School Science Lessons
Interesting Websites
Updated: 2009-07-01
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au
Table
of contents
Part 1 Agriculture, agroforestry, insect pests and
diseases, plant protection
Part 2 Astronomy, space sciences
Part 3 Biology, biotechnology and biomedical
research
Part 4 Chemistry teaching
Part 5 Chemistry topics in
this website
Part 6 Education, general and science education,
in-service for science teachers, laboratory assistants
Part 7 Electronics
Part 8 Environmental studies, household products
Part 9 Geology, earth sciences
Part 10 Health and safety, medical dictionaries,
human body, anatomy
Part 11 Mathematics and computers
Part 12 Meteorology, weather, time
Part 13 Physics teaching
Part 14 Popular science, fun science, home
science experiments, science fairs, science for kids
Part 15 Primary science
Part 16 Publishers and equipment
Part 17 Robotics
Part 18 Safety, laboratory safety
Part 19 Science teaching information and
associations
Part 20 Technology education, cooking, food
technology, materials science
Part 1.
Agriculture, agroforestry, insect pests, plant protection
AgAware Learning
Modules
Agriculture Educators, Australia
Agriculture Extension, North
Carolina Cooperative Extension, USA [Many agriculture topics]
Agriculture Extension,
Sydney Postharvest Laboratory [Database of crop information] Australia
Animal
care and protection [for kids] Queensland Government, Australia
Animal
ethics [for teachers] Queensland Government, Australia
Australian National
Herbarium
Banana, Pests
and Disease Control, Queensland Department of Agriculture
Calculating a
gross margin for sheep, goat and cattle enterprises, Queensland
Department of Agriculture
Cattle
information, Queensland Department of Agriculture
Chicken hatching, Hatching
chicks the easy way, Australia
Chillies, Pimientos de
Padron, Australia
Chillies
and capsicums, Queensland Department of Agriculture
CIAT (Centro Internacional de
Agricultura Tropical) Eco-Efficent Agriculture for the Poor [English
language]
Cocoa, World Cocoa
Foundation, Empowering Cocoa Communities
Cocoa,
Queensland Department of Agriculture
Cocoa,
Shade-grown cocoa and its environmental dilemma
Coconuts, "The Coconut
Odyssey: the bounteous possibilities of the tree of life" by Mike
Foale
Coconut knowledge,
Google Coconut Knowledge network
Coconut Research Center,
Bruce Fife, USA
Coconut
technology, Kokonut Pacific, Australia [Cold pressed coconut oil or
"virgin coconut oil"]
Coconuts, Secretariat of
the Pacific Community [Coconut, banana, taro, vegetable seed, yam]
Coconut
oil, UNESCO, Small Islands Voice, Renewable energy and coconut oil,
Vanuatu
Coconut opening 1, "Cocosplit",
Nutcracker sweet", The coconut users' friend
Coconut opening 2, "Cocotap", The
new multi-tool to carry in tropical paradise!
Coconut
recipes 1, Home cooking, Coconut storage and selection
Coconut recipes 2, Eleven
coconut recipes
Coconuts
Australia, Internet-based discussion group
Coconuts,
Embryo culture manual, University of Queensland and Philippine Coconut
Authority
Coconuts,
Embryo culture manual, Final report, PDF and HTML versions, ACIAR
(Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research)
Coconuts,
Future prospects of the world coconut industry, October 2007, ACIAR
Coconuts, "Palm
seed germination", Alan W. Meerow, University of Florida, IFAS Extension
Community gardens,
Australian City Farm & Community Gardens Network
Department of
Agriculture, USDA, United States Department of Agriculture
Ducks,
Raising ducks, University of Minnesota, USA
Ducks,
Queensland Department of Primary industries
Ecoport
Information Page (FAO)
Edible
Botany, Texas A&M University, USA
Edible Landscapes,
requirements for an edible garden
Edible School Yard,
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, USA
Egg
information
FAO, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
Garden, Yates Garden Guide,
Australia
Garden supplies,
Greenharvest organic gardening supplies (Australia only)
Gardening, "Burke's
Backyard", Australia
Gardening,
Successful Gardening, Annette McFarlane, Australia
Gardening, Dave's Garden, USA
Global Garden [Free
gardening magazine] Australia
Herb farm, Mudbrick
Cottage, Mudgeeraba, Queensland, Australia
Herbs, Queensland Herb
Society, Australia
Herbs, Searles, Kilcoy,
Queensland, Australia
Herbarium,
Virtual Herbarium, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Honge
oil, India
Horticulture, Environmental
Horticulture, University of Florida, USA
IITA, Agricultural Research for
Development in Africa [It runs research and extension stations in
African countries.]
