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The Parable of the Pebbles
A man was out walking in the desert when a voice said to him, "Pick up some pebbles and put them in your pocket, and tomorrow you will be both happy and sad." The man obeyed. He stooped down and picked up a handful of pebbles and put them in his pocket. The next morning he reached into his pocket and found diamonds and rubies and emeralds. And he was both happy and sad. Happy he had taken some - sad that he hadn't taken more. And so it is with education.

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Saskatchewan Online Curriculum Prototype Examinations Saskatchewan Government - Copyright Free Course
 * Saskatchewan Learning has developed the //Departmental Examinations:// For each course, the guide includes a prototype examination followed by a suggested answer key.

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 * PhET Simulations - Create and view physics, chemistry, biology and math simulations. **


 * Scale of the Universe** - An interactive scale of the universe tool that visualizes some of the smallest of the small to the size of the galaxy and everything in-between. A GREAT way to see the size of things and scale in the Science world.


 * Superlame - An website that can be used to engage student participation or feedback by adding bubbles to pictures or by making a comic out of your photos. A good example of using this is taking pictures of your students working on a lab, then creating a comic that can be shared with parents/care providers or the students themselves... **


 * Wordle - A tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. Use these clouds to emphasize greater prominence to major science themes/topics, etcetera. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. **


 * bighugelabs - Another tool that allows you to motivate and engage students through photos. Create motivational posters, customized jigsaw puzzles, magazine covers and many, many more works of art for your science room. **

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 * Chemistry Stuff**
 * ChemiCool - Interactive, easy to use periodic table with information on each of the specific elements. **
 * Physics Stuff**
 * @Salk’s Periodic Table - This site offers something much more than just a periodic table, with in-depth details such as who discovered the element, where its name came from, and interesting facts about the element. **
 * **//The Physics Classroom Tutorial //**
 * A set of instructional pages written in an easy-to-understand language and complemented by graphics and Check Your Understanding sections. An ideal starting location for those grasping for understanding or searching for answers.
 * **//Multimedia Physics Studios //**
 * A large collection of GIF animations and QuickTime movies designed to demonstrate physics principles in a visual manner. Each animation is accompanied by explanations and links to further information.
 * //**Shockwave Physics Studios **//
 * A collection of pages which feature interactive Shockwave files that simulate a physical situation. Users can manipulate a variable and observe the outcome of the change on the physical situation.


 * Biology Stuff**


 * Cellsalive - Take an in-depth look at the secret lives of cells with this interactive tool. **


 * Biodigitalhuman - This is a fully interactive 3D human anatomy visualization and learning tool. View all systems of human body to enhance your understanding of the body or use for demonstration purposes during your lessons. **


 * Zygotebody - A Google Earth tool that explores in 3D the human anatomy, from the skeleton and muscles to the circulatory and nervous systems . As you know, Google Earth already takes you across the globe, down to the bottom of the ocean, and out to the mountains of Mars. Their next frontier: the human body. **

The Life Wire Content - //The Science of Biology//
 * Kimball's Biology Pages **
 * Great text based resource
 * These 106 in-depth tutorials are designed to illustrate and explain some of the many complex topics in biology. Each tutorial has four elements:
 * An introduction
 * Detailed animation that clearly illustrates the topic
 * Conclusion
 * Mastery Quiz
 * McGraw Hill
 * Laboratory Simulation Software
 * Virtual Dissections
 * Textbook Support
 * Access Excellence- This site provides high school biology and life science teachers with a wealth of resources.


 * Biology_Chemistry_Physics**

Science Animations from www.kscience.co.uk  Use this resource to locate magazine articles, science experiments, science encyclopedia articles, images, audio & video clips, illustrations, graphs & web links related to a wide range of science study: earth science, science history, life science, space, physics, math, chemistry, biology, natural science, environmental science, biotechnology & more. Brightstorm The Science Spot Central i School
 * provides a listing of links for every subject.


 * Groovy Stuff**

PBS/NOVA - A rich source of science related video available for the classroom. Shodor Education Foundation. Various Calculators [|Quizlet] [|Jeopardy] [|Popular Science Archives] [|Kahn Academy] Yenka Virtual Resources
 * Skype **
 * Great interactive tool for web based communication.
 * National Geographic**
 * Rich collection of online educational videos
 * An interesting collection of applets and interactive objects in Math and Science
 * Online Microscope **
 * Student/Teacher Edition
 * Virtual Chemistry Lab

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