1996 Youth Science Forum
Note: The projects and meterials on these pages are not currently active. They are here for reference purposes.

Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online

Cable in the Classroom
A public service effort to provide a free cable connection and over 540 hours per month of commercial-free educational programming to schools across the country.

Classroom Connect
Locate and use the best K-12 educational resources the internet has to offer, quickly and easily!

Connections+
Internet resources--lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area content standards

Creating a School Website
Why a Web Site is Important for Your School, What Should be on Your Web Site, and How to Make a Great Web Site.

Discovery Channel Online
This site changes weekly. Loads of interesting articles, activities, and links related to the themes of the television show.

Education Index
An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.

Educational Dimensions Home Page
This web page is a resource for curriculum development and alternative assessment.

EINET GALAXY
A collection of science and math resources.

EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE PROJECTS
This introductory level guide presents basic information for doing a science project.

EXPLORATORIUM
Enjoy hands-on activities at this Science and Art Museum in San Francisco.

Explorer
A collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education.

Exworthy Educational Links
Educational Links for Teachers, Parents and Students

Forty Demos to Make Science Come Alive
Presented at NATS, 1995

Frank Potter's Science Gems
Science Resources are sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level

The Gateway
provides the key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources.

The Global Schoolhouse (TM)
Microsoft has joined forces with the Global SchoolNet Foundation in an focused effort to bring the very best educational resources to students, educators, parents and the extended learning community.

HOTLIST: ONLINE EXHIBITS
Interactive exhibits for students including tele-robotic arms (move things remotely from your own computer), and live cameras on the Internet.

INFOSEEK SCIENCE
infoseek's collection of science resources.

INQUIRY ALMANACK
A monthly, online magazine hosted by the Franklin Institute Science Museum. Great activities and brain-teasers for all ages.

It's Cool, It's School, It's Warner's Science!
I've developed this page so that the Jaguars at Frontier Trail Junior High in Olathe Kansas, their parents, teachers, and the rest of the world can do research and access fun sites on the Internet. Links will take you to cool science sites to study or explore

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.

The MAD Scientist Network
The MAD Scientist Network is a collective crania of scientists answering questions in many areas. An "Ask-a-Scientist" site.

MAINE SOLAR HOUSE
This award-winning site is a MUST VISIT stop even if you have no interest in solar power.

MathMol
(Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling.

More Demos from the 'Net
Twenty-Three (23) More Science Demos from the 'Net

NPR Science Friday Kids Connection
Get ready to put on your thinking caps and explore science. Science Friday explores all kinds of science-related issues. Take a look at our past topics...and listen to the programs over the Internet!

NSF
National Science Foundation, fostering Science and Engineering research and education

NASSE
The National Association of Space Simulating Educators - "Exploring Outer Space from the Classroom" NASSE is an organization of educators dedicated to using simulation to teach space science.

National Geographic Online

NetDay National
Does our map show your school's Internet connection status? Answer the NetDay Roll Call now and make the map show your school's commitment to the future of children in your community.

New Scientist Planet Science
Magazine contents, Science jobs database, courses & events.

Newton's Apple
We invite you to pick a lesson from the teachers' guides developed for seasons 9 through 15. They are designed to accompany the television show and are also a rich stand-alone resource.

Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
an on-line, standards-based, interactive resource bank of science performance assessments indexed via the SCASS Classification plan and the National Science Education Standards (NSES).

Polymers They're Everywhere
Tiny molecules strung in long repeating chains form polymers. Why should you care? Well for one thing, your body is made of them. DNA, the genetic blueprint that defines people and other living things, is a polymer. So are the proteins and starches in the foods we eat, the wheels on our skateboards and in-line skates, and the tires on our bikes and cars. In fact, we?re surrounded by polymers every day, everywhere we go.

Santa Barbara Science
There is a selection of science experiments you can do, a catalog section, some homeschooling resources, hyperlinks to science resource sites, and soon to be a photography section.

SC'95 - Cornell Theory Center - Explorations
The Cornell Theory Center's online science book, Explorations, is intended as an interactive journey into the world of computational research for a wide range of viewers.

Science Education Gate-Way
Learning adventures in Earth and Space science from a NASA-sponsored partnership of museums, researchers and educators.

Science Fair Sites on the Web

Science Fair Projects
Your Guide to Science Fair Projects from idea to exhibit

SCIENCE HOBBYIST
This COOL site is an example of how individuals can contribute valuable information for the global universe. There are many unusual places to explore. A DEFINITELY MUST VISIT site.

Science Learning Network
explores how telecomputing can support inquiry-based science education.

Science/Mathematics/Technology Experts
An "Ask-an-Expert" site

Science News Online
Science News Online Magazine

Science of Hockey
The first in a series of "Sports Science" resources developed by the Exploratorium.

Science Resource Center
This web site is for science teachers to share ideas. I would like to provide labs, demonstrations, and any other information which teachers can access. Permission is hereby granted to use and reproduce all materials at this site as long as the activites are not sold.

SCIENCE TABLES AND DATABASES
Another Martindale site with an AWESOME collection of science tables and database resources.

ScienceWeb
This site objective is to provide a search engine and directory service exclusively for science related sites.

Sites Alive Index page
We're students on field trips exploring the world! We invite your class, school or family to join us on our live, semester, learning expeditions!

Smithsonian Institution
Explore information on the Smithsonian's many museums, galleries, research centers, and offices both in and outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Helps educators, administrators, and technology coordinators power students' learning with technology. Let SCR*TEC's free solutions help you use educational technology to engage and excite students as they enter a learning environment that goes beyond the walls of the classroom.

Summer Research Program for Science Teachers
resources for K-12 educators from Columbia University

Teachers.Net - THE TEACHER WEBSITE!
Teacher chatboards & teacher chat rooms, lesson plans and teaching tools, teacher job listings and career resources, reference desk and curriculum tools, everything for the on-line teacher!

The Tech Museum of Innovation
Check out our award-winning online exhibits & educational resources, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Thinking Fountain A to Z
an alphabetical list of the Thinking Fountain. You'll find: Activities and ideas, Galleries to show your work, Books you can use, Surprises inspired by Thinking Fountain

UCI SEP - Science, Technology, Society
The STS Network makes available nine units of about 100 pages each containing classroom activities in the general topic areas: Energy Technology; Space Technology; Biotechnology; Water Technology; Petroleum Technology; Materials Technology; Communications Technology; Medical Technology; Environmental Technology.

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
This interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. The program allows interactive dissection of a frog, and includes the capability to make on-the-fly movies. A browser that supports forms and sensitive images is needed. The dissection kit is available in a number of languages.

webTeacher
E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design, Internet safety, curriculum searches - you choose the topic you want to explore, you choose your own pace, you choose the depth of knowledge you desire, and webTeacher guides you through the information. Then, because webTeacher is an interactive guide, you get to put your new knowledge to work immediately through the online exercises and activities.

Whelmers
Science activities that will catch the eye and mind of even the most indifferent student.

The Why Files
Since our theme is "science behind the news," we think the Why Files would be an excellent supplement to the curriculum, particularly if you use current events as a springboard.

The World of Science
There is all kind of information and web links in this site about Chemistry, Biology, Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei, and Charles Darwin.

YAHOO SCIENCE RESOURCES
An extensive collection of science resources.

Yahooligans!
The Web Guide for Kids

Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Our Yucky teaching units (for grades 3-8 and K-2) correlate with the science topics that your students love on the Yucky Site. They are designed to align with your curriculum's scope and sequence and with national standards. So take your pick, there's plenty here to keep your class busy!