ACPS Science Related Links

• General Sites
• Associations
• Foundations
• Museums & Parks
• Resources
• Performance Assessment & Inquiry
• Science Fair Information
• State Agencies
• Elementary School Science Education
• Middle School Science Education

General Sites

• African Safari
• The Discovery Channel
• Science Central

Associations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• National Science Teachers Association
• The Virginia Association of Science Teachers
• The Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition

Foundations

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• National Geographic
• National Science Foundation

Museums & Parks

• Nauticus
• Science Museum of Virginia
• Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
• The Mariners' Museum
• Virginia Museum of Natural History

Resources

• edHelper
• Educator's Reference Desk
• Edvantia
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
• Environmental Literacy Council
• Frank Potter's Science Gems
• Gateway to Education Materials  - Lesson Plans, Curriculum Units, etc.
• Project Learning Tree
• Project WET
• Project WILD and WILD Aquatic
• Vernier
• ScienceMaster
• The EduZone
• Virginia Academy of Science
• Virginia Junior Academy of Science

 

Performance Assessment & Inquiry

• Science TEKS Toolkit
• Performance Assessment Links in Science

Science Fair Information

• Society for Science and the Public - International Science Fairs
• Piedmont Regional Science Fair
• Science Fair Project Guide

State Agencies

• The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
• Virginia Department of Education
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Elementary School Science Education

• AIMS (Activities Integrating Math and Science)
• Children's Butterfly Site
• Delta Education
• FOSS
• Frogland
• GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science)
• Learning Planet

 

Middle School Science Education

• Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer