SCIENCE RESOURCES
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Math
Science
Social Studies
World Languages

 

KICKS
Keep Improving Content Knowledge and Skills
Summer Teacher Insitutes, 5th - 12 grades
Various dates & sites
Geospatial Technology for 4 - 12th Grade Educators
June 10 & 11, 2008
North Platte Community College

 

CHI Central Honors Institute Academic Camp
Explore the Worlds of Science, Mathematics and Creative Expression
July 13 - 18, 2008 Columbus, NE

 

 

Paleontology: Can You Dig It?
June 16 - 20th, 2008 Scotts Bluff

 

 

Hot Topics in Science

Keep Nebraska Beautiful Program -- Information on safe disposal of lab chemicals, used oil, etc.

LifeQuest with Dan Buettner -- Students interact with expedition searching for secrets to longevity

Hurricane Hunters -- Take a Cyber Flight into a hurricane!

Tsunami! -- View recent events and survival tips.
Sound of a Distant Rumble -- Listen to Dec. 26th Earthquake

Fire in the Bitterroot Valley -- Photos change daily

Google Earth -- 3D Planet Interface
Google Moon -- Shows Moon Landings

 

Some FUN Sites:

EepyBird -- Entertainment for the Curious Mind
The Elements -- Musical flash movie (may need Flash plug in for browser)

Reading and Science Connections

NSTA Teacher Resources

Have fun with chemistry!

S'More Stoichiometry (PDF format)

Global Classroom Projects -- Students collect data and share with students from around the world.

 

 

Great Science Links

General
Science Decathlon
Teachers' Domain
McRel
McRel Lesson Plans
WISE (Web-based Inquiry Science Environment)
Discovery School.Com
National Science Foundation
Smithsonian Education
Science Daily
Science News Online
Science Magazine

Earth Science
Windows to the Universe
Earth Science by Design

Life Science
WhaleNet
The Albatross Project
Biology Lessons at SDSU
Virtual Microscope
Biotech News

Physical Science
NOVA - Einstein's Big Idea
McRel's Science Activities
Alan Jones Seismic Software
Fuller Projection Map

Chemistry
Chemical & Engineering News
ChemThink

Physics

Physics Pathway

The Physics of Santa and His Reindeer

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