Free+Stuff+for+Science

Here is the full list of links to free resources for science teachers online. 190 Resources and growing!!!
 * Free Stuff for Science Teachers **

Tik Liem's book, [|Invitations to Science Inquiry]. This is a great book (although not really inquiry), I can't believe that they made it available for free. It is almost 500 pages of demonstrations and discrepant events! Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] by Fred Dobb 50 Free [|Biotechnology and genetics videos] for streaming or download from Virginia Commonwealth University Free [|Environmental Education Units] compatible with California standards: Grade 2: Rocks and Minerals, Grade 2: Ecosystems, Grade 5: Water Cycle, more to come soon. Free e-newsletter for elementary principals to support science, "[|Scientific Principals]" [|Evolution DVDs], animations, lesson plans, teachers guide from HHMI [|Nova "Absolute Zero" series], part two coming soon. Hundreds of cool [|high speed videos] like a "whoopee cushion" and a balloon filled with syrup popped by a dart. Free "[|The Chemistry Educator]" journal for chemistry teachers and professors [|3-D modelling of DNA software] full version [|Space and astronomy-related games] for kids of a variety of ages from NASA [|Videos of teachers using research-based strategies with English Learners in the classroom] (some science) through Project CONNECT Free [|science lab activities] for use with Vernier probes [|Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science "5E" Lesson Plans] from The Copernicus Project at UC Riverside [|Physics Coloring Book] from APS [|ESPN science of sports videos]
 * New Items: **

Science Misconception Podcast by Michael Horton [|60-Second science podcast] gives a 1-minute story each day on a variety of subjects. Perfect as a sponge activity. [|60-Second psych] podcast gives 1-minutes stories of brain and behavior research. [|The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] podcast hosted by Dr. Steven Novella covers topics of pseudoscience, UFOs, aliens, and homeopathy. Very funny cast, often inappropriate language for students but great for teachers. [|The Naked Scientists podcast]. The title sounds bad, but this is a great podcast always appropriate for students and teachers. Has a segment called "Kitchen Science" each episode with simple-to-do experiments ([|archived online]). [|Science podcasts] dealing with a variety of issues particularly interesting to new science teachers. [|Science Inquirer Summer Edition] had a list of over a dozen free podcasts from the BBC, Popular Science, Science Magazine, and more. [|MicrobeWorld Radio], Microbiology podcast 90 seconds per day
 * Free Science Podcasts: **

[|Mineral Information Institute] [|Optics and Photonics posters]: indluding nanotechnology, LASERs, and energy [|Periodic Table] APS Careers in Physiology brochure, email a request for up to 300 copies to education@the-aps.org [|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 posters: **

[|Middle School Science email listserv] [|Biology] [|Chemistry] [|High School Chemistry] [|Physics] [|Earth Science] [|Ocean Science]
 * Free Email Listservs: **

[|Volcano, earthquake fault, and fossils] [|Dinosaurs]
 * Free foldables: **

[|Physics coloring book] for kids, downloadable [|Animal bookmarks]
 * Free bookmarks and coloring books: **

Free [|Plastics Chemistry labs and materials kit] from American Chemistry Council [|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 Kits: **

[|Videos of teachers using research-based strategies with English Learners in the classroom] (some science) through Project CONNECT 50 Free [|Biotechnology and genetics videos] for streaming or download from Virginia Commonwealth University [|Evolution DVDs], animations, lesson plans, teachers guide from HHMI [|Nova "Absolute Zero" series], part two coming soon. Hundreds of cool [|high speed videos] like a "whoopee cushion" and a balloon filled with syrup popped by a dart. Free [|DVD "Watershed Wonders"] about pollution and the watershed Free [|ocean science video clips] from BlueWorldTV Free science videos, [|YouTube], [|TeacherTube], and [|ScienceHack] (Note, some videos are unsafe and inappropriate for the classroom. Screen all videos before showing. TeacherTube and ScienceHack are filtered for content but not safety.) [|Free Videos] on: The nature of science, critical thinking, biodiversity, and bald eagle habitats. [|Earth Science videos] [|Free math and science videos] from The Futures Channel [|ESPN science of sports videos] Great [|Chemistry Demo Video Clips] from JCE's Chemistry Comes Alive [|Free biology DVDs] (cloning, bioengineering, RNA, etc.) from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [|Teaching English Learners] videos including Assessment, Differentiation, Accessing the Textbook, etc. [|Optics and Light videos] including: Optics: Light at work and Careers in Optics [|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 [|A Tour of the Cryosphere] download video or free DVD from NASA
 * Free Videos: **

Super Slow Motion Video clips [|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 Physics Videos: **

