PUBLIC MARKS with tags hs:science & msvt

Use your critical thinking and problem solving skills to minimize the imapct of various natural disasters such as hurricane, earthquake, tusnami, flood, and wildfire. Geared for middle and high school students with 3 levels of play. Takes 10-20 minutes per game.

MyPlace is a comprehensive exploration of our current world. It encourages students to find their place today and where they want to be tomorrow. Students will engage in a year-long exploration that seeks to help them find their place in this changing world. We hope that they can make inspired choices about how to use their school years as well as venture into their adult lives with confidence and enthusiasm. For additional information and background, see: * Paths for Teachers * About the Teachers’ Place * CEQALL

This a new resource and worth watching for new, high quality videos. An online library of free videos for learners everywhere - find resources to help you learn just about anything, meet people who make a difference in their communities, and even discover new parts of the world. And Next Vista for Learning wants to post your educational videos online, too. Everyone has an insight to share and yours may be just what some student or teacher somewhere needs! Keep track of new additions via RSS

Relaxing and informative movie created by college students. Might be useful for differentiation

A national teach-in engaging millions of students and citizens with political leaders and decision makers about Global Warming Solutions. We stand at a unique moment in human history. Decisions that are ours to make today – to stabilize global warming pollution and invest in clean energy solutions – will have a profound impact not only on our lives and the lives of our children, but indeed for every human being who will ever walk the face of the planet from now until the end of time. More than just one day, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America is an unprecedented educational initiative, involving over a thousand colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, faith groups, civic organizations and businesses. Focus the Nation is a catalyzing force shifting the national conversation about global warming towards a determination to face this civilizational challenge.

The evolution of life is organised into 20 sections referring to their biological and geological significance.

Reference Websites by Geological Time Period

Harness the power of the Internet... wisely. WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Our curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging. A web browser is all they need to take notes, discuss theories, and organize their arguments... they can even work from home! Our Teacher Area lets you explore new projects and grade your students' work on the Web. Best of all, everything in WISE is completely free.

Links for Students & Teachers There are hundreds of environmental education websites. We've divided a few of the best ones here into three broad categories based on grade level. Almost all of them have links to additional websites, as well. Have fun exploring!

USE the ISBN number for your book to get the MLA citation

Science audio and video Podcast Collection

The Learning Resource Collection Digital Library contains the following: * Images, video, audio, Web interactives and articles * Hands-on activities * Exhibit descriptions to help plan field trips * Teaching tips * Correlations to national and state curriculum standards

Companion site to Discovery Channel's new 11 part series which premieres March 25th.

Field Trip Earth focuses on field-based wildlife conservation research projects ongoing around the world. Some of the projects are "live," meaning that research activities, and one or more research scientists, are currently active in the field. These projects are featured prominently on the site. Projects that are not "live" are archived so that students can continue to access the relevant articles, photos, videos, and other materials.

How Products Are Made explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. The site provides step by step descriptions of the assembly and the manufacturing process (complemented with illustrations and diagrams) Each product also has related information such as the background, how the item works, who invented the product, raw materials that were used, product applications, by-products that are generated, possible future developments, quality control procedures, etc.

Excellent teacher created site for hs biology students. Many interactive resources linked to units of study. May be useful for elementary and middle school teachers depending upon the topic.

Online simulation showing the birth, death rates, and effects of carbon dioxide emissions by various countries. Great for classroom discussions.

Great site with videos, lesson plans, and resources for biology. You can easily subscribe to the video podcasts from the home page. Topics include: Taxonomy and Classification, Cell Biology,Behavior,Biodiversity,RNA and DNA,Ecology,Development,Genetics,Immunology,Physiology,Plant Biology

short videos on line (science)

Accompany NASA scientists as they explore our world and unravel the mysteries of climate and environmental change.

Nine engaging, interactive science mysteries combining logical thinking and problem solving.Mysteries span grades 5-12. Have a look!

This is an awesome resource for students learning about speed and distance time-graphs. Uses graphs synched with video of soccer/football players during a game.

Lots of resources for students and teachers related to geology.

Gateway site to the Geosciences with earth data, simulations, and awesome imagebank

Collection of Physics, Astronomy, and Environmental Science. Appropritate for high school, college, and gr8 Physical Science units.