- The Jurassic Park Fractal
It's a hands-on paper-folding activity to create the fractal in Jurassic Park. Links to information on DNA and Dinosaurs are included. - Mathematics of Cartography
This unit connects the science of mapmaking with mathematics. It shows how the history of science impacted the history of maps. It covers scale, projection, and coordinate systems. - Mathematics and Molecules
If I said this site is too cool, you'd think I'm inarticulate and my vocabulary is weak, so I'm not going to say it. Just go see it. - Science Lesson Index
Science Teacher Marcella Dawson has created some fantastic science lessons. Zebra Mussell is an excellent use of the Internet. Her Mars Project shows a great teacher-made lesson on the NASA Mars Project. - The Mars Project, An Educational Space Simulation of a Journey to Mars
This project engaged students on four continents in an extended space simulation covering many months. This project sought to overcome some of the limitations inherent in short-term educational space simulations by increasing the duration of the simulation. - Only if Nice Weather Could Last Year Round
This is a fun mathematics lesson on average high temperatures that would be a great introduction to a science weather unit. - Trigonometry Lesson- High and Low Tides
Tides vary sinusoidally. Explore the mathematics and science of tides. - Optical Images
This lesson from Syracuse's eric gopher site incorporates math and science to study light reflection. - A Vectors Unit
A nice unit on vectors from The Math Forum. - Heat Tracking Activity
After recording temperatures in various parts of their classroom, students draw conlusions about the behaviour of heat . This lesson was taken from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's Computer Skills Lesson Plans- Geologic Age
An activity with sugar cubes teaches students how radioactive decay can determine geologic age. This lesson is part of a unit on Global Change developed by the US Geological Survey Learning Web.- Ski Earth
Students use an earth image database to find places where skiing would be possible. This is a test lesson from the Science Information Infrastructure sponsored by the Lawerence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley.- Teacher-Developed Lesson Plans
19 science lessons on various topics. Lots of math is integrated.- Publishing Lessons on the Internet
How would you like to publish your own amazing math/science lessons on the web? Here's a good place to start. - Nine Planets
"The Nine Planets" is a collection of information about our Solar System intended for a general audience with little technical background. - The Globe Program
Students and teachers from over 3500 schools in 51 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet. - Challenger Center
Online
Explore space featuring educational simulations, activities, news and information. - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar
System
See a revolution in planetary science brought about by the use of interplanetary spacecraft. - The
Cassini Mission to Saturn And Its Moon Titan
This international venture will support 27 different investigations to probe the mysteries of the Saturn system. - KidSat
KidSat is a set of Earth-viewing cameras and instruments that will eventually be based on the International Space Station. It is also a mission control structure that allows many schools around the country to participate in the operation of the instruments; a data system that provides images to children across the country in real time over the Internet; and a coordinated set of curricular materials. - Live
from Mars
In 1996 NASA launched two missions to Mars, the Mars Global Surveyor and the Mars Pathfinder. By participating in Live from Mars, you and your students can travel along! - Space
Telescope Science Institute
The facility that runs the Hubble Space Telescope lists services focused on the general public. Here you can download still and moving images from the spacecraft, and jump to other pages for a behind-the-scenes look at Hubble operations. - Crab
Nebula
More astounding pictures continue to come from the Hubble Telescope, this time showing dynamic motion inside the Crab Nebula, with a series of pictures taken over just a few months, some only days apart. - The NASA Home Page
Today@NASA will bring you up to speed on recent events. - Space
Calendar
Compiled at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this site lists upcoming celestial events, spacecraft launches, space-related anniversaries and other dates and activities . -
Views Of The Solar System
A comprehensive tour of our nearest neighbors, featuring images, animations, plenty of information and a nice bibliography, along with links to other space-related sites. - All About Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
From Sea World. I've always wanted to learn the difference between seals and seal lions. - Just when you thought it was safe...
