Annotated Websites

Annotated Websites

We list the following on-line resources that were taken from sciencelines. We selected these resources including to accompany specific articles and classroom activities. The list is not an exhaustive list of recommended recources but is provided for educators who are looking for projects in which they and their students may want to participate. Some of the original URLs have become obsolete and we are working on finding new ones.

A2Z Science and Learning Store www.a-two-z.com/ ThornesMarket	Convenient shopping from your computer! You'll find many learning "toys" and books most of which are applicable to science and mathematics.
STEMfinity www.stemfinity.com/STEM-Education-Grants	Grant opportunity resources.
Enrico Fermi www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1938/ Nobel e-Museum	Biography of Enrico Fermi.
Fermi Questions mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/interdisc/sheila1.html Sheila Talamo - The Math Forum	Resources include sample Fermi questions, a Fermi discussion page and an opportunity to submit a Fermi question.
FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence www.free.ed.gov/ US Department of Education	Hundreds of education resources supported by the US Federal government.
From Now On www.fno.org/fnoindex.html Jamieson McKenzie	Monthly electronic commentary on educational technology issues.
The Math Forum forum.swarthmore.edu/ Swarthmore College	Find classroom materials, lesson plans, activities, Internet resources, projects and software, all divided by topic and level. Join a discussion group, read the newsletter, ask Dr. Math and more.
Mathematics, Science, Technology Education Directory www.mste.uiuc.edu/ University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign	Database of lessons in mathematics using the Internet.
National Geographic Society Online www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ National Geographic Society	Explorations and opportunities to collaborate with archaeologists and others in field. Scroll to "Educator Programs."
National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.orgl NSTA	Fact sheet, science scope index covering September 1987 to the current issue, html tutorials and editors as well as ftp sites and other Web links.
Optics for Kids: Science and Engineering www.opticalres.com/kidoptx_f.html Optical Research Associates	Content information for elementary and high school students and teachers.
The Particle Adventure ParticleAdventure.org Particle Data Group	Learn about particle physics.
Quarked www.quarked.org Quarked	Adventures in the subatomic universe for younger students.
Science News Online www.sciencenews.org/ Science Service, Inc.	Weekly news magazine..
Teachers Helping Teachers www.pacificnet.net/ Teachers Helping Teachers	Online teacher service and chat line with teaching ideas and tips.
Transistorized www.pbs.org/transistor/ PBS	The story behind the invention of the transistor, probably the most important invention of 20th century.
University of Maryland Fermi Problems Site www.physics.umd.edu/perg/fermi/fermi.htm Physics Education Research Group	Estimation problems grouped by topic: general, mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics and kinetic theory, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics.
The Why Files whyfiles.org University of Wisconsin-Madison	Illuminates the science, math and technology that lurk behind the headline news.

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