Central STANYS Science Education Links

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Index
Science Teacher Organizations
NYS Education Links
Online Courses for Teachers
Local Resources for Science Education
Elementary Science(K-4)
Intermediate Science(5-8)
General Science (7-12)
Earth Science
Living Environment
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental Science
General Science Links or Sources


Science Teacher Organizations
 
  National Science Teachers Association: www.nsta.org

National Science Teachers Association- Elementary Teachers: www.nsta.org/elementaryschool

New York State ScienceTeacher Listserves:
 ESPRIT- earth science
 Bio-Forum- living environment
 OPhun-L- physics
 ChemBond- chemistry: chemound@listserv.oneonta.edu
 5-8 Science- intermediate level science
 Nestling- elementary level science
http://external.oneonta.edu/mentor/listserv.html

American Chemical Society
www.acs.org

National Association of Biology Teachers
www.nabt.org

National Association of Earth Science Teachers
www.nestanet.org

North America Association for Environmental Education
naaee.org

National Association of Geoscience Teachers
www.nagt.org

American Association of Physics Teachers
www.aapt.org


NYS Education Links  
  New York State Education Department: nysed.gov

Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education (EMSC) Main Page, check this page for up-to-date "News and Notes" from SED: emsc.nysed.gov

Information and Reporting Services: www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/home.html

Science Core Curriculum Guides: www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/pubsci.html

NYSED- Virtual Learning System: eservices.nysed.gov/vls
The State Ed. Department's Virtual Learning System is to encourage the use of the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning and to assist classroom teachers in locating Internet resources for instruction. VLS offers the full text of New York State's learning standards with their key ideas and performance indicators, as well as alternate performance indicators for students with severe disabilities.


Online Courses for Teachers  
  American Museum of Natural History - Seminars on Science: http://learn.amnh.org

Montana State University - Teachers Enhanced Network (NET): http://scienceteacher.org/courses.htm

PBS Teacherline - Pre-K to 12 Professional Development http://www.pbs.org/teacherline
Due to US Dept. of Education grants most courses are $199.00. (Graduate credit available.)

University of Maryland - Online Studies: http://www.onlinestudies.umd.edu/mlfsc
The Master of Life Sciences program enables practicing science teachers to pursue a 30-credit interdisciplinary graduate degree in life sciences with concentration options in biology and chemistry from the University of Maryland.

Science Works Program, University of Kentucky: http://hovphysics.com

Four online/hands-on physics courses for middle level and elementary level teachers. Scheduling is flexible as each course comes with its own equipment kit and a CD and takes 30 - 40 hours to complete. Program can be used by 1 to 4 teachers at a time.


Local Resources for Science Education  
  Onondaga County Parks: http://www.ongov.net/parks/

Onondaga Lake Partnership: http://www.onlakepartners.org

Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology - Syracuse: http://www.most.org/

Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park - Syracuse: http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.com/


Elementary Science
(K-4)
 
  Monarch Butterfly Information: http://www.monarchwatch.org

Journey North: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Join the many schools that track the coming of spring by participating in (viewing) the global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change across N. America. Migrating monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and robins, budding of plants and changing sunlight are some of the field observations students can make. (Lesson plans, activities and information available at the website.)


Patterns of Inheritance: This is a link to the Student Notebook for "Patterns of Inheritance" presented at the 2006 STANYS Conference. (Student Notebook)

SkyTellers: www.lpi.usra/education/skytellers (PDF file: Skytellers Guide (PDF file))
The Lunar and Planetary Institute has made available to schools a DVD set which contains 10 Native American and science story couplets - one for each topic. The classroom use of this set is from K - 12 depending on the topic chosen. Some of the stories/science are for elementary level (age 5 - 12), others can be used just for the story.


Intermediate Science
(5-8)
 
  Challenger Learning Center: http://challenger.monroe.edu/

GLOBE (Globe Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment): http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov

Middleschoolscience.com: http://Middleschoolscience.com
a website created and maintained by a teacher, Elizabeth LaRosa

Science NetLinks (extension of the MarcoPolo project): http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/about.htm

Science Teaching Ideas:http://scienceteachingideas.com
a website created and maintained by a teacher, Marcia kretch


General Science
(7-12)
 
  HighSchool Science Activities: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/quickndirty/highsch.html

Earth Science  
  Earth Science Labs: http://mallard.geology.union.edu/sciencelabs/index.htm

Living Environment  
  BiologyTeacher Lab Manuals: http://jade.botany.utoronto.ca/BioTeach/Lab_Manuals.html

CIBT website: http://cibt.bio.cornell.edu

Chemistry  
  Chemical education Links To The Web: http://members.aol.com/profchm/bm_chmed.html

Chemical Elements.com: http://www.chemicalelements.com
An interactive online periodic table.

Chemistry.org, American Chemical Society: http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/educatorsandstudents.html
Educators and Students page

Resources Useful for Chemistry Teachers: http://www.people.csnet.net/yael/teachers.htm

Mike Picciotti's Class Site, a Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.ocmboces.org
Mike's class site is an excellent example of a HS Chemistry site.
You can visit the site by going to the above address, selecting the "Find a Classroom" tab and typing Picciotti into the "Course Search" box.

Webelements: http://www.webelements.com
An online interactive periodic table.


Physics  
  How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/

Online educational resources for Physics teachers: http://www.ba.infn.it/www/didattica.html

Particle Adventure- the fundamentals of matter and force: http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/index.html

Particle Physics Education and Outreach Activities Web site: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/hep/home.html

Physics Central: http://physicscentral.org/

Physics Classroom- Tutorial and Help: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

Saturday Morning Physics Lecture Series at SU: http://physics.syr.edu/saturday/index.html

Ultimate Physics Resource: http://www.physlink.com/index.cfm

Univ. at Rochester Physics and Astronomy Dept.: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/


Environmental Science  
  Earth Trends:
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Great environmental maps and stats courtesy of Ms. Audrey Kittredge


GLOBE (Globe Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment):
http:globe.fsl.noaa.gov


Project Watershed Central NY:
http://projectwatershed.org/
Water resource education for Central NY


SUNY ESF K-12 Outreach:
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/k12/



General Science Links
or Sources
 
  Armadillo’s WWW Science Resources: http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/Resources/science.html

CNN On the Net: Science sites: http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9606/02/on.the.net

Curriculum Links for Science Teachers: http://esu8.esu8.k12.ne.us/~esu8web/curriculum/science.html

NovaNET Campus' Science curriculum: http://www.novanet.com/campus/science.html

Science Education Resource Lists:http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/subway/education.html

Science in Movies: http;//www.becal.net/toolkit/damaris/index.html

Whale Net Educational Resources:http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/ed_resources.html

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