Science

21st Century Problem Solving

Promotes problem solving literacy in algebra, physics, and chemistry.

About Rainbows

An educational tour that looks at the physical nature of the rainbow, with graphics and text references.

Bugs in the News

This site provides articles which explain and help a person to understand various topics such as: antibiotics, HIV, PCR, genes, and enzymes.
Computer as Learning Partner
An on-going educational research effort at the University of California at Berkeley dedicated to informing and improving middle school science instruction. Describes the program in detail.

Cornell Math and Science Gateway for Grades 9-12

This site provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12. Includes multimedia facets and explanatory text.

Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology

Microbiology and microbial ecology educational resources for students and teachers. Includes images, descriptions, stories, and extensive lists that relate to microbiology and microbial ecology.

Family Math

This site describes a family-based program that encourages underrepresented groups (especially girls and minority students) to enter careers that use mathematics.

Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum

Offers visitors a visual tour of the museum and access to the institute's educational resources. Also included is a movie which gives a visual tour of the museum.

IPL Youth Division's Dr. Internet

This site is to help kids explore science and math on the Internet. Provides photographs and descriptions.

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's ELSI Project

Pilot project designed to stimulate discussions on the implications of selected areas of scientific research. These modules probably will be most useful to educators and students at the middle school level.

Lawrence Hall of Science

Public science center, at University of California, Berkeley, designed to maintain and develop excellence in math and science education. Information such as exhibits and public programs is provided.

Learning Studio

A new experimental multimedia and communications lab located in the Exploratorium Library that provides multimedia and communications training. Includes leads to a teacher's guide to student built experiments, information about the Nobel Prize winners in physics, and exhibits created by the Center for Electronic Arts.

Liftoff to Space Exploration

This page features NASA spacelab missions and information on space, rocket science, VR and more.

Mac Education Software: Chemistry, Math ,Latin, Greek, French,and Spanish (I included this resource even though I hate Mac computers)

Educational software from Science Education Software. This page enables you to download all of the games and view an on-line manual to learn more about the games and how to play them.

Math Teaching Assistant

Provides an opportunity for home schooling students to learn various levels of math ranging from addition to calculus. Opportunities to download math tutoring software.

MathMagic!

A K-12 telecommunications project developed in El Paso, Texas that provides strong motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies and communications skills. Provides information about educational challenges of the past and future.

MATHMOL --K-12 Mathematics and Molecules

This page provides great opportunities to learn more about the rapidly growing fields of molecular modeling and related areas. Makes use of Internet resources with the use of a hypermedia textbook and ancillary multimedia activities and also provides a forum for discussion among scientists, teachers and students dealing with topics found within these pages.

Minority Science & Engineering Program

Connect to these pages to discover opportunities and support for minorities entering the fields of science and engineering. This site includes sample worksheets, quizzes and exams. Links to other science resources are also available.

NASA Aerospace Education Services Program

This site provides information about a free program for teachers, students, and the general public that is designed to increase awareness and understanding of scientific research and technological development and their place in the world in which we live. Links to educational resources are also made available.

SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources

Provides a comprehensive set of links to science and mathematics education resources.

Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary Science

A project of the National Science Teachers Association that provides for spacing and spreading out the study of each science discipline over several years. Provides links to SS&C and the National Science Education Standards, SS&C Publications, and SS&C Staff and Consultants.

Space Educator's Handbook

A space encyclopedia of information that provides files which are interactively linked for ease of learning about NASA, space science, space history, and space technology. 14 NASA QuickTime movies and three aerospace comics are included in the files.

WWW VL: Instructional Resources in Biology

Covers resources either explicitly designed for teaching biology which are likely to be useful to educators. Includes museums, databases, experiments, projects and more.

Museums and Exhibits

Berkeley Subway

The subway will take you to many virtual destinations throughout the Internet.

Exploratorium's Digital Library

This page provides still graphics, movies, sounds, and other experimental items. Uses JPEG format and DST.

Feline Conservation Center

This web pages contain general information about the FCC and links to photos and sounds. The Feline Conservation Center (FCC) is dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's endangered felines.

Guide to Museums and Cultural Centers

A index of museums and cultural centers.

Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide

This site contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. Links to Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and Related links.

Museums - WWW Virtual Library

This site provide an eclectic collection of services connected with museums, galleries and archives. A large number of museums being added to the museums pages everyday.

National Zoo - Washington D.C.

Information about the animals, plants, people and programs of the National Zoo. The National Zoo's Homepage, is your ticketless trip to the National Zoo.

San Francisco Exploratorium

An illustrated history of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and everything you would want to know about the Exploratorium. Information regarding programs and publications. Web server usage stats included.

The Science Museum, London

This server provides information about the London Science Museum with 140 pages of information on the museum, its services, galleries, collections and current exhibitions and events.

Sea World and Busch Gardens

A animal information database. Find out about killer whales, bottlenose dolphins, gorillas, lions, manatees and more. Information researched and reviewed by Sea World and Busch Gardens scientists and writers.

Sunsite based Multimedia exhibits and expositions

A "virtual" tour through the Library of Congress archive and more. A collection of the Vatican Library's most precious manuscripts, books, and maps. Topics included cultural studies, belles letters, visual arts, music, and miscellaneous hypertext Projects.

Texas Memorial Museum

The Anthropology and History Division at the Texas Memorial Museum houses historical artifacts, ranching and regional materials. The Museum is dedicated to the study and interpretation of the natural and social sciences with emphasis on Texas, the Southwest and Latin America.
Texas Natural History Collections
This page contains information on ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammalogy, cave fauna and alcohol-preserved invertebrates. Also includes fish distribution maps, links and an searchable online fish collection database. A division of The Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas, Austin.

UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology

Contains exhibits on phylogeny, geology or evolutionary theory. On-line catalogs, statistics, links and graphics included.

Field Museum of Natural History

An educational institution concerned with the relationships in nature among cultures. Information on exhibits, education, and science.

Florida Museum of Natural History

Information pertaining to the different departments and collections.

Los Angeles County Natural History Museum

General information about the museum, tours, membership, special services, and directions.

University of Pisa - Museum of Natural History

Found here are the natural history collections of great historical and scientific interest.

Science & Technology

Science & Technology - The Science And Interactive Technology Magazine. The Internet has made available a wealth of information to the scientist, and this publication explores the implications of new technologies on science exploration and development.

Wayne's Word of Unnatural History Trivia

Wayne's Word of Unnatural History Trivia provides a tongue-in-cheek perspective of Natural History. Current and back issues are available for viewing.

Biodiversity and Biological Collections Cornell University

Cornell University Biodiversity and Biological Collections include specimens in biological collections, directories of biologists, Taxacom and MUSE-L list servers.

Research Dictionary

A humorous translation table of common research phrases. Good for that needed chuckle in between experiment failures