Science Topics

Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within science.

Earth and Space Science

1. A private universe project
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2004 Grade(s): 4 - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: 028552
   This web site illustrates the importance of student misconceptions, and provides science teachers with lessons designed to identify and correct misconceptions related to the phases of the moon and the causes of the seasons. The web site provides a background into the importance of identifying misconceptions, and a five-question survey exposes students' or adults' misconceptions on these topics.
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2. BBCi science
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 4 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 028288
   This web site, produced by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), contains information, games, and images pertaining to shows that discuss scientific issues. The web site presents information on scientific content from current programs as well as archived information from past programs.
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3. NASA's kids science news network
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 5 Cost: Free ENC#: 028718
   This site, developed for grades K to 5, utilizes video, animation, and the Internet to introduced students to concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math. The grades K-2 section of the site presents character animated newsbreaks to introduce students to topics such as magnetism, graphs, and time.
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4. Kids as airborne mission scientists (KaAMS)
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2002 Grade(s): 6 - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: 027639
   This Internet site, developed for middle school teachers, provides units of study that utilize NASA Airborne Remote Sensing (ARS) missions as a context to instruct students about environmental phenomena such as volcanic eruptions, coral reef destruction, and hurricanes. Units are designed to be flexible and to supplement the existing science, math, technology, and geography curricula.
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5. MadSci network
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 008646
   This World Wide Web (WWW) site is a collective cranium of scientists from around the world, fielding questions from many people in many places. Students and teachers are invited to submit questions by filling out an online form or by emailing them.
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6. Science news for kids
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): 3 - 9 Cost: Free ENC#: 028286
   This Internet site, developed for grades 3 to 9, features news articles and activities that explore various aspects of science. Each week, the site presents a science-related article along with a corresponding worksheet for students to complete.
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7. NSTA WebWatchers science guides
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 028328
   This Internet site, maintained by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), features a collection of thematic based guides for science educators. From the homepage, teachers select one of three grade levels: K-4, 5-8, or 9-12.
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8. The virtual Smithsonian
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 028072
   This Internet site, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution, highlights over 360 artifacts from the Smithsonian museums. The site presents three virtual galleries for students to explore: Discovering, Remembering, and Imagining.
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9. American field guide: inspiration to explore
   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
   Date: 2001 Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 025369
   This website provides 1,400 narrated video clips of outdoor programming content from nearly 30 Public Broadcasting Stations. Clips may be searched by keyword, or accessed on the homepage under eight topics, including Animals, Human History, and Public Policy.
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10. The Why files: science behind the news
    Featured in ENC Focus   ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 008655
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, a project of the National Institute for Science Education (NISE), is an electronic exploration of the science behind the news. Twice monthly, a new feature on the science (and math, engineering, and technology) of everyday life is presented.
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11. Reach Out Michigan! Science lessons
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): Pre-K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 009096
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site provides connections to over 300 science activities available over the Internet. Users may search the activities by grade level, subject, and an alphabetical list.
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12. ScienCentral news
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2003 Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 026520
    This Internet site provides science and technology news in text and video formats. News items are grouped in six categories: environment, general science, genetics, health, space, and technology.
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13. The satellite site
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2003 Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 026974
    This Internet site, part of an online exhibit from The Tech Museum of Innovation, provides content information on what satellites do, how they work, and the different types of orbits they can have. Pictures and animations show satellites and their images of Earth.
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14. Science Friday kids' connection
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): 5 - 9 Cost: Free ENC#: 008650
    This Internet site is an archived collection of radio broadcasts of the National Public Radio weekly science talk show entitled Talk of the Nation Science Friday. In each show, host Ira Flatow and a panel of experts discuss the science topics making headlines.
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15. Space for species
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 025146
    This interactive World Wide Web (WWW) site allows students in grades 6-9 to track migratory animals and monitor their habitats from space satellites. Developed by the Canadian Space and Wildlife Agencies and the Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing, this web-based learning site combines science and technology to help students conduct scientific inquiries.
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16. Spaceflight now
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2003 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026973
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site posts news articles related to space flight and space exploration. News articles are gathered from a variety of sources, and each article includes text and full-color photographs.
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17. Cosmic evolution: from big bang to humankind
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2001 Grade(s): 6 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 026872
    This Internet site offers background information and resources to help students understand the origins of matter and life in our universe, known as cosmic evolution. Based on a course taught at Harvard University, questions from how the universe began to how humans evolved are addressed, using an interdisciplinary approach between life, Earth, space, and physical sciences.
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18. Geology of Mars
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 028088
    This web site contains images and information covering the major geologic processes on Mars. An introduction provides a global perspective by describing the properties of the planet and some of its major features.
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19. Polar orbiting environmental satellites (POES)
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2002 Grade(s): 4 - Post-Sec. Cost: Free ENC#: 023971
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained by WTOC-TV news in Savannah, Georgia provides a collection of current and archived color images of the eastern portion of the United States taken by Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES). The POES program is a cooperative effort between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United Kingdom, and France.
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20. Fear of physics: fear not! physics explained finally
    ENC Digital Dozen Site  
    Date: 2001 Grade(s): 8 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 020498
    This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers a non-technical place for individuals to visit to play with the laws of physics. The intent of the authors is to dispel the myth of the general public that physics is bad! Visitors can choose from a list of topics that explore phenomena of the natural world such as astronomy, sound and earthquakes.
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