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= Resources and Reference = Links to articles and resources to complete assignments

__ National Science Foundation __ [] National Science Foundation is tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in areas from astronomy to geology to zoology. So, in addition to funding research in the traditional academic areas, the agency also supports "high-risk, high pay-off" ideas, novel collaborations and numerous projects that may seem like science fiction today, but which the public will take for granted tomorrow. And in every case, we ensure that research is fully integrated with education so that today's revolutionary work will also be training tomorrow's top scientists and engineers.

__ Science for Kids __ [|http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true &_pageLabel=PP_EDUCATION&node_id=89&use_sec=false&__uuid=ee2835a9-1f4a-46ae-98c0-0648c188c7c7] The American Chemical Society's Science Web site contains a wealth of information for teachers and students of all ages. As part of their Education Web page, the Kids Web site contains teacher resources for students in grades K-6, which are easily adapted to the middle school level. Find activities, games, puzzles and articles that cover a variety of chemistry topics to share with students.

[|Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists] []The purpose of this Web site is to introduce current research in the areas of science and engineering into middle school and high school classrooms. Activities are for grades 5-12 and are interactive and fun with definitions of challenging new words embedded. Puzzle tests at the end of every unit give students and teachers a chance to identify gains in knowledge from the tutorial.

[|National Science Digital Library] [|http://www.nsdl.org] This collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families. Most of these resources come from the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). NSDL is the National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

[|WWW Chemistry Guide] [|http://www.chemistryguide.org] A collection of more than 250 links aimed primarily at chemists and researchers but also useful to teachers, organized by categories. A great resource for educators because sites have been reviewed for their excellence and this eliminates searching through "junk". [|Strange Matter] [] The Strange Matter traveling exhibit that teaches kids about the amazing world of modern materials and materials science. The exhibition's Web site includes a teaching guide and activities for teachers to use, and activities, games, experiments, videos and more for kids. And there's fun stuff for families to do also!

[|Chem4Kids] [|http://www.chem4kids.com] Chem4Kids is a Web site for students learning the basics of chemistry. The site provides explanations, acitivties and other resources to aid students while learning about chemistry.

[|Chemtutor] [|http://www.chemtutor.com] Maintained by David Wilner, this website provides basic chemistry help for students in grades 9 through postsecondary. The site is organized by subject matter and is strictly a supplemental tutoring resource.