Astronomy |
The Astronomy Net - all purpose site with articles and great images.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Astronomy Today - popular magazine
Sky and Telescope - source of telescopes
Exploring the Extreme
Provides lessons (K-8) on key concepts in the design of F-15
fighter planes: center of gravity; its relationship to thrust
vectoring, pitch, and yaw; how thrust is created in a jet
engine; how vectoring (directing the thrust from a jet engine)
affects movement of a plane; and fuel efficiency and drag.
(NASA)
NASA Educator Guides
Offer lessons and activities for learning about aeronautics,
clouds, energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, the
International Space Station, Mars, microgravity, the moon and
the Apollo missions, ocean winds, optics (light and color),
planetary geology, rainfall, rockets, sun-earth connections,
weather, the Wright brothers, and the brain in space. (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/
listbytype/By_Type_Guides_landingpage.html
Space Science Education Resource Directory
Helps find NASA space science resources for learning.
Hundreds of resources can be sorted by science type (earth,
physical, or space) or by grade range. Topics include
algebra, atoms, big bang, black holes, comets, cosmic
distances, energy, force and motion, geometry, graphing,
gravity, heat, light and color, measurement and estimation,
planets, satellites, solar energy, solar system, space
missions, stars, telescopes, and waves. (NASA)
http://teachspacescience.org/cgi-bin/ssrtop.plex
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Biology |
Biology-Online - clearinghouse site
Cells Alive! - great simulations and videos.
The Biology Project - advanced material devleoped by the University of Arizona.
HFCC Virtual Microscope - The HFCC Virtual Microscope is a project of Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn Michigan. We are providing it as a teaching and learning tool for science educators and their students.
The Virtual Microscope is designed to assist teachers in middle schools, high schools, and colleges to meet curricular standards. It is designed be used as a resource by middle and high school life science classes, especially for those in areas which lack microscope facilities, and for supplemental information by advanced and college-level biology classes.
Teachers can use the Virtual Microscope as a preview before students observe prepared slides and living material, so the students know what to look for; as a review after the students have made their observations, in lieu of observing specific materials in the laboratory, or for extension activities. Since the Virtual Microscope is available online, students may also preview or review these materials outside class time.
The Virtual Microscope is organized into three areas: Middle School, High School, and Advanced.
Links in the Middle School and High School areas are keyed to the Michigan Curriculum FrameworkScience Standards for Cell Biology (III. Life Sciences, Content Standard1, (Cells), and Content Standard 2 (Classification). Teachers of advanced high school biology classes (Honors or Advanced Placement biology, or specialized classes) and teachers of college-level biology classes may find the "Advanced" section useful for previews, reviews, or extension activities. |
