Educational Hotlinks for Middle School People
 
AE Mystery Spot Read mysteries to solve scientific problems http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot Alien Earths Online This interactive site, from the Space Science Institute gives students (gr. 3-8) plenty of fun time as they learn about the formation of planets and stars and the search for life. http://www.alienearths.org/index.php Animated Engines Working illustrations of mechanical engines. Nice http://www.keveney.com/Engines.html Art of the Rain Forest Program Art and biology of the Costa Rican rain forest in English and Spanish http://www.ncmoa.org/costarica/ Ask A Biologist Resources for all things biological, including an Ask-the-Expert service, for students and teachers; many activities http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/about.html ASPIRE Interactive, teacher developed lessons and visualizations. Varied content involving physical, space, and earth science. http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/ Astronomy Online Basic as well as more complex information about the world of astronomy including abundant photographs, essays, and more http://astronomyonline.org/ Astro-Venture Space science interactive modules in which students research extra-terrestial planetary habitations using NASA career skills. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html At Home Astronomy Hands-on space science for the entire family http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/ Becoming Human Journey through the story of human evolution in a multimedia documentary http://www.becominghuman.org BrainsRule! Anatomy of the brain, protecting the brain, the nervous system, neurons, and other topics for students and teachers grades 3-8 http://www.brainsrule.com/ Building Big Hands-on experiences in building bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels for middle schoolers http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ CEEE GirlTECH Lesson Plans Science, Math, and Technology lesson plans for girls http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/ Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide Four units on earth climate topics from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, grades 5-9. http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/ Connecting News with National Science Education Standards A weekly blog started in Sept. 07 that will link a current news article to related teaching resources that connect specific content standards to that event. From the Middle School Portal at the National Science Digital Library from NSF. http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/ Cool Cosmos Learning about infrared light from NASA, many interactive resources http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ CourtTV.com Forensics curriculum http://www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum/ Curriculum Supplements Extensive online teaching materials from the National Institute of Health on human development, anatomy, physiology, and health http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/middleschool.htm Do Science! Science tricks, experiments and activities to do at school, home, and even in a restaurant http://www.doscience.com/index.html DragonflyTV Life, earth, space, natural science for 9-12 year olds from PBS http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/ Edheads Online virtual activities focused on creating an odd machine, virtual knee surgery, weather, and simple machines. Well done. http://www.edheads.org/ EducaPoles Information, activities, and lessons on the North and South Polar regions http://www.educapoles.org/ ElectroCity Online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It teaches players about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand. Designed for middle schoolers. http://electrocity.co.nz/ Engineering Magic Videos demonstrating and explaining the physics behind 6 common "magic" tricks, with teacher support materials http://magic.asme.org/teachers.htm Environmental Health Science Education Materials, resources, and professional development for students, teachers and scientists on links between the environment and health http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/ Environmental Working Group: FoodNews Pesticides in produce: the best and the worst http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php FoodNews: Environmental Working Group Pesticides in produce: the best and the worst http://www.foodnews.org/index.php?key=nosign Explore Mars Now Interactive Mars simulator http://www.exploremarsnow.org/ Explore Your Earth Language Arts, geography, and science about local and worldwide environmental issues, using Google Earth; from Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/exploreyourearth/ Exploring the Environment Collection of 18 modules and activities for grades 5-12 on aspects of environmental concern, with extensive teacher materials; supported by NASA. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ Food and Science Curriculum Unit Lesson plans that link chemistry and food preparation http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.html Forces of Nature--Science, Maps, Photos, Video (National Geographic) Tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, with lesson plans, from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ Fossweb.com | FOSS MS Modules Extensive resources for students, teachers, and parents on teaching the most commonly encountered middle school science topics http://fossweb2.securesites.net/modulesMS/index.html Fun Science Gallery Scientific experiments for amateur scientists and schools, in English, French, and Italian http://www.funsci.com/ Geology.com Earth Science news, dictionary, articles, jobs and more http://geology.com/ Habits of the Heart Anatomy and physiology of the heart and lungs; includes videos, lessons, and tools http://www.smm.org/heart/ HEALTHmap Global disease alert mapping system; very interesting mixture of science and geography http://www.healthmap.org/ Home Water Investigator How to reduce home water consumption http://education.melbournewater.com.au/content//home_water_investigator/home_water_investigator.asp HowStuffWorks All about how things work http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Hybrid Center Hybrid cars, trucks, and SUVs http://www.hybridcenter.org/ In Search of the Ways of Knowing