For more information
For more information, contact the Center's director:
Dr. Jed S. Lyons
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208.
803.777.9552
lyons@sc.edu
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K-12 Projects and Ideas
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- General Science: A wealth of excellent science resources from Dr. Al Bodzin's Science Education Web site at Lehigh University. A must-visit.
- K-12 Lessonplan Directory and General Sites Index: A comprehensive list of web sites with lesson plans in different subject areas.
- The Lesson Bank from Teachers.Net allows teachers to search, submit, browse, and request PreK-12 lesson plans.
- The Math Forum: A leading center for math education on the Internet operating under Drexel's School of Education. Its middle school teachers' corner contains a variety of resources for teachers - lesson plans, problems and puzzles for students, teacher-contributed classroom materials, and information on professional development opportunities for math teachers.
- CEC Lesson Plans: Distributed by the Columbia Education Center and developed by teachers for use in their own classroom.
- Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Lesson Plans: Include math, science, and technology lesson plans and other helpful resources for curriculum planning.
- LessonPlanZ.com: Searchable directory of free on-line lesson plans for all grades and subjects.
- The Lesson Plans Page: Thousands of free PreK-12 lesson plans organized by subject.
- Lesson Plans on the Internet: Lesson plans for all subjects and grades compiled by Elizabeth B. Miller.
- Science Magic? A collection of pressure and sound related tricks gathered from the Internet.
- Animated Engines: Very cool animated gif's and explanations about how different types of engines work. Some history too.
- MTU GK-12 Science Lesson Plans: Related to Life Science, Physical Science, and Ecology.
- Lesson Plans from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington: 8th grade topics cover population dynamics, motion and forces, and earth and space science.
- Weather Map and Fronts: Programs written by Ted Richardson, GK-12 Fellow from the University of South Carolina. (You'll need WinZip)
- IEEE Virtual Museum: Pre-college electricity.
- Terrific Science: Lesson and Lab exchange for elementary, middle, high school and college.
- ASEE K-12 Center Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans: The ASEE Center for Best Practices in K-12 Science and Math Education contains a list of helpful web sites with classroom activities based on subject and grade level and suggested lesson plans.
- Triboluminescence: Mechanical generation of light by tearing apart chemical bonds of Wintergreen Lifesavers.
- Okavango: Teacher activities for students studying food chains.
- EduGateway: EduGateway offers a series of classes through the San Diego City School's G.A.T.E. Catalog.
- NASA Kids: Contains excellent science resources for K-12 students and teachers.
- AllExperts: Thousands of volunteer experts are here to answer all your questions!
- Trick Shot: Play pool and change friction, elasticity, attractive forces, number of balls, pockets, and initial velocities. (Zipped DOS program)
- Michigan Reach Out! Hands-on science lessons and quick activities for K-12.
- Touch Science Concept: Science activities for K-8.
- How Stuff Works: Better than Ask Jeeves.
- Discovery Channel: Education page from Discovery.com.
- Energy Quest: Energy education site.
- Teacher Vision: Lesson planning, teacher tools, etc from the Learning Network.
- Oceanographic Lessons: From the the University of South Carolina Biology Department.
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