LESSON PLANS / CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Activities-To-Go in the Life Sciences ('E' 'M' 'H') (Standards) "Activities-To-Go is a place for all science teachers to share innovative, successful teaching strategies and activities to help students learn the concepts and processes of the life sciences." You can locate excellent activities in multiple ways and they are correlated to National Science Standards.
Teacher resources: www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/

Exploring Patterns in Nature ('H')
These are high school science curriculum guides with "hands-on activities, laboratory experiments, and interactive visualization programs. The activities ... encourage students to explore how fundamentally random microscopic events can give rise to fractal macroscopic patterns in nature." "Subjects include fractal coastline and dimension, measuring randomness, physical and chemical branching structures, biological branching patterns, diffusion, percolation, and motion on a fractal. These tutorials do not assume extensive knowledge of mathematics." Free software with the activities. By the Center for Polymer Studies at Boston University.
Teacher resources: polymer.bu.edu/ogaf/

HaringKids ('E' 'M' 'H')
Art/science, art/social studies..., use the Interactive coloring book, plus other creative features. Teachers can use nearly 100 lessons that are well organized by Curriculum, Age/Grade, Subject, Materials, Title. Try the search. By the Keith Haring Foundation.
www.haringkids.com/
Teacher resources: www.haringkids.com/lessons/envs/live/htdocs/subcat11_toc.htm

Health and Human Biology Units for Teachers ('E' 'M') (Standards)
The 'Brain and the Senses' and the 'Heart and the Lungs' are units each with multiple lessons. As the site says, "Each unit includes hands-on, inquiry-based classroom activities as well as online activities. These units are fun, easy to use, and designed to fulfill national science curriculum standards." By the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Teacher resources: www.omsi.edu/visit/life/obp/

Science: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary, Middle and High School Levels ('E' 'M' 'H') (Standards)
While this Curriculum Guide is from the Saskatchuwan Province in Canada, teachers elsewhere will find a number of the suggested activities quite relevant.
Teacher resources ('E'): www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/elemsci.html
Teacher resources ('M'): www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs//midlsci/midlsci.html
Teacher resources ('H'): www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/xsci/index.html

Science and Technology Lesson Plans ('E' 'M' 'H')
The Smithsonian has an extensive lesson plan database for teachers. Search by subject, grade level and/or keyword(s). You will sometimes be directed to other web sites for the plans.
Teacher resources: smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/science_technology.html

Science Experiments/Activities ('E' 'M' 'H')
The site boasts, "Explore the fun and excitement of science and technology with these activities!" We agree. Activities are laid out clearly, with simple 'ingredients.' They would be fun for any class that puts 'hands on.' A very engaging site by the Australian Government Dept. of Education, Science and Training.
www.questacon.edu.au/

Science Fair Projects ('E' 'M' 'H')
Science Fair Projects: Getting Started ('E' 'M' 'H')
"A site designed to aid students in the most difficult aspect of their science fair experience; getting an idea."  By the Eastern Newfoundland Council Science Fair Councils, Canada. http://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/
Science Fair Project Steps ('E') http://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/
Successful Science Fair Projects ('E' 'M' 'H') http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html
Free Projects ('H') The site hosts 'hundreds of [free] projects with complete instructions.' www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html

Yucky Fun & Games - Science Entertainment ('E' 'M') (Standards)
Calling itself "the YUCKIEST site on the internet," this Discovery Channel's site is full of information, interactives, and for kids, just straight talk. Definitely fun and very appealing. Plenty of activities. Units are correlated to Standards.
yucky.kids.discovery.com/index.html
Teacher resources: yucky.kids.discovery.com/teachercenter/index.html