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Here you will find over 170 (and growing) teacher-reviewed technology resources that have been posted anonymously by the 30 science teachers collaborating in this study. High school biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science teachers will find reviews and links to resources that they might find helpful to use with their own students. At this time, only our teacher-collaborators may post new reviews but we will soon open the site for visitors to post as well.

There are 328 resources in this category.
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Name: Group Member Evaluation Rubric
Date Posted: May 28, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: internet
Type: group work evaluation rubric
Description: I borrowed this group work evaluation rubric for a major month-long project that my Physics class did. They had to build and analyze a marble...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Learn Genetics
Date Posted: May 21, 2007
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab
Description: Excellent virtual lab and description of gel electrophoresis. Step by step process that shows and explains all of the important elements of gel electrophoresis. I...
Reviews (2) Avg: *****
Name: EPA Ozone Depletion
Date Posted: May 14, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Created by the EPA, this is a way to learn about the ozone layer in comic-book-panel form.
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (a joke)
Date Posted: May 14, 2007
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Fun site - Lighter side of Chemistry
Description: The DHMO site is a fun site that is set up to look like an authentic research site. It can be used in a variety...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Climate Crisis
Date Posted: May 14, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Data collection/analysis tool
Description: This is a website that gives background and educational ideas to go along with the movie An Inconvenient Truth. There is a carbon footprint calculator,...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: Breathing Earth
Date Posted: May 14, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Data collection/analysis tool
Description: Breathing earth is an animation that displays carbon dioxide output and birth rates by country.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Aquatic Macroinvertebrate ID Key
Date Posted: May 14, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Virtual Lab, Data collection/analysis tool
Description: An easy to use key to identify benthic macroinvertebrates
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: The Digital Desk
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Chemistry
Media: Webware
Type: Practice problems
Description: This site allows for student to practice different problem sets and to get answers as well as feedback on what they have done wrong, can...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Virtual Air Track
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Physics
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Remote Data Sets or Instrumentation, Data collection/analysis tool
Description: Virtual air track so students and perform collisions on the computer
Reviews (2) Avg: ***
Name: Eight Reasons Why No Student Should Go
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Physics
Media: Webware
Type: reading
Description: This is an article that list reasons all students should take physics in high school
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Biology Browser
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Graphing, Modeling, or Mapping, Remote Data Sets or Instrumentation
Description: Collection of Biology related information and links
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Water Resources of the United States
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Graphing, Modeling, or Mapping, Remote Data Sets or Instrumentation
Description: Access towater data by state
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Writing in science
Date Posted: May 13, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Writing aid
Description: This site gives information for writing in science as well as other subjects. It gives writing for non-science majors, Writing in Biology, and writing in...
Reviews (2) Avg: ***
Name: Flood controls on the Mississippi been successful?
Date Posted: May 09, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Provides historical info about what has been done to control flooding on the Mississippi River and the floods that occurred inspite of these attempts
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: EPA climate change water cycle animation
Date Posted: May 09, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Animation shows water cycle components and allows students to see differences in water budget (dry vs wet climate)
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Water Cycle
Date Posted: May 09, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: used to introduce key concepts in the Hydrologic cycle to build on students prior knowledge of the cycle
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: FEMA Hurricanes for Kids
Date Posted: May 09, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: This is a resource from FEMA that allows students to determine the necessary items to place in a disaster kit and to see images of...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: NOVA Science NOW Jan 2005 Documentary
Date Posted: Apr 24, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Documentary predicts what would have happened if category 5 Hurricane Ivan had hit New Orleans in 2005...predictions describe flooding and death that eventually happened the...
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: Hurricane Tracker
Date Posted: Apr 24, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Graphing, Modeling, or Mapping
Description: plots hurricane tracks for different hurricane seasons; allows students to see track of hurricane and how hurricanes change in intensity as days progress
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Hurricane 101
Date Posted: Apr 24, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: provides information on hurricane location, naming and season
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: NASA Observatorium- storm surge damage animation
Date Posted: Apr 24, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: provides animation of damage resulting from different hurricane categories and various sized storm surges
Reviews (1) Avg: *****
Name: NASA Observatorium
Date Posted: Apr 24, 2007
Subjects: Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation
Description: Provides detailed information about Hurricanes, Hurricane seasons, hurricane classification and dangers. Interactive tools make getting the information fun for the students.
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Science Facts on File
Date Posted: Apr 16, 2007
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware, Online service
Type: Communication Tool, Resource for teachers and students
Description: This is an online service that our library has subscribed to for use by both students and teachers. When you sign on you can search...
Reviews (1) Avg: ***
Name: The Cell Cycle Control Game
Date Posted: Apr 16, 2007
Subjects: Biology
Media: Webware
Type: Visualization or Animation, Virtual Lab
Description: This online animation runs students through the complete steps of the cell cycle. They assume the role of CDK (cylcin dependent kinase) and Cyclin. During...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
Name: Comparison of land and water temperature
Date Posted: Apr 16, 2007
Subjects: Physics, Earth Science
Media: Webware
Type: Data collection/analysis tool
Description: This resource provides access to NASA satellite observations of surface temperature. The information from NASA observations can be used to investigate the seasonal changes of...
Reviews (1) Avg: ****
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