FREE STUFF
for Science and Math Educators
Samples of chemistry and physics take-home labs by Mike Horton. SampleLabs.doc
Free posters:
Mineral Information Institute
Periodic Table
Tufts University : Human Genome, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Layers of the Earth, etc.
Earth/Mars Comparison (NASA)
USGS Water Education
Anti-Tobacco
Importance of eating "green" foods
Forest Life
Air, Water, Land, and Ice
Hazardous Waste
Solar Poster and Spectroscope
NASA/JPL Resource Center or call 909.397.4420
IRIS Seismology Poster
Business posters , many of which apply to education. Download and print.
Forest Foundation posters, bookmarks, lessons, and other information.
How to get into college posters from California State University Chancellor (download the poster here )
Sun-Earth Day (March 21st) posters, flyer, kits, bookmarks, banners, etc.
Physics posters including an Einstein mosaic and physicscentral.
Women in Science posters and videos.
Free Email Listservs:
Biology
Chemistry
High School Chemistry
Physics
Earth Science
Free foldables:
Volcano, earthquake fault, and fossils
Dinosaurs
Free bookmarks and coloring books:
Physics coloring book for kids, downloadable
Animal bookmarks
Free Kits:
Science and Our Food Supply
Physics Competition Kits (requests for 2007 competition will begin in late spring)
Kit to teach atmospheric science (ozone layer, CFCs, and aeorsol products) from CAPCO
Free Videos:
Free biology DVDs (cloning, bioengineering, RNA, etc.) from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Women in Science videos and posters
Einstein's Miracle Year video streamed.
300 Newton's Apple video clips and project ideas
Webcast of "Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners," on Thursday, November 30 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time by Wested.
Lots of high quality content and pedagogy streaming videos for teachers
Videos for teaching evolution for students and teachers from WGBH
Chemistry demonstration videos from JCE's "Chemistry Comes Alive" CDs
Quicktime videos to accompany labs and demos
DVDs on evolution, RNA, fat, hypertension, and virtual labs
"It's a Wild Ride": Science and Math of roller coasters
Chemistry Demonstration videos
Watershed Wonders DVD free to 1,000 California schools
John Stossel clips about educational issues from 20/20
Video of a cow eye dissection and instructions how to do one yourself
Hawaiin Volcano time-lapse videos from USGS
Free Physics Videos
RIT LivePhysics Videos
Rutgers Physics Quicktime Movies
Doane Physics Quicktime Movies
Vidshell Video Clips
Video Analysis on the Web (includes built-in video analysis for ANY video clip online)
Animations on a variety of physics topics
Free Books:
Fossils, Rocks, and Dinosaurs
Labs and Demos
Survival Guide for New Teachers
Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners
Free Science books for early readers (just pay shipping)
Free Lessons, Labs, and Demos:
175 (and counting) free science powerpoints , lessons, labs, and games submitted by teachers
1.5 million digital resources, NSDL
Kitchen chemistry experiments (virtual and real) from pbskids.
Food Science activities and videos from Discovery Education and IFT.
Geology teaching resources from geology.com
Labs and Activities
Graph Paper
Search engines to make free NASA materials easier to find (1) (2)
NIH Lessons and Curriculum (Life Sciences)
Earth Science Lesson Plans
Inquiry Lab on Acids and Bases , but a very good format for any inquiry lab.
Earth day lessons and environmental science activities. See Earth Day Science Symposium for 7-day lesson plan.
Genomics Analogy Model for Educators : genetics and genomics lessons and activities.
Wyland Ocean Challenge , "Clean Water for the 21st Century": lesson plans grades K-3 and 4-6
Science and Our Food Supply , food safety lesson plans
Ocean Science Curriculum from NOAA
Free lessons and Action Research from veteran teachers
Thousands of worksheets
Free Computer Stuff:
Widgets - Widgets are little free programs like clocks, timers, calculators, viewers for museum web cams, weather tracker, photo slideshow viewer, etc. that you can download and install. You have to install a small program to run them and then you can download thousands of them for free. Just be sure to uncheck "install Yahoo toolbar" when you're installing and you won't get any advertisements.
Science applets for elementary students with quizzes and virtual labs.
Excellent Physics Applets on Light, Mechanics, Waves, Optics, Electricity, and more.
Physics applet to teach velocity and acceleration vectors.
Rocket designer tests center of gravity and center of pressure for different designs.
Virtual Geology Labs
Interactive virtual field trips through Yellowstone National Park
Bugscope , a remotely-controlled microscope to view bugs with lesson plans.
Curriki.org is a storage place for online tutorials, lessons, and other computer resources to be used in class.
Free cliparts are available from GTCO Calcomp for use in PowerPoints, etc.
Earth Science images and cliparts.
Free Pictures, Videos , and resources in a variety of subject areas.
PowerPoint presentations on science careers
Audio answers to science questions that stump us from NPR's Science Out of the Box.
Earth Science , Life Science , and Physical Science applets.
Free Lists of Free Stuff:
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) is a list of over 400 free resources for teachers.
Free Science Podcasts:
OCDE Science Misconception Podcast . Audiocasts about common student misconceptions in science. 20 are available as of 2/17/07 and more are on the way.
Science Inquirer Summer Edition had a list of over a dozen free podcasts from the BBC, Popular Science, Science Magazine, and more.
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