Resources

Science Resources:

• The University of Oregon's Chemistry Lab Page contains a link to molecular models illustrating VSEPR geometries. It also contains a "gallery of student graphs" which can be used as examples to point out common graphing errors.
• ChemViz is an interactive program in which students can visualize matter at the atomic level. The site contains instructions for several activities and tutorials for using the program. An account is required to access the site, but registration is free.
• Cabrillo College's "Computers in Chemistry" pagecontains links to molecular model library and tutorials on using Chime to produce your own models.
• Chemistry Visualization Resources for Teacherscontains links to many sites pertaining to visualization in the chemistry classroom.
• Visualization and Problem Solving for General Chemistry at Purdue Universitycontains models that can be used to teach common Chemistry topics, including states of matter and bonding.
• Colby Collegeoffers a short tutorial on orbitals, including atomic orbitals, hybridization, and molecular orbitals.
• Queen's University Science Education Pagecontains links to lessons, resources, labs, and other activities in all areas of science.
• "Misconceptions as Barriers to Understanding Science" is a good article on battling science misconceptions.
• "Teaching for Conceptual Change: Confronting Children's Experience" is another article on battling science misconceptions from the Association of Science-Technology Centers.
• The Physics of Coloured Fireworks is a very good explanation of how fireworks work.
• The Chemical Concepts Inventory can be used to ascertain the level of students' misconceptions in chemistry.
• DHMO: Your All-Natural Friend , DHMO.org , and The Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide are three sites dedicated to dihydrogen monoxide education. These sites can be used to introduce students to nomeclature and to emphasize the importance of scientific literacy.

Math Resources:

• Project Interactivate is a collection of interactive, Java-based activities and resources for students and teachers, based on the NCTM and NCEE standards for middle school math.
• Educational Software Components of Tomorrow features simulations which can be used to create theoretical data through interactive test data. The site includes problems of the week using innovative technology.
• Using Data in the Classroom provides a general explanation of data usage, tools and data sources, as well as modules.
• Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics contains data sets and virtual laboratories which support probability and statistics. Students can create their own data using virtual labs to roll dice and flip coins. Also, the site contains research text.
• Internet Resources for Math and Science Education provides links recommended by teachers on listservs or other forums. The links are checked and updated by Maryland Collaboragtive for Teacher Preparation.
• Math Tools allows forum discussions with other teachers and researchers. A personalized page can be created using various tools, topics, or grade level courses.
• Data sets are included on this web site to use for creating graphs or to use in Visualization tools.