School Science Lessons
Interesting Websites
2013-06-17
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au
Table of contents
Part 1. Agriculture and soil
Part 2. Astronomy, space sciences
Part 3. Biology, biotechnology
Part 4. Chemistry teaching
Part 5. Science curriculum
Part 17a Science Fairs
Part 6. Education, official websites, institutions
Part 7. Environmental studies, sustainability
Part 16.5 Excursions for schools
(commercial websites)
Part 8. Food and nutrition, cooking
Part 9. Geology, earth sciences
Part 10. Health and nutrition, the human body
Part 14. Kid's science, popular science
Part 11. Mathematics and computers
Part 12. Meteorology, weather, climate
Microscopes, (commercial websites)
Part 13. Physics teaching
Part 15. Primary science
Plant nurseries, seeds, (commercial
websites)
Part 16.0 "Prof Bunsen" catalogue,
(commercial)
Part 16.3 Publishers(commercial
websites)
Part 17. Science, scientific, science jobs
Part 16.6 "Scientrific",
(commercial websites)
Part 18. Safety, Laboratory safety
Part 20. Technology education, materials
science, miscellaneous
Part 1. Agriculture and soil
Agforce, "Advancing Rural
Queensland"
Agrometerology, INSAM
Animal care
Aquaponics, Practical Aquaponics,
USA
Bananas
Bees, honeybee
Breadfruit Project, (This website)
Breadfruit, Tropical
fruits, Daley's Nursery, Queensland, Australia
Cassava Project, (This website)
Cattle
Chickens
Chilli Project, (This
website)
Cocoa
Coconuts
Composting, "Tumbleweed", worm
farms
Composting, Wormfarming,
Australian city councils
Crops and farming
Dairy Industry, Australia
DAFF, Department of Agriculture
and Fisheries, Australia
DAFF, Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry, Queensland
DPI, Department of Primary
Industries, Victoria, Australia
Food, FACETS Food, agriculture,
climate, energy, topsoil, sustainability (ABC Australia discussions)
Duck Project, (This website)
Ducks,
Raising ducks, University of Minnesota, USA
Fruit trees
Gardening
Ginger Factory, Australia
Global Crop Diversity Trust,
A Fundation for Food Security
Go Ji Plants, Australia
Goat Project, (This website)
Herbs
Horticulture
Insects
Leaf Infusions, Tisane blends, fine
teas
Macadamia nuts, Fallbrook
Macadamia Nuthouse, California, USA
Markets (commercial websites)
NAASA, National Association of
Australian Sustainable Agriculture
Nurseries, Plant nurseries,
(commercial websites)
Oil palm, Indonesian Oil Palm
Research Institute, (Bahasa Indonesia)
Organic farming, (chemical free farming)
Papaya, paw paw
Plant protection
Plant viruses, Descriptions of plant
viruses, Rothamstead Experimental Station, UK
Pig Project, (This website)
Pig farrowing crates
Pineapple Project, (This
website)
Quarantine, AQIS, Australian
Quarantine Inspection Service
Soil
Sweet Potato Project, (This
website)
Taro Project, (This website)
Taro, Secretariat of the
Pacific Community
Taro, Edible aroids, Colocasia
and Xanthosoma, European Union
Tomato, Dwarf Tomato
Project, Australia
Top tropicals, USA
Truffles, Australia
Turkeys, GreenAg organic free
range turkeys, Queensland
Weeds, Weeds
in Australia
Weed Gunnel, weed blocking fabric,
Australia, (commercial website)
Yams, Secretariat of the
Pacific Community
Yam Project, (This website)
Banana Project, (This website)
Banana, Secretariat of
the Pacific Community
Bananas.org (for banana growers)
Backyard Bananas, (for
home gardeners
Bees, honeybee
9.1.7 Honeybee life cycle, Apis mellifera,
(This website)
9.1.6 Honeybee life cycle, Apis mellifera,
(This website)
Bees, Honeybee, Australia
Bees, Native stingless
bees 1, Australia
Bees, Native stingless bees
2, Australia
Beeswax, Happy Flame Candles
Cattle Project, (This website)
Cattle, Better Pastures for the Tropics and Subtropics, Ian Partridge,
Tropical Grassland Society
Cattle, NBRA, Northern
Beef Research Alliance, beef research
Cattle, Livestock equipment
Cattle, Pastures Australia
Cattle, Tropical forages
Chicken Project, (This
website)
Chickens and turkeys, (commercial websites)
Chickens, Australian
Chicken Meat Federation Inc.