IPM, Community
Integrated Pest Management
Jatropha curcas, The Jatropha
System, An Integrated Approach of Rural Development in Tropical &
Subtropical Countries
Kitchen garden,
Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden, Australia
Organic, Australian Certified
Organic
Organic plants and compost,
Edeible Landscapes Nursery, Brisbane, Australia
Papaya
pests, Queensland Department of Agriculture
Pests,
Biocontrol, Queensland department of Agriculture
Pests and diseases,
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names, UK
Pests and diseases,
Insect pests, CSIRO Division of Entomology, Australia
Pests and diseases,
Pesticides, Health and safety, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pests and diseases,
IPM, Integrated Pest Management, USA, IPM
Publications
Pests and diseases, Descriptions
of
plant viruses,
Rothamstead Experimental Station, UK
Pests
and diseases, Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Plant
Protection, Australia
Better
Pastures, for the Tropics and Subtropics, Ian Partridge, Tropical
Grassland Society of Australia Inc
Olive farm, Coolana Olives,
Queensland, Australia
pH, Inoculo Laboratories, Soil
pH kits, Australia
Pigs, Technical
Notes, Queensland Department of Agriculture
Pigs,
Sarcoptic mange in pigs, Queensland
Plant
pests, and diseases, Queensland Department of Agriculture
Poultry,
Queensland Departmernt of Agriculture, Poultry, Care and Husbandry
School
Agriculture, Projects for the tropics [This website]
Seedsavers, Preserving the
genetic basis of tomorrow's food, Australia
Soil,
Queensland Department of Agriculture
Soil
classification, NRCS, USA
Starch, International
Starch Institute, Denmark
Sweet potato,
Queensland Department of Agriculture
Taro,
Queensland Department of Agriculture
Tropical fruits,
Daley's Nursery, Queensland, Australia
USDA, United
States Department of Agriculture
Vegetable oil as fuel,
PlantDrive.Com USA
Weeds, Australia
Part 2. Astronomy, space sciences
2009 International Year of
Astronomy
Aerospaceweb (aviation,
space travel, aerospace technology)
AstroEd [Astronomy
education resources] University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Astronomy
news
Astronomy
Central, University of Melbourne, Australia [Teaching resources for
primary and secondary schools]
Astronomy clubs
Astronomy Today
Astronomy WA, Western
Australia Astronomy and Space Science Community
Australian
astronomy
Bad Astronomy [Myths and
misconceptions in astronomy] Sonoma State University, California, USA
Brisbane Astronomical Society,
Australia
CELESTRON, for
skywatchers, Australia
CERES, NASA Center for
educational resources, USA
CSIRO,
Australia
European Space Agency,
Science Educational Support
Heavens above
Kid's Astronomy [Useful
astronomy dictionary, maths games] Utah, USA
Mars Society, Australia
My NASA Data
NASA, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
Nine Planets, by Bill Arnett
Parkes,
Radio Telescope for students, Sydney, Australia
Sky tonight,
Community organizations
SpaceWeather, NASA, USA
Views of the Solar
System, Calvin T. Hamilton, USA
Windows to the Universe, USA
[Space science and earth science, also Spanish version]
Part 3. Biology, biotechnology and biomedical
research
Active Science,
genes, DNA, heredity [GlaxoSmithKline]
Algae home
page, Ohio University [Images of many algae species]
American Institute of
Biological Sciences
Anatomy Arcade (Ben
Crossett, Science and Physical Education
teacher, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Melbourne, Australia)
Animal
Diversity, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology [Classification
of animals]
APNI,
Australian Plant Name Index
Australian
Biotechnology
Australian plants
Backyard buddies,
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, Australia
Bilby, Save the Bilby
fund, Australia
Biodiversity,
Australia
Biology, Action Bioscience,
American Institute of Biological Science, USA
Biology Daily [Biology
encyclopaedia - thousands of articles]
Biology,
Kimball's Biology Pages by Dr. John W. Kimball [Online biology
textbook]
Biology, Lexicon
"Encyclobio", Definitions of biological terms [Encyclopaedia in
English and French]
Biotechnology [This website]
Biotechnology
Online, Australia
Biotechnology, South Coast
Biotechnology Education Unit for schools, Queensland, Australia
Biotechnology, Techniques for studying
bacteria [This website]
Biozone [Annotated
links to other biology websites]
Birds in Australia,
Bird
Life International
Blood
typing game
Botanical art, Leonie
Norton, Australia
Botany
Online [German and English]
Centre for Marine
Studies, University of Queensland
Cognitive science,
University of Queensland, Australia
DNA, Dolan DNA Learning Center
"DNA from the beginning" USA [ Many articles including animation]
Entomology, University of
Queensland
Fungi
and their kingdoms, ABRS
Fungi, all about fungi,
Mycologue Publications
Fungi, Doctor Fungus,
Mycoses Study Group
Fungi, Tom Volk's Fungi
Fungi,
Moulds, University of Toronto, Canada
Evolution, Understanding
evolution, University of California Museum of Palaeontology, USA
GBIF, Global Diversity
Information Facility
Genome, IMB, Institute for
Molecular Biology, University of Queensland, Australia
Herbarium, Queensland
Herbarium
Histotechnology
Technical Methods, Alphabetical Protocol Index, University of Nottingham
Insectclopedia, insects
IPNI, International Plant
Name Index
Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, UK
Kew Gardens,
Vascular Plant Families and Genera, UK
Legumes, ILDIS, International Legume
Database & Information
Lichens, North America
Marine,
Australian seashores, "Life on Australian Seashores" by Keith
Davey,
MESA
Marine education, Marine
Education Society of Australasia
Marine studies,
Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
Marine studies, Wet Paper
Publications, Australia
Penguin
adaptation, Gulf of Maine Aquarium, USA
Palm seed germination,
Alan W. Meerow, University of Florida, IFAS Extension
Plants,
New
York Botanical Garden, USA
Plants, NRCS, Plants
database, National Resource Conservation Service, USDA [Enter common
name or scientific name of plant]
Plant
classification, by Frances M. Cardillo [Mosses, ferns, club mosses,
cycads]
Plant
classification, Concordance of Angiosperm Family Names, James L.
