Library Guides: Free Scientific Research Resources on the Web: Curriculum Materials

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= Websites where everything in the site is free, full-text.

Websites:

Academic Earth
Free video lectures on a wide variety of subject areas.
All About Birds: Collection of Ornithology Resources
From Wirefence based out of the UK. Many free resources for teaching about birds.
BEN (BiosciEdNet)
For biological science teachers.
BRIDGE
Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center.
Educating Young People About Water
From the University of Wisconsin Extension. Contains over 150 curriculum ideas and content.
Exploratorium: Educate
Fun activities and educational resources for a wide range of science areas.
MERLOT II
Since 1997, MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching) has been building "a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community." Use Search to find learning materials in your area of interest.
MIT OpenCourseWare
A web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
NSDL: The National Science Digital Library
Contains educational resources for all levels.
Open Textbook Library
Contains peer-reviewed academic textbooks
PhET
"Started by Nobel Laureate Carl Weiman as a resource for physics instruction; it contains interactive simulations for science and math.”
Virtual Geosciences Professor
A collection of online courses with geoscience content.