Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth
In this project, students in grades 3-8 track the migratory patterns of different
animal species and share their field observations with other classrooms.
The project database allows students to search for the sightings o a certain
animal and then map its migration route.
Advanced Technology Environmental Education
Center
http://www.ateec.org/curric/themes_index.cfm
The Environmental Health section and the Environmental
Disaster section has appropriate curriculum for middle school
students.The Environmental Risk Assessment activities are geared
to high school level, but could be modified for your students.
GOALS (Global Online Adventure Learning
Site)
http://www.goals.com/classrm/classfrm.htm
A large selection of educational adventures with an emphasis
on science, technology and nature. Girls can see pictures and
read stories of adventures in the Arctic, Antarctic, Amazon,
New Zealand, Sahara, and the seas. Teacher guides and study
questions are included.
Smithsonian Center for Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/
The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
has created a free educational web site for students, educators,
and families based on the Smithsonian Institution's content.
The educator section offers lesson plans, virtual field trip
information, professional development, and more, all sorted
by grade level and subject area. The student area features
interactive content modules, called IdeaLabs, on topics such
as United States presidents or walking on the moon.
Gene Puzzles
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?
Grade=6-8&BenchmarkID=5&DocID=96
In this lesson, students will come to understand that in
sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half
of the genes come from each parent.
Reconstructors Solve Medical Mysteries
http://medmyst.rice.edu
Medical Mysteries is an interactive online game. Students
solve mysteries and in doing so learn how infectious diseases
are spread. The Missions teach the fundamentals of microbiology,
infectious diseases, and epidemiology including virtual labs
and are aligned with National Science Education Content Standards.
Teacher Pages contain lots of downloadable resources. The Center
for Technology in Teaching and Learning at Rice University
designed this website with funding from the National Institutes
of Health. Requires Shockwave.
