School Science Lessons
Interesting Websites
Updated: 2008-07-16
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au
STAQ
Science Teachers Association of Queensland
Brisbane Science
25015
Workplace Health and Safety, University
of Queensland
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
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, science for kids, science fairs
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 International
Starch Institute, Denmark
Agriculture Extension North
Carolina Cooperative Extension, USA [Many agriculture topics]
Agriculture Extension
Sydney Postharvest Laboratory [Database of crop information] Australia
Agriculture
in schools banana, chilli, papaya, taro, breadfruit, cocoa,
cassava, coconut, pineapple, vegetable, sweet potato, yam [This
website]
Animal
care and protection Queensland Government, Australia
Animal
ethics Queensland Government, Australia
Australian Herbarium
Chicken Hatching
Cocoa World Cocoa Foundation
Coconut knowledge
Google Coconut Knowledge network
Coconut Time Line
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]
Coconuts
and copra UK
Coconut oil ACLARA
Coconut
oil UNESCO sources
Coconuts
Australia [Discussion group]
Community gardens
Australia
Cotton Australian Cotton
Co-operative research Centre, Australia [Java]
Dairy CRC, Dairy Cooperative
Resource Centre, Australia [Innovative dairy products, gene technology]
Department of
Agriculture, USDA United States Department of Agriculture
Desiccant containers for
agricultural products
Ducks
Muscovy ducks, University of Minnesota, USA
Ecoport (FAO)
Edible School Yard
USA
FAO, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
Fruits
Exotic fruits of North Queensland, Australia
Fruits Exotic
Fruit Farm, Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Garden, Yates Garden Guide
Australia
Garden supplies,
Greenharvest organic garden supplies (Australia only)
Gardening, "Burke's
Backyard", Australia
Gardening,
Successful Gardening, Annette McFarlane
Gardening, USA
Global Garden
[Free gardening magazine] Australia
Herbarium,
Virtual Herbarium, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Honge
oil
Horticulture Environmental
Horticulture, University of Florida, USA
IPM Community
Integrated Pest management
Jatropha curcas The
Jatropha System, An Integrated Approach of Rural Development in
Tropical & Subtropical Countries
Kitchen garden
Stephanie Alexander, Melbourne, Australia
Living
Soils Community
Integrated Pest management
Permaculture
International Limited Australia
Pesticide
Use and School Age Children Helen Murphy, The
FAO
Programme for Community IPM in Asia, August, 1997
Pests
and diseases, APVMA, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority
Pests and diseases
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names, UK
Pests and diseases
Insect
pests, CSIRO Division of Entomology, Australia
Pests
and diseases Health and safety, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Pests and diseases
IPM, Integrated Pest Management, USA
Pests and diseases 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
pH, Inoculo Laboratories
Sarcoptic mange
in pigs, Queensland
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
AstroEd [Astronomy
education resources] University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Astronomy
Central University of Melbourne, Australia [Teaching resources for
primary and secondary schools]
Australian
astronomy
Bad Astronomy [Myths and
misconceptions in astronomy] Sonoma State University, California, USA
Brisbane Astronomical Society
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
The moon project
NASA, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
Nine Planets, by Bill Arnett
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
Algae home
page Ohio University [Images of many algae species]
APNI,
Australian Plant Name Index
Australian
Biotechnology
Australian plants
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]
Biology, Queensland Museum
Australia
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]
Brisbane
Rainforest Action & Information Network, Australia
Centre for Marine
Studies, University of Queensland
Cognitive science
University of Queensland, Australia
Darwin Day Celebratrion
DNA, Dolan DNA Learning Center
"DNA from the beginning" USA [ Many articles including animation]
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
Genome, Tree of Life
web project University of Arizona
Greening
Australia
GRIN,
Germplasm Resources Information Network
Herbarium, Queensland
Herbarium
Insects, Australian
Entomological Supplies (Equipment for catching and studying insects
and small animals)
IPNI,
International Plant Name Index
Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, UK
Kew Gardens,
Vascular Plant Families and Genera
Legumes ILDIS, International Legume
Database & Information
Marine,
Australian seashores "Life on Australian Seashores" by Keith Davey,
MESA
Marine education, Marine
Education Society of Australasia
Marine, Seaplants
Handbook
Marine studies
Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
Penguin