Chickens,
Breeds, Australia
Chickens, Cages, City
Country Farms
Chickens, Chooknet, Australia
Chickens,
Egg information, Public Health, Western Australian Government
Chickens, North Pine
Poultry Club, Brisbane
Chickens, Wagner's Poultry
Hatchery, Victoria, Australia
Cocoa Project, (This website)
Cocoa, "Chocolate Alchemy",
home-made chocolate
Cocoa, Daintree Estates
(cocoa growing in North Queensland, Australia)
Cocoa, "Tava", 100% cocoa solids
chocolate
Cocoa, World Cocoa
Foundation, Encouraging sustainable, responsible cocoa growing
Cocoa, "Chocolate Alchemy",
home-made chocolate
Coconut Project, (This website)
Coconuts (commercial websites) Coconuts, ACIAR
publications
Coconuts,
Coconut Australia, Internet-based discussion group, Australia
Coconuts, Coconut
Research Centre
Coconuts,
Coconut storage and selection, coconut recipes
Coconuts, COGENT, International
Coconut Genetic Resource Network
Coconuts,
Farm and Forestry Production, Marketing Profile for Coconuts, Mike Foale
& Hugh Harries
Coconuts, Research
Center, Bruce Fife, USA
Coconuts, Secretariat
of the Pacific Community
Crops and farming
Crops and farming, Crawford
Fund, Australia
Crops and farming, Food security,
CABI
Crops and farming, Harvest
Plus, Breeding crops for better nutrition
Crops and farming, International
Global Crop Diversity Trust
Crops and farming, Horticulture,
Australia
Crops and farming, National Association
of Agricultural education, Australia
Crops and farming, Plant
and food research, New Zealand
Crops and farming, QAAFI, Queensland
Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Crops
and farming, Solution Exchange, pacific
Crops and farming, Treecrops,
New Zealand Tree Crops Association
Fruit trees (commercial websites)
Fruit trees, California Rare Fruit
Growers
Fruit trees, Rare Fruits
Council, Australia
Fruit trees, Sub-Tropical Fruit Club
of Queensland
Fruit trees, Rare Fruit Council
archives, Australia
Macadamia nuts, Fallbrook
Macadamia Nuthouse, California, USA
Gardening, School gardens,
Food gardens, (This website)
Gardening, garden products (commercial websites)
Gardening, ABC, Australian
Broadcasting Commission, "Gardening Australia"
Gardening, Agriculture Educator, National Association of Agricultural
Educators, Australia
Gardening, Annette
McFarlane, Successful Gardening, Australia
Gardening,
Edible Botany, Texas A & M University, USA
Gardening, Garden Guides,
USA
Gardening, Edible
school gardens, Kitchen gardens,
Gardening, Gardenate, (advice
on kitchen gardens for different climate zones)
Gardening, Helen Young
Gardening, Open Gardens,
Australia's best private gardens
Gardening, Society for Growing Australian
Plants, Queensland
Gardening, Stephanie
Alexander, kitchen gardens, Australia
Gardening, Yates Garden Guide,
Australia
Herbs
Ginger Factory, Australia
Go Ji Plants, Australia
Herbs, Beautanicals
Herbs, Herb Cottage
Herbs, Herb Nursery
Herbs, Herbosophy, USA
Herbs, Queensland Herb
Society
Herbs, The Chilli Patch
Leaf Infusions, Tisane blends, fine
teas
Horticulture
Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture,University
of Florida, USA
Horticulture Courses, Australia
Horticulture, Helen Young,
Australia
Horticulture,
Study Horticulture Online
Organic farming, (chemical
free farming)
Organics, Annette McFarlane,
Successful gardening, Australia
Organics, Australian
Certified Organics
Organics, Brisbane Organic Growers
Inc.
Organics, Organic farming
for Pacific islands
Organics, Organic Federation of
Australia
Organics, National Association
for Sustainable Agriculture
Organics, The Organic
Food Store, Australia
Papaya Project, (Australia:
Pawpaw), (This website)
Papaya, Papaya pests, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Papaya seed, Australia
Papaya, Tropical
fruits, Daley's Nursery, Queensland, Australia
Pawpaw, Asima triloba,
American pawpaw, Kentucky State University
Soil, (This website)
Soil conditioner, McLeod's Agriculture, with natural zeolites, (commercial
website)
Soil, National Cooperative Soil Survey, USDA, Soil classification,
USA
Soil, NRCS, National Soil Survey
Center, USA
Soil,
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Soil, UMS, Environmental monitoring
systems, Germany
Part 2. Astronomy, space sciences
Aerospaceweb, (aviation, space
travel, aerospace technology)
Asteroids
AAQ, Astronomy Association of Queensland
AstroEd, [Astronomy education
resources] University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Astronomy news
Astronomy Today
Australia Telescope, Outreach
and Education
Australian Geographic,
(telescopes, binoculars), (commercial website)
Australian Museum, Sydney
Bad Astronomy, [Myths
and misconceptions in astronomy] Sonoma State University, California, USA
Brisbane Planetarium,
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
Celestron, sky watchers,
Australia
Celestron, telescopes,
(commercial website)
CERES, NASA Center for educational
resources, USA
Kid's Astronomy, [Useful
astronomy dictionary, maths games] Utah, USA
Mars, NASA
Mars Society, Australia
Moon
NASA, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, USA
Nightsky, Paul Floyd's Astronomy
and Space News Website, Queensland, Australia
Nine Planets, by Bill Arnett
Solar Views
SpaceWeather, NASA, USA
Stellarium, Planetarium computer
program for Windows, Mac and Linux computers
Transit of Venus,
6 June 2012, University of Queensland School of Mathematics and Physics
Transit
of Venus, 6 June 2012, paper presented by Craig Roberts and Matthew
Cooper, UNSW
Part 3. Biology, biotechnology
Animal
care, Animal care and protection, ethics, [for teachers], Queensland
Government, Australia
Animal care, Australian Veterinary
Association
Animal care, Biosecurity Queensland,
animal welfare, primary school children
Animal care, Help an
animal smile, Queensland Government
