Portal to science and technology resources on the Internet. Extremley well
presented.
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Welcome
to the Sci-Filer Homepage
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A starting point for science teachers and their students as they search
for science on the web.
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The
Physics Connexion
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A useful site for Physics students and teachers
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How
Things Work
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Answers and explanations to individuals who pose scientific questions.
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maranGraphics
Computer Dictionary
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A computer dictionary. Definitions of words associated with computers.
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TekMom's
Student Page
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Technology buzzwords for students.
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Neuroscience
for Kids - The Senses
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Lesson plans that explore the human senses.
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Earthquake
Information from the USGS
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Site dedicated to providing up to date earthquake information from around
the world.
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Endangered
Animals of the World
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A display of some of the many endangered species around the world
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IPL
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
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Provides a list of resources to help complete a science fair project, including
ideas, samples, resources....
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EnviroLink
Home Page
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EnviroLink is dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date
environmental resources available.
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UCMP
Web Lift to Taxa
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On-line taxa guide
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