Reveal, The New York Botanical Gardens
Plant
histology, Methods in plant histology
Plants of economic
importance, University of California, USA
Queensland gardening
Science and
plants for schools
Seedsavers
SGM,
Society for General Microbiology, UK
Supermarket
Botany
Supermarket
Botany, Teachers' Domain, USA [FLASH, Interactive]
Supermarket Botany,
Missouri Botanical Garden, USA [Interactive]
Taxonomy, ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic
Information System
Tardigrades (Water bears)
Tropical plants database,
"Raintree Nutrition"
TROPICOS, Missouri
Botanical Garden (plant database), USA
USDA, United
States Department of Agriculture
USDA, United States
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
(plant names)
Wollemi Pine, Australia
Part 4. Chemistry teaching
About chemistry, Anne Marie
Helmenstine, New York Times Company, USA
American elements
Amino acids,
Peptide Guide, by Oleg Larin, Postgraduate Student (D. Mendeleev
University of Chemical Technology of Russia)
Bad Science
Pennsylvania State University, USA ["The gas tried to escape."]
Biochemistry
of metabolism, University of Leeds, UK
Biochemistry
Teaching Resources, Barry Ganong's home page, Mansfield University,
USA
CAS, Chemical Abstracts Service (See
CAS-RN number) American Chemical Society, USA
Cavalcade of Chemistry
Mr Guch, USA
Chemfinder,
Cambridge, UK [Requires registration]
CHEMnetBASE
Chem Guide,
Helping you to understand chemistry, UK
Chem Industry
["Search the chemical world"] [commercial site] USA
Chemical
Compounds, Institut für Chemie, Germany [English and German
languages]
Chemical
Safety Information, Oxford University, England
Chemical Elements Yinon
Bentor, USA [Periodic table and many other topics]
Chemical Heritage,
Foundation
American Chemical Society
Chemistry
comes alive! [Organic and biochemistry, photographs and movies]
Chemistry Daily [Chemistry
encyclopaedia] A free resource for chemistry students!, USA
Chemistry in Wonderland,
Japan
Chemical Industry Association
Chemistry
of Cosmetics, Australian Academy of Science
Chemistry Safety Information, IPCS
IN Chem United Nations agencies
Chemistry, UBC, Chemistry
Department, University of British Columbia, Canada [Tutorials - pH]
Chemicroc,
Primary school chemistry
CHEMSOC,
Learnet, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK [Many teaching resources]
Collective Chemistry,
Carnegie Mellon University, USA [Online resources for teaching and
learning chemistry]
Combinatorial chemistry
[New organic chemistry] Europe
CRC, Handbook of Chemistry
and
Physics
Creative chemistry,
by Nigel Saunders, Harrogate Granby High School, UK
Crystal
growing
Curious Cook, Harold McGee,
cooking chemistry
Delights of Chemistry,
University of Leeds, UK [Spectacular experiments]
Doc Brown's Chemistry
Clinic
Faces
in the Molecular Sciences, Faces in Polymers, The Chemical Heritage
Foundation
Fermentation,
Sciecse, Science - Secondary, UK: [Fermentation]
General
Chemistry Online, USA
HSC
Chemistry, NSW, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Inorganic
Chemistry - FAQs, USA [Many references in text]
IUPAC, Recommended
chemical names, UK
IUPAC
Gold Book, IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
JCE, Journal of Chemical
Education
Mercury
spills, Managing Small Mercury Spills
Nuffield
Advanced Chemistry
Royal Australian Chemical
Institute, UK
Organic
chemistry demonstrations, University of Regensburg, Germany
[English
and German, also videos]
IUPAC, Nomenclature of
Organic Chemistry
IUPAC, IUPAC Gold
Book
PDP, Protein Data
Bank database
Periodic table, IUPAC,
LennTech
Periodic
table, IUPAC
Periodic
table, IUPAC, World Wide Web version prepared by G. P. Moss
Periodic table, web elements
The Periodic
Table of Videos
Phosphates, CEEP
Plant
Names, database, University of Melbourne
Plastics
American Plastics Council, USA
Polymer colloids, "Key
Centre
for Polymer Colloids", Australia
Pool chemistry
RAIS, Risk Assessment
Information System, US Department of Energy, Office of Environmental
Information
RSC, Royal
Society of Chemistry - Education
RSC
Classic chemistry experiments
Salters Chemistry Club
UK
Pool chemistry
Swimming pool water
chemistry
Swimming Pool Wizard
School
Swimming Pool Guidelines for Operators, Queensland Government,
Australia
Sucrose, Sugar Knowledge
International Ltd., England
Water structure and
science, Martin Chaplin, UK
World of Chemistry,
Eric Weisstein, USA
Part
6. Education, general and science education,