Animal care, RSPCA, Queensland
Animal care, WOAW, World of Animal
Welfare
Animal care, World Organization for
Animal Health
Animal
care, Animal care and protection, ethics, [for teachers], Queensland
Government, Australia
Animal care, Animal
Rescue, Queensland
Animal care, Australian Veterinary
Association
Animal care, Battery Hens
Adoption Project
Animal care, Biosecurity Queensland,
animal welfare, primary school children
Animal care, CCAC, Canadian Council
on Animal Care
Animal care, Help an
animal smile, Queensland Government
Animal
care, Queensland Government, Australia, [ethics, for teachers]
Animal care, RSPCA, Queensland
Animal care, WOAW
Animal care, World Organization for
Animal Health
Animals, Anatomy Arcade (Ben
Crossett, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Melbourne, Australia)
Animals, Bilby, Save the
Bilby fund, Australia
Animals, Cognitive
science, University of Queensland, Australia
Animals, Frogs, Field guide
to frog groups of Australia
Birds, Bird observation
and conservation, Australia
Birds, Birds in Australia,
Bird Life International
Biodiversity,
Biolinks, University of Queensland
Biodiversity, Centre for
Australian National Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium
Biodiversity,
Conservation of Australia's biodiversity
Biology,
Action Bioscience
Biology, American Institute
of Biological Sciences
Biology, Backyard buddies,
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, Australia
Biology, Discoveries
in Natural History & Exploration, University of California, USA
Biology, Evolution, Understanding
evolution, University of California Museum of Palaeontology, USA
Biology, Evolution
Biology, GBIF, Global
Diversity Information Facility
Biology,
Histotechnology Technical Methods, Alphabetical Protocol Index, University
of Nottingham
Biology,
Kimball's Biology Pages, by Dr. John W. Kimball, [Online biology textbook]
Biology, Tardigrades (Water
bears)
Biology, Wildlife Preservation
Society of Queensland
Biotechnology,
Microbiology, SGM, Society for General Microbiology, UK
Biotechnology, Techniques for studying
bacteria, [This website]
Biotechnology, TechNyou, Bio21
Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Melbourne University
Fungi
Fungi, Fungi Online,
UK
Fungi,
Fungi and their kingdoms, ABRS
Fungi, Tom Volk's Fungi
Fungi, Doctor Fungus, medical fungi
Fungi, Mycology Online,
University of Adelaide
Genetics, Active
Science, genes, DNA, heredity, [GlaxoSmithKline]
Insects, insect pests
Insect pests, Good bugs, The Association of Beneficial Arthropod
Producers Inc.
Insect pests, Pest Net, email network
for crop protection, identify insect pests
Insects, Butterfly
Host Plants, Australia
Insects, Butterfly House,
NSW, Australia
Insects, Entomology, University
of Queensland
Insects, Insectclopedia
Insects,
Medical entomologist
AMSA, Australian
Marine Sciences Association
Marine studies,
Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
Marine studies, Ocean
Life Education, Australia
Marine studies, Wet Paper Publications,
Australia
Microscopes, (commercial websites)
Plants,
Botanical art, Leonie Norton, Australia
Plants,
Botany Online, [German and English]
Plants, Brisbane
Botanic Gardens
Plants, EBOT Plant Sciences
Collection, University of Sydney, (images)
Plants, Greening Australia
Plants, IPNI, International
Plant Name Index
Plants, Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew, UK
Plants, Kew Gardens,
Vascular Plant Families and Genera, UK
Plants, New York Botanical Garden,
USA
Plants, Palm seed
germination, Alan W. Meerow, University of Florida, IFAS Extension
Plants, Plant identification,
Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Plants,
Plant histology, Methods in plant histology
Plants,
Plant Names, database, University of Melbourne
Plants, Seed savers
Plants,
Supermarket Botany, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Plants,
Supermarket Botany, Teachers' Domain, USA, [FLASH, Interactive]
Plants, TROPICOS, Missouri
Botanical Garden (plant database), USA
Plants, Understanding Plants,
(This website)
Plants, USDA, United
States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
(plant names)
Plants, Wollemi Pine, Australia
Quarantine, AQIS, Australian
Quarantine Inspection Service
Part 4. Chemistry teaching
Biochemistry
of metabolism, University of Leeds, UK
Biochemistry
Teaching Resources, Barry Ganong's home page, Mansfield University,
USA
Chemistry, About chemistry,
Anne Marie Helmenstine, New York Times Company, USA
Chemistry, American elements,
(D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia)
CAS, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS-RN
numbers) American Chemical Society, USA
Cavalcade of Chemistry,
Mr Guch, USA
CHEMnetBASE
Chem 4 Kids
Chem Guide, Helping
you to understand chemistry, UK
Chem-Supply
Chemical
Compounds, Institut für Chemie, Germany, [English and German languages]
Chemical Elements, Yinon
Bentor, USA, [Periodic table and many other topics]
Chemical Heritage, Foundation
American Chemical Society
Part 16.1 Chemicals, equipment
and software suppliers, (commercial websites)
Chemistry at the University
of Queensland
Chemistry
comes alive!, [Organic and biochemistry, photographs and movies]
Chemistry Daily, A free
resource for chemistry teachers
Chemistry Department, University
of British Columbia, Canada, [Tutorials - pH]
Chemspider, The free chemical
database, RSC
Collective Chemistry, Carnegie
Mellon University, USA, [Online chemistry resources]
Combinatorial chemistry,
[New organic chemistry] Europe
Creative chemistry,
by Nigel Saunders, Harrogate Granby High School, UK
Curious Cook, Harold McGee,
cooking chemistry
Doc Brown's Chemistry
Clinic, USA
Faces
in the Molecular Sciences, Faces in Polymers, The Chemical Heritage Foundation
General
