51% is a weekly radio show on NPR (National Public Radio) that looks at "society's impact on women and their impact on society." They have an ongoing feature called "Tech Club", on which two High School girls, Emily Lescak and Ivy Hughes, interview women who use science and technology in their work. You can listen to their interviews over your computer! They've done over 50 interviews so far, including: a woman who studies underwater volcanos and earthquakes, a woman who who invented a double-dutch jump rope machine, a woman who searches for extraterrestrials, a woman who runs an organic farm, and many more!
Lifelines, a website run by the Mid-Hudson Library full of homework resources for Students, Parents, and Librarians. They have two sections, one for students in grades K through 4, and one for students in grades 5 through 12.
How does stuff work? This web site can tell you about how a lot of things work (time travel, yo-yos, and mummies for example), and this section tells you about chemistry - including how FIREWORKS work, how LASERS work, how LIGHTSTICKS work, and much more!
Here's a way to picture how gases behave! In real life, the particles of gas are too small to see by themselves, but you can see what happens to a whole lot of them together. If you heat them, they move faster and take up more room. If you put more pressure on them, they squeeze together more. This website lets you play with those changes!
The National Park Service's Geology Tour of National Parks. A Geologist's view of national parks all around the country! Great examples of fossils, hot springs, caves, volcanoes, and more!
Earth Science and Geology includes Water science and Oceanograpy, of course! Visit the Smithsonian Institution's Travelling Exhibit called "The Ocean Planet" without leaving your seat! (Also for teachers, gives interdisciplinary Marine Science activities, including educational materials, lesson plans.)
The U. S. Geological Survey has a website on "Water Science for Schools". Educational links, activities & information for students K-12
American Geological Institute (AGI) -- AGI is a nonprofit federation of 40 geoscientific & professional associations. Their website includes sections on Geoscience Education, Public Policy, Publications, the publication Earth Science Week, Materials & Lesson Plans.
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) AWG 's mission is to: encourage women to become geoscientists, promote professional development of members, and to provide geoscience outreach to girls. Their website includes sections on student opportunities, fieldtrips and career information.
Geological Society of America (GSA) Website includes sections on Education & Teacher Resources, Internships & Mentoring Programs, Geology & Public Policy, and Newsroom (current events)
U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) - The USGS Learning Web - Materials, Information & Activities for Students; K-12 education & lifelong learning links; Career Information; Ask-a-Scientist; Research tools, glossary, lesson plans, etc.
The ArithmAttack! Test your math skills against the computer! A web site offered by Argonne National Laboratories.
An Internet Math Challenge! Weekly cool puzzles, answers, and the chance to win prizes!
Interactive Math Puzzles -- Neat things about math, and some puzzles for you to try! Try reading the "Did you know that . . . " Banner, and click on the banner when an interesting fact comes up. Also try exploring the extensive lists of different topics!
Figure this! Fun math challenges for students in all grades!
Math and History together? This website from Scotland is a great place to find out how math has changed over thousands of years -- maybe you can figure out where it will go next! Click on the History Topics Index link. Also, did you know curves can be famous enough to get their own names? Here's a list of over 60 of them - how can numbers make shapes? Like a star, a shell, a maze , a flower, . . .
The Math Forum for students -- just click on the link for your grade or age. Games, weekly problems, chat, and more.
Fun and games in Geometry and Topology (and resources for teachers).
On-Line Mathematics Museums -- a list from the American Mathematical Society.