in-service for science teachers, laboratory assistants
About Research
ACARA, Australian
Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
ACER, Australian
Council
for
Educational Research
ASE, Association for Science
Education, UK
Astarix mailing
list
Art of science,
Princeton, USA
Backyard
Science
Bloom's
Taxonomy Blooms Digitally
Bright Minds, University
of Queensland
Careers in science
Centre
for communication for social change
CSIRO
Crest awards
Cyberschool,
University of Queensland
DEST, Australian Government,
Department of Education, Science and Training
EdNA Online,
Education network [Large source of information but some sections locked]
EIDOS [Education and social
research]
ESSA
(Essential Secondary Science Assessment) tests for Year 8 students,
from NSW, Australia
Google Scholar [Academic
research index]
Home schooling
Hypography Science Forums
IBM, "Try Science"
The IET Faraday, The
Institution of Engineering and Technology in
England & Wales and Scotland
The Teachers
Page, "Try Science"
LabAssist,
Laboratory assistants' website
SSERC, Scottish Schools
Equipment Research Centre, laboratory assistants' website
CLEAPSS, UK,
laboratory assistants' website
MLS Concept
Inventory, University of Queensland
Mr Barlow's Weblog [It
motivates students to learn more about science]
MYSA, Middle Years of Schooling
Association Inc., Australia
National
Science Curriculum, Framing Paper, Australia
NSTA, National Science Teachers
Association, Year of Science 2009, National Conference on Science
Education
PEARSON
Pirates
Treasure Mystery
Queensland Museum
Education
Queensland
Science Events, Calendar, Queensland, Australia
Queensland Science Teachers,
network
Queensland Science Teachers
Association
Sciencealert
Australasia science news articles
Science education policy, UNESCO, Perth Declaration 2007
Science in industry, UK
Science in Public
Science
Professional Continuum [In-service for Queensland science teachers]
ScienCentral [Articles of
interest to science teachers]
STAQ, Science Teachers'
Association of Queensland Inc.
UniServe, University of
Sydney [professional development of science teachers]
Use
English
Web Science Research Institute,
co-director Tim Berners-Lee
WolframAlpha, the
computational knowledge engine
Young Scientists Journal,
UK
Part
7. Electronics
Electronics in Meccano, UK
FUNWAY
Dick Smith, Australia [Electronics experiments]
Wikipedia, USA
[Oscilloscope]
Part
8. Environmental studies, environmental
physics, environmental protection, environmental health, ecology,
household products
See also: References for Education
for Sustainability
AAEE, Australian Association for
Environmental Education
AGO, Australian Greenhouse
Office
ASPAC, Climate change, Australia
Barrier Reef studies
Queensland, Australia
Biodiesel, USDA, USA
Brisbane
City Council, "Green Heart CitySmart"
CitySmart,
reducing greenhouse gases in Brisbane
Climate challenge, UK
Climate front lines
UNESCO
Cradle to cradle
CRIMP, Marine pests,
CSIRO, Australia
Dept. of the Environment and
Water Resources, Australia
Earth Day network
April 22, 2008
Earth System Research Laboratory
Eco-organics
Ecology, The Ecology
Centre,
University of Queensland, Australia
Econnect
[Environment communication skills]
Energex, Electrical safety,
Queensland, Australia
Envirocare
Australia
CSIRO,
Environment
Environment
Dept. of
the Environment and Water Resources, Australia
Environmental Management
System, University of Queensland
EPA, Environmental Protection
Agency,
Queensland, Australia
Environmental
Education for Sustainability, Queensland Government
Environment
Research Tool, Australian Government, Australia
Fuel cells
Global, environmental literacy
Green
chemistry, for high schools
Green Power
Australia
Green
Schools Connect
Greening Australia
GTAQ, Geography Teachers'
Association of Queensland
Heron Island and Moreton
Bay Research Stations
House plan,
Australia
Household
products, USA
Hydro Power
ISA, University
of Sydney, Australia
Kyoto
Protocol, Australian government
Landcare, Queensland
Live Science
Medical
entomologist
Melting ice and climate
change
Moreton Bay
Research Station
& Study Centre
Natural Edge
Project, Griffith
University, Australia
NNI, National Nanotechnology
Initiative
NOAA,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, Lesson plans
Nature Challenge,
David Suzuki Foundation, Canada
NCEA,
National Center for Environmental Assessment, USA
Notes from the road,
Eric
Gauger's amazing website of ecology, culture, geology and geography!
