The federally funded Education and Research Information Clearinghouse
is the leading source of education information. Their website
provides links to a question and answer service, a virtual library,
and access to the ERIC database which indexes and abstracts education
based literature and research documents and periodicals.
http://ericir.syr.edu/
The Science Guy has a very interactive site with a lot of
bell and whistles and fun and a lot of content. The site
uses "shockwave" technology which is computer resource
intensive, but if you have the machine that can handle it - it
is a great site. His site also features a teacher's lounge.
http://nyelabs.kcts.org/flash_go.html
This site serves to: Provide leadership for technology teacher
education; support research and scholarship related to the profession;
and provide educational leadership opportunities to its membership.
http://teched.vt.edu/ctte/
Many students enjoy the Discovery Channel on TV at home and
this site can help to make the home/school connection.
Also includes lesson plans and guides for educators. A
good example of a commercial site with good content.
http://www.School.Discovery.com/
Ohio State University's site funded by U.S. Department of
Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
http://www.enc.org/fr_index.htm
San Francisco's premier science exploration museum was one
of the first and is still one of the best on the web.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The perennial and well-respected museum in Philadelphia is
another of the first and still best science education sites on
the web.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html
Just what the title says. A great site for kids (of
all ages) who want to learn how things tick and why.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
This site has a wealth of information for educators and students.
NASA has provided information which is appropriate for every
age level
http://www.nasa.gov/
The National Science Foundation provides information divided
by their program areas. The Education program area provides information
about grant opportunities and other opportunities for teachers
in the fields of science, math, and technology.
http://www.nsf.gov/
U.C. Berkeley's award winning site designed for teachers which
provides both original content, much in the way of lessons plans
and a template for forming your own lesson plans.
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segway/
Provide three levels of services: there are sections for those
who pay a subscriptions fee, a more modified offering for those
who don't mind registering but do not want to pay and many features
for those who are just visiting.
http://www.sciencemag.org/
Now students and teachers have a place where they can complain
(oops I mean learn) about the weather.
http://www.weather.com/twc/homepage.twc
This site was put put together by Alan Cairns at the University
of Washington. It is a great list and provides links to primary
content material such as online journals and a number of useful
tools such as online graphing calculators etc. Definitely worth
a look!!
http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/
This list of links was put together by Dr. Joyce Hinkson
provides a good list of resources for technology and computer
education (along with many other excellence lists relating to
computers and literacy.
http://campus.fortunecity.com/newton/40/computer.html
This regional educational consortium has put together a good
solid list of the better known science sites plus some nice eclectic
ones.
http://www.r8esc.k12.in.us/irscienc.html
This is one of my favorite sites of all - provides links to
a host of measuring and calculating sites. Try it but try it
last because you won't get to anything else!
http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm
This page was compiled and edited by Beverly
Choltco-Devlin, Reference Specialist,
Mid-York Library
Systemhttp://www.midyork.org for the workshop "Science,
Math, and Technology Education
Resources on the Web" held June 8, 1999 and
was funded by the Title 3, Technology Literacy
Challenge Grant Program. Mid-York Library System
is a consortium partner in the Mohawk/North
Country Consortium http://www.title3.org.