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**Free Stuff for Science Teachers**
Here is the full list of links to free resources for science teachers online. Please add your comments and your own links to free stuff by clicking on "Discussion". You may be notified by email any time new discussions are added by clicking the "notify me" tab. If you are a science teacher you can download or request all of these items online or by filling out a form and making a request. If you have suggestions for more free science teacher resources, add them to the discussion page or email mhorton. If you come across a dead link or an expired offer, please let me know also. Thanks to Ellen Loehman for sending me many new links.

326 Resources and growing!!!

Free chapter and activity from Take Home Chemistry book (scroll down to "Read a sample chapter") Free chapter and activity from Take Home Physics book (scroll down to "Read a sample chapter") [|Online games] to encourage hand-washing Free materials from James Randi Educational Foundation to teach critical thinking and skepticism Conceptual Chemistry Alive videos: an entire chemistry curriculum worth of videos FREE (click on "Tutorials: Video Lessons") Free website with biographical info about Famous Scientists A Year's Worth of Life Science Activities by C. Whitmore, presented at CSTA: __Strategic Science Teaching__ book from from the CISC Science Subcommittee (great book, now full version is FREE!) List of science teacher grants with links [|Grants.doc] [|Inquiry in Action book] inquiry-based physical science book also molecular models and videos from American Chemical Society Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] (link may be broken; try this one) by Fred Dobb
 * New Items:**
 * Popular Science** 137 years of archived magazines FREE

Science Misconception Podcast by Michael Horton Video Podcasts for AP Chemistry, dozens of episodes [|**Free audio and video university science lectures**]. Hundreds of feeds available. [|NSTA's "Lab Out Loud" podcast about science education] American Chemical Society's [|podcast, Bytesize Science] for students [|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. [|60-Second Earth] podcast about Earth Science Topics from Scientific American [|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:**

"Make Waves -- Discover Science" posters Free Optics and Photonics posters from SPIE Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Take Physics poster Free Physics posters Celebrate Women in Physics poster Make Waves - Discover Science from the Optical Society of America [|Free Posters from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] [|Medical Sciences games, posters, and publications]. Topics include cells, careers, proteins, and health. [|Human Genome poster] [|Milestones of Science Poster from AAAS, with $3 shipping and handling charge] Free [|posters from EPA] on pollution, estuaries, water quality, pesticides, and more [|Mineral Information Institute]periodic table, lesson plans, and activities. [|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 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] Great foldables of dinosaurs, cut-away sun, Earth/Moon scale model, insects, etc. from Canon Earth Science foldables of faults, volcanoes, landforms, planets, etc. from USGS
 * Free foldables:**

[|Physics coloring book] for kids, downloadable [|Animal bookmarks] [|Neuroscience for kids resources] including coloring book, lesson plans, experiments, and games
 * Free bookmarks and coloring books:**

[|Free physics kit] for middle school teachers who sign up for the PhysicsQuest science mystery competition [|Science Fair Survival Kit] from Elmer's and Discovery Education [|Materials kit to teach about the chemistry of plastics] from American Chemistry Council [|Seeds for space crops]. Get seeds to grow dwarf "space crops." [|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 aerosol products) from CAPCO
 * Free Kits:**

Videos of science demonstrations from MIT Science of NHL Hockey video from NSF Conceptual Chemistry Alive videos: an entire chemistry curriculum worth of videos FREE (click on "Tutorials: Video Lessons") Free Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars DVD Eight free Force and Motion Workshop videos from Annenberg Media Free short videos on climate change by NSF with climate scientists Great free chemistry demonstration videos Video Glossary of Scientific Terms by Berkeley Lab scientists, more than 60 terms and growing. The Human Spark video series about human evolution from PBS and NSF The Science of the Olympic Games videos from NBC and NSF [|Reviewed science videos, software, websites], etc. from CLRN. Some require subscription or payment. [|Science videos], powerpoints, worksheets, and career profiles. A collection of [|physics-related YouTube videos] (1,000 of them) that have been previewed. [|**Cool experiments and demonstration videos**] from weirdsciencekids.com [|Videos to accompany Nova's "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" video] including Ken Miller and Judge John Jones [|Educational Videos] like YouTube but filtered to be appropriate for kids. Variety of topics in science section. [|Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed] video from NSF [|Science in Motion Video series] from NSF on a variety of topics, mostly life science. "Secrets of the Sequence" [|Videos on genetic research] from Virginia Commonwealth University [|Science and Technology videos] from NBC news, 1,000 short clips [|Mystery of Dark Matter DVD] and lesson plans PBS [|Science Investigators Videos] (How do knuckleballs work, bacteria batteries, etc.) [|WiredScience Videos] (GeekDad, DIY, Careers in Science, etc.) Another free [|DVD with clips from 20/20] for use in the classroom. This one includes ethanol fuel and vaccine fears. [|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] [|“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:**

[|Physics modules with video clips] for teaching common physics concepts from University of New South Wales 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:**