Nuclear free
Queensland
Ocean world, Texas
University, USA
OEAQ, Outdoor Educators
Association of Queensland
Origin, Energy
Savers, Home Energy Project, Queensland
PlanetArk, Queensland
Pure energy, Australia
Queensland
Resource Council
Rainforest action network
Rainforest CRC
Renewable Energy, Canada
Renewable
Energy, NSW, Australia
Science and development network
SEDAC, Stratospheric Ozone
and Human Development
Small island voice, Global
forum, UNESCO, Save the Whales!
Standards Australia
Streamwatch
Sustainable
Living Challenge, Griffith University, Australia
Teach sustainability,
Australia
Teaching climate
change, Australia
TFS, energy brokers and carbon
credits experts
UNWater, United
Nations
Water centre, International
Water Centre, Integrated water management
Wildcare, Australia
Wind energy
Water cycles, USGS
United States Geological Survey, USA [Water cycles for schools]
Water
supply to small islands, UNESCO
Waterwatch, Australia
[Water
chemistry]
World Environment Day
Part
9. Geology
Australian Atlas of
Minerals Resources, Mines and Processing Centres
Maps of Australia:
Australian Coal Association
British Geological
Survey, UK [Topics for schools]
Curriculum
Resources in Geology
Geoscience
Australia ( has a wide
range of national mapping and geology resources available online)
Google Earth
Google
Earth layers
How volcanoes
work, San Diego State University, USA
IOC, UN
Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission, UNESCO
Key
to MINERALS,
Suzanne D. Golding, University of Queensland
Mineralogical
map of the Moon
One Geology, British
Geological Survey (BGS)
Opals, Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
Origins of oil and gas
Canada
Queensland
Resources Council
Rocks and minerals
[Commercial suppliers and glossary of terms] USA
Rocks for Kids
[Primary science]
Scoria sand, Australia
Show me
geology, USA
Soil
is amazing
UNPh35
Rocks and minerals [This website]
Uranium, Australia
USGS, United States Geological
Survey, USA
Part
10. Health and safety, human body, anatomy
AAD, American Academy of Dermatology,
USA
ACHPER, Australian Council
for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
ACMA, Australian Communications
and
Media Authority
Agency for toxic
substances and disease registry
Allergy facts, Australia
American
Heart Association
American Society for Microbiology, USA
Anatomy, Net Anatomy
Australian Government Department of
Health and Ageing
Body mass index
Cancer Oncolink,
University
of Pennsylvania, USA
CDC, Center for Disease Control, USA
CDC
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [See Body Mass Index (BMI)
For children and teen age people]
Coco-Cola, drinks
Coeliac disease, food
intolerances, Queensland Coeliac Society
Dental health,
"Supertooth" glass model teaching aid
Dental Health Week,
Australia
Department of Health, UK
Doctor Fungus
[Information on fungal infections]
Doctors' Reference Site [Also
for patients] Australia
Drugs
[This website]
Drugs, statistics, USA
Drugs information
online
ACDE, American Council for Drug
Education
Drug
Education Resources, Australia
Drug guide
Drugs - National Drug
Intelligence Center, USA
Drugs,
Petrol sniffing
National Institute for
Drug Abuse, USA
Emedicine ["Instant access to
the minds of science"]
Fertility
Food additives,
allergies, lactose intolerance
Food
intolerance, Network Allergy or food additive, Australia
Food, Nutrition
Source, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Food, raw foods
Raw fruit and vegetables
Food Standards
Australia, New Zealand
Glycemic Index and
Glycemic Load, David Mendosa, USA
Health
and safety, Queensland Government, Australia
Healthy
eating
HIV / AIDS, The Body, The
Complete
HIV / AIDS Resource
Human body, BBC,
UK
Medical
entomologist
Medical entomology, University
of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Australia
Medlineplus, USA
myDr, Australia [Top medical
information website for Australians]
NIAID, National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, USA
NIH,
National Institute of Health, USA, high school curriculum
NOVA Science Now Howard Hughes Medical
Institute, USA
Nutrition,
calorific value
Queensland Brain Institute
Australia
Queensland Department of Health
Sex education for children,
aged 10 to12, Latrobe University, Australia [Needs Flash 6]
Sexuality
education [This website]
Sexual
health, Contraception, HIV/AIDS [This website]
Sex life, Family
Planning, Victoria, Australia
Smoking, ASH
Action on Smoking and Health, UK
Smoking,
Anatomy of a cigarette, by Lexi Krock, NOVA Online [Some parts
require Flash]
Smoking, "Quit Smoking"
drug, UK
Sun protection, Hats that children
would want to wear
Sun Smart, Australia [Advice
on
sun screens, skin cancer, skin health]
Sunscreens
UV Protective Products
Swine
Flu, N1H1, World Health Organization
Tobacco education
TIME, Towards International Medical
Equality, medical students of the University of Queensland
Vaccination
Womens Health
WHO, World Health Organization
Part
11. Mathematics and computers
Australian Mathematical SocietyAustralia
Calculators and
converters, Easy Calulation.com
Easy Unit Converter
GIDb
Games Innovation Database, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Infinity - The cool
maths zone, University of Queensland, Australia
Living mathematics
University of Cambridge, UK
Maths Daily [Mathematics
encyclopaedia]
Math World
QAMT, Queensland Association of
Mathematics Teachers Inc.
