Return to General Public Education

Primarily for K-12 Teachers and Students

*********American Library Association 700 Great Websites for Kids (Incredible Site!!!!)

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

 

****Science of Gardening (Interactive) (Exploratorium)

http://www.exploratorium.edu/gardening/index.html

 

****History of Food

http://www.foodtimeline.org/

 

**Botany for Kids (U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure)

http://www.nbii.gov/disciplines/botany/science.html

 

Science News for Kids

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

 

How Stuff Works Express

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

 

****New York Times Learning Network (for Grades 3-12)

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

 

*****Science NetLinks (Reviewed Resources for K-12, AAAS)

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

 

*****Biology Website References for Students and Teachers

http://www.kensbiorefs.com/index.html

 

****DNA-Interactive for Teachers

 http://www.dnai.org/index.htm

 

***Chemistry for Kids

http://www.chem4kids.com/

 

*****Biology Ed Resources from American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl.php?set=b&topic_id=3&intro=true

 

**Interesting Plants in the World’s Ecosystems (Missouri Botanical Garden)

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

 

*****Science Magazine Educational Resources

http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/plus/sfg/education/index.dtl

 

Science Outreach for K-12 Teachers (University of Arizona, Science Connection)

http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/

 

****Botany for K-12 Teachers (U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure)

http://www.nbii.gov/education/botany.html

 

*****Web Resources for students and Teachers (EducationPlanet)

http://www.educationplanet.com/

 

*****Physics Life – Explore the Physics Around You (Flash Animations)

http://www.physics.org/interact/physics-life/web/physics_life/

 

National Geographic Kids

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

 

Explaining Physics

http://www.fearofphysics.com/index1.html

 

Material Science for Kid (very interactive)

http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/

 

**The Electronic Zoo (Links to Animal Sites) (Washington University, St. Louis)

http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

 

Sounds of the World’s Animals (Georgetown University)

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html

 

Lesson Plans for Teachers (Internet4Classrooms) (K-12)

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson.htm

 

The Why Files: Science Behind the News (for K-12 Teachers)

http://whyfiles.org/

 

*****Science Education Journals (NAHSEP) (including for K-12)

http://www.nahsep.org/science-education-journals/

 

Scholastic Teacher Resources (Scholastic Corporation)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/

 

Links to Biotechnology Outreach Programs (Fralin Biotechnology Center)

http://www.biotech.vt.edu/outreach/programs.html

 

Access Excellence (Site for Health and Bioscience Teachers and Learners)

http://www.accessexcellence.org/

 

The Biology Project, Interactive Biology Learning (University of Arizona)

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

 

Teaching Plants to Primary School with Comedy (eMints)

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001399.shtml

 

Science Friday – Genetics for Kids (includes audio program)

http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids/sfkc20041022-1.html

 

Science NetLinks for K-12 Educators (from AAAS)

http://www.sciencenetlinks.org/

 

American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) K-12 Resources

http://www.aspb.org/resourcelinks/scripts/cats2.cfm?cat=31

 

Home Schooling Exploration for Kids Directory

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/Explore.htm

 

***U.S. Government Sites for Kids (FirstGov)

http://www.kids.gov/

 

Best of the Humanities on the Web (includes lessons plans for teachers)

***http://edsitement.neh.gov/