Chemistry Online, USA
Green
chemistry, for high schools
Home chemistry, blog
HSC
Chemistry, NSW, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Inorganic
Chemistry - FAQs, USA, [Many references in text]
IUPAC Gold Book
IUPAC, Nomenclature of
Organic Chemistry
IUPAC, Recommended chemical
names, UK
JCE, Journal of Chemical
Education
Leffingwell Perfume
and Flavor Chemistry
Material Science,
Bayer Material Science (commercial website)
Molarity
Calculator
MSDS Online, Australia
Nuffield
Advanced Chemistry
Organic reactions,
List of organic reactions, Wikipedia
Periodic
table, IUPAC, World Wide Web version prepared by G. P. Moss
Periodic
table, Videos
Periodic table, web elements
Physics and chemistry,
translated French high school lessons
Polymer colloids, "Key Centre
for Polymer Colloids", Australia
Protein Data Bank
database
RSC, Royal
Society of Chemistry - Education
School of Chemistry
and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland
Sugar, Sugar Knowledge International
Ltd., England
Toxic chemicals
World of Chemistry,
Eric Weisstein, USA
Part 5. Science curriculum
Queensland Studies Authority
P-10 Science Australian
Curriculum and resources
Part 6. Education, official
websites, instutuions
AAAS, American Association for the
Advancement of Science
AAS, Australian Academy of Science
ACARA, Australian Curriculum Assessment
and Reporting Authority
ACER, Australian Council
for Educational Research
ACS Distance Education, Australia
Annenberg Learner, USA
ASI, Australian Science Innovations,
Australian Science Olympiads
Australia's Careers Online,
[Australian science positions]
Australian Academy of Science
Australian
Academy of Science, Newsletters
Australian Museum
Australian Popular Science, Popular
Science Magazine
BHP Billiton Science &
Engineering Awards. 2013
Climate
change, ABC
CSIROPEDIA
Curriculum
supplements, University of Cambridge, UK
DETE Department of Education,
Training and Employment
Dictionary, Your Dictionary
eLearning, University of
Queensland
FAST, Formative assessment
in Science Teaching project
Google Scholar, [Academic research
index]
Homeschooling:
Curriculum and information, Ann Zeise, USA
Homeschooling: Design
your homeschooling, Australia
ICASE, International Council
of Associations of Science Education
IET Faraday, The Institution
of Engineering and Technology in England & Wales and Scotland
Lawrence Hall of Science,
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Medical Laboratory
Technician training, USA
MOSART
Misconceptions-Oriented Standards-Based Assessment Resources for Teachers,
Harvard
MYSCHOOL
National Library of
Australia, Australia
New Scientist, New Scientist
Magazine
Newton, Ask A Scientist,
U. S. Department of Energy, USA
NSTA, National Science Teachers Association,
USA
NOAA,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, Lesson plans
Open University and BBC,
UK
Prismatic Sciences,
communicating science, Australia
Primary Connections,
Australia
Queensland Academies,
Creative Industry; Health Sciences; Science, Mathematics and Technology
Queensland Museum Education
Queensland Natural
Resource Management, Australia
Queensland Resources Council
QUT, Faculty of Science and
Technology
Reachout, Michigan
University, USA
Research Australia
Research Cooperative
Risk Assessment, (commercial
website, for information only)
Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Royal Institute of Australia
Siemens, Science Experience,
hands-on science experience, Australia
Science
study, COSMOS, Where to study science in Australia
Scientific American
Sony Explorascience
Museum
STAQ, Science Teachers' Association
of Queensland
Symbio, Scientific Operations
Officers and Lab Technicians Professional Development
The Research Cooperative,
Australia
UNAA,
United Nations, Australia
VETnetwork, Vocational Education
and Training Network Australia Inc
Part 7. Environmental studies,
sustainability
ACF, Australian Conservation
Foundation
Brisbane City Council
Biodiversity and conservation,
Fuller Lab, University of Queensland and CSIRO
Carbon footprint
Carbon Market Institute
Climate change, AlertNet,
news and information on disasters, conflicts, climate change, Reuters
Climate
change Climate Adaption for Water, Agriculture and Natural Resource
management
Climate change, Climate and Health
Alliance
Climate change, Climate
Central
Climate change, Earthscan,
Climate change publisher
Climate change, Green
Cross, Australia
Climate change Least Developed
Countries Group, UN
Climate
change, NOAA, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, 211
report
Climate change, NAMA Nationally
Appropriate Mitigation Actions, International Climate Initiative
Climate
change, Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Climate change, UN and intergovernmental
activity addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Conservation, Australian Conservation
Foundation
Development Bookshop, UK
Development, ICTSD, International Centre
for Trade and Sustainable Development
Development, International Development
Research Centre
Department of Energy and Water
Supply, Queensland Government
Department of Science, Information
Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Queensland Government
Development SDC, Swiss
Agency for Development and Co-operation
Development, Terracircle, people-centered
development
Earth System Research Laboratory
EHP, Department of the Environment
and Heritage Protection, Queensland Government
Ezygreen
Ecology, The Ecology Centre,
University of Queensland, Australia
Ecology,
UNESCO, Ecological sciences for sustainable development
Ecology, SCAR, Scientific Committee
on Antarctic Research
Ecotude, Changing
the ecological attitude of the school
Energy, Asian and Pacific Energy
Forum
Energy,
Energy story, California Energy Commission.