[|Learning Science Through Inquiry (K-8)] [|Minds of Our Own (K-12)] [|Private Universe (5-12)] [|Private Universe Project in Science (K-12)] [|Science IMAGES (K-8)] [|Science K-6: Investigating Classrooms] [|The Science of Teaching Science (K-8)] [|Teaching High School Science through Inquiry]
 * Free Inquiry Videos: **

Free [|Environmental Education Units] compatible with California standards: Grade 2: Rocks and Minerals, Grade 2: Ecosystems, Grade 5: Water Cycle, more to come soon. [|Science with Toys activities] from TerrificScience Free [|science lab activities] for use with Vernier probes Free [|Chemistry lesson plans] Free [|Chemistry Lesson plans, labs, PowerPoints, and demonstrations] [|Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science "5E" Lesson Plans] from The Copernicus Project at UC Riverside [|Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable energy lessons and activities] from USDOE Dept. of Energy. [|Life Science Games, Career Information, and Lesson Plans] from BioworksU [|Physics lessons, labs, and activities] [|Free science lesson plans] aligned with California content standards [|Physics lab instructions and worksheets] from Arbor Scientific. Most can be done with simple equipment, otherwise links to purchase materials are given. The Zula Patrol science and astronomy outreach materials: email Andrea Tompkins, atompkins@zula.com 175 (and counting) [|free science powerpoints], lessons, labs, and games submitted by teachers [|Lessons using real arctic ice core data] to draw conclusions about climate [|1.5 million digital resources, NSDL] [|Free Schoolyard Geology lessons] [|Kitchen chemistry] experiments (virtual and real) from pbskids [|Countertop Chemistry experiments] from North Carolina State [|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 [|Ocean Science lessons and labs], on the bridge [|Free lessons and Action Research] from veteran teachers [|Thousands of worksheets]
 * Free Lessons, Labs, and Demos: **

My Science Inquirer Newsletter with calendar of events, teacher opportunities, and cover articles on a variety of subjects Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] by Fred Dobb Free e-newsletter for elementary principals to support science, "[|Scientific Principals]" Free "[|The Chemistry Educator]" journal for chemistry teachers and professors Free [|book with hundreds of ideas for science activities for elemenatry teachers] [|"Cool Stuff" eNewsletter] from Arbor Scientific including links to archives of past newsletters [|Physics Coloring Book] from APS [|Universe in the Classroom] electronic newsletter on astronomy and the universe [|How Students Learn: Science in the classroom](click on the controls to advance the pages) [|America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science] (click on the controls to advance the pages) [|Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8] (click on the controls to advance the pages) [|Inquiry: Thoughts, Views and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom] [|Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards] [|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 "Green Teacher" magazine] online edition available until July 1st, 2007
 * Free Books, Newsletters, and Magazines: **

[|Free science games, projects and activities] at NASA Space Place [|3-D modelling of DNA software] full version Random student number selector: [|unkstudents.swf] by Mike Horton [|Life Science Games, Career Information, and Lesson Plans] from BioworksU [|Space and astronomy-related games] for kids of a variety of ages from NASA [|Virtual Prehistoric Sea Monsters fossil dig] from National Geographic Free [|teacher tools] for the computer like a countdown timer, random name selector, and word counter from Harmony Hollow. [|DNA Microarray applet] with background on genomics and gene expression [|Chemistry computer games] Applet on [|"How and when a fetus' gender is determined"]. Word plugin to [|format chemical equations with one click]! Subscripts, superscripts, arrows, scientific notation with one click! [|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. [|Earth Science applets] [|Printable Protractors] [|Printable Rulers] [|Printable Graph Paper] [|Free Graph Creation] online software for students without Excel at home Science [|applets for elementary students] with quizzes and virtual labs. [|Copyright-free images] for use in PowerPoints, lessons, etc. [|Online Stopwatch] [|Excellent Physics Applets] on Light, Mechanics, Waves, Optics, Electricity, and more. [|Biology illustrations and animations], biologyinmotion.com [|Fruit fly genetics] applet [|Virtual Genetics Lab] software [|Interactive animated science lessons] from e-learning for kids [|Physics applet] to teach velocity and acceleration vectors. [|Software to teach about global warming], El Nino, ozone hole, and Amazon River [|Rocket designer] tests center of gravity and center of pressure for different designs. [|Virtual Geology Labs] [|Virtual Chemistry labs] [|Chemistry simulations], labs, assignments [|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 Computer Stuff: **

[|Federal Resources for Educational Excellence] (FREE) is a list of over 400 free resources for teachers.
 * Free Lists of Free Stuff: **

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