Science
Education 

High School and College Resources 

• Beyond Discovery :The Path from Research to Human Benefit -- is a series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic science, the applications of which could not have been anticipated at the time the original research was conducted.
• DIGStats--a resource for integrating statistics and data visualization into high school and college math and science classes. Slow to load.
• Disabilities Accommodation in Science Education--while specific to science education, the teaching strategies listed for specific impairments will work for teachers of any discipline
• FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence--all in one place  you can find online educational resources on a subject no matter what government agency produced them. Scroll down the list for Math or Science.
• How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life
• Impact of Information Technology on Undergraduate Education--a report from the National Science Foundation. Useful, though the format is hard to read.
• National Institute for Science Education
• Project 2061: Science Literacy for a Changing Future--the American Association for the Advancement of Science's project to promote scientific and mathematical literacy for all Americans.
• Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) – an award-winning K-12 math, science, and the arts gateway developed by the Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing
• Study Genetics On-Line at Scitable -- "Scitable's evidence-based approach explains science through the lens of the scientific method, with frequent links to milestone research papers."
• Virtual Dissections--Yahoo's guide to online dissection sources.
• Why Files: the science behind popular reporting about science issues.
  

K-8 Resources

• Bill Nye the Science Guy A state of the art site with science trivia, science demonstrations and a place to ask Bill Nye a question.
• Disabilities Accommodation in Science Education--while specific to science education, the teaching strategies listed for specific impairments will work for teachers of any discipline.
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science Education--including online documents and articles, monthly picks of 13 top math and science education sites, and a forum for teachers to exchange ideas.
• Extreme Science --a science site that goes for the biggest, deadliest, highest, lowest, biggest, strangest places and critters on earth and links to several relevant web sites for more info.
• Frank Potter's Science Gems-- Guide by discipline to top notch educational sites in science, annotated and evaluated by grade level.
• Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science
• Last Word--science questions posed to New Scientist, answered by scientists, with an archive of over 300 questions
• Mad Scientist Network--scientists stand ready to answer your science questions, but on the other hand, they might have already answered it in the large archive of previously answered questions
• Nature and Science for Kids--from the Mining Co., an excellent finder of good web stuff.
• Schoolyard Habitat Project-from the National Wildlife Federation. The site shows you projects other schools are working on, offers volunteer training and includes a bibliography of site materials, books and videos.
• Science Education Gateway--to lesson plans, resources from science museums, and more.
• Science Education Links from Yahoo
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide--from the Internet Public Library. Should be a godsend for parents and kids alike.
• Ultimate Science Fair Page