Trail Interactive learning game focused on plants, animals, and survival in Africa http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/ways_index.html InVision Guide to a Healthy Heart Awesome multimedia guide to heart health; great for health too. Mature illustrations. http://www.invisionguide.com/heart/ MathMol Hypermedia Textbook Animated explorations of molecules and their connections to mathematics http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/ Middle School Science Lesson Plans Tons of links to online science resources for middle school teachers, nicely organized http://www.middleschoolscience.com NASA Earth Observatory Extensive earth science materials and units from NASA, with their unparalleled photography http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov NASA Sun Earth Media Viewer Interaction between the sun and the earth, live solar images, from NASA http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html National Science Digital Library Tons of resources for teaching math from the National Science Foundation http://msteacher.org/science.aspx NOAA Paleo Global Warming Home Objective scientific information on the issue, in English and Spanish http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/home.html Online Modules for Earth Science Hands-on activities and games for selected topics in earth science http://www.beg.utexas.edu/education/nw_online-mod.htm Passport to Knowledge Interactive adventures in life, space, earth, and physical science from NASA and NSF http://passporttoknowledge.com/main.html Scientific Explorations and Adventures with Paul Doherty Experiments and more from one of the senior scientists at the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco http://www.exo.net/%7Epauld/index.html Paul Doherty Homepage Experiments and more from one of the senior scientists at the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco http://www.exo.net/%7Epauld/index.html PlanetQuest NASA's site for new planet discoveries and research http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm Practical Uses of Math And Science (PUMAS) A collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/ PreK-12 Engineering Free plans and resources for 11 hands-on activities to involve middle school students in exploration of key concepts http://www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/actsearch.php?actn=grd&grdlo=7&grdhi=9 Resources for Middle School Science Education from NCAR/UCAR Substantial resources for earth and earth science education http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/links_mid.html S C O R E Science Lesson search, from California State Education Department http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/scorelessons1.html Science Fair Central Comprehensive online guidebook to creating science fair projects http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/ Science Fair Handbook, Anthony D. Fredericks, Ed.D. Free, online guide http://www.eduplace.com/science/profdev/science_fair/index.html Science Fair Project Resource Guide Descriptions and links to 11 guides to projects and criteria for quality projects http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/ Science Fair Projects Step-by-step guide to experiments http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com Science Gnus Wacky approaches to science facts and concepts. Some middle schoolers (and their teachers) will love it, others will hate it. http://www.sciencegnus.com/ Science Lesson Plans Sixteen clever lessons http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/lessons.html Science Toy Maker Make toys that illustrate scientific principles using everyday materials. Non-commercial site. http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/ Science with NOAA Research Research and investigation activities for miiddle schoolers focused on weather; with teacher resources http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/index.html Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World Focus on how our senses work http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ SETI Institute The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe. http://www.seti.org/ Solar Eclipse Visually striking and well organized; from the famed Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/index.html Sport Science The science behind sports from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Excellent. http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/ Star Count - NASA Engaging project to involve students in determining if all people see the same number of stars from different areas of the earth http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/starcount/home/index.html TeachEarth.com Strategies and resources for teaching Earth Science from NASA http://www.teachearth.com/ Teach the Earth Geoscience activities contributed by teachers for the classroom, field, and lab...from the National Science Foundation. Search for middle school activities. http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html TerraServer.com Satellite photos, aerial photography, and images...vast database http://www.terraserver.com/ The EnviroLink Network Resources for teaching about the environment http://www.envirolink.org/ The Futures Channel Movies and Activities Short videos for students with lesson plans for teachers, connecting math and science to real world issues and careers. http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php The NSTA Learning Center Extensive collection of science teaching resources from the National Science Teachers Assn. http://learningcenter.nsta.org/default.aspx The pH Factor Concepts of acid and base for middle schoolers http://www.miamisci.org/ph/ The Science House Resources for teachers and students at all grade levels from NC State Univ. http://www.science-house.org/student/index.html The Secret Life of the Brain Outstanding information and renderings concerning the human brain http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/ The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory All about the sun http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ The Virtual Cell Website Comprehensive and award winning, in 4 languages http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm The Why Files Weekly articles on the science behind the news, with teacher materials http://whyfiles.org/ Tom Campbell's