UK wind strength map

A site to view what the wind speed is around the UK

Site for teaching resources

Site suggestion from a science teacher in Brighton and Hove for teaching resources of science at KS3, 4, 5
Squashed frogs

Real World Movies

A site with video films of real world examples for teaching resources. This example shows wind farms and the scientists talk about the skills required by the people who work in wind energy.

Survey on teens social software use (US)

A survey has found that 96% of US teens use social networking tools and that one of the most common topics discussed through them is Education. However schools are not harnessing this yet as a way to motivate and engage, and many prohibit use of the tools in schools time.

Scientists on web

recent team finds:

Scientists are transforming perceptions of science through YouTube videos on Nano 2 Hybrids project.

SciVee is about the free and widespread dissemination and comprehension of science. Made by and for scientists.

JoVE - Journal of Visualised Experiments, with Biological Science focus

GEOSET - Global education Outreach in Scince engineering and technology, teaching maaterials

The Science Network

Energy hungry gadgets

News item about how energy saving is being compromised by love for gadgets. Graph comparing TV running costs at bottom of page.

Eagles and wind farms

Golden eagles threatened by wind farm news story.

National Solar Week

Information about solar power and national solar week (June 18th - 24th) sponsored by Maplins, did you know fact sheet. Advert for freeloader mobile solar charger £30 for e.g. PDAs, PSPs

El Niño or El No-no - Webquest incorporating access to sensor data

El Niño or El No-no - an example of a webquest that incorporates the use of sensor data from sea surface temperature buoys in a scientific enquiry project (see teaching scientific enquiry from UK Dfes Standard Site).

T4 - Transforming Teaching Through Technology

T4 - Jordan District Transforming Teaching Through Technology Website resources, planning and technical support, and training for teachers wishing to use technology to transform their teaching.

"Pay Attention" - A presentation promoting the use of technology for teaching & learning as seen on Teacher Tube

Provides a selection of Teacher Resources for Transforming Teaching Through Technology for example I found the El Niño or El No-no webquest through this page.

Understanding Climate Change

Multimedia Gallery from US Natl Centre for Atmospheric Research

TeacherTube

A new site for collecting videos for teachers' use. Of course, it had to be called TeacherTube!

Scientists compile massive encyclopedia

A new project in the states that allows people to access and contribute to a Biology and species web resource collection:
article
and
encyclopedia for life

BEEP & PEEP :-) 21st Century Science on the web

BEEP stands for BioEthics Education Project.
"It is an interactive website and virtual learning environment for secondary school science teachers and their students. It is a teaching resource developed to highlight the moral, ethical, social, economic, environmental and technological implications and applications of biology."

PEEP stands for Physics Ethics Education Project
"A new website covering physics and ethics in GCSE Science courses... going live spring 2007" They are currently recruiting schools to help evaluate the pilot version of the site.

Web-based Scientific Enquiry Environments

"WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies." (US)

"Co-lab (Collaborative Laboratories for Europe) environment brings together, in an integrated way, facilities for experimentation (including remote laboratories), collaboration, and domain modelling. In each of these facilities, guidance for learners is available. The Co-Lab project develops demonstrators in the applied science areas of water management and climate control (in greenhouses)." (EU)

The Nation's Favourite Experiments (UK)

Can technology help increase 'safe' access to science experiments?

The nation's favourite experiment is apparently Fizz Fizz Bang Bang (for more see the British Association for the Advancement of Science Experiment Vote).

See here for some 'science activity challenge packs' from the BA.

International Polar Year 2007-8

The International Polar Year is a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009. Learn more about IPY.

"Education and Outreach are integral to the International Polar Year 2007-8. Teachers and students have the opportunity to experience authentic science in real time. We encourage everyone to get involved in this huge, exciting scientific collaboration by visiting exhibitions, teaching and learning about the polar regions, watching films and documentaries, reading books, going on expeditions, and contacting scientists while in the field."

... which would relate well to our previous work with scientists in the Antarctic.

IPY RSS for educators

Digital Library for Earth System Education

This is an educational resource associated with the US National Science Digital Library.

"The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.

DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing:

• Access to high-quality collections of educational resources
• Access to Earth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings
• Support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources
• Communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education"

For more visit the DLESE site

Mobile Devices for Biological Identification in the Field

Big Garden Bird Watch

Keep an eye on "Biological Identification on Mobile Devices" at the OU (C. Blake, A. Jones & J. Roswell).

OU - Contemporary Issues in Science Teaching

Investigating mobile devices for science teaching

OU - OU - Contemporary Issues in Science Teaching

9 easy web-based collaboration tools

Pointer to a news item of tools, might be useful for us co-ordinating with each other.
9 tools

Try Science

Try Science - Flash based Science Education Resources - including stuff on the Grid

"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself."

Centre for Alternative Technology

Thinking about David's power generation ideas : solar, wind and geothermal, the first 2 are covered at the CAT website for ideas. There's an education pack that gives opportunity to buy a wind and solar demonstrator kit.

Open Science Grid

"The Open Science Grid is a distributed computing infrastructure for large-scale scientific research, built and operated by a consortium of universities, national laboratories, scientific collaborations and software developers...

..to facilitate the use of cyberinfrastructure in secondary science education, OSG is collaborating with the NSF pilot project “Interactions in Understanding The Universe” (I2U2), as well with the TeraGrid in its Education and Training activities. The Mariachi experiment to detect extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) is also a member of OSG and participates in education and outreach activities."

Interactions in Understanding The Universe

Worth keeping an eye on...

"I2U2 will develop and maintain a portfolio of laboratories for a diverse range of audiences and will provide tools and support services to assist developers in creating these educational resources. These laboratories break new ground by using the Grid for education in the same way that science uses the Grid.

The labs will take two similar but distinct shapes. e-Labs, delivered as Web-based portals accessible in the classroom and at home, will be implemented with the ever-expanding capabilities of Web-based media. i-Labs, delivered as interactive interfaces typically located within science museums and similar public venues, will leverage the latest advances in display technology and human-computer interaction, and will bring the experiences and appreciation of scientific investigation and inquiry to the wide audience of informal education."

International Workshop on Virtual Research Environments and Collaborative Work Environments

International Workshop on Virtual Research Environments and Collaborative Work Environments
In Association with eSI Thematic Programme: Adoption of e-Research Technologies
23 May, 07 09:30 AM - 24 May, 07 05:00 PM
at the e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

What is the Access Grid?

"This is a tutorial resource to explain Access Grid to Social Scientists and others who may wish to use this collaborative technology in their research or to further other goals. " From the NCeSS.

What is the Grid?

"What is the Grid? is a basic introduction to Grid computing, its origins, how it works, and current-day Grid services and applications that are enhancing social-science research." From the UK National Centre for e-Social Science.