Energy, Energy
savers pack for teachers, Origin Energy, Australia
Energy, Green Power,
Australia
Energy, Energy Australia
Energy, TFS Green, Energy brokers
and carbon credits experts
Energy Sustainable Energy Policy
and Practice
Environment, Australian Government
Environment, Australian Science Media
Centre
Environment, Caloundra
Cruises Eco Explorer for Students
Environment,
Conservation Volunteers, Australia
Environment, CRCCARE, CRC for Contamination
Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
Environment, Dept. of the
Environment and Water Resources, Australia
Environment, Earthscan, publishers
of climate change books, UK
Environment, Environmental
house plan, Australia
Environment, Gas drilling, Get up!
(stop coal seam gas drilling)
Environment, Green Guide, UK
Environment Greening
Australia
Environment, GRIST, (environment news)
Environment, Indigenous people,
Marginalized Populations, Climate Change
Environment, IETA, International Emissions
Trading Association
Environment, ISR, Institute
for Sustainable resources, Australia
Environment, Locally-Managed
Marine Area Network
Environment, Loss and Damage
in Vulnerable Countries
Environment, Nexus
Conference, University of North Carolina, USA
Environment, NRDC, National Resource
Defence Council, USA
Environment, Open cut coal mining,
"Friends of Felton" protest
Environment
PACINET (Pacific region)
Environment, Protect
our coral sea
Environment, Renew Economy
Environment
Save the Great Barrier Reef!
Environment United Nations Environment
Project
Environment, Urban utilities,
Queensland
Environment, The Environment
Directory
Environment The Water Chanel
Environment, Turn down the heat, The World Bank
Environment, UNEP, United nations
Environment Programme
Environment, Wilderness Society,
Australia
Friends of the Earth
Global Change, GCOS, Global Climate
Observing System
Global Change, Elements: Science of the Anthropocene
Global Change, WBGU, German
Advisory Council on Global Change
Global Change, Requiem
for a Species by Clive Hamilton
Greenpeace Australia
Greening Australia
Grandkidzfuture
Living Greener, Australian
Government
MEPA, Marine Environment Protection
Association, Australia
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Notes from the road, Eric
Gauger's amazing website of ecology, culture, geology and geography!
Ocean,
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, Lesson plans
Ocean, Countercurrents
Nature Challenge,
David Suzuki Foundation, Canada
OEAQ, Outdoor Educators Association
of Queensland
Queensland
Resource Council
Rainforest action network
Recycling, Brisbane
City Council
Standards Australia
Sustainability, Ceres, supporting
sustainable ways of living, Australia
Sustainability,
DETA Strategic Plan for Environmental Sustainability, Queensland
Sustainability,
Environmental Education for Sustainability, Queensland Government
Sustainability, ICLEI
Sustainability, International
Institute for Sustainable Development
IISD, International Institute for
Sustainable Development
Sustainability,
National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability, Australian Government
Sustainability, School and
community visits, Redland City Council, Queensland
The Forests Dialogue
Toxic chemicals, Environmental Working
Group
Toxic
chemicals, Eliminate Toxic Chemicals Campaign, Greenpeace International
Toxic chemicals, Green living, National
Resource Defence Council
Toxic chemicals, Detox Campaign, World
Wildlife Fund
Healthy Living
Toxic chemicals,
Toxicant and Disease Database, CHE
Toxic chemicals,
Environmental Health News
Toxic chemicals,
Human Biomonitoring project, European Union
Toxic chemicals, Chemical
management Plan, Canada
UN CC:Learn Climate Change Learning
Skills
Water, Global Water Forum
Water, Global Water Partnership
Water, National Water
Week, Australia, 17 - 23 October, 2010
Water, Seqwater, Queensland
(Water learning centres visitor program)
Water, Water cycles,
USGS United States Geological Survey, USA, [Water cycles for schools]
Wilderness Society, Australia
WWF, World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Part 8. Food and nutrition
Allergy Facts, Australia
Black Ant Gourmet
Body + Soul, "Body + Soul"
supplement, Sunday Mail, Brisbane
BMI, Body
mass index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC), USA
Cook Street, Cook Street, USA,
[cooking classes]
CSR, sugar, Stevia
Curious Cool, Harold McGee
Dick Smith Foods, Australian
food products
Eating Ecologically
Edible school gardens
Edible weeds, Edible weeds
Edible weeds, Eat the Weeds
Food
intolerance, Network Allergy or food additive, Australia
Food Reference,
Australia
Food Science, National
Science Teachers Association, USA
Good Taste, Australia
Green
Barley Powder, spelt powder, (Triticum spelt), Australia
Green Journey
Herbies Spices, Sydney
Juliette's Food
Spot, Melbourne, Australia
Kind Living Cafe, Maleny,
"Living Food, Living Health"
Leffingwell Perfume
and Flavor Chemistry
Natural medicines, Martin
and Pleasance
Nutraceutals, Dr Red, Red
wines, Wild Carrot, Olevine Coffee, Rosella Punch, Ginger Punch
Nutrition Source,
Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Science
of Cooking, USA
Serious Eats, [Food blog for
sharing recipes]
Taste, 24,000 + recipes, Australia
Tea, KT, herbal tes
