Web links (Education)

Chicago Public Library

• The newly-discovered cave paintings (18-20,000 years old) in France.
• Some paleontologists are digging up a dinosaur in Canada and documenting their work on the web.
• The Hubble Space Telescope. Including lots of pictures!
• Live from Antartica.
  • Including the weekly journals of the scientists, students and others at work in Antartica.
• Jason, Web project documenting undersea exploration. Students at associated institutions can use "telepresence" to do their own exploring at the controls of a research submarine.
• Interactive Frog Dissection

K-12

• Chicago Public School System
• DuSable High School, Chicago
• Glenview School District 34
• Illinois Computing Educators, a professional organization of educators and people interested in education in Illinois. Membership is open to all educators.
• Illinois State Board of Education
• Learning Through Collaborative Visualization Project (CoVis) Through the use of advanced technologies, the CoVis Project is attempting to transform K-12 science learning to better resemble the question-centered, collaborative practice of real scientists.

Universities

Chicago-area

• DePaul University
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Loyola University, Chicago
• John Marshall Law School
• Northwestern University
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois, Chicago

American Universities

International Universities

Chicago-area Museums

The Chicago Academy of Sciences

The Chicago Academy of Sciences operates a public museum, education programs for schools, educators, and groups, the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy, and other programs to help all people learn about and explore science.

The Field Museum of Natural History

The Field Museum of Natural History is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of our world.

The Illinois State Museum

The Illinois State Museum preserves and interprets natural history, anthropology, and art. Exhibition, education, collection, and research programs document the natural and cultural history of Illinois.