Secondary Science Resources
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1. The Physics Classroom - The free areas of this site include a curriculum corner, a lab area with a collection of 150 question-centered labs that promote the use of inquiry skills, Science reasoning passages that promote close reading and critical thinking, teacher toolkits that provide additional resources, and page devoted to NGSS.
2. Science News for Students - Free access to award-winning journalism on research across the breadth of science, health and technology fields. Published daily, SNS posts both shorter news stories and longer features. The stories highlight ongoing research in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. Stories are reported by experienced science journalists, many with PhDs in the fields on which they write. To help teachers, parents and other educators, each story includes further readings, citations to the original research on which the stories are based, power words (glossary terms) and a readability score that ensures the text is accessible to teens and tweens. Longer features also have extra materials to aid in classroom use. In addition, SNS publishes blogs such as Eureka! Lab, which show students, teachers and parents how science really works, what scientists do, what goes into conducting first-class research and science projects, and how anyone can get involved in doing science. Click here to access the Educators' page with information on how to use the site with students.
3. PhET Interactive Simulations - Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena relating to physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math from the PhET project at the University of Colorado. The site also provides links to lessons for using the simulations.
4. How Stuff Works Internet! - This site is a source for credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. In addition to comprehensive articles, helpful graphics and informative videos walk you through every topic clearly, simply and objectively.
5. BioInteractive - An interactive media collection for Science that includes Click & Learn activities, featuring embedded video clips and animations; interactive videos, with stop points and assessments in some of the short films and animations; and apps for mobile devices, including an EarthViewer app.
2. Science News for Students - Free access to award-winning journalism on research across the breadth of science, health and technology fields. Published daily, SNS posts both shorter news stories and longer features. The stories highlight ongoing research in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. Stories are reported by experienced science journalists, many with PhDs in the fields on which they write. To help teachers, parents and other educators, each story includes further readings, citations to the original research on which the stories are based, power words (glossary terms) and a readability score that ensures the text is accessible to teens and tweens. Longer features also have extra materials to aid in classroom use. In addition, SNS publishes blogs such as Eureka! Lab, which show students, teachers and parents how science really works, what scientists do, what goes into conducting first-class research and science projects, and how anyone can get involved in doing science. Click here to access the Educators' page with information on how to use the site with students.
3. PhET Interactive Simulations - Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena relating to physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math from the PhET project at the University of Colorado. The site also provides links to lessons for using the simulations.
4. How Stuff Works Internet! - This site is a source for credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. In addition to comprehensive articles, helpful graphics and informative videos walk you through every topic clearly, simply and objectively.
5. BioInteractive - An interactive media collection for Science that includes Click & Learn activities, featuring embedded video clips and animations; interactive videos, with stop points and assessments in some of the short films and animations; and apps for mobile devices, including an EarthViewer app.