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Contemporary's GED Science
Robert Mitchell


Web Links

Use the following links as resources in your science classes. If you would like to contribute additional sites to this list or to the Web Links sections in the Student Center, please send the name of the link, the URL, and a brief description of the site to mhceditorial@mcgraw-hill.com.
The Biology Project: Lesson Plans
(http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/lessons.html)

This site contains lesson plans for general biology topics.
Chemistry Experiments You Can Do at Home
(http://library.thinkquest.org/2690/exper/exper.htm)

This site contains a list of chemistry experiments you can do at home. These experiments cover topics in chemistry such as gases and solutions.
ExploreScience.com
(http://www.explorescience.com)

This site contains a wealth of interactive science activities for students and instructors.
Evolution
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/)

This site supplements the PBS series Evolution. It contains interactive activities related to topics such as Charles Darwin, extinction, and survival.
Mr. Biology's Biology Web Site
(http://www.sc2000.net/~czaremba/)

This site contains a wealth of biology resources for instructors, including sample exams, classroom worksheets, and transparencies.
National Science Education Standards
(http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/)

This site both an HTML and PDF version of the Science Content Standards upon which the 2002 GED Science Test is based.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
(http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html)

This site contains a wealth of information for teachers of science at a variety of grade levels.
NOVA Online—Teachers
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/)

This site contains searchable database of educational materials related to concepts featured on the PBS series NOVA. Searchable categories include NOVA programs, printable activities, online activities, teacher ideas, and web links.
Physics Experiments You Can Do at Home
(http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/WOP/HomeExpPhys.html)

This site contains simple physics experiments that can be performed at home.
Polar Science Station: Pop Goes Antarctica?
(http://literacynet.org/polar/pop/html/home.html)

This site follows a group of scientists as they study the presence of pollutants in Antarctica. It also contains learning activities that you can use to find out how scientists think and work.
Science Experiments You Can Do
(http://www.west.net/~science/expindx.htm)

This site contains instructions for several easy science experiments.
Science Fair Project on the Web—Teacher's Resources
(http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/teacher_resources.htm)

This site contains a guide for teaching the Scientific Method and links to lesson plans and activities.
StarDate Online
(http://www.stardate.org/)

This site contains everything you need to know about stargazing, including a teacher’s guide with classroom activities.
U.S. EPA Environmental Education Center
(http://www.epa.gov/teachers/)

This site contains environmental information for instructors, including curriculum, resources, and activities.