Amateur Astronomy Nice place to start the study of astronomy http://www.iolaks.com/softech/astro/astro.htm TryScience Experiments, adventures, and virtual field trips in 9 languages http://www.tryscience.org/home.html UEN Online interactives across the disciplines gr. 3-6 and 7-12 http://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352 Understanding Evolution Billed as the "ultimate evolution resource for K-16 teachers" from the California Museum of Paleontology http://evolution.berkeley.edu/ Understanding Geologic Time Multi-media lesson introducing concept to students http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/index.html Understanding the Universe Overview of studying the universe, from American Museum of Natural History http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/ Urban Bird Studies Students can participate in studies of urban birds http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/index.html Visible Proofs Forensic views of the body http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/education/ What's That Stuff? The chemistry behind everyday objects such as hair coloring, silly putty, Cheese Whiz, artificial snow, and self-tanners http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html WISE Free, web-based inquiry science environment for gr. 5-12, funded by National Science Foundation http://wise.berkeley.edu Women's Adventures in Science Designed specifically to interest MS girls in science and scientists, from the National Academy of Sciences http://www.iwaswondering.org/http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspothttp://www.alienearths.org/index.phphttp://www.keveney.com/Engines.htmlhttp://www.ncmoa.org/costarica/http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/about.htmlhttp://sunshine.chpc.utah.eduhttp://astronomyonline.orghttp://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.htmlhttp://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/http://www.becominghuman.orghttp://www.brainsrule.comhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.eduhttp://www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum/http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/middleschool.htmhttp://www.doscience.com/index.htmlhttp://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/http://www.edheads.orghttp://www.educapoles.orghttp://electrocity.co.nzhttp://magic.asme.org/teachers.htmhttp://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.phphttp://www.foodnews.org/index.php?key=nosignhttp://www.exploremarsnow.orghttp://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/exploreyourearth/http://www.cotf.edu/ete/http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri375.htmlhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/http://fossweb2.securesites.net/modulesMS/index.htmlhttp://www.funsci.comhttp://geology.comhttp://www.smm.org/heart/http://www.healthmap.orghttp://education.melbournewater.com.au/content//home_water_investigator/home_water_investigator.asphttp://www.howstuffworks.comhttp://www.hybridcenter.orghttp://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/ways_index.htmlhttp://www.invisionguide.com/heart/http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/http://www.middleschoolscience.comhttp://earthobservatory.nasa.govhttp://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.htmlhttp://msteacher.org/science.aspxhttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/home.htmlhttp://www.beg.utexas.edu/education/nw_online-mod.htmhttp://passporttoknowledge.com/main.htmlhttp://www.exo.net/%7Epauld/index.htmlhttp://www.exo.net/%7Epauld/index.htmlhttp://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfmhttp://pumas.jpl.nasa.govhttp://www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/actsearch.php?actn=grd&grdlo=7&grdhi=9http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/links_mid.htmlhttp://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/scorelessons1.htmlhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/http://www.eduplace.com/science/profdev/science_fair/index.htmlhttp://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/http://www.super-science-fair-projects.comhttp://www.sciencegnus.comhttp://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/lessons.htmlhttp://www.sciencetoymaker.orghttp://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/index.htmlhttp://www.hhmi.org/senses/http://www.seti.orghttp://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/index.htmlhttp://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/starcount/home/index.htmlhttp://www.teachearth.comhttp://serc.carleton.edu/index.htmlhttp://www.terraserver.comhttp://www.envirolink.orghttp://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.phphttp://learningcenter.nsta.org/default.aspxhttp://www.miamisci.org/ph/http://www.science-house.org/student/index.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.govhttp://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htmhttp://whyfiles.orghttp://www.iolaks.com/softech/astro/astro.htmhttp://www.tryscience.org/home.htmlhttp://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352http://evolution.berkeley.eduhttp://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/index.htmlhttp://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/index.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/education/http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.htmlhttp://wise.berkeley.eduhttp://www.iwaswondering.orgshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22shapeimage_3_link_23shapeimage_3_link_24shapeimage_3_link_25shapeimage_3_link_26shapeimage_3_link_27shapeimage_3_link_28shapeimage_3_link_29shapeimage_3_link_30shapeimage_3_link_31shapeimage_3_link_32shapeimage_3_link_33shapeimage_3_link_34shapeimage_3_link_35shapeimage_3_link_36shapeimage_3_link_37shapeimage_3_link_38shapeimage_3_link_39shapeimage_3_link_40shapeimage_3_link_41shapeimage_3_link_42shapeimage_3_link_43shapeimage_3_link_44shapeimage_3_link_45shapeimage_3_link_46shapeimage_3_link_47shapeimage_3_link_48shapeimage_3_link_49shapeimage_3_link_50shapeimage_3_link_51shapeimage_3_link_52shapeimage_3_link_53shapeimage_3_link_54shapeimage_3_link_55shapeimage_3_link_56shapeimage_3_link_57shapeimage_3_link_58shapeimage_3_link_59shapeimage_3_link_60shapeimage_3_link_61shapeimage_3_link_62shapeimage_3_link_63shapeimage_3_li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