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The Program for Ethics in Science and Medicine at UT Southwestern maintains a website that contains an Interactive Ethics page that allows students and teachers to respond to a hypothetical ethical dilemma. After submitting their opinions on the problem via e-mail, a professional evaluation is made and the results are summarized. This is a great way to introduce ethical problems in the classroom and is sure to spark class discussions.
http://www.hhmi.org - This
excellent site maintained by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute provides interesting
activities for student and teacher alike. There are a number
of interactive demonstrations based on the Holiday Lecture Series presented
each year in December. Especially interesting is the "Virtual Laboratory" where
students can dissect a leech and perform experiments on its nervous system.
Students (and teachers) can also access "Ask a Scientist" where
biologists will field those tough questions brought up during class discussions.
"Cool Science for Curious Kids" provides younger students with 5 simple interactive
projects. Teachers will also find up-to-date information on "hot" areas of research
such as cell suicide and motor neuron development. These and many other items
make this site worth visiting.
http://www.cellsalive.com
- This commercial site offers video images, both still
and motion, for educators and media production specialists. There are a number
of high-quality presentations available here without purchase that could easily
be used in a classroom setting. Some of these include HIV infection of a lymphocyte,
contracting myocytes, bacteriophage infection of E. coli, unicelluar parasites,
and many others.
The Access Excellence Program on the Genentech, Inc. website provides many excellent resources for biology teachers.
WISMAC is the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee. Composed of female faculty at UT Southwestern, this group is dedicated to disseminating information on women's issues. Included at this site is information on the female faculty members on campus, childcare issues, and contains links to other sites concerned with women in the science workplace.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov - Medline is a free online service provided by the National Library of Medicine that allows you to search the world's biomedical literature. A number of databases are available that provide abstracts from research articles. Lonesome Doc allows users to obtain full-text copies of articles from local medical libraries for a nominal charge. This is a great way for students and teachers to access information for projects without traveling to the library.
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center is an excellent resource about DNA and genetics. It features an order form for educational products, online labs and activites, and information about DNA research at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. This site is probably the simplest yet most substantial DNA resource on the web. The DNA learning center program was the brainchild of James Watson. You know, that double-helix guy.
http://www.goenc.com/ Eisenhower National Clearinghouse. Information source for K-12 math and science teachers.
The Why Files
is an intelligent and entertaining site that provides up-to-the-minute information
on the science behind current events. Designed for younger students, the page
features great visual aids and a thoughtful yet fun interface.
The Mad Scientist Network. The collective crania of scientist worldwide, answers the science questions of students of all ages every day over the Web. Supported by the Young Scientist Program at Washington University in St. Louis. Over 75 scientists participate in generating accurate and grade-appropriate responses, which include network links.
NASA provides online materials accessible via a World Wide Web page. http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/default.mspx
Resources to Build the Connected Learning Community. Microsoft is committed
to working with educators, educational organizations, and industry partners
to expand the world of learning through technology. Their programs help educators
connect with each other, prepare students for tomorrow's careers, and increase
access to technology and training for learners in classrooms, campuses, and
the larger community:
If scientific thrills is what you seek, visit Dennis
Kunkel's Microscopy Page. This site has a huge database of Scanning
Electron Micrograph images of viruses, microbes, and an insect gallery that
is easily the coolest thing on the internet.
http://www.nsf.gov/ - National Science Foundation
Questions? Ask Dr. Universe. She will receive the answer directly from a team of Washington State University researchers.
http://www.sciserv.org: Science Service, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding and appreciation of science. Web sites is a compilation of Science Services' history and programs - the Entel International Science and Engineering Fair and the Westinghouse Science Talent Search.
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu for The Lawrence Hall of Science Programs.
IISME - Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education :Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME) was founded in 1985 by a consortium of San Francisco Bay Area industries in partnership with the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley. IISME seeks to transform teaching and learning through industry-education partnerships.
Science NetLinks: They strive to be a comprehensive homepage for K-12 science educators. The Aug. 4, 2000; vol. 289, p.691 of Science reports this site as a "K-12 education Web directory from AAAS listing scores of great science and math links, from astronomy to aquariums, all screened for quality by an expert review board.
Summer Research Program For Science Teachers at Columbia University: Great site for lessons and ideas....Learn about the SWEPT Multi-site Student Outcomes Study - 7 SWEPT Programs are collaborating in a NSF-funded study to determine if these programs are having an impact on the students in their classes.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Science Education Partnership: SEP is a professional development program, created by teachers and scientists, for secondary school teachers in Washington State. HutchLab is a biomedical research program for students and teachers which emphasizes genetics, molecular biology and biotechnology.
Powers of Ten: View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
http://www.tea.state.tx.us
- If you've never looked at the Texas Education Agency
site, you should give it a try. You can find complete TEKS for all subjects,
download the original TAAS and EOC exams from 1997 and 1998, and even peruse
lists of conforming and non-conforming textbooks for all subjects. Detailed
information about all Texas school districts is available including demographic
data and AEIS school ratings. There really is a lot of useful information here.
http://www.nap.edu
- The National Academy Press are publishers for such organizations
as the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National
Research Council. You can browse through the merchandise in the Reading Room,
which allows you to print out many of the items in their entirety. As you move
around the site you can fill up your shopping cart with items you intend to
buy at with prices discounted for Internet purchases. The National Science Education
Standards and a new publication, Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science
are but two of the thousands of titles available. The search engine provided
makes browsing easy.
http://www.biology.com- Biology.com is a site that examines all aspects of biological science. It includes detailed animations that are available to download, interactive laboratory experiments, and a "test-yourself" feature. The site has excellent resources on evolutionary genetics, including a virtual "Voyage of the Beagle." The site requires a small subscription fee.
Cell and Molecular Biology Online has a veritable cornucopia of links, tastefully categorized for your web-surfing enjoyment. .
Check out the Dallas-Fort Worth Local PBS site. KERA 13 has a great Educational Resources page for teachers of all grades.
Museums and Other Informal Education Sites
http://www.scienceplace.org/
The Science Place has a number of items of interest to teachers including
information on scheduling tours and arranging to have guest speakers come out
to the classroom.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History provides a number of programs for teachers and students alike. This website gives an overview of and registration information for the many programs available. You can also access information on current exhibits and Omni show titles.
The Dallas Museum of Natural History provides a number of programs for teachers and students alike. This website gives an Educator's Guide for the many programs available.
Scifair.org: The Ultimate Science Fair Resource. http://www.scifair.org/
Science Fair Central – Discovery School.
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Educational Resources.