QSITE, Queensland Society for
Information Technology in Education Inc.
Queensland Association of
Mathematics Teachers
World Math Day
Part
12. Meteorology
AMOS, Australian Meteorological
and Oceanographics Society
ASPECT, Antarctic Sea Ice Processes
and Climate
BOM, Bureau of Meteorology,
Australia ["Learn
about meteorology"]
Beaufort
wind scale, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Climate change, "On the
Frontlines of Climate Change"
Cloud Appreciation
Society
CSIRO, Marine and Atmospheric
Research, Australia
Modern
weather, BBC, UK
Queensland Resources Council
UNPh
37 Weather Experiments [This website]
Weather Wiz Kids,
Meteorologist Crystal Wicker, USA
Part
13. Physics teaching
Aerodynamic Lift,
Bernoulli Effect, Reaction Lift
Aerodynamics
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Beginner's Guide
to Aerodynamics
Amusement
Park Physics
Australian Institute of
Physics, Australia
BIPM, Bureau Internationale de Poids
et Mesures (including SI)
Boomerangs
+ Plus magazine, University of Cambridge, UK [Many articles]
Classroom
Activities, Union College, USA [Many experiments]
Colour chart
[html]
Conversion tables
CRC, Handbook of Chemistry
and
Physics
Diffraction
grating
Energex, Australia
Energy quest, Energy and
temperature scales, California, USA
Explore
Einstein
Fear of physics
Glenbrook
South Physics [home page]
Hydro electricity, Hands
On Energy Discovery Centre, Hydro Tasmania, Australia
Hypersonics, University
of Queensland
Hypersonic
weapons, New Scientist
Instructional
Lab Demos [New York State University]
IYPT, International Young
Physicists'
Tournament [Includes problems of 18th IYPT, July 2005 Switzerland, pdf
file]
Kilogram
BIPM, France [in English]
Ladder
problems [mainly mathematics]
Mad Lab [Simple electronics]
Magnetic
Levitation Experiment, University of Queensland
Magnetic levitation train
(Shanghai Maglev Train)
NCSU, Dept. Physics,
North Carolina State university, USA [Physics demonstrations]
Newton's
Law of Cooling [Applet]
Nuclear Science in Society
Australia
Origin, Energy
Savers, Home Energy Project, Queensland
Perceptions
USA [Many articles and chat about physics teaching, e.g. Coriolis
effect]
PHYSCLIPS, University
of
New South Wales, Australia [A multi-level, multi-media resource]
Physical Sciences Resources
Center [Requires free registration] American Association of Physics
Teachers, USA
Physics Daily [Physics
encyclopaedia - many articles]
Physics Demo Troupe
[Demonstrations of physics experiments by students] University of
Queensland, Australia
Physics
Demonstrations, Idaho State University [Also, see website addresses
of demonstrations from other USA universities]
Physics Department, School
of Physical Sciences, University of Queensland
Physics Fact Book (essays
by students)
Physics students, society,
"PAIN" University of Queensland
Physics
teaching internet resources, Australian Institute of Physics,
Australia
Physics, University of
Maryland, Department of Physics, USA [Physics demonstrations]
Rainbows, National
Centre
for Atmospheric Research, USA
Schoolie, Ireland
[interactive learning]
"Science myths"
including Bad Physics and Bad Electricity (also, see: Comments Book)
(SI), The International System
of Units, BIPM Bureau International des Poids et Mesures [in English]
Slinky spring experiments
Solar hydrogen, Sialon
Ceramics,
Australia
Southgate
Amateur Radio Club, Australia
Space Peace
USBORNE,
Internet-linked
Library of Science
World of Physics
Eric Weisstein
Zona Land [Physics
and mathematics, excellent for waves]
Part 14. Popular science, fun science, science
for kids
20 Questions, Artificial intelligence
project
ABC Science Features,
Australia
Answers [Free online dictionary]
Arthur Website
ASC, Australian Science
Communicators
ATSE, Australian Academy of
Technology, Science and Engineering
Australian Museum
BHP, Billiton
Science
Awards, Australia
Bright
Minds, home science experiments, University of Queensland
2009 BIOLOGY
WORKBOOKS, BIOZONE Learning Media Australia
Presentation MEDIA
BIOZONE Learning Media Australia
Classroom Antarctica
FOR KIDS! Australian Science Teachers Association
Cook Street, School of Fine
Cooking, USA
Cool
science, USA ["Science is fun!"]
