http://www.spacefoundation.org/education/

At this Web site, the Space Foundation addresses its role in providing professional development for kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers. Educators can learn about the four in-service programs the Space Foundation offers in order to provide scientific materials and to demonstrate classroom applications. After filling out the free registration, educators can view five modules developed to help teachers establish space and earth science principles in their curriculum. These modules, discussing everything from the history of science and flight to various types of digital media, each have a pretest, discussion, posttest, activities for students, and an integration section. Teachers can also learn about the educational conference, The Celebration of Flight: Past, Present, and Future, on November 6 and 7, 2003; which includes an educator training, kindergarten through twelfth grade student activities, and tours of the United State Air Force Academy. [RME]

http://lrc-srvr.mps.ohio-state.edu/under/chemed/qbank/quizmain.htm

Undergraduate students, are you looking for additional chemistry practice problems? If so, you should visit this Web site created by The Ohio State University's Chemistry Department. Users will find fifteen test banks covering an abundance of chemistry topics including Quantum Chemistry, Rates of Reaction, and Electrochemistry. Within each test bank, students will find numerous three-question quizzes. After taking a quiz, visitors can observe their performance and learn the correct answers. This site will certainly help students improve their chemistry knowledge. [RME]

http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/chips_epo/welcome.html

Developed at the University of California Berkeley, this Web site assists educators in integrating advanced space science research into their curriculum by allowing the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) mission to be available to the public. Users can learn about the topics such as the Interstellar Medium and the Local Bubble as well as concepts dealing with heat, light, temperature, and matter. The site provides many links to images of the launch, which took place on January 12, 2003. While learning why the mission is investigating the plasma between the stars, high school students will find activities and short questions that will help them better understand the difficult concepts. Students may also want to periodically visit this site because soon lessons dealing with exploration of ionization and radiation will be added. [RME]

http://www.aapt.org/

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) was founded in 1930 with the goal to ensure the "dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching." Now with 11,000 members in 30 countries, this Web site displays all that AAPT has to offer. Visitors can learn about upcoming conferences, workshops and meetings. Teachers can learn innovative teaching methods, discover AAPT-sponsored projects, read about published publications and journals, and much more. Always in need of funding, physics students can find out about grants, competitions, and awards. [RME]

http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/magnus/

This site contains many chemistry applets created by Jonathan Goodman and his group at Cambridge University. An example of an applet available is the Molecular Weight Calculation; whereby entering in a molecular formula, users are able to discover the HRMS weight, the molecular weight, the element percents, and the Molecular Ion Isotope Pattern. Interactive graphs are also available to assist chemistry students with concepts such as boiling points, pressure, and Consecutive First Step Reversible Reactions. Educators and students will also find many three dimensional depictions of the molecules including fused rings, aromatic rings, and Fullerenes. [RME]

http://www.quantum-physics.polytechnique.fr/en/index.html

Developed by Manual Joffre, Jean-Louis Basdevant, and Jean Dalibard at France's Ecole Polytechnique, this Web site covers topics in introductory quantum mechanics through a series of animations and simulations. Topics covered include Wave Mechanics, Quantization in one and three dimensions, Quantum Superposition in one and two dimensions, and Spin 1/2. Students will find these difficult concepts easily and intuitively illustrated. Most of the simulations are interactive, allowing visitors to change the parameters in order to better grasp the concepts. [RME]

http://www.geokem.com/

Designed to help graduate students with geochemistry, Dr. Bernie Gunn's GeoKem Web site provides referable scientific data and information dealing with volcanic and igneous centers. Originating as a University de Montreal database in 1965, the site contains extensive summaries of research from oceanic ridge basalts to extraterrestrial geochemistry. With a vast amount of continually updated data, students can discover the progression, activity, and chemical variability of the Hawaiian Islands, as well as many other island chains. Educators can incorporate the many images and graphs into their lesson plans. [RME]

http://www.globe.gov/globe_html.html

A partnership among school systems, the U.S. Federal interagency program, the U.S. State Departments, colleges, universities, and over 100 other countries; this Web site provides an extensive look at GLOBE -- a worldwide hands-on educational experience for elementary to high school students. Educators can view guides and learn about student activities dealing with atmosphere, hydrology, soil, and much more. The site also provides a number of animated quizzes in concepts dealing with Earth Systems, Clouds, Thermometers, and Geography. Visitors can view data and graphs collected by student members of GLOBE. [RME]