Links of interest (internet access required):

Informational Resources:

• NEWTON - A page with links to fun science pages
  
• Lee Marek's Home Page -- Science for the Masses
  
• CheMagic -- Is it Chemistry, or is it Magic?
  
• SciFun -- Science is Fun:  interesting activities, demos, books, etc.
  
• What's That Stuff? -- Great info about household stuff, from Chemical and Engineering News
  
• David Hsu's Periodic Table -- Lots of good information about the elements.
  
• Periodic Table of the Elements -- from Chemical and Engineering News
  

Chemistry Podcasts and Blogs:

• About.com:Chemistry -- About.com Guide to Chemistry Blog and Forum, edited by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
• Chemistry World Podcast -- Monthly podcast from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
• Naked Scientists Science Radio Show podcast -- The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public.
• This Week in Science -- The Kickass Science Podcast
• Sciencebase Science Blog -- A Science Blog from freelance science writer David Bradley.
• Bytesize Science -- Podcasts from the American Chemical Society in MP3 format and for the younger set.
• Science Elements podcast
• Science Podcasts -- Science news podcasts from the American Chemical Society
  
• Scientific American Podcasts -- Podcasts from the editors of Scientific American Magazine
  

Educational Links:

• ChemMatters -- A chemistry magazine for high school students and teachers
• ACS High School Chemistry Education Resources  -- Introduce your students to the world of chemistry through ACS teaching materials and student programs
• CS K-8 Science Education Resources 
• ACS Education Home Page
  
• ACS home page for educators and students   -- Promoting excellence in science education and community outreach
• ACS Division of Chemical Education 
  
• Institute for Chemical Education --  Center for Science Educators. Hands-On Activities (and books about them), Topics in Chemistry, Hands-On Science Kits, Cooperative Learning
  
• ChemConnections --  Topical modules for the first two years of the college chemistry curriculum
• A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling -- Simple, easy, chemistry experiments for kids you can do at home
  
• Science Of Homeschooling --  Article on Homeschooling from C&EN

ACS Experiments on line:

• Science for Kids
• Sample Activities
• Make Your Own Science Activity Kits

 

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