Queensland Bushfood
Wray Organic, Australian
Certified Organic
Part 9. Geology, earth sciences
Australian Coal Association
British Geological
Survey, UK, [Topics for schools]
Geoscience Australia, (has a wide
range of national mapping and geology resources available online)
Google Earth
Oceans, Oceania Project
Minerals, Rocks
and minerals, [Commercial suppliers and glossary of terms] USA
One Geology, British Geological
Survey (BGS)
Opals, Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
Oresomeresources, minerals
and energy education, geology for children
Queensland
Resources Council
Show me geology,
USA
Slate, (commercial website)
UNPh35 Rocks and minerals, [This
website]
Uranium SA, Australia
USGS, United States Geological Survey,
USA
Part 10. Health and nutrition,
the human body
AAD, American Academy of Dermatology,
USA
Alcohol, Drink Wise, Australia
Allergy, Allergybuddy,
Australia
Ambulance, Queensland
Ambulance Service
Anatomy, Anatomy Arcade (Ben
Crossett, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Melbourne, Australia)
Anatomy, Bones and joints
Anatomy,
Histotechnology, University of Nottingham
Anatomy, Human
body, BBC, UK
Anatomy, Queensland Brain Institute,
Australia
Arthritis, Arthritis
Australia
Ayurveda, Niramaya,
Brisbane
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, USA
Cancer, Cancer Council, Australia
Cancer, National Breast Cancer Foundation,
Australia
CDC, Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, USA
Child safety, In Safe Hands:
Education Safety
Contraceptives,
What contraceptives suit you, Australia
Corrosion Doctors, Corrosion
and human health
Dental health,
"Supertooth" glass model teaching aid
Dental Health Week, Australia
Doctor Secrets
Doctors online, OZDOCS, Australia,
(Commercial website)
Drugs, [This website]
Drugs, Drugs database
Drugs, Drug Dangers
Drugs, Drugs information online
Drugs, ACDE, American Council for
Drug Education
Drugs, Drug Alert
Drugs, The Good Drug
guide
Drugs, National Drug
Intelligence Center, USA
Drugs,
Petrol sniffing
Fire safety, Queensland Fire
and Rescue Service
Fire safety, University of Queensland
First Aid, Queensland First
Aid, training, supplies
First Aid, St John Ambulance,
Australia
Fertility, Billings LIFE, Leaders
in Fertility Education
Fertility, Women's Health
Matters
Fertility, What
contraceptive are you? Starting birth control
Food, Additives alert
Food, Olive leaf extract
Fungi, Doctor Fungus, medical fungi
Genetics Home Reference, Understanding
Genetics Conditions
Health,
Atlas of Health and Climate, World Health Organization
Health, Better Health,
Victorian Government, Australia
Health, Health and Ageing, Department
of Health and Ageing, Australian Government
Health, Health Care No Harm
Health, Health insite, Australian
Government
Health, Health-e-Profile (online
health assessment)
Health, Healthline
Health, Kids' health
Health, Male Reproductive
Health, Andrology Australia
Health, Medicine wise
Health, Mission hospitals
Health, National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Disease, (NIAID, National Institute of Health, USA
Health,
National Institute of Health, (NIH), USA, high school curriculum
Health, Queensland Academy of Health
Sciences
Health, Queensland Department
of Health
Health, Women Health Zone
Health,
Women's Health
Heart, American Heart Association
Heart, Heart
Foundation - Jump Rope for Heart, Australia
http://www.unaids.org/en/
HIV / AIDS, The Body, The Complete
HIV / AIDS Resource
HIV / AIDS, UNAIDS
HIV / AIDS, UNESCO HIV / AIDS
Lab Tests Online, Australia
http://www.labtestsonline.org.au/
Med+DBase, management for large
GP practices and occupational health departments,
Medical
entomologist
Medical entomology, University
of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Australia
Medlineplus, USA
Meningococcal diseases
myDr, Australia, [Top medical information
website for Australians]
Neuroscience, ANS, Australian Neuroscience
Society
NOVA Science
Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Nutrition, Harvest Plus, Breeding
crops for better nutrition
Pharmacy education, University
of Queensland
Pregnancy, Pregnancy zone
Sexed, Sexuality education,
[This website]
Sexed, Having
sex for the first time
Sexed, Sex education for
children, aged 10 to 12, Latrobe University, Australia, [Needs Flash 6]
Sexed, Sexual violence in
Africa
Sexed, UNESCO
Health, See: Sexuality education
Sexed, Youth Wellbeing
Project, Healthy sexuality and relationships
Smoking,
Anatomy of a cigarette, by Lexi Krock, NOVA Online, [Some parts require
Flash]
Smoking, Tobacco education
Stem cells
Sun, Sun protection, Hats that children
would want to wear
Sun, Sun Smart,
UV Alert, Your daily guide to Sun Protection, Australia
Swine
Flu, N1H1, World Health Organization
Teeth, Supertooth
Travel doctor, Queensland
Toxic chemicals
WHO, World Health Organization
Workplace, Health and Safety,
Queensland Government
Workplace, Safework, Australia
Youth
Youth, Act for Youth, (adolescent
psychology)
Youth, Kid's Helpline
Youth, Your skin, [sponsored
by Clearasil]
Part 11. Mathematics and computers
Australian Mathematical
Society
Chart Gizmo, creation of
pie, bar, line, scatterplot, time series graphs and diagrams
Easy Calculation
Easy Unit Converter,
International Unit Converter
Fun with maths, Australia
