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Introduction
 

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Internet Resources for High School Science Education

    Consulting Experts in the Field

• CIESE Ask an Expert Page
• All-Experts.com

    Examples of Collaborative Projects

• 1995 Water Sample Project
• 1998 International Boiling Point Project
• Data Submitted by Participants
• Graph Example
• Student Discussion Area
• Sunergy for the New Millenium - Unique way to study heat transfer and solar energy as an alternative energy source
• Thrills, Chills without the Spills - Take the challange and design and build your own roller coaster
• Bugscope- Participating classrooms will have the opportunity to control a Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
• The Waksman Challenge - a monthly bioinformatics research project that teams of high school students can pursue using the resources of the Internet.

    CIESE Sponsored Collaborative Projects

• Global Water Sampling Project - How healthy is your local pond or stream?
• International Boiling Point Project - What determines the temperature at which water boils?
• Genetics Project - Can you identify dominant traits?

    Finding Collaborative Projects and Partners

• CIESE Collaborative Project Page

    Publishing Student Work On-Line

• Water Testing Research Project
• Manhattan Project - Interdisciplinary Project studying nuclear power
• The National Student Research Center - Publish your classroom research project
• Example of Research Report
• Cyber-Fair
• Publishing Links for Science

    Examples of Real Time Data

• The Weather Channel Online: Current weather information
• Radar Images :  Real time radar images
• Satellite Images :  Real time satellite images
• N.J. Air Monitoring Site: Find info on air quality in your area
• USGS Streamflow Data: Find stream flow data for NJ rivers
• Active Satellite Tags:  Track animals using real time satellite data
• CIESE Real Time Data Resource Page - Here you can find other real time data resources

• Understanding Time Conversion
• Converting from AM/PM to UTC
• Compare Your Computer's Clock to the Atomic Web Clock (UTC)
• Latitude and Longitude Tutorial - Geared to grades 4-6 but great for any age
• NY Times Latitude and Longitude Tutorial - Includes a crossword puzzle activity
• Latitude and Longitude Activity
• World Time Zone Map

    Examples of Internet Projects that Use Real Time Data

• Musical Plates - Use real-time global earthquake data to learn about plate tectonics.
• Ozone  - Learn the difference between good and bad ozone and use real time environmental data to discover how ozone affects humans
• The Stowaway Adventure - Using real-time data from ships at sea students determine the distance traveled, speed, and heading of a moving ship.
• Navigational Vectors - Learn how pilots use vectors to determine their flight path
• Gulf Stream Voyage - Learn the secrets behind the Gulf Stream using real time oceanographic data
• Rolling Thunder - Learn about severe weather and track a storm using real time data
• Hamster Biological Timing Online Science Experiment - Learn about your biological clock

    Exploration of Subject Specific Resources

• Educational Links - Links to lots of educational resources
• Compelling Projects - Links to some of the best Internet-based projects
• CIESE Classroom Projects Page - Look here for other science and math projects.