Barrier -free Education is a web site dedicated to the quality education to students with disabilities. It is a work in progress with little information to offer. I like the premise because I am a new teacher that imagines my attempts at differentiation with disabled students end in failure or worse boredom. Because it is funded by an NSF grant, I look forward to returning to the site to see progress on this topic.

This virtual tool helps beginning geologist identify a number of minerals, igneous rock, metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock.

Teens do use Web MD so it makes sence to have advice to protect teens from online predators. Is built for the secondary level reader. Information is in bullet form with links at the end for reporting strange or inappropriate online contact.

Centered around a DVD for girls 12-19, this wedsite talks about the dangers facing young women. The DVD also has techniques used to defend against an attacker. It is free for download.

This web site is from an organization that has created a set of criteria for website to use to be family friendly. It members are responsible for policing there own websites in order to maintain their status with the organization.

This website is directed mainly at gender differences and how to involve both sexes into your science classroom. The links are mainly to pdf's but a few web links are included. Within the pdf's are ideas based on research on how to empower females and males equally within science.

A good tutorial on the parts of a microscope and how to use it. Students can look through different lenses and at the same time review a checklist to make sure they are using he scope correctly.

A web site that has ads but also some great puzzles, videos from the cable channel and even games. You might get stuck in Whizzball. A rube goldberg type puzzle. Have fun creating and solving.

For secondary students. My eighth graders love Bill Nye. This is a good web site for Bill's daily log and weekly quiz. Students will use their reading skill to follow the interesting science created on this website.

If you have geocached you know this site. It is a great site for your students to explore the world near and far through the a giant game of GPS hide and seek. Students will learn map coordinates and programming skills when using a portable GPS unit.

This is an easy website to move around in and get facts on weather and related events. There is a great section to plug in zipcode to find current weather conditions.

Great website to get NASA into your classroom. Complete education lesson plans in pdf format. Also, links to request educators from NASA to come to your school in virtual form such as Skype or in person for a conference. Best of all completely free!

An interesting website dedicated to reviewing applications for the iPad specifically for classroom use. It is fairly new so you have to search archives for apps you might like. Breaks the surface on how to use the technology in your world.