CREST awards,
CSIRO, Australia
Discovery
Education
Education
Place [Search engine] Science Fair Handbook, USA
Energy
Facts, KidsPage
Energy story
Canada
Energy
Safety Week, Australia
Engineering Interest
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK [For children 9
to 11 years]
EngQuest,
Engineers Australia, projects for primary students, cash prizes
ExperiMENTALS
Tricks, jokes and experiments, Australia
FoodieView, food recipes
Frank Potter's Science Gems
Los Alamos, USA
Fun for kids
by J. Rosenberg
Fun with Science, USA
[Mainly geophysics, in 8 languages!]
Headst@rt for
students, science, technology, world around us, newsmakers, The
Courier-Mail
Jackie's
resources for teaching and learning
Kidslab
(Asia) BASF
Kid's Astronomy [Also maths
games]
Kites
- 25 Kites That Fly, Leslie Hunt, USA
Kites, Brisbane Kite
Festival
Kites - Shape
Shifters, Anthony's Kite Workshop, Australia
LEGO
MINDSTORMS
Mad Scientist Network
Washington University Medical School, USA
Madlab, UK
"Moon project"
More observation of nature, Texas Tech University, USA and Australia
Naked
Science, University of Cambridge, UK
National Science and Engineering
Week, UK
National
Science Foundation, - News, USA
New Scientist, UK
Open University, UK
Planet
Slayer, Greenhouse effect
Prof Bunsen [science
experiment novelties, commercial website]
Queensland Museum,
Southbank
Rocks for Kids
Roller Coaster,
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Science by Doing
project, Australia
Science
clips, BBC, UK
Science
Experiment Encyclopedia [science fairs]
Science fairs home page
USA
Science Fair
Projects and Experiments, Julian Trubin, USA
Science jokes
Julian Rubin
Science on the
shelves, York University, UK
Science Post Cards,
New Zealand
Science World
ScienceIQ, online science quiz
for school teams
Scientific American
Scientists in schools
project, Australia
SCIENTRIFFIC
magazine, CSIRO, Australia
Sciscoop, USA [News about
science]
Siemens, Science
Experience, hands-on science experience, Australia
Scope, CSIRO Australia
["fun-and-funky science"]
Simply
Science
SIS, Scientists in
Schools, Australia
Smart Education,
Canterbury Christ Church University
SPECTRA, fun science for
6-9 year olds and 9-15 year olds
Teaching
and Learning Resources, Diane Hawkins, UK
Tools of science,
University of Queensland
Try Science, USA [Experiments
for children in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Spanish]
Union College, Schenectady,
New
York, USA
Wikipedia, The
Free Encyclopedia
Wildlife Protection Society,
Queensland
Part 15. Primary science
Bones and joints
Chemicroc,
Primary school chemistry
Great Plant Hunt, UK
Primary
Connections, Australian Academy of Science
Primary
Schools Innovation Conference, Australia
Primary
Teaching and Learning Resources, Diane Hawkins, UK [Ideas for
primary teachers]
Primary lessons [This
website]
Part 16. Publishers and equipment
Ankur Gems, India
Arbor Scientific, USA
Australian Bureau of Statistics
National Education Services Unit, Australia
Australian Entomological
Supplies (Equipment for catching and studying insects and small
animals)
Bibby Sterlin Ltd., UK,
microbiology equipment
Biology workbooks, BIOZONE,
Australia
Blades Biological, UK, algae,
bacteria, fungi, protozoa for microbiology
Broad-Tech, batteries
Cengage, publishers
CORE INDEX, Resource for global
buyers of chemical products
Crocodile Clips
Science simulation kits, Scotland, UK
CSIRO, Double Helix
Science Club, Australia
Dataworks, Middle primary to
upper secondary school software, Australia
Flashing webs, website
construction, templates
FlickNTick, Classroom
productivity tool, Australia
Free
Resources for Science Teachers, USA
Interactive Whiteboard
Projectors and software, Australia
JAYCAR, electronics,
electronics equipment, Australia and New Zealand
Laboratory Design and supply,
USA
LEGO, Educational Experience,
Robotics, Australia
Livingstone International,
School scientific and First Aid needs, Australia
Magnets, Frenergy
Nature, Publishing
Group,
UK
NCBE, National Centre for
Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, fermenters,
bacteria, yeast, for microbiology
Newbyte, Educational software,
Australia and UK
Modern teaching Aids
Open University Press, UK
Pacific Data Systems
datalogging, breath testing, weather stations
Pearson
Philip Harris Education,
UK, Chemicals and laboratory equipment
Science and Technology Daily
Review, Turbopress, New Zealand
Science
Castle Science Kits, Classes & Experiments
Science
News, Adelaide University Library, Australia
Scientrific Pty Ltd,
dataloggers, spectrometers, radiation meters (Geiger counters)
SKS Science Products, plastic
lab bottles & vials, polythene Petri dishes, latex gloves,
polystyrene pipettes, plastic containers
Solar power system,
install your own solar pwwer system
Southern Biological
Fuel cell, Australia
Steve Spangler science
STOPAK, Desiccant containers for
agricultural products
The Logical Interface, Data
loggers, Microscopes, Electronic equipment, Australia
Triple Helix Resources,
biology resources for secondary schools
Yapstar, "Braniac" trivial
board game to make science more fun
Part 17.