Kitchen Science Experiments (preview first, some are unsafe) Free chapter and activity from Take Home Chemistry book Free chapter and activity from Take Home Physics book Free materials from James Randi Educational Foundation to teach critical thinking and skepticism FEMA Science Sleuths curriculum NASA free Climate Science Curriculum TruTV Forensics in the Classroom Activities The Inquiry Project Matter Inquiry Lessons grades 3-5 "Teach Engineering" free Engineering Curriculum perfect for NGSS American Chemical Society Middle School Science Lessons and Activities National Institute of Health Biology Curriculum Units (HS and MS) National Energy Education Development Project Curriculum Units University of Saint Thomas "Squishy Circuits" Experiments for Elementary students using Play-Doh UC Berkeley Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment activities Buck Institute for Education Project Based Learning Activities General Atomics Science Units on Color, DNA, Materials Science, Seasons, etc. Waves, light, and sound activities on another wikispaces site Free lesson plans, videos, and activities from thinkfinity.org and the Verizon Foundation A Year's Worth of Life Science Activities by C. Whitmore, presented at CSTA: Earthquakes curriculum resources Seismic Sleuths earthquake curriculum for grades 7-12 from FEMA (pdf files) Science Vocabulary Picture Cards for elementary (with Spanish translations) [|Outdoor Biology Activities], 97 free activities [|Great ideas for Project Based Learning] in science from Intel [|Elementary lessons, labs, and videos] for grades 4-6 [|Free printables, graphic organizers, PowerPoints, and activities] from TeacherVision [|Cool experiments and demonstration videos] from weirdsciencekids.com [|Huge lists of science demonstrations] with detailed instructions from Europe Free [|Environmental Education Units] compatible with California standards: Grade 2: Rocks and Minerals, Grade 2: Ecosystems, Grade 5: Water Cycle, more to come soon. [|Hundreds of science lesson plans with experiments]from the Utah Education Network (check grade levels as they are based upon Utah's science standards) [|Free water lessons, posters, and booklets related to California standards] [|Optics Lesson Plans] from Optics for Kids [|Mystery of Dark Matter DVD] and lesson plans [|Activities for Middle School science] [|Neuroscience for kids resources] including coloring book, lesson plans, experiments, and games [|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:**
 * Materials Science STEM resources from ASM Materials Camps, a set of classroom activities to supplement high school chemistry **
 * Composting in the Classroom 126-page inquiry guide for middle and high school students **

**Popular Science****1**37 years of archived magazines FREE Free chapter and activity from Take Home Chemistry book Free chapter and activity from Take Home Physics book __Strategic Science Teaching__ book from from the CISC Science Subcommittee (great book, now full version is FREE!) Essay on "Helping English Language Learners Understand Content Area Texts" Michigan State University Chemistry ebook Free chemistry lab books ChemSource free Chemistry ebook Chapters Free middle school chemistry book, activities, videos, and molecular animations from American Chemical Society Laboratory Safety Guidelines booklet, email a request to LSG@LabSafetyInstitute.org Free "Thermodynamics and Chemistry" book from University of Maryland Science News e-Magazine for 9-12 year olds, Spigot Science Magazine Free Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate news websites Guide to combating astronomical pseudosciences from The Astronomical Society of the Pacific [|Literature review about Science Inquiry] (from 1999) [|Online kids science magazine]. 5 free issues each year. [|Chemistry in the National Science Education Standards], book from American Chemical Society w/ chapter on Inquiry Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] by Fred Dobb [|Inquiry in Action book] inquiry-based physical science book also molecular models and videos from American Chemical Society California Water books for upper elementary school. Email cwac@acwa.com [|Inventucation Magazine] for teachers who want to incorporate inventions into the classroom My Science Inquirer Newsletter with calendar of events, teacher opportunities, and cover articles on a variety of subjects What you need to know about energy booklet Teachers can order hard copies for use in their classroom. [|Planetary Times] newsletter related to space science. [|Astronomy Education Review], web-based journal and archive of past issues. [|Growing Space magazine] showing how agriculture and space are connected [|Take A Cloud Walk book] about clouds, weather, global climate change, etc. from nostudentleftindoors.com The [|Universe in the Classroom electronic newsletter] from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 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:**

Simple Machines Game for elementary students Free countdown timer online [|Online games] to encourage hand-washing Free Environmental Health Student Portal from NLM The Visible Human Project from NLM Free virtual science activities including "Dragon Genetics," "Atomic Structure," and others for all grade levels and subject areas. Royalty-free photos with some science images Free website with biographical info about Famous Scientists ChemIDPlus, see the 3D structure of chemicals whose names you type in (type a name, click "search", click "enlarge structure", and check "Display 3D Model" [|Molecular Workbench] simulations and activities in biology and chemistry [|Free cliparts and photos] for use in presentations and such Copyright-Free Images (including a science category) Demo of virtual dissection software with worksheets Printable Paper Rulers (metric and all different types) [|Virtual biology labs] including Transgenic Fly, Bacterial ID, Cardiology, Neurophysiology, and Immunology from HHMI [|Website with resources to answer the question] "Why do we need to study science?" [|Website with fun podcasts, ask the scientist, games, and quizzes] from sciencemadefun [|Virtual Earthquake lab]: find the epicenter, determine the magnitude, etc. [|Virtual drosophila lab] where you can mate flies with 26 different characteristics and test their fitness for different environments. [|Crayon Physics Deluxe]: Really fun game where you use physics to solve puzzles. Free [|Microsoft Office teacher templates and toolbars] [|Rock Cycle Animations] [|Essentials of Cell biology CD-ROM] [|PHUN], physics simulation software can make cars, liquids, pendula, custom items, etc. to experiment with virtually [|Crime Scene Investigator online game] from Rice University [|Interactive Games] on Infectious Diseases and Animal Research from osera.com [|Endangered species ringtones] and pix for cell phones and wallpaper for computers. [|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:**

Free [|fieldtrips to Inland Empire wetlands] from Inland Empire Waterkeepers (many communities have Waterkeepers)
 * Free Field Trips**:

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