1 Welcome Top Science Websites

2 Online resources should be…  Informative  Inquiry-based  Interactive  Interesting  Engaging  Meaningful

3 Types of Science Resources  General Resources  Research-based  Lesson plans and tools  Calculators and converters  Interactive activities  Drill and Practice resources  Online projects (WebQuests)  Online generators  Web 2.0 tools  Virtual field trips and museums

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5 Student Resources

6 Online Learning for Students  Nye Labs Companion website for Bill Nye

7 Online Curriculum Resources  Franklin Institute: The Circle of Life

8 Virtual Museums  Smithsonian Institute For students For Teachers

9 Online Science Resources  NASA for Kids  NASA for Students (5-8) 8/features/index.htmlhttp:// 8/features/index.html

10 Virtual Experiments  Schlumberger Labs

11 Online Experiments  EdHeads

12 Online Learning for Students  Exploratorium

13 Online Curriculum  BrainPOP

14 Explorations 4 Kids   Experiments  Scientific Method  Online resources

15 Teacher Resources

16 National Science Teachers Association

17 NSTA: Best Practices  Elementary Science Classroom Best practices Journals Teachers resources Teacher interaction

18 Blue Web’n  Lesson plans  Hotlists  Activities  Projects

19 Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Science  Lesson plans  Web resources

20 Science Ideas  Science Ideas Science lesson plans Resources and materials

21 PBS TeacherSource  Lesson plans  Web resources  Best practices

22 Science Worksheets  Teachnology

23 Science Worksheets  The Science Spot Activity Sheets ronomyhttp://sciencespot.net/Pages/classwksts.html#Ast ronomy

24 WebQuest Matrix  WebQuest projects in science

25 Science Tools

26 Virtual Math Manipulatives  National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

27 Citation Tool  Slate Citation Machine

28 4teachers.org  Teachers’ resources and tools site  URL:

29 Online Learning for Teachers  WebTeacher

30 Training (Latest Technologies)  Teacher Training Videos Videos for teachers

31 Any Questions?