adaptation, Gulf of Maine Aquarium, USA
Plants, New
York Botanical Garden
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
histology Methods in plant histology
Plants of economic
importance, University of California
Queensland gardening
Science and
plants for schools
Taxonomy ITIS, Integrated Taxanomic
Information System
Tardigrades (Water bears)
TROPICOS, Missouri
Botanical Garden (plant database)
USDA, United
States Department of Agriculture
USDA, United
States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service (plant names)
Wayne's Word
On-line textbook of natural history and chemistry of natural products,
by Wayne Armstrong
Wollemi Pine, Australia
Part
4. Chemistry teaching
About chemistry, Anne Marie
Helmenstine, New York
Times Company, USA
ALICE
(Active Learning in Chemistry Education) Germany
American elements
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
demonstrations
Prof. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, USA
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]
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
Creative chemistry
Nigel Saunders, Harrogate Granby High School, UK
Delights of Chemistry
University of Leeds, UK [Spectacular experiments]
ECTN European Chemistry Thematic
Network, France [Links 90 chemistry departments]
Faces
in the Molecular Sciences Faces in Polymers, The Chemical Heritage
Foundation
Fermentation,
Sciecse Science - Secondary, UK: [Fermentation]
General
Chemistry Online FAQs Frostburg State University, USA [Many
Frequently Asked Questions, FAQs]
HSC
Chemistry, NSW Charles Sturt University, Australia
Inorganic
Chemistry - FAQs USA [Many references in text]
Invisible
inks
IUPAC Recommended
chemical names, UK
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
PDP Protein Data
Bank database
Periodic
table, IUPAC
Periodic table, web elements
Phosphates, CEEP
Plastics
American Plastics Council, USA
Polymer colloids "Key Centre
for Polymer Colloids", Australia
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
Swimming
pools,
Pool chemistry G. Beilharz, Australia
Swimmimg pool water
chemistry
Swimming Pool Wizard
Swimming pool test kits,
La Motte, USA
Swimming
pool water treatment tables, LaMotte, USA
School
Swimming Pool Guidlines 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
ACER Australian Council
for
Educational Research
Art of science,
Princeton, USA
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
GEM
The Gateway to Educational Materials
Google Scholar [Academic
research index]
Home schooling
Hypography Science Forums
Middle School Lessons
Mr Barlow's Weblog,
motivates students to learn more about science
MYS
Blog Teaching middle years science - with technology
Queensland
Science Events Calendar, Queensland, Australia
Queensland Science Teachers
Association
Queensland
Studies Authority P-12 syllabuses and support, Years 1-10
Queensland
Studies Authority P-12 syllabuses and support, Years 11 and 12
"Sciencealert"
Australasian science news articles
Science education policy, UNESCO, Perth Declaration 2007
Science in Public
Science
Professional Continuum [In-service for Queensland science teachers]
ScienCentral [Articles of
interest to science teachers]
Teaching
Middle Years Science - with Technology, Queensland, Australia
UNESCO ICT in
Education
UniServe University of
Sydnety [professional development of science teachers]
Use
English
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
Environmental
Education for Sustainability, Queensland Government
AAEE, Australian Association for
Environmental Education
AGO Australian Greenhouse
Office
ASPAC Climate change, Australia
Barrier Reef studies
Queensland, Australia
Biodiesel USDA, USA
Bionexus Australia
CitySmart,
reducing greenhous gases in Brisbane
Climate challenge UK
Climate change
education USA
Cradle to cradle
CRIMP
Marine pests, CSIRO, Australia
Dept. of the Environment and
Water Resources, Australia
Earth Day network
April 22, 2008
Eco-online Case
studies: Couran Cove Queensland, Nova Scotia, Australia
Ecological homes
Australia
Ecology The Ecology Centre,
University of Queensland, Australia
Econnect
[Environment communication skills]
Eden Project,
UK, Eden for schools and colleges
Energex Electrical safety,
Queensland, Australia
Envirocare
Australia
CSIRO,
Environment
Environment
Dept. of
the Environment and Water Resources, Australia
Environment Education
Research Unit University of Liverpool, UK
Enviromental Management
System, University of Queensland
EPA, Enviromental Protection
Agency,
Queensland, Australia
Environment
Research Tool Australian Government, Australia
Environmentally
friendly home Australia
Flora for fauna
Attract fauna to your garden, Australia
Fuel cells
Global, environmental literacy
Green Power
Australia
Greening Australia
House plan
Australia
Household
products USA
Hydro Power
Indoor
air pollution
ISA University
of Sydney, Australia
Kyoto
Protocol Australian government
Landcare, Queensland
LaMotte, USA, water
testing, soil testing, environmental monitoring
Live Science
Melting ice and climate
change
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!
