Kerri's Science Resources

Kerri’s
Science Resources

Understanding Evolution

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php

Grade
Level: They have teaching materials available from Kindergarten through
Undergraduate.

Description:  This website is hosted by Berkley to provide
a one stop educational resource on the theory of evolution.  It includes a library of resources concerning
everything from public controversies to how and why evolution works, a variety
of teaching materials for K-Undergraduate study, an Evolution 101 page with
explanations of all the basics, and an alphabetical glossary of important
terms.  They also support online
teachers’ lounges for the various grades.
There is a section for news stories on evolution and highlights
including real research being done on the subject.

Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET)

http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/index.html

Grade
Level: The website says that it was meant for secondary and college teachers
but that it could be used by younger students, citizens, politicians, or other
teachers.

Description:  This website works as a collection of various
databases concerning the Earths systems.
It has chapters that teach students how to access and analyze these
datasets for projects or other assignments.
It lets students get hands on experience with exploring real data and
creating and analyzing graphs or excel spreadsheets to come to real
solutions.  There are currently 45 active
chapters available on different subjects that cover diverse topics from the
atmosphere to Earth history to human dimensions.  The creators offer professional development
webinars on a regular basis.

Understanding Science

http://undsci.berkeley.edu/teaching/index.php

Grade
Level: The website has teaching materials available for Kindergarten through
Undergraduate.

Description:  This is another website hosted by
Berkley.  It also contains an
understanding science 101 page, a for teacher’s page with teachers’ lounges,
and a resource library with misconceptions and frequently asked questions.  There is a section with examples of science
in action including videos and case studies.
This site also includes an alphabetical glossary of important science
terms to go over.

The Periodic Table of Videos

http://periodicvideos.com/

Grade
Level:  The website does not give a
suggested grade range but I’d say middle to high school would probably be
appropriate.

Description:  This website has a video about all 118
elements on the periodic table.  These
were made by video journalist Brady Haran featuring real chemist from the
University of Nottingham in the UK.  The
site is very easy to use.  Just click on
the element you want from the periodic table and the video pops up.  The creators have a Facebook, Twitter, and a YouTube
channel to keep up with their exploits and newest topics.  They are currently working on videos about
physics, math, and other chemistry related topics including molecules.

Scarleteen

http://www.scarleteen.com/

Grade
Level: It claims to be for teens and 20s.

Description:
This website is a comprehensive guide to just about everything you’ve ever wanted
to know about sex education.  It covers
gender and sexual identity, relationships, assault and abuse, birth control,
and pregnancy and parenting.  They
include advice for both men and women and even allow you to write in on forums
where trained volunteers can give you advice.
I struggled for a long while with the decision to include this one on
here or not but ultimately I think it is a good resource.  I’ve found a use for it myself a time or
two.  Besides I figured if anyone was
going to cover sex ed then it needed to be the future science teacher.