- Cockroach World
The "Yuckiest site on the Internet" provides entertaining material about these insects. There are quizzes, multimedia materials, and plenty of facts about these pests. - Worm World
From the makers of Cockroach World, this site explores the world of the earthworm and other simple-celled organisms. - Scott's Reef Aquarium Home Page
Learn how to create a reef in an aquarium. An excellent account of this individual's attempt to capture this fragile ecosystem in his living room. Great photos and plenty of facts and figures. - Science and
the Environment
This bi-monthly e-zine specializes in bringing you the most compelling environmental news from around the world - C
ells Alive
This site has information and images of viruses, parasites, and bacteria. Learn about foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and cryptosporidium parvum that lurks in our water supplies. Find out why penicillin works and study cell regeneration. -
First Aid Online
This site has information about how to deal with animal bites, burns, food poisoning, frostbite, sprains, fractures, choking, and more. Included is a list of necessary first aid supplies that you should keep on hand in case of an emergency. - Neuroscience for Kids
This home page has been created for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. - The Zooary
Students and teachers can find fun facts, pictures, quizzes, activities, projects, careers and care guides about animals in the Zooary" - Virtual FlyLab
Perform virtual genetic experimentation with fruit flies at this site. - Cyclospora: Information for the General Public
Here is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet, to answer the "what," "how," and "who" of this newly recognized pest. -
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
A weekly summary of current information on epidemics and new infectious outbreaks, from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. - Chronic Illnet
This is a resource dedicated to chronic illnesses including AIDS, cancer, Persian Gulf War Syndrome, autoimmune diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, heart diseases and neurological diseases. -
The Tree Of Life
A unique collaborative Web project that organizes biological information under a phylogenetic scheme. - Endangered Species Home Page
An extensive site maintained by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. - Artificial Life On-Line
The Santa Fe Institute, home of artificial life, presents background information and interactive projects relating to this new discipline. - Buckyball: A C60 Molecule
Buckyballs found in meteorites that seem to contain helium atoms from some star beyond our solar system. These spherical carbon molecules, named after the famous Buckminster Fuller, resemble Fuller's geodesic domes. -
Periodic Table Of The Elements
The Web breathes new life into the familiar high-school chart, via this interactive site maintained at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Click on an element for more information. - Visualizations Of Viruses
From the University of Wisconsin's Institute for Molecular Virology, a gallery of computer images taken from electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography. - Visualizations In Materials Science II
The vast site contains work problems, graphics, animations -- even live-action video -- relating to materials science. - Tropical
Prediction Center / National Hurricane Center
Maintained by NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Prediction, this site is the top authority on hurricane activity in the Western Hemisphere. -
Mount St. Helens
These pages are provided to help you to learn and keep up with current events at Mount St. Helens. You will also be able to discover what happened before, during and after the awesome eruption of May 18, 1980. - Update On Current Volcanic Activity
A service provided by the University of North Dakota's VolcanoWorld. This site provides on-the-scene descriptions, photos and analysis of recent eruptions. - Mount Ruapehu page at MTU
This volcano in New Zealand is currently active. Michigan Technological University has one of the most current volcano Web sites. - University of California -- Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
An extensive and well-organized on-line tour of Earth's life history, with engaging graphics and several choices of navigational tools. - American
Geophysical Union
Probably the best starting point for matters pertaining to our planet. - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
This site's a good overview of state-of-the-art oceanographic research, along with a sea of links to other sites. - Intellicast
Weather, ski and ocean conditions on-line, presented in a familiar TV-news format. Access the latest forecasts, radar and satellite images here. - The Math Forum
This Web site provides valuable mathematical information for teachers and students. Home of Dr. Math, there is a section containing lesson plans and activities for teachers. There are sections for all topics of mathematics, project ideas, search tools, links, and discussions on current issues in the mathematics community. - Mathematical Association of America
This association brings Ivars Peterson's articles "Mathland" at http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathland_archives.html. - Calculators On-Line
This site has indexed all the online calculators on one page. - Mathematics Lessons Database
This is a database of Internet-based mathematics lessons compiled by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. - Mathematics Archives
Mathematics Archives provides organized Internet access to a wide variety of mathematical resources which are used in the teaching of mathematics. - The Geometry Center
Based at the University of Minnesota, the Center for the Computation and Visualization of Geometric Structures allows you to explore four-dimensional space, quasiperiodic tiling and other phenomena. Game-like interactive programs and stunning graphics. - The Chaos Group at the University of Maryland
From one of the hotbeds of nonlinear-systems research, a site with plenty of background on chaos theory, strangely attractive graphics and links to other sites. - Puzzle Junction
Brain benders from MathPro Press, a publisher specializing in compendiums and indexes of mathematical problems. - About Temperature
An information-packed resource for any class studying the physical concepts of temperature. Topics include thermometers, temperature scales, kinetic theory, and thermal radiation. - Fermilab
Proud home of the world's most powerful particle accelerator, Fermilab offers a Web site containing intelligible background on high-energy physics. - Center For Polymer Studies
An interdisciplinary group at Boston University devoted to the kind of physics that ropes in fractal patterns, molecular dynamics, and random growth. Complex, cutting-edge science leavened with excellent visualizations. - NCSA Numerical Relativity Group
Supercomputers meet Einstein's theories at this site. Lots of animations featuring such phenomena as colliding black holes. -
Newton's Apple
The online version of the TV show, here you can find lesson plans and experiments indexed by subject or episode. - The ExploraNet
The ExploraNet comes from the San Francisco Science Museum called The Exploratorium. The light show is fantastic! - The Franklin Institute
This is the Online version of the Franklin Institute, another science museum. You won't want to miss the Living Science curriculum. - BENCHMARKS for Science Literacy
Benchmarks is a tool to be used by educators in designing a curriculum that makes sense to them and meets the standards for science literacy recommended in Science for All Americans. - Science Bytes
Science Bytes is designed to inspire you to pursue new questions and projects! - National Science Teachers Association
The world's largest organization committed to improvement of science education from preschool through college. Information, events and communications. - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ditto on mathematics education. - Access Excellence
A national educational program sponsored by biotechnology company Genentech, Inc., under the auspices of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), that puts high school biology teachers in touch with their colleagues, scientists and valuable sources of new scientific information, online.
Cynthia Lanius
Spring 1997 Connected Classroom Conference
A Two-Sided Coin -
Math and Science on the Net
Math and science fit hand-in-glove when it comes to the Internet. This class looks at cross-curricular approaches to math and the sciences, giving ideas you can use to integrate them in the classroom.
Math/Science Lessons
Where do you find materials to incorporate into your lessons? Links to math/science-related web sites have been cataloged under the headings below. Either scroll down or select a category.