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Science
The purpose of scientific exploration is to find explanations for the
things that happen in the world around us. All the scientific knowledge
we currently have is the product of centuries of questioning, research,
and observation--the process referred to as "the scientific method."
The basis of the scientific method is asking questions and then trying
to come up with the answers. Consequently, anyone engaged in the scientific
method can be considered an explorer.
Places To Go | People To See | Things To Do | Teacher Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
Science U
Science U is for people who like science. It has interactive exhibits,
engaging multi-media articles, and a variety of science activities.
Exploratorium
This site serves as an online companion to the San Francisco-based museum
that features 650 exhibits on science, art, and human perception. Among
other things, you can find out about the current solar cycle, learn about
the science of baseball, and explore the unknown world inside your brain.
Live Science
This site is a reliable and useful source for cool science news. It focuses
on the exciting fields of Earth, space and weather science and covers
a sprinkling of other hot topics on the edge.
Science Learning Network
The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators,
students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating
a new model for inquiry science education. The project incorporates inquiry-based
teaching approaches, telecomputing, collaboration among geographically
dispersed teachers and classrooms, and Internet/World Wide Web content
resources. From the site, you can check out the latest in science news,
discover "cool" science links, visit online science museums,
and connect with other schools and educators.
The Why Files
This site explores the science behind the news by providing cogent, accurate
and often droll explanations of the science and technology that underlie
the news of the day.
A Science Odyssey
A Science Odyssey presents the people and the discoveries of twentieth
century science and technology in a variety of accessible, entertaining,
and interactive Web features.
People To See
Eric Weisstein's
Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
This site contains over a thousand biographical citations about various
scientists. It is cross-referenced and can be searched alphabetically,
historically, by scientific discipline, nationality or gender of the scientist,
as well as by scientific prize winners.
Bill Nye
Pop into his online lab and meet Bill Nye, the science guy. While you're
there, you can email Bill a question, check out science demonstrations,
find information about his TV show, and learn about other cool science
stuff.
Einstein
Revealed
This site, which is a companion to the PBS documentary of the same name,
contains a thoughtful overview of the life and science of Albert Einstein,
the scientist Time Magazine referred to as the most influential person
of the 20th Century. Einstein is perhaps best known for his special and
general theories of relativity. The site explains Einstein's theories
in plain English and diagrams, and it also has links to other Einstein
resources.
4000
Years of Women in Science
This site focuses on the contributions women have made to the technological
advancement of society. The list, which emphasizes women of the past (mainly
pre-20th Century) can be searched alphabetically, chronologically, or
by field of study.
The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed
to the advancement of science and engineering. African American chemists,
biologists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians have contributed
in both large and small ways that can be overlooked when chronicling the
history of science. By describing the scientific history of selected African
American men and women we can see how the efforts of individuals have
advanced human understanding in the world around us.
Time
100: Scientists and Thinkers
At this site, Time Magazine focuses on their picks of the most influential
scientists of the 20th Century. "People who overthrew our inherited
ideas about logic, language, learning, mathematics, economics and even
space and time."
Scientific
American's Ask the Experts
Ask your own science-related questions or view the archives to view the
answers to previous questions.
MadSci Network
MadSci Network is a collection of scientists that provide answers to science
questions.
Things To Do
Science Made
Simple
Get fun science project ideas and conduct science experiments using household
materials. The site also provides detailed answers to children's science
questions.
Your
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Looking for some help with a science fair project? If so, then this site
at the Internet Public Library is for you. The IPL will guide you to a
variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps
to successfully complete a science experiment.
Try Science
This site has fun "do-at-home" experiments for kids and adults
alike on diverse topics in science. An explanation of what's going on
and a list of cool links are also provided for each experiment. More than
400 science learning institutions contributed experiments to this site.
Scientific
American: Explorations
Read about an assortment of explorations into science at this index of
articles from the Scientific American.
Helping
Your Child Learn Science
This online publication sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement serves as a basic science
primer for parents interested in exposing their children to basic science
concepts. It provides suggestions for science activities to do at home
and in the community.
Teacher Resources
Elementary
Science Hotlist
Science links broken down by grade level.
Science
Strategies with Technology, K-6
This online resource was designed to accompany the UEN class Science Strategies
with Technology, K-6.
Science
Strategies with Technology, 7-12
This online resource was designed to accompany the UEN class Science Strategies
with Technology, 7-12.
UEN
Science Curriculum Units
K-12 science lessons from UtahLink
Educator's Reference Desk Science Lesson Plans
An assortment of science lesson plans and resources on diverse topics
and for various grades.
PBS
Teachers: Science and Technology Lesson Plans
Science and Technology lesson plans from PBS Teachers.
Science
Fiction Stories with Good Science
This is a selective list of some science-related stories that use more
or less accurate science and can be used for teaching or reinforcing astronomy
or physics concepts.
Women
in Science
This webquest, designed for middle and high school students, has students
learning and writing about an important woman scientist.
Teaching
About Evolution and the Nature of Science
This site includes activities for teaching about evolution and the nature
of science.
Bibliography
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on Doing and Living Science. Franklin Watts, Incorporated, 1997.
- Churchill, E. Richard, et al. 365 Simple Science Experiments With
Everyday Materials. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing, 1997.
- Doris, Ellen. Doing What Scientists Do : Children Learn to Investigate
Their World. Heinemann, 1991.
- Gleick, James and Jesse Cohen. The Best American Science Writing 2000.
Ecco Press, 2000.
- Lehn, Barbara and Carol Krauss. What Is a Scientist? Millbrook Press,
1999.
- Macaulay, David. The New Way Things Work. Houghton Mifflin Company,
1998.
- Platt, Richard and Stephen Biesty. Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections.
Knopf, 1992.
- Renahan, Edward J. Scientific American Guide to Science on the Internet.
Ibooks, 2000.
- Vancleave, Janice. Science Around the Year. John Wiley & Sons,
2000.
- Suplee, Curt. Milestones of Science. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
- White, Michael. Leonardo : The First Scientist. St Martins Press,
2000.
- Wiese, Jim. Rocket Science : 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning
Gadgets Kids Create Themselves. John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
- Wood, Robert W. The McGraw-Hill Big Book of Science Activities : Fun
and Easy Experiments for Kids. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- Zeman, Anne and Kate Kelly. Everything You Need to Know About Science
Homework. Scholastic Trade, 1994.
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