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This list of free online resources was compiled from links posted on the Enrich member yahoo groups elist from 2001 to February 8, 2010. All links have been verified to be active as of that date.
- free science and math topics for various ages http://www.kapili.com/topiclist.html
- free education about plastics, including recycling, reclamation, etc different ones for different ages. They don't appear to have any of the free teaching kits available at the moment, but there are lesson plans and activities . http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_content.asp?CID=1123&DID=4277
- Planet Protectors Club for kids Activities and materials from the EPA on trash reduction, environmental protection http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/kids/planetprotectors/index.htm
- Educational materials on waste and waste management for kids and teachers from EPA various ages http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/index.htm
- Night view of the Earth from the space station http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
- Howtoons http://www.howtoons.com/
- Physics 2000 interactive journey through modern physics http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
- Neuroscience for kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
- Why is snow white http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon971003/skinnyon.html
- Growing your own snow crystals http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/project/project.htm
- Food, science and gardening from Rodale http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/organic_kids
- Solar system simulator http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Kids’ online astronomy course http://www.kidsastronomy.com/academy/
- How balloons are made http://www.balloonhq.com/faq/making.html
- Science news for kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
- Wildlife guides http://enature.com/home/
- Science, optics and you http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/index.html
- Human anatomy http://www.anatomyatlases.org/
- The amazing brain and human development online course from The Child Trauma Academy http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/amazing_brain/index.html
- NASA quest challenges---interactive web-based investigations in science and engineering issues related to those faced by NASA engineers http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
- Free experiment of the week newsletter http://thehappyscientist.com/
- Fifth grade science links http://www.dmturner.org/Teacher/Links/5oldlinks.htm
- Your weight on other planets http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/
- Ecokids http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
- Photos of Northern Lights http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm
- Free skymaps http://www.skymaps.com/
- Periodic table display interactive http://www.element-collection.com/html/installations.html
- Strange matter secrets of everyday stuff http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/index.html
- Fear of Physics http://www.fearofphysics.com/index.html
- Tech museum online exhibits http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/
- Skulls from California Academy of Sciences http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls/
- Online exhibits from the California Academy of Sciences http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/archived_exhibits.php
- Science toys to make with your kids http://scitoys.com/
- PhysicsQuest online activities and free kit for middle schoolers, theme changes yearly http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsquest/index.cfm
- Physics Central from the American Physical Society, lots of different topics http://www.physicscentral.org/
- Insultingly stupid movie physics site http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/
- Road map of the brain http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10401930
- Periodic table made from Legos http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/LEGO/LEGO%20PT%20final.html
- Undular bore video (weather phenomenon) with description http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11oct_undularbore.htm?list758766
- Laminar flow video http://www.flixxy.com/laminar-flow.htm
- Make a model of a neuron (clay, beads, string, etc) plus other brain-related models to make http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html
- Learn about cows and life on an organic dairy farm from Stonyfield Yogurt http://www.stonyfield.com/healthy_planet/importance_of_organic_farming/have_a_cow/index.jsp
- Beehive tour http://www.ccpollen.com/pgtour.shtml
- Free science dvds to order http://www.hhmi.org/catalog/main?action=home
- Science and math games from Jefferson Labs http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php
- Free k-12 science curriculum http://msnucleus.org/curriculum/curriculum.html
- various science resources from the American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=marinebiology
- Plant study k-3 from Missouri Botanical Gardens http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
- Resources from Missouri Botanical Gardens ---biomes, plants of Costa Rica, tropical rain forest curricula, etc http://www.mobot.org/education/web.asp
- Virtual volcano ---alter conditions and see what happens http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html
- Resources from Discovery Kids http://kids.discovery.com/games/games.html
- Planet Science http://www.planet-science.com/home.html
- National Geographic videos http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
- Free downloadable elementary life science curriculum http://www.eequalsmcq.com/Thank%20you%20for%20downloading%20Life%20Science.htm
- Teaching guides to show Newton’s Apple http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuides_alphabet.php
- EPA educational materials on water and watersheds http://www.epa.gov/adopt/resources/
- Elementary energy curriculum from Union Power Cooperative http://union-power.apogee.net/kids/
- Science fair project ideas http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
- Math and Science songs database, most for order but many with samples, some full length http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/all_songs_title.php
- Astronomy http://www.cosmos4kids.com/index.html
- Biology http://www.biology4kids.com/
- Physics http://www.physics4kids.com/
- Earth science http://www.geography4kids.com/
- Chemistry http://www.chem4kids.com/
- Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/
- Virtual AP biology labs from the University of California http://www.ucopenaccess.org/courses/APBioLabs/course/index.html
- Human body curricula for various ages http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/curriculum.html
- Extras for WinterPromise’s Sea and Sky curriculum http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/curriculum.html
- Astronomy—news and info on the Sun-Earth environment http://spaceweather.com/
- Online science ezine for upper elementary to middle school kids---awesome <g> http://www.spigotsciencemag.com/
- Fuel Our Future Now site on energy usage/conservation for various age levels http://www.fuelourfuturenow.com/
- Periodic table of videos http://www.periodicvideos.com/# A series of short videos on the different elements in the periodic table by the University of Nottingham---free resource.
- http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ videos on symbols of physics and astronomy from the University of Nottingham
- Videos of behind the scenes science http://www.test-tube.org.uk/
- Tom Lehrer's "Elements" song, the periodic table set to music by Gilbert and Sullivan http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
- Discovery Science Center lesson plans http://www.discoverycube.org/education.aspx?q=44
- Site with 71 constellations, the stories behind them and info about them http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm
- Engineering site for girls http://www.engineergirl.org/
- Science toymaker, directions to make inexpensive science toys for kids http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/
- Science videos from the National Science Teachers’ Association http://www.nsta.org/store/search.aspx?action=browse&product=object
- Freebies for science teachers from the National Science Teachers’ Association http://www.nsta.org/publications/freebies.aspx?lid=tnav
- University of Virginia virtual labs http://virlab.virginia.edu/VL/home.htm
- Education resources from Jefferson Labs http://education.jlab.org/ including Frostbite Theater videos http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/teachers.php