AMSI, International Centre of
Excellence for Education in Mathematics
Math Is Fun
Mathematics, Have fun with
maths, Australia, [Commercial website]
Mathematics, Lexia,
Symphony Math, Australia, [Commercial website]
Maths Daily, [Mathematics encyclopaedia
and lessons]
Mathsonline
Metric Conversions
QAMT, Queensland Association of Mathematics
Teachers
Unit conversion
What's a byte? (Numbers in the
digital universe)
Wolfrom Math World
Part 12. Meteorology, weather,
climate
Agrometerology, INSAM
AMOS, Australian Meteorological
and Oceanographic Society
Australian Telescope Outreach
and Education
BOM, Bureau of Meteorology,
Australia
BOM,
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (for teachers and students)
Kites, (commercial websites)
"Learn
about meteorology"
Beaufort
wind scale, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Geoscience, Australian Government
UNPh 37 Weather Experiments, [This website]
Weather damage,
storms and flooding, Brisbane City Council
Weather Wiz Kids,
Meteorologist Crystal Wicker, USA
World Meteorology
Part 13. Physics teaching
Amusement Park Physics
Amusement Park
Physics, Annenberg Media, USA
BIPM, Bureau Internationale de Poids
et Mesures (including SI)
Boomerangs,
+ Plus magazine, University of Cambridge, UK, [Many articles]
http://britneyspears.ac/
Atmospheric Science
Data Center, NASA
Conversion tables
CNX
CRC, Handbook of Chemistry
and Physics
Diffraction
grating
Electric vehicles
Kites, (commercial websites)
Origin
Energy, Electrical safety, Australia
Energex, Australia
Energy pricing, Queensland
Energy
matters Carl Ahlers
Energy quest, Energy and
temperature scales, California, USA
Explore
Einstein
Fear of physics
French high school,
Physics and chemistry, [in French and suitable for French science curriculum]
Fizzics Education
Gases, EU Compressed
Gas Cylinder colour codes
Geiger Radioactivity, protection
from radiation and geiger counters
HSC Physics,
Joe Wolfe, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, (pdf)
HSC Physics,
Physclips, A multi level, multi media resource, (animations)
Hovercraft, Universal
Hovercraft
Kilogram,
BIPM, France, [in English]
Kites, The Kite Crew, Australia
Ladder problems,
[mainly mathematics]
Mad Lab, [Simple electronics]
NECA, National Electrical and Communications
Association
Nuenergy, Solar energy, Australia
Physics World,
Institute of Physics
Nuclear Science in Society Australian,
Nuclear Science and technology organization, Australia
Photography, Open
Photographic Society
Oscilloscope,
Wikipedia, USA
PAIN, University of Queensland
Physics Students' Society
Perceptions,
USA, [Many articles and chat about physics teaching, e.g. Coriolis effect]
Physics and chemistry,
translated French high school lessons
Physics classroom, (Imperial
measurements)
Physics Demo Troupe, [Demonstrations
of physics experiments by students] University of Queensland
Physics demonstrations,
School of Physics, University of Melbourne
Physics demonstrations,
Learning and teaching resources, Joe Wolfe, UNSW
Physics Department, School
of Physical Sciences, University of Queensland
Physics, University
of Maryland, Department of Physics, USA, [Physics demonstrations]
Physics World
Semi conductors physics
(SI), The International System
of Units, BIPM Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, [in English]
Space Peace
Time & Date
Time
Unit Conversion http://www.easycalculation.com/date-day/time-unit-conversion.php
Time, Calendar
UNSW, University of New South
Wales, School of Physics
University of Melbourne,
Physics lectures and demonstrations
Waves, ripple tank simulations,
(Needs Java-enabled browser)
World of Physics,
Eric Weisstein
Part 14. Kid's science, popular
science
ACTF, Australian Children's Television
Foundation, Backyard Science, [for kids]
Arthur Website, [for kids]
ExperiMENTALS,
Tricks, jokes and experiments, Australia
Headstart,
The Courier Mail, Brisbane
Home experiments
Kids' science
experiments
NEO K-12, (free educational videos,
lessons, games, quizzes and puzzles)
PartSelect,
Just For Fun, "Taking science from the lab to the kitchen"
PetQNA, Questions and answers about
pets
Pirates
Treasure Mystery
School
Science clips, BBC, UK, [for kids]
Storm the castle
Teaching
and Learning Resources, Diane Hawkins, UK
Time for Kids
Wacky Uses
Part 15. Primary science
Glimpses
of Science for Primary Schools, The University of New South Wales
Primary Connections,
Australian Academy of Science
Primary
Teaching and Learning Resources, Diane Hawkins, UK, [Ideas for primary
teachers]
Primary lessons, [This
website]
Part 17 Science, scientific,
science fairs
10
Big Questions, University of Adelaide
101 Science, serving science
and technology
Acronyms, The Free
Dictionary
All the Web, [Search engine,
index provided by Yahoo!, search for "School science lessons"]
Answers, [Free online dictionary]
ABC Science, ABC
Science Features, Australia
All Experts,
Science
AMSA, Australian Marine Sciences
Association
AMEPA, Australian Marine Environment
protection Association
Artificial Intelligence, 20 Questions,
Artificial intelligence project
Aussie Educator,
a total education page for Australia
Aussie Educator, Australia
Aussie Educator,
a total education page for Australia
BBC Science
quiz, [What kind of a thinker are you?]
