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Interactive Math Applets
NCTM Illuminations Interactive Math Tools - Provides free java math applets for exploring and teaching math concepts.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics- Provides interactive math manipulatives for number operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability and algebra. The manipulatives are categorized by grade level.

Educational Java Programs- Provides interactive math manipulatives for students.

Create a Graph- Provides a program where students can enter data and create a line, bar, pie or area chart.

Math Cats- Provides open ended math explorations.

StudyWorks Online Explorations- Provides math and science explorations.

Shodor Interactive- Provides math lessons, activities and tools.

Michigan Super Lotto Simulator- Provides a simulation of a lottery program and shows the counts and percentages for matching 0 to 6 of your lucky lottery numbers.

Lottery Number Selector- Provides a link to a lottery odds calculator and links to many state lottery number selectors.




Interactive Science Applets
Science NetLinks Tools- Provides interactive tools for science organized by grades.

Hartcourt Science Video Updates- Provides video clips on scientific topics.

BBC Science Clips- Provides interactive web sites for students aged 5-11 in science.

Revise Wise Science Activities- The BBC provides activities on living things, materials and physical processes.

Science Simulations- A list of simulations for science that are useful for displaying things that you can not see such as molecules, or for simulating physical situations that you can not bring into the lab.

Enigma On-Line Science Simulations- Provides simulations for physics, chemistry and biology.

Patterns in Nature- Provides java applets and information from a National Science Foundation grant.

The Biology Place- Pearson and Prentice Hall provide activities that allow students to visualize and apply their understanding of biological concepts. In addition they have a glossary and pre- and post-lab reviews

Exploratorium: Online Activities- Provides activities about the solar system, machines and tools, living things, sport science, the human body and more

Foss Web- Provides activities to support the inquiry based - Foss science curriculum ro elementary and middle school students.

Biotechnology Australia- Provides interactive activities oon DNA profiling, dog cloning, gene probing, gene slicing and thylacine cloning.