Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Crazy Crystal Creations: Grow Crystals
Compare the size and shape of crystals grown in different temperature conditions in this science fair project. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by...
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Chemistry Class Introduction
This introduction to chemistry class reviews some major concepts to help prepare students for a high school chemistry course.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Lab Values and Normal Ranges
An explanation of lab values following a blood test using a universal model. Also discussed are reasons why a number may be outside of a normal range. These variances include: age, gender, individual laboratory techniques, and the given...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Making Friends With Franklin
This site is an introduction plus a series of three lesson plans that explore Franklin's portraits plus aspects of his work in science and writing.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Introduction to the Light Microscope
This is a Microscope Internet Lab that can be used as a virtual lab for a whole class or as a make-up lab. The virtual microscope is a little more complicated than the microscope that is used in the labs but it will not be difficult to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Nano Tech: Insights Into a Nano Sized World
Through two lessons and four activities, students learn about nanotechnology, its extreme smallness, and its vast and growing applications in our world. Embedded within the unit is a broader introduction to the field of material science...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Crazy About Birds: Houzz Series
An introduction to a bimonthly bird series featuring a community of homeowners interested in design.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science: Ocean Wind and Waves
A brief introduction to how ocean waves form. Includes a suggestion for a simple lab activity to further understanding.
Other
The Greenhouse Effect: Natural and Amplified Warming
This concise resource presents a thorough drawing which simplifies the explanation of the greenhouse effect into six easy to understand steps.