Odour laboratory,
University of NSW, Australia
PlanetArk Queensland
Pure energy Australia
Rainforest CRC
Renewable Energy Canada
Renewable
Energy NSW, Australia
Science and development network
Small island voice Global
forum, UNESCO, Save the Whales!
Standards Australia
Streamwatch
Teach sustainability,
Australia
TFS, energy brokers and carbon
credits experts
UNWater United
Nations
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 Coal Association
British Geological
Survey UK [Topics for schools]
Curriculum
Resources in Geology
Geoscience, Australia
Google Earth
How volcanoes
work San Diego State University, USA
Mineralogy
Museum, University of Delaware, USA
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]
Show me
geology, USA
IOC, UN
Intergovernment Oceanic Commission, UNESCO
UNPh35
Rocks and minerals [This website]
Uranium Australia
USGS United States Geological
Survey, USA
Part
10. Health and safety, human body, anatomy
Acid-base
physiology [in medicine]
ACMA Australian communications and
Media Authority
Agency for toxic
substances and disease registry
Allergy facts Australia
American
Heart Association
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]
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,
Free radicals The Doctor's Lounge Net
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, Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller, The University of
Sydney
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
Howard Hughes Medical Institute USA
[ Many articles including BioInteractive online learning]
Human body BBC,
UK
Ice
(methamphetamine) Cold Hard Facts, Queensland Government
Medical dictionary,
Ireland
Medical entomology University
of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Australia
Medlineplus USA
myDr Australia [Top medical
information website for Australians]
Neglected diseases
WHO
NOVA Science Now Howard Hughes Medical
Institute, USA
Nutrition,
calorific value
Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy,
USA
Queensland Brain Institute
Australia
Queensland Department of Health
Sexuality
education [This website]
Sex education Teen PregnancyUSA
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 Safe Australia [Advice on
sun screens, skin cancer, skin health]
Sunscreens
UV Protective Products
Tobacco education
Womens Health
WHO, World Health Organisation
Part
11. Mathematics and computers
Australian Mathematical Society
Australia
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
Plant Architecture Informatics
University of Queensland, Australia
Queensland Association of
Mathematics Teachers
World Math Day
Part
12. Meteorology
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
National Oceanography Centre,
Southhampton, 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
Diffraction
grating
Energex, Australia
Energy quest Energy and
temperature scales, California, USA
Explore
Einstein
Fear of physics
Glenbrook
South Physics [home page]
How things work
Louis A. Bloomfield, USA
Hydro electricity, Hands
On Energy Discovery Centre, Hydro Tasmania, Australia
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]
NCSU Dept.
Physics, North Carolina State university, USA [Physics demonstrations]
Newton's
Law of Cooling [Applet]
Nuclear Science in Society
Australia
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 University]
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
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
Arthur Website
ASC, Australian Science
Communicators
Australian Museum
BHP Billiton Science
Awards, Australia
Biographies
of famous scientists, UK
BrisScience Monthly talks on
science and technology in Brisbane, attendance free
Classroom Antarctica
FOR KIDS! Australian Science Teachers Association
Cook Street, School of Fine
Cooking, USA
Cool
science USA ["Science is fun!"]
