Teaching Science Matters
Useful Internet Sites
Adventure Online -Web-based instructional software for adventures and expeditions.
Asia Quest- Join a team of scientists to retrace Marco Polo's route.
Cast Iron Soil Pipe- A site on the history, uses and performance of cast iron soil pipe.
Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education - A list of over 50 internet applications for the classroom.
Classroom Connect Store - Find just what you need for your classroom and professional development.
Cyberlinks for Kids - Telecommunications projects for the elementary school classroom; classroom to classroom projects, etc.
Earthquake Hazards Program- Everything you wanted to know about earthquakes provided by the USGS. Lots of pictures and diagrams.
Ecological and Environmental Learning Services, Inc. - Helps to design an innovative, comprehensive, and cost-effective ecology eduation curriculum.
ePals - The worlds largest online classroom community and leading provider of student-safe email.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - Profiles of African American men and women who have contributed to the sciences.
Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin and Ogdensburg, NJ- These mining towns have yielded over 300 different kinds of minerals. The ore deposit formed probably during late Precambrian time (about a billion years ago) when limestone beds were subjected to metal-bearing mineralizing fluids during a long period of deep burial and metamorphism in the region.
General Interest Publications Online- Online books and publications from the USGS about a variety of earth science topics: acid rain, dinosaurs, earthquakes, volcanoes, fossils, gemstones, geological time, glaciers, etc. Your tax dollars at their best!
Geological Map of New Jersey- An excellent color map illustrating the different types of rocks that make up New
JerseyThe Global Schoolroom- Collaborative projects and professional development tools
The GLOBE Program - A world-wide hands-on interactive site with professional development tips and a data archive for students to share their data.
Hamiton-Trenton Marsh - A list of workshops and trips available to students and teachers in the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh.
A Hotlist on Planets and Space - A list of links for information and activities on outer space.
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections - A free teaching.com service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for e-mail classroom pen-pal and other projects.
Journey North - An interactive website and program which integrates the migraton of 12 animals into the curriculum.
Los Alamos National Laboratory- Features quite a large list of web links on earth sciences, soils, rocks and minerals, etc.
Mercer County Educational Technology Training Center - Helps teachers integrate technology in their own curriculum and support the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards through the use of technology.
More than you ever wanted to know about minerals!Mineral Information Institute-
A fantastic site on why we must ABSOLUTELY, positively have someone somewhere develop the resources we use every day. There is an abundance of free teaching material with lessons, activities, guides and more.New Jersey's Great Northwest Skylands-
A skylands trail of historical sites tells a remarkable story about industry and invention.New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium - Provides a number of education programs for the advancement of marine science interest.
New Jersey State Museum- Offers hands-on workshops, talks, gallery walks, demonstrations, performing arts events, children's theatre, group tours, and planetarium sky shows.
The Odyssey: Teacher Zone - Follow along with a team of educators doing a real two year trek.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Science Education Program - Works with teachers to help rewrite the K-12 science curriculum. Offers many professional development workshops and student field trips.
An illustration of how rocks are formed, including volcanic activity, weathering, erosion, and pressure
The Rock Cycle II- A diagram of the interconnectivity of the different types of rocksScholastic - Lesson plan suggestions, resources, internet activities, and reading programs.
San Diego Natural History Museum- Some online games for kids on mining.
Visit New Jersey's only underground mine tour and experience the thrill of touring 1/4 of a mile of tunnels, viewing a spectacular mineral fluorescence display in a natural environment, and learning about metal mining and the men and machinery that made it all work.A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park-
Has lots of great information about this volcano area. At the end are a number of teaching suggestions and activities for various grade levels.TEAMS Distant Learning - TEAMS studio instructors design Internet projects to involve students in collaborative activities that extend and enhance student understanding of the concepts they are teaching.
An online book from the USGS on plate tectonics. An online book about Volcanoes from the USGS. Excellent descriptions and good pictures.