Many of the below links courtesy NSTA.ORG
Life Science
http://nutritiondata.self.com/ a site full of cool nutrition tools, including nutritional calculations.
http://to.pbs.org/eYKWSF PBS's Nature - video enhanced lessons for grades 3-12
http://www.canopyintheclouds.com/ learn about a tropical montane cloud forest. Great for weather, biome, or habitat unit. (En Espanol also) They offer a list of lesson plans to help you make the best use of the website.
www.purdue.edu/ziptrips For 8th graders, students earn how to research gene combinations and so much more regarding heredity and gene pools. For grade 7: disease detective. for grade 6: We're all Animals.(Must register)
www.baobabplanet.com/en Strengthens ecological consciousness as students build a tree house in an ecosystem. Teachers can set up specific missions at http://www.baobabparents.com/ (multilingual!)
http://www.armeniatree.org/atpnews/news_press_091510.htm The ecology of Armenia, and the importance of protecting forests. Large cultural focus. Curriculum for elementary, middle, and high school.
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm Virtual Cell interactive cell model. Great for any age!
http://www.visiblebody.com/?gclid=CN3P4qC-y6UCFQk8gwodVj0ckA Interactive virtual human anatomy model. There are animations, instructional videos, and more. Great for middle & high school. (Must become a member, $ unknown)
http://nobelprize.org/educational/all_productions.html Educational games to strengthen understanding and motivation, and to build background. Games cover the following subjects: physics, chemistry, medicine (biology), literature, economics, and peace. ALL AGES!
Earth Science
http://www.mii.org/ Minerals and mining - fact sheets, images, teacher packets, power point presentation (history of mining)and classroom demos.
http://www.nourishlife.org/ Sustainability of food sources for middle school.
http://www.exploretheblue.com/ Environmental stewardship and clean waterways.
http://education.randmcnally.com/education/resources/tips.jsp?page=science activities to assist students with science (like ocean currents), math, geography, reading, or social studies.
http://to.pbs.org/hItpFO PreK-2nd and adaptable to middle & high school, lessons based on dinosaur science.
http://oceanmotion.org/html/resources/oscar.htm Ocean surface current patterns, specific region data, gulf oil spill area, and tutorial for use. High school.
www.fs.usda.gov A resource-full site that includes a Volcano Cam of Mt. Saint Helen's.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/human-footprint-3224/Overview#tab-Overview Learn about the human footprint and then calculate your own... Keep in mind that this calculator is based on city residence and average city living. I, for example, have chickens and so when I consume eggs my footprint does not include fuel to ship eggs to my grocery store, and so on.
Chemistry
http://www.olotolo.com/ Scalable chemistry video games for high school students and simulations for teachers
http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/chemistry-in-history/its-elemental/index.aspx Student created chemical element videos. Great as mentor text and to tap into multiple literacies and creativity.
http://www.chemgametutor.com/ ChemGame Tutor - game to refine chemistry skills.
http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Periodic table elements in video format. British based so careful with vocabulary.
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php chemistry focused games and resources for older students (math and other science subjects available too).
http://education.jlab.org/scienceseries/archive.html learning videos covering mostly chemistry but also physics and more. Upper grades.
http://www.educypedia.be/education/chemistryjava.htm Chemistry animations to strengthen abstract concepts.
http://chemmac1.usc.edu/java/ptable/ptable.html interactive Periodic Table! (you may have to refresh after following the link in order to get the java to load.)
Physics
http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/simple-machines/activities/simple-machines-1 Simple machines game - inclined plane, pulley, wheel, axle, and lever. There is also a link to a simple machines Learning Lab. There are multiple games and educational videos available from this link.
http://www.calforestfoundation.org/Students-And-Teachers/Teachers/Hot-Topics-Wildfires-&-You.htm grades 4-8, explore heat energy demonstrated with wildfires.
http://deepdownfilm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=73 virtual mine - middle and high students explore energy industry with this online game.
http://www.windturbines.net/ Wind power information. http://www.windturbines.net/videos/webdev/41-New+Wind+Turbine+Design+Good+for+Rural,+Urban+Environment - wind video describes a propeller-free turbine for residential homes.
http://www.engineeringedu.com/ Engineering careers and competitions: LEGO League, Battle Bots, and more.
Astronomy
Debunk the science of Astrology with these two articles: http://www.astrosociety.org/astrology.pdf & http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html
http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi middle and high, info and data about the sky and the objects in it. (must create user profile)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/seti-search-et.html learn what astronomers say about E.T.s. appropriate for middle and high school. Interactive Drake Equation available here.
http://www.darksky.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=118977&orgId=idsa, Light pollution activities, K-12.
Etcetera
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/share.aspx?id=xAal25boFw tutorials for teachers to help better understand the subjects they teach.
http://labsafety.flinnsci.com/Home.aspx Lab Safety Videos.
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID Science simulations from circuit builder to phases of water.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/ The Naked Scientists podcast200 different kitchen science projects
http://www.exploriments.com/ Exploriments science units help high school students to use scientific instruments and to stretch critical thinking.
http://www.futurestates.tv/ videos and associated lesson plans dealing with "hot topic" issues such as genetic engineering, presented in a sci fi futuristic way.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower.html Marshmallow Challenge Baby! http://marshmallowchallenge.com/Welcome.html
http://spigotsciencemag.com/site2/ magazine for middle-levels covering current science news. (must register)
http://soinc.org/fringe grades 9-12, Fringe (the FoxTV show) is scientifisized with curriculum and brain-teasers.
http://www.foodbackwards.com/ Where food comes from for ages 6-11. Offering recipes, food-related videos & stories, a blog, & food-literacy curriculum materials.
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/ Smithsonian for kids, offers interactive experiences in art, science, nature, history, culture, people, and places.
http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch allows the user to create animations, games, music, art, and interactive stories. Great place to use for sumative assessment project option.
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/intro.html ESOL support for science.
