http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Web based activities designed for the classroom.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html
This multimedia website deals with NASA careers and astrobiology research. The concept is to search for and design a habitable planet. Students enter training, are quizzed on their knowledge, and adjust the features of potentially habitable planets to see what makes a planet habitable and why. The recording of student observations ties this activity to the basics of the scientific process.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/index1.html
Site offers educational materials related to Astronomy, Weather, and Energy and Environment.
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/astronomy/
Zoom Astronomy is a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired.
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm
Site includes subject-specific experiments and activities designed for students and teachers.
http://stonewall.nist.gov/
What stones do we use to build? Which stones weather best? Some of these questions can be answered at this website, which examines a test wall of building materials constructed in 1948. A great feature allows students to look at stones from different states or countries (many of the stone samples were collected in 1880) and examine the differences between the materials stored inside and those built into the wall and exposed to the elements.
http://www.cccturtle.org/
Visit CCC's Web site to learn about endangered sea turtles. View research notes from the field, join their mailing list, see amazing photos of sea turtles, and more!
http://cassiopeiaproject.com/
The Cassiopeia Project is a effort to make science education videos available for FREE to anyone who wants them. Teachers and students are particularly welcome to use these materials.
http://www.desertusa.com/
DesertUSA.com contains images, stories, movie and audio clips, virtual reality tours and hard data about, virtually any desert-related topic: plants, animals, geology, cultural and natural history, recreation, parks, cities, travel and people.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
Few subjects in the Earth sciences are as fascinating to the public as dinosaurs. The study of dinosaurs stretches our imaginations, gives us new perspectives on time and space, and invites us to discover worlds very different from our modern Earth.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/
This activity lets you manipulate tectonic plates. Pull the plates apart and push them together and watch what happens to the Earth.
http://www.edhelper.com/
A complete resource for all subject areas. Includes lesson plans, worksheets, vocabulary, and much more!
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Eric Weisstein's World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/
Field Trip Earth is the global resource for teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html
"In this exhibit, you can find out how to improve next year's environmental record. You'll learn how waste is handled now and how some communities are doing it better. In the activities, you can test your knowledge about hazardous waste we generate in our homes and try to shrink a landfill."
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/floatingrock/a1.html
Annimation explaning the formation of different types of rocks.
http://gelessons.com/lessons/
Learn how to do the basics so you are comfortable teaching with Google Earth. Suitable for Lectures, Presentations, whole class discussions, etc. Also includes mini-lessons - Lesson starters for looking at various topics.
http://hubble.esa.int/
Receive the latest pictures from space including pictures of a dying star and much more. There is also an educational section with interactive activities.
http://www.kidport.com/default.htm
Kidport is an Internet-based educational service designed to help K-8 students excel in school. It provides a unique, multi-step program to create empowered learners, not simply good students.
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/class.htm
Gemstones are listed by class with beautiful pictures and great descriptions of how they were formed.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/coloring/index.html
Hot or Cold, Land or Water...Differences in color tell you a lot about the data NASA is collecting about the Earth. Try your hand at coloring these ESE pictures.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html
The object of the activity is to get Droplet, the water molecule, through the forest and into the sea.
http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index1.html
The Imagine Mars Project is a national arts, sciences and technology education initiative that has harnessed America's fascination with space and led young people to work together with educators and civic leaders to design a Mars community for 100 people.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar.htm
Find out the date that interesting things happened that pretained to space and science.
http://rotored.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
This interactive storybook explains aeronautics and rotorcraft research to young children. The story can be heard in English, Chinese, and soon in Spanish.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Learn about recent Shuttle missions, crew, and activities. There are also archives of past missions.
http://www.nature.nps.gov/
This website contains a lot of information about nature and science.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
View lessons and activities by selecting a grade range and topic. Areas covered include Art, Health and Fitness, Math, Reading and Language Arts, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Early Childhood, Library Media and Technology Coordinators.
http://www.pppst.com/
Power point and animations for teachers to use in their classroom. All content areas included.
http://pppst.com/
This website houses a great collection of ready made power points and interactive activities for many subject matters.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
The website states its purpose is to "provide educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction."
http://www.spacewander.com/
"You are about to take a virtual space-trip to the depths of the Universe! All of SpaceWander's space pictures are real NASA images! Our award-winning multimedia space tour takes about 12 minutes. You can sit back and enjoy it or you can press buttons on the spaceship to see additional in-context information."
http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.cfm
"TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus."