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Bill Nye.com

Fans both young and old of Bill Nye the Science Guy, former stand-up comedian and host of the critically acclaimed television series, can get their fill at this fun and informative site. The highlight of the site is a collection of over 40 experiments that young people can try at home, from bending light to marble madness to a tornado in a bottle. Users can also visit the Goodies sections for...

https://www.billnye.com
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BioEd Online: Lessons More

The Baylor College of Medicine has done a great job of crafting excellent materials for students and teachers of biology over the past few years. This corner of its BioEd Online site focuses in on a range of lesson plans for classroom use. All of these lessons are aligned with national standards and are sorted by format, topic, and grade level. A good place to start is the STEM After School area....

https://www.bioedonline.org/lessons-and-more/
Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education

From the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), this website features Square of Life, "an Internet-based project in which students will investigate their local environment and share that information with other students from around the country and the world." The project is recommended for elementary school students, but allows participants of all ages. Square of Life is a...

http://ciese.org/materials/k12/
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Educational Materials

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Web site (last mentioned in the January 17, 2001 Scout Report for Science & Engineering ) offers an extensive Educational Materials links page. Formal educational materials are available such as lessons and activities, as well as general information pages, interactive and printable games, and more. One high school activity, for example, demonstrates Supernova...

https://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/
CIESE Collaborative Projects

The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) provides these collaborative projects to be used in classrooms this fall. Many of the projects have a life science focus such as Human Genetics, Square of Life, and Bucket Buddies. Each project offers the opportunity for students to collect real life data to share online with their peers. The presentation of projects is teacher...

http://www.ciese.org/exploration/collabprojects/
Dragonfly

The Dragonfly Web Site (last mentioned in the March 27, 1997 Scout Report) has since been updated and is definitely worth another look. This interactive site covers many scientific topics, including water, space, flight, and other life and environmental subjects. Users can use the clickable Dragonfly Pond illustration to explore a topic or scroll down to see each one listed. For example, the water...

https://miamioh.edu/cas/graduate-studies/project-dragonfly/i...
Elementary Science Program Teacher Resources

The Elementary Science Program (ESP) Homepage is sponsored by BOCES, whose mission is to provide quality, cost-effective educational services in partnership with school districts and the community in a manner that supports excellence and equity for all learners. The site offers a number of good educational materials including the ESP Units, which contain links to over thirty subjects areas...

https://www.espsciencetime.org/TeacherResources.aspx
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Exploratorium: Activities

Monster marshmallows? The science of sugar? And the world of microorganisms? All of these come together on the Exploratorium in San Francisco's website. The site, dedicated to creative activities appropriate for school-age students, includes apps and videos that provide fun explorations of the aforementioned topics and many more. First-time visitors can browse by type of activity, look over the...

https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/activities
Exploratorium: Iron Science Teacher

People in the Bay Area love to cook, and that can mean mixing up everything from home-grown arugula to free trade pumpkins. The good folks at San Francisco's Exploratorium have cooked up the Iron Science Teacher presentations in an attempt to bring together the worlds of science and the culinary arts. To no one's surprise, they have succeeded, and the results include a fine mix of science...

https://www.exploratorium.edu/video/dinner-ingredients
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Explore: Exploratorium

A visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco can be the highlight of a Bay Area excursion. As a science museum, the Exploratorium provides both questions and answers for the generally curious. The museum’s Explore website provides access to many of their digital features, such as the Microscope Imaging Station, Science in the City, and Return to Mars. It's easy to see how young people can use...

https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
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