Resource Lists for Chemistry Teaching

* Indicates a Gopher Site

• ACSWeb - Information for the Chemical Community
  This WWW server provides information on the American Chemical Society products and services. The ACS is the world's largest scientific society and has a membership of nearly 150,000 chemists and chemical engineers. The Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering scientific education and research, and promoting public understanding of science.
• American Chemical Society
  This WWW server provides information on the American Chemical Society products and services. The ACS is the world's largest scientific society and has a membership of nearly 150,000 chemists and chemical engineers. The Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering scientific education and research, and promoting public understanding of science.
  (Yes, they have two different, operational servers, but this seems to be the one most frequently updated.)
• ChemDex
  A list of Chemistry Internet sites.
• ChemEd: Chemistry Education Resources
  An excellent collection with links to numerous other useful sites. Maintained by Alan Cairns.
• Chemical Engineering: Teaching Topics and Resources
  Pointers to information resources relevant to chemical and process engineering teaching.
• Chemistry Education Resources at SciEd
  
• Chemistry Information on the Internet
  WWW Servers - Gopher Servers - FTP Servers - Telnet Servers - News Servers - Other Information Sources. Maintained at Virginia Tech by Ching-Wan Yip. Another fine collection of resources.
• Chemist's Web
  Yet another long list of chemistry departments.
• Chemical Information Sources from Indiana University: CIS-IU
  CIS-IU provides multiple points of access to chemical information resources on the Internet. It includes a fulltext index, a controlled-vocabulary index, and a classified approach.
• Chemistry Central
  A few links plus some local pages.
• Chemistry Menu at Planet Earth
  Yet another list of chemistry information.
• Chemistry Olympiad Sites
  In Australia, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, and The Netherlands.
• Chemistry on the Internet: The best of the Web 1995
  
• Chemistry-related Servers and Databases
  Contents: I) Tools and Servers to Search for Software and Information - a) Information Servers and References, b) Popular Anonymous ftp Sites for Useful Software. II) Servers and Databases Useful to Chemists. III) Servers and Databases Pertaining to Chemistry. IV) Information Pertaining to Environment. V) Information Pertaining to Emergency. VI) Libraries and Library Resources Available Over the Internet. VII) Files and/or Guides Worth Reading.
• CIRRUS
  Chemistry Internet Resource for Research by Undergraduate Students contains a variety of information and links pertinent to undergraduate research in chemistry.
• *Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials
  The Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials (CCIIM) is a project jointly sponsored by the chemistry divisions of the American Chemical Society and the Special Libraries Association. The CCIIM is maintained at Indiana University and includes items that have been developed by chemistry or science librarians, chemists, and others for the purpose of instruction in the use of chemical information sources. Although paper copies of most materials are available for the cost of duplicating, many of the titles are also available as ASCII files on this server.
• Cornell Math and Science Gateway for Grades 9-12
  Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway for secondary school students and educators provides an easy starting point for locating science and mathematics resources on the web.
• Dance of Chance
  The Dance of Chance is a collaboration of the Center for Polymer Studies (CPS) and the Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) at Boston University with the Boston Museum of Science to create an exhibit based on current research pursued by CPS scientists, their collaborators, and modern scientists around the world. The focus of the exhibit is the emergence of patterns in Nature from physical and biological processes which on the microscopic level appear to be dominated by chance.
• *Downloadable Chemistry Freeware and Shareware 1991-92
  Still going strong!
• EInet list of Chemistry resources
  A chemistry jump station maintained by Galaxy.
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
  Provides K-12 teachers with a central source of information on mathematics and science curriculum materials and to encourage the adoption and use of such materials in order to support national goals to improve teaching and learning in mathematics and science.
• E-GEMS: Electronic Games for Education in Math and Science
  A collaborative effort by scientists, educators, and professional video game and educational software developers who have come together to do research on and develop teaching materials that integrate video games and computer-based explorations with existing classroom practices. The aim of this research is to increase the proportion of children in Grades 4-8 who enjoy learning, mastering, and using underlying concepts of math and science.
• ERIC/CSMEE Home Page
  The ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathemathics, and Environmental Education.
• Explorer Home Page
  The Explorer (Alpha) is part of a research and development effort to establish an on time and user friendly means of delivering a full range of information resources to educators and students.
• Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum
  Offers visitors a host of resources for science education as well as general information about the museum and its programs.
• Index - Mathematics and Science Education
  A jumpstation to educational resources. More than two years old, this list is a bit outdated by now.
• International list of Chemistry sites
  Listing by country at the University of Sheffield, UK.
• *Internet Chemistry
  
• Internet Educational Resources Guide
  This guide is intended to be a launchpad for educators who wish to explore the educational resources of the Internet. Still developmental!
• Joey Santos' Web Chemistry Index
  An exceptionally well-organized collection of links organized by this Chemistry instructor from the Phillipines.
• K-16 Science Education
  Mission: Identify and communicate science & mathematics resources available on Internet/World Wide Web for standard and open-ended curricula. Includes pointers to Web educational resources in Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science, Mathematics, and Engineering.
• On-line Chemistry Search Manual
  "In an effort to provide our students with training using online database searching we have developed a series of short lessons utilizing Dialog(TM), a commercial database provider. The online versions of the lessons are presented in this anonymous FTP archive."
• Poly-Links - Plastics and Polymers Web Server
  "Poly-Links" mission is to provide the internet community with the world's premier index of internet polymer and plastics resources.
• Sheffield ChemDex
  The chemical education section of "ChemDex".
• REACH Summer Science Camp
  REACH Summer Science Camp is a science camp for kids in Grades 4-7 held in Montreal, Canada. Each summer 450 kids come to the McGill University and Concordia University campuses to take part in a week of hands on experiments and demonstrations. Lots of cool science experiments for kids and teachers as well as many links to other science pages for kids. The pages take some time to load!
• *Resource II
  
• Resources for Chemistry Teachers
  This site, maintained by Jim Aldridge, is mainly for teachers of pre-college chemistry.
• Science and Mathematics Education Resources
  Maintained by Alan Cairns.
• Searchable Chemistry Index
  A jump station (mostly in German) maintained by Burkhard Kirste at Freie Universität Berlin.
• Some Chemistry Resources on the Internet
  A very comprehensive list, maintained by Joseph Warden. This list is mirrored in Australia.
• *SFU Chemistry Instructional Resources
  Browse SFU's Chemistry Instructional materials collection. This provides an alternative means of exploring ftpserver.sfu.ca/pub/chem/.
• The 1994-1995 SMART Catalog
  SMART -- Science and Mathematics Advancement and Resources for Teachers - An initiative of the Los Angeles Educational Partnership. The 1994-95 SMART Catalog places hundreds of enriching professional development opportunities and resources at your fingertips. Its goal is to empower you to raise your students' level of mathematics and science achievement by enhancing your own knowledge and skills.
• The Hub
  The Hub is an Internetworked resource for mathematics and science education funded by the Eisenhower Regional Consortia and operated by TERC on behalf of the Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education Reform.
• UCI - Science Education Programs (SEP)
  Direct links to hundreds of selected K-16 multimedia science gems sorted by subtopic and grade level.
• USB Buckyball Home Page
  This is the home page for the Fullerene research groups in the Physics Department at SUNY @ Stony Brook, on Long Island, New York.
• Web of Wonder: Chemistry
  A jump station operated by Weicomp Consulting, Inc. Somewhat limited.
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Chemistry
  A very extensive jump station.
• Yahoo - Education: Math and Science Education
  

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