Pathfinder Science - Pathfinder Science cultivates and celebrates the
intellectual, imaginative and humanitarian promise of every learner. Pathfinder
Science is a virtualcommunity that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity,
and inspires a passion for learning about the material world through science.
This Collaborative Research community grew from an attempt to fulfill the
vision of national efforts to reform science and technology education. Teachers
can register to join, at no expense. There are lots of topics and lots of things
to bring to the classroom from Pathfinder Science.
pathfinderscience.net/about\index.cf
The Ocean Report - SeaWeb and KIDSNET have produced this interactive
online study guide for grades 4-8. The guide features "The Ocean Report," a series
of 90-second radio programs that educate listeners about a variety of issues
surrounding the ocean, the life within it, and its relationship to humans.
The guide includes a searchable database of the radio programs, including audio files,
background information, discussion questions, and activity ideas based on
the science curriculum standards.
www.kidsnet.org/seaweb
Adventures of the Flood Zone Kids - This site from Bankers
Insurance Group in St. Petersburg, Florida has been designed to help kids
understand floods and flooding.
www.floodfacts.com/floodzone_kids_home.html
Pacific Bell - Knowledge Network Explorer - Pacific Bell has made a
long term commitment to improving education in California. The Knowledge Network
Explorer is the official web site of Pacific Bell's education program, Education
First, and supports education by helping schools, libraries, and colleges
acquire and effectively use Internet and videoconferencing technology. The mission
is to support meaningful technology-infusion that encourages a yearning for
learning. The most popular applications include Blue Web'n site library,
Filamentality Web activity builder, the Black History series,
Six Paths to China Web activities, Eyes on Art,
and Grant Resource Opportunities.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/categories.html#Scienc
The Experiment of the Week - Robert Krampf's Science Education
Company - In addition to presenting his science shows, educator
Robert Krampf also shows people that science can be fun and
understandable. Part of that effort is his Free Experiment of the Week
list. If you join the Experiment of the Week List, each week you will
get a new experiment that you can try yourself.
www.krampf.com/news.htm
Welcome to NEWTON BBS - This bulletin board service has a special
section entitled Ask a Scientist Service, which is for K-12 eductors
and their students. The site also contains the Newton's Teacher, Classroom
and Curriculum Support which has links to other pages of interest to
teachers.
www.newton.dep.anl.gov
How the Weather Works - Home Page - The Weatherworks pages
will provide informaiton about educational services and activities, WWW
links, teacher courses, weather FAQs, and school-to-school weather projects, including National
SKY AWARENESS WEEK.
www.weatherworks.com
Colleges and Universities with Degree Programs in the Atmospheric,
Oceanic, Hydrologic, and Related Sciences - This compilation is provided
for those individuals interested in pursuing a career in these
sciences. The information provided by the schools listed, where
complete, includes the college/university name, address, department
offering the degree(s) with phone numbers, specific degrees offered,
and home page information.
www.ametsoc.org/AMS/amsedu/96degree.html
The USA Today Weather Page - How the Weather Works -
This page provides graphics and text that examine various weather
phenomena, including the basics of things such as winds, what goes on
in thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes, or how dust from the Sahara
Desert sometimes crosses the Atlantic Ocean.
www.usatoday.com/weather/wworks0.htm
The University of Illinois Online Guides - The WW2010
Online Guides (formerly known as the Guide to Meteorology). These guides
include resources on meteorology, climate, remote sensing and global
change. These topics are
presented not as individual sciences, but as integral components of a
much larger system that affects the planet on which we live.
Available Online Guides include Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Reading
and Interpreting Weather Maps, and Projects & Activities. These
curriculum aids provide teachers with a blueprint for integrating
web-based educational resources into the classroom.
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/home.rxmlm
The Societal Aspects of Weather - The University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research is a consortium of universities
that educate scientists and pursue research to enrich our understanding
of the earth systems. This page provides information from studies
of environmental change on topics including tornadoes, summer and
winter weather, lightning, and El Niņo and La Niņa.
sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/socasp
The Automated Weather System Helps Teach Weather in the Classroom -
The award-winning AWS School WeatherNet Program promotes technological literacy
and develops the higher-order thinking skills necessary for students of all
grade levels to succeed in the Information Age. The AWS WeatherNet
Classroom is a unique, online exploratory classroom customized
for each school. Currently used in more than 6,000 schools nationwide, it
is designed by educators and meteorologists to meet
the needs of students and teachers who seek to make the most of the
Internet experience in their classrooms or at home. The most amazing
feature of WeatherNet Classroom is the ability to include current,
local and national weather into the teacher's lessons!
www.aws.com/aws_2001/default.asp