EDUCATIONAL LINKS FOR:
TEACHERS, PARENTS AND KIDS

Classroom Connect
Classroom Connect extends a rich assortment of good information to support the Internet-ready teacher and school. One excellent list of resources listed by school subjects and topics is GRA+DES Classroom Connect also offers Resource Station | Classroom Web - a listing of school Web sites| and a Teacher Contact Database.

CELLS alive!
CELLS alive! is provided free of charge for unlimited online use. Students and teachers have blanket permission - and are encouraged - to use images in class reports, homework, and lectures. a source of stock video microscopy of living subjects for educational and broadcast use. The CELLS alive! stock video library includes footage related to microbiology, cell biology, aquatic protozoa, water-borne parasites, infectious disease, and immunology.

3D Atlas Online
3D Atlas Online is the ideal resource for reference and research about Planet Earth.

The Knowledge Adventure Encyclopeda
This site has information on a variety of really cool subjects. It's a great homework helper site.

Activities-To-Go
Activities-To-Go is a place for all science teachers to share innovative, successful teaching strategies and activities to help students learn the concepts and processes of the life sciences. You may UPLOAD an activity, BROWSE lists of activities or SEARCH by keyword.

Explore Science
This site is one of the best for explaining scientific concepts. This site will let both students and teachers interact with material on the web, rather than just reading text. In order to use this site you must have the Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in.

Explorit's Quizzes
Have fun and improve your science Knowledge. This site has online quizzes for adults and kids'. The quizzes are on a variety of subjects.

Virtual Reference Desk Learning Center
VRD can help you find information and answers to your questions about school subjects, fascinating facts, research topics, and more! The Virtual Reference Desk can help you connect with experts.

ScienceNet
Search this site to find an answer to a science question or send a question to get answers.

Tutornet.com
Tutornet.com is the Internet's first virtual classroom designed to connect real teachers and students from their home, school or anywhere there is Internet access. Daily classes available in math and science. All Tutornet teachers, "Netucators", go through security background checks. Tutornet helps build self confidence and academic excellence.

Amazing Space
Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy. With a collection of online interactive educational resources for grades K-12. Using spectacular Hubble images, students explore the universe while learning the principles of math and science.

Informal Science Education Resources
If you're an educator / producer / designer in a museum or planetarium, this is your guide to products and resources.

ExInEd's
ExInEd (Exploration In Education) is a program of the SpecialStudies Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute. They have electronic offerings of Macintosh, Windows, and DOS software available for downloading.

Activities To Go
Activities to Go has Printable activities. Activities listed are: "Astronaut Challenge" "Parts of the Hubble Space Telescope (Diagram)" and "Partes del Telescopio Espacial Hubble"

Comp Ed, Inc.
They have over 5000 + free worksheets on this website.

NASA's Education Program
How to Access Information on NASA's Education Program, Materials, and Services.

NASA Connect
NASA Connect is a series of 30- minute instructional programs for students in grades 4-8, delivered via television and the Internet. Each program supports the National Math, Science, and Technology Standards and includes an educator's lesson guide, a classroom activity, and a web-based activity. The series is free; there are no fees or charges associated with the program. Educators are encouraged to tape the broadcast and copy (or download) the lesson guides.

The Chalk Board
A Classroom Corporate Connection. This is the place to get up-to-date information on free education resources (things for class, lesson plans, materials, grants, tours, workshops, etc.) offered by corporations.

Passport To Knowledge
This is a special educators' section of the LIVE FROM THE SUN website. PTK's mission is to excite students about science, to share with them content more current than found in textbooks, and to inspire them to become lifelong learners. They offer extensive online materials, both Web and e-mail, and hands-on science activities.

Glenn Research Center - Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
The site was prepared at NASA Glenn by the Learning Technologies Project (LTP) to provide background information on basic aerodynamics and propulsion for secondary math and science teachers.

Astrobiology Interactive
The Lunar Prospector Simulation is the first from a series of interactive educational modules, related to space exploration.This curriculum supplement contains a multimedia unit and a textual unit. They are complementary when used in the classroom.

Ames Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Admininstration
Regimes of Flight - A Supplemental Aeronautics Guide. These lesson plans are available in PDF format.

NASSA's Teachers' Lounge
Includes curriculum materials and ways for teachers to connect with one another.

MapQuiz
MapQuiz is a graphical quizzer to test the user's knowledge and proficency in the names and capitals of the countries of the world. All of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe is included. MapQuiz is being distributed as freeware on the Internet.

Exploring the Earth
This software includes colorful map puzzles for the US states. The puzzle pieces consist of state and star icons, which are dragged and rotated by the user to their correct position on the map. The timed game format holds interest and makes learning USA geography fun. Several different levels of difficulty make the software useful to almost any age group. Easy and colorful user interface.

The Magic School Bus
From Scholastics The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals, the Rainforest, the Age of Dinosaurs, the Inside the Earth, the Ocean, the Solar System, the Human Body and much more!

Successful Science Fair Projects
Lynne Bleeker (Science teacher, former science fair organizer, judge, and parent) guides you through how to successfully complete a science fair project. She also has links to other science fair web pages.

Kids Web
A comprehensive digital learning resource library and information portal, serving students, parents and teachers. Simple to navigate, and contains information targeted at the K-12 level. Each subject section, contains a list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to school kids.

Beakman and Jax
Beakman and Jax have the answers to your most asked questions and new interactive demos You Can do.

Dr. Internet
Dr. Internet will help you explore science, math fun and facts on the Internet! Dr. Internet will also help you find information that can help you with homework or your science project.

J-Track Tracking System
Use your Web browser to track the orbit of Hubble, Mir, the Shuttle or other satellites in real time. This tracking system uses a Java applet to calculate and display spacecrafts and satellites against a world map.

Space Sciencetists Online
This is the Millennium of Mars! Chat with the NASA Mars Team Now!

Kool Paper Airplanes
This web page has complete instructions on how to make Kool Paper Airplanes.

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