Math and Science Links

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

Math/Science On-line Links

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development is in no way responsible for the content of any World Wide Web site to which we establish links. The content of the following sites was considered useful for teachers and curriculum committees at the time the sites were selected. Because of the dynamic nature of the Web, these sites and the links they maintain may change so that they no longer support our point of view or the content of these frameworks. The reader/user assumes all responsibility for any content encountered in these sites--and beyond.

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Math

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Science

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Assessment

Alternative Assessments in Math and Science: http://www.nwrel.org/eval; Includes database of assessments, toolkit, bibliographies and a gophersite. The database is within the gopher site.

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Curriculum

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science Education: http://www.enc.org; THE site for math and science curriculum in the country. Many resources and publications and links to other sites. Covers all aspects of science education.
Developing Educational Standards: http://www.putwest.boces.org/standards.html; From Putnam Valley Schools in New York, this site would be an excellent resource or example for Alaska schools.
National Science Education Standards: http://www.nap.edu/nap/online/nses; Just published in December 95, these are the new national standards which are meant to galvanize science educational reform. They include standards for students, teachers, professional development, programs, assessment, and systems.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061: http://www.aaas.org/project2061/2061main.html; This project is a large investment in science educational reform. It's major contribution to date is the Benchmarks book on what students should know and be able to do in science.

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Context

National Academy of Sciences: http://www.nas.edu/nap//online/techgap/welcome.html; Home page for Reinventing Schools the Technology is Now. Excellent on context of educational change. Covers most of the topics we cover in this section such as systemic reform, investing in teachers, equity and technology.
SMCNWS Home Page: http://col-ed.org/; Our regional US Department of Education's web site. New. Has some classroom and professional development information. Links to other more developed sites for other regions.
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
This is the homepage of the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. It includes hot links to a wealth of related web sites, including native pathways to education, Alaska Native cultural resources, resources for traditional ecological knowledge, and worldwide indigenous education movements. This site is linked with the Native Ways of Knowing Frameworks section of the document.
The Annenberg Guide to Science and Math Reform: http://www.learner.org/K12/The_Guide; Describes lead programs nationwide in science and math reform. Can locate by criterion or by location.
National Science Teachers Association: http://www.nsta.org/; The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning.
Alaska Science Teachers Association: asta@ptialaska.net (e-mail address); The Alaska Science Teachers Association (ASTA) is committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning in Alaska.
Alaska Science Consortium: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/asc/home.html

Working to improve science education for Alaskan students and educators through a variety of professional development activities.

ANROE

http://www.sfos.alaska.edu:8000/ANROE/ANROE_home.html

The Alaska Natural Resource and Outdoor Education Association is a statewide group of school teachers, naturalists, state and federal agency staff, and others who help young and old alike learn about and appreciate Alaska's natural resources

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Instruction

Instructions sites are prioritized according to how well the site promoted student attainment of Alaska Content Standards.
High Priority Sites that directly address students attainment of two or more science standards.
Medium Priority Sites that lend themselves to use in instruction that will lead to student attainment of two or more standards, though it would depend on the teachers' lesson design, or if it supports a single standard that is rarely addressed.
Low Priority Sites that are nice and attractive for instruction, but would need a lot of teacher intervention to support the standards.

California Academy of Sciences: http://www.calacademy.org/; This site has interesting things to look at: rainforest frogs, a diatom database and eskimo paintings. There is no curriculum. The material could support students learning the standards A and possible C. The research sections are on collections and taxonomy mostly, not the research questions. There is a biodiversity library. Because it does not tie with many of the standards, it's a low priority site.
Computers as Learning Partner: http://clp.berkeley.edu/CLP.html; This site has computer based lessons that tie into an instructional framework that matches the standards. Support of student attainment of all four science standards. It's a high priority site.
Dinosaur Hall: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/; This site is pretty and has nice links to more dinosaur information. Dinosaurs are high interest, yet most dinosaur units are language arts, NOT science. This section would allow students to attain standard A and if used properly Standard C as well. It's medium priority.
Earthquake Information: http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/cgi-bin/quakes; This site provides real time information on earthquakes in the last couple of months. Because it provides students real information to do investigations for standards B, It's medium priority.
Exploratorium Home Page: http://www.exploratorium.edu/; This site is a museum on-line, similar in that regard to the California Academy of Science. Doesn't have as much data or collections as the academy. It has more classroom how to's than the academy, but they are demonstrations NOT investigations as designed, though students could explore with the devises. Because of the potential for investigation this is medium priority.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html; This site has the exhibits of the other museums, but it promotes inquiry and has the best activity support for teachers of any of them. It supports standards A, B and C.
Green Link: http://nwlink.com/~van/greenlnk.html; This site is organized by green topic, such as waste management, energy, water quality, etc. The material within each topic varies in their ability to contribute to student learning. Most of it is information based. It is good for student information. Contributes mostly to standards A and D. Because of its strength in standard D, it is high priority.
Project Based Science: http://www.umich.edu/~pbsgroup/whatPBS.html; This supports project based science that supports especially standard D, but also B, C and A in that order. High priority.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

http://www.ed.gov/free/

FREE - A new web site developed in response to a directive President Clinton issued to expand access to Internet-based education resources for teachers, parents and children.