Brisscience: Public seminars
in science and technology, Brisbane
ASTA, Australian Science Teachers
Association
Ausetute (free tutorials, definitions)
Bad Science,
Pennsylvania State University, USA, ["The gas tried to escape."]
CK12
Demo Troupe, [Science demonstration
training, University of Queensland]
Exploratorium,
hands-on museum of science, San Francisco, USA
Free patents online,
all the inventions of mankind,
Harvard
Natural science lecture demonstrations
Frank Potter's Science Gems,
Los Alamos, USA
Free Science, [download
more than 2000 free scientific books]
Fun With Science, USA, [Mainly
geophysics, in 8 languages!]
Hunkin's Experiments,
cool cartoons
Hypography, science for everyone
How stuff works
Interactive Simulations, University
of Colorado, USA
Kitchen
Scientists, A Guide To Home Science Experiments, [Many experiments
can be done at home]
Kitchen
experiments, Labrazelhome, USA, [Many experiments can be done at home]
Lab Notes, Australian Broadcasting
Commission Online Education Site, Australia
Madlab, UK
Mad Scientist Network,
Washington University Medical School, USA
Nation Master, [Statistics
about everything, including use of chemicals in foods]
New Scientist, UK
Netsteps,
Alberta Canada teachers
Prof Bunsen, [science experiment
novelties, commercial website]
Schoolzone, [Huge collection
of education resources]
Science Alert
Science Daily
Science Toy Maker
Scope TV, Channel 10, Australia
Surfing
Scientist, demonstrations
Learning science,
new and emerging tools to teach science
Live Science, [science news
items], USA
Science, Australian
Academy of Science electronic newsletter (#92) at http://science.org.au/publications/newsletters/
Science, Australian Academy
of Science , news page
Science, Australian
Academy of Science, Facebook
Science alert, Australia and
New Zealand, [science news articles]
ScienceiQ, [online science quiz
for school teams]
Science jokes,
Jokes and Science, Julian Trubin
Science Network, Western Australia
Science on the Shelves,
[science on supermarket shelves], York University, UK
Science Postcards,
science exploration through stories, New Zealand
Science world,
Eric Weisstein's world of science
Scientific American, Scientific American
magazine
Scientific
American, in the classroom series
Scitech, discover how the world
really works, Western Australia
SciTechDaily, Science and
Technology Daily Review, Turbopress, New Zealand
Science Basics, ABC,
Australia, videos
Scientists in schools,
Australian Government
Simply science,
John Pearce, Victoria, [primary science, needs Flashplayer 7]
Sleek Geeks, ABC,
videos
Slowmation, Student-generated
animation.
STAQ, Science Teachers' Association
of Queensland
Surfing Scientist,
Australian Broadcasting Commission, Australia
TechNyou, nanotechnology and
biotechnology issues, emerging technologies
The Scientist online
Tools of science, University
of Queensland
Union College, Schenectady,
New York, USA
Veritasium
VisLab, University of Queensland
Water divining and dowsing
Wikipedia, The
Free Encyclopedia
Wildlife Protection Society,
Queensland
Wikipedia, [Free multi-lingual
encyclopaedia]
TTF,
Teaching Teachers for the Future, Australia
WolframAlpha, the computational
knowledge engine
Young Scientists Journal, for
scientists aged 12 - 20, UK
Zooniverse, Citizen Science,
Australia
Part 17a Science Fairs
Science
fair projects
All Science Fair Projects
Education
Place, [Search engine], Science Fair Handbook, USA
Science
Fair Central, Discovery Education
Science Fair
Projects and Experiments, Julian Trubin, USA
Super Science Fair
Projects
Science in Public, [present
science ideas in public space]
Part 18. Safety, Laboratory
safety
ARPANSA, Australian Radiation
Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Asbestos safety, Queensland
Government, (website)
Community Safety, Queensland
Fire and Rescue Service
Electrical hazards, Physics Dictionary,
[This website]
Electrical
safety
Emergency Management,
prepare for natural disasters, Queensland
Household products
database, USA
Laboratory safety, [This website]
Laboratory, Gases,
EU Compressed Gas Cylinder colour codes
Laboratory, Philip Harris
Education, UK, Chemicals, laboratory equipment, experiments
Laboratory, SSERC, Scottish Schools
Equipment Research Centre, laboratory assistants' website
Laboratory, The Laboratory
Safety Institute, USA
Mercury
spills, Managing Small Mercury Spills
Queensland Ambulance Service
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
Queensland First Aid
Safety equipment
Safety,
Chemicals and Hazardous Substances
Safety, Department
of Education and Training, Creating Healthier Workplaces
Safety,
Health and safety, Queensland Department of Education and Training
Safety, Healthier Workplaces
Safety,
SCM-PR-002 School Excursions
Safety, Laboratory safety, (This
website)
Safety, MSDS, Material Safety
Data Sheets, commercial internet service
Safety, MSDS, Material Safety Data
Sheets, Where to find on the internet
Safety, Material Safety
Data Sheets for Common Household Products
Safety,
MSDS, Material Data Safety Sheets, University of Queensland