CSIRO, CREST, 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
Mad Scientist Network
Washington University Medical School, USA
Madlab UK
"Moon project"
More observation of nature, Texas Tech University, USA and Australia
National Science and Engineering
Week,UK
New Scientist, UK
Open University, UK
OZ Projects,
Australia
Planet
Slayer, Greenhouse effect
Prof Bunsen [science
experiment novelties, commercial website]
Queensland Museum,
Southbank
Rocks for Kids
Roller Coaster,
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Science
clips, BBC, UK
Science
Experiment Encyclopedia [science fairs]
Science is fun
Prof. Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Science jokes
Julian Rubin
Science fairs home page
USA
Science Fair
Projects and Experiments, Julian Trubin, USA
Science fairs
projects and experiments
Science Post Cards,
New Zealand
Science World
ScienceIQ, online science quiz
for school teams
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
Try Science USA [Experiments
for children in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Spanish]
ttn for schools
Union College Schenectady, New
York, USA
Wikipedia The
Free Encyclopedia
Wildlife Protection Society,
Queensland
Part
15. Primary science
Primary
Schools Innovation Conference Australia
Primary
Teaching and Learning Resources Diane Hawkins, UK [Huge and topical
source of ideas for primary teachers]
Primary
lessons [This website]
Part
16. Publishers and equipment
Arbor Scientific, USA
Australian Bureau of Statistics
National Education Services Unit, Australia
Australian Entomological
Supplies (Equipment for catching and studying insects and small
animals)
Biology workbooks, BIOZONE,
Australia
Broad-Tech batteries
Crocodile Clips
Science simulation kits, Scotland, UK
CSIRO, Double Helix
Science
Club, Australia
Dataworks Middle primary to
upper secondary school software, Australia
FlickNTick Classroom
productivity tool, Australia
Free
Resources for Science Teachers, USA
Interactive Whiteboard
Projectors and software, Australia
Laboratory Design and supply,
USA
LEGO, Educational Experience,
Robotics, Australia
Livingstone International,
School Scientific Supplies, Australia
Magnets, Frenergy
Nature Publishing Group,
UK
Newbyte Educational software,
Australia and UK
Open University Press UK
Pacific Data Systems
datalogging, breath testing, weather stations
Science and Technology Daily
Review
Turbopress, New Zealand
Science
News Adelaide University Library, Australia
Scientrific Pty Ltd,
dataloggers,
spectrometers, radiation meters (Geiger counters)
Southern Biological
Fuel cell, Australia
Steve Spangler science
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
Boulette's
Robotics Page Luxembourg
Lego
Robot links Netherlands [This website is no longer maintained but
is still good value]
Robot lab
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]
Occupational Health and
Safety, Universityof Wollongong, Australia
Part
19. Science teaching information and
associations
Australia
ASERA
Australasian Science Education Research Association
ASTA Australian Science Teachers
Association
Australasian 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
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
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
GCSE Science, UK
and USA
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
Busy Teachers'
Web Site USA [Large collection of resources for chemistry teachers]
Educators Reference Book
Information Institute of Syracuse [2000+ lesson plans, ERIC]
Exploratorium, hands-on
museum of science, San Francisco, USA
Exploratorium
Teacher Resources California department of Education
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
[Statisics about everything, including use of chemicals in foods]
PBS Teacher
Source Public Broadcasting Service, United States of America
Department of Education
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 multilingual
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
Community Care
CRIDA, Critical Research in Digital
Architecture, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Curriculum
Corporation Technology education, Ministries of Education,
Australia
Food Reference Website
Household
products, USA
Juliette's Food Spot
NIST Virtual Museum (National
Standards and Technology)
rec.food.cooking
[Measurements used for cooking]
Cooking
science
Materials science