Parents Guide to the Internet

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/title.html

"As President, one of my top priorities is to ensure that our children have the best education in the world. Vice President Gore and I believe that one of the ways to accomplish this is to give every child access to educational technology..."

U.S. Forest Service Conservation Education

http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/nrce/welcome.htm

This site offers information for educators and the general public about conservation education. Topics included are specific conservation education activities and dates; curricular resources; contacts in each state; "Learning Link" newsletter of Conservation Education, NatureWatch and Interpretation programs; and more.

U.S. Forest Service Woodsy

http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/woodsy

This site offers information about the Woodsy Owl program including activity sheets that can easily be downloaded.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

http://refuges.fws.gov:591/rfprofiles/FMPro?-db=NWRS

This site offers a place to start searching for units with public recreational opportunities by activity, state, and unit name. Topics included are visitor centers, visitor contact stations, educational programs, wildlife observation, hiking trails, archeological/historic sites, auto tour route, motorized watercraft, non-motorized boating, hunting, and fishing.

Project WILD

http:/www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/wildlife/geninfo/educate/pw_home.htm

Project WILD is a k-12 interdisciplinary conservation education program emphasizing wildlife. Classroom and field activities, materials and training are available through workshops conducted in your community. To schedule a workshop, contact the Project WILD Coordinator at robind@fishgame.sta.te.ak.us or go to the Project WILD web site.

Project Learning Tree

http://www.plt.org

A national organization, PLT is award-winning, interdisciplinary environmental education program for educators working with students in PreK through grade 12.

Imaginarium

http://www.imaginarium.org

The Imaginarium, located in Anchorage at 737 West Fifth Avenue, is a hands-on, inquiry-based science center for all ages. Programs, workshops, demonstrations, exhibits and statewide outreach services are available in the areas of earth, life and physical sciences. Contact them via their web site or call (907) 276-3179.

Alaska Science Center

http://www.alaskapacific.edu/science

The Alaska Science Center at Alaska Pacific University in the NASA Educators' Resource Center for Alaska. The resources currently available include NASA Teacher Resources, Federal Aviation Administration materials, a science teaching library, and Alaska Science Center kits. See descriptions of materials available by visiting their web site.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics: NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics

National Science Education Standards--: National Science Standards

The Abacus: Operate the abacus by clicking the mouse-pointer on the beads; unlike a real abacus, the numeric value for each column is updated in the top frame. Descriptive information about the anatomy of the abacus is displayed in the status-area of your browser as the mouse-pointer is moved over relevant areas.

Ask Dr. Math: You can submit your K-12 math question using the above link or by sending e-mail to dr.math@forum.swarthmore.edu. Tell us what you know about your problem, and where you're stuck and think we might be able to help you.

A Gallery of Interactive On-Line Geometry: Math you can manipulate

Googolplex: The american mathematician Edward Kasner once asked his nine-year-old nephew to invent a name for a very large number, ten to the power of one hundred; and the boy called it a googool. He thought this was a number to overflow people's minds, being bigger than anything than can ever be put into words. Another mathematician then shot back with googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of googol.

Math Forum: What's New Magic Square Web Unit Math Ed & Block Schedules Choosing a Linear Algebra Text

MATLAB Gallery: The Gallery is a place to hang particularly elegant examples of graphic visualization in MATLAB. These pieces are, by themselves, testament to the power at your fingertips.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM): Welcome to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1906 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091-1593 (703) 620-9840 1-800-235-7566 for orders Fax (703) 476-2970 e-mail: nctm@nctm.org

Women Mathematicians: Welcome to the web page for biographies of women in mathematics. These pages are part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.

World of Escher: We at the World of Escher are proud to be here to tell you stories, discuss Escher's works, provide insight, and offer our high quality products promoting the intriguing work of Escher. If you already know of Escher and his work you'll have a great time just looking around, otherwise it's time to get ready to explore a world as fascinating as the Internet; The World of Escher!

Access Excellence: Access Excellence is a national educational program sponsored by the biotechnology industry pioneer, Genentech, Inc., that puts high school biology teachers in touch with their colleagues, scientists and critical sources of new scientific information through an online network. It's a virtual beehive of activity!

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