Robotics
Lego
Robot links, Netherlands [This website is no longer maintained but
is still good value]
, Part
18. Safety, laboratory safety
ChemWatch, chemicals management
system Australia [Chemical safety data]
Community
safety, Electrical appliances, Energex, Australia
Electrical hazards, Physics
Dictionary [This website]
Laboratory safety [This website]
LabAssist,
Laboratory assistants' website
Occupational Health and Safety,
University of Wollongong, Australia
Part 19.
Science teaching information and associations
Australia
ASERA
Australasia Science Education Research Association
ASTA, Australian Science Teachers
Association
Australasia Science, magazine
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Science website
Australian Museum
Sydney
Bright
Sparks, University of Melbourne [Australian scientists]
Frank Potters Science Gems
Lab Notes, Australian
Broadcasting Commission Online Education Site
National Library of
Australia [Australian science and technology internet sites]
New Zealand
Association of Science Educators
Newsletters
Australian Academy of Science
Queensland
Natural Resource Management
Queensland Science Teachers
Association
Research Australia
Science Demonstrations
Queensland, Australia
Science demonstrations,
Australia
Science in the News,
NOVA,
Australian Academy of Science
Science Network, Western
Australia
South Australia Space School
Surfing
scientist, Australian Broadcasting Commission
The Research Cooperative
UQ
Practical Experience, Bright Minds
Velocity
"Breakthrough Australian Science", ANSTO, Australian Nuclear
Science
and Technology Organization
United
Kingdom, Canada, and others
ASE, Association for Science
Education
BBC
Science quiz [What kind of a thinker are you?]
CASTME
Netsteps
Alberta Canada teachers
OECD
Pisa survey
Planet Science
Department for Education and Skills
Schoolzone [Huge collection
of education resources]
Sciecse
General secondary science
USA
AAAS, American Association for the
Advancement of Science
All the Web [Search engine,
index provided by Yahoo!, search for "School science lessons"]
Ask a scientist, Newton BBS
Educators Reference Book
Information Institute of Syracuse [2000+ lesson plans, ERIC]
Exploratorium,
hands-on museum of science, San Francisco, USA
How stuff works [Time
magazine award 2002-2003 for "Best 50 websites"]
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Lesson plans
Nation Master
[Statistics about everything, including use of chemicals in foods]
NOAA,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, Lesson plans
Science Learning Network
Science Teachers Resource Centre
Lapeer County Information Depot, Michigan
Scientific
American [Scientific questions answered by experts]
Scientific
American, In the classroom series
Visuals unlimited
[Amazing collection of scientific photographs ]
Wikepedia [Free multi-lingual
encyclopaedia]
Wiley
Interscience, - Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and
Abbreviations, Wiley
Part 20
Technology education, cooking, food technology, materials science
Centre
for Alternative Technology, UK
Cook Street, USA
Cooking
science
Community Care
Cosmos, G Magazine, Luna Media
Curious Cook, Harold McGee
Curriculum
Corporation, Technology education, Ministries of Education,
Australia
Food Science
Food Science,
Australia
Food.cooking
[Measurements used for cooking]
Food Reference Website
Food
standards, FAO /WHO, "Codex Alimentarius"
HEIA, Home Economics
Institute of Australia Inc.
Household
products, USA
IET, Institute of Engineering
and technology, UK
Juliette's Food Spot
Materials science
NIST Virtual Museum (National
Standards and Technology)
Palm Beach Pictures
Photography, Interesting
photography
Quantum Scientific
Tech and Learning
VETnetwork, Vocational
Education and Training Network Australia Inc.
VizPoets, Human bodies and their
uses
Wine terminology,
Webbuzz Wines