Manitoba Education and Training - curriculum documents and detailed instructions http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca
Symynet Educational Statistics Software features "The Art of the Experiment" cd-rom that teaches hypothesis testing, variability, error rates, anova, etc with engaging interactive exercises. Students of biology, psychology, math, sociology and journalism can use this software to learn scientific methods and quantitative analysis. http://www.symynet.com/educational_software/
A good background site to help you use search engines effectively; for yourself and for your students. http://searchenginewatch.com/
Remember using ERIC when seeking references for your education assignments/theses? For information on education research, lots of lesson plans and more, go to the AskERIC site at http://ericir.syr.edu/
The Gateway to Educational Materials is sponsored by the US Dept of Ed and leads to much useful material to be found on the net. http://www.thegateway.org/
The Franklin Institute has a collection of 'hotlists', screened for educational suitability, arranged in topics. Find these lists at http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/
Looking for a research project for a class? You might try this site which describes 20 great technological achievements of the 20th century - things like the automobile, the internet, spacecraft, health technologies, radio and television... For each topic there is a short history and a timeline. Text only, and printable. A good starting point. http://www.greatachievements.org/
Another research project, this one on inventions. "Inventions, Facts and Myths" takes about 100 everyday items and presents the history of its development with related sites for further information on each item. A very well-designed site. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventions.htm
This National Geographic site contains a fascinating mystery-solving project on Asteroids: Deadly Impact. Investigate the site, set questions to be answered, and then let your students loose on http://www.nationalgeographic.com/asteroids/index.html
If your students can't visit Questacon in Canberra, send them to the web site. But first take the time to see for yourself what riches are available at http://www.questacon.edu.au/index_flash.html
A very large collection of net resources for science and maths, including lesson plans, K-12 or K-16. The site is searchable, and updated weekly. http://www.sciencegems.com/
Science News is a weekly online news magazine with archives which can be searched. Recommended for general interest or research. http://www.sciencenews.org/
A general science site directed at educators, students (K-12) and parents. An active up-to-the-minute site includes site search, email newsletters, lots of information. http://www.sciencemaster.com/
And four more sites where you can ask questions and/or research a question which someone has possibly asked before you http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/ (A British site which allows you to email or phone in your question)
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/ (Scientific American sub-site)
http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW// (How Things Work)
http://www.madsci.org/ (includes a searchable archive and library)
http://au.yahoo.com/Science/Ask_an_Expert/ (a site with several links to sites where you can ask a question)
This Space Reference site is a powerful starting point for any query you might have regarding space science. Up-to-the-minute reports, a directory covering all you would expect in astronomy and astronautics, but also arts and humanities, astrobiology, education, future technology, microgravity science, computers... http://www.spaceref.com/
A free 7Mb comprehensive astronomy/space/satellite-tracking package for Windows 95 and above is available for downloading from http://www.fourmilab.ch/homeplanet/
Recommend this site to any student interested in inventions and inventing; also intellectual property... http://www.patentcafe.com/
San Diego State University has compiled some Teaching Notes for Prospective and Practising Teachers, to be found at http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu/index1.html
Biology lesson plans in from lower primary to high school level http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/biology.html
Educational resources in the form of a www publication called BogHopper from the Science Museum of Minnesota contains up-to-date material which could be of interest. http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/general_info/bhop/boghopper.html
Webpage construction lessons, and links to other recommended sites for primary kids at http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/
Education delivered via computer ("using technology to learn" ) is exemplified by this excellent school site, showing what can be done; also showing that development of resources like this is an ongoing process. At this site you can also inspect a full school curriculum with its teaching materials on line. http://www.cornwallis.kent.sch.uk/index.html
Bad science is something we are all probably guilty of when we explain too quickly and thoughtlessly. Alastair Fraser analyses some common misconceptions and explains why they are wrong. This site is complementary to "junk science" and "urban legends", both of which provide a rich reservoir of material to encourage clear and scientific thinking. http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html
Bookmarks compiled by John Pearce are arranged in categories and contain many Australian sites; www.lcmdoe.vic.edu.au/usergroup/johns.htm
Watch this space for more great links for teachers