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Access Excellence

Subject Area:

Teacher Pick

Address/URL:

http://www.accessexcellence.org

Description:

Access Excellence is one of the pioneers of educational Web sites. Sponsored by the biotechnology firm, Genentech, Inc., Access Excellence brings up-to-date scientific information to the world in a way that bridges the gap between the lay person and the scientist. The Activities Exchange section includes several hands-on activities, including a family of activities called The Mystery Spot - online mysteries which require problem-solving skills. A main attraction of this site is the ability to network with other teachers and experts.

How You Can Use This Source:

Visit the What's News section to learn about science in the news and interesting factoids.
Stop by Classrooms of the 21st Century to get ideas on teaching science and to learn about technology in education and science education reform.
Exchange ideas with other science teachers from around the world.

Thanks to Rosie McKinney of Birmingham, AL for submitting this site.

Go to Access Excellence.