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Part of the Scholastic Books web site about using historical fiction in the classroom, in an effort not too dissimilar to Webs of Wonder.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/social1.htm

See a science book that serves as a springboard for students to write science fiction.
http://www.geocities.com/mariannedyson
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/science_fiction/Science_Fiction_Guides.html

Some of the first of the new generation of curriculum sites using good stories to help teachers:
http://postman.cosmic.org/
http://canticle.cosmic.org/

Writer-authored curricula by Greg Egan, using his own stories:
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gregegan/index.html

Science Fiction in Classroom:
www.uni-bielefeld.de/~tslucht/sf-indes.html
http://merlin.alfred.edu/degraff/sf.astro

Reading For the Future Project:
http://www.eGroups.com/list/rff

Science Fiction Reading Suggestions for Younger Readers:
http://www.sff.net/rff/readlist/readlists.htm
http://www.sfsite.com/lists/younger.htm
http://members.aol.com/candylc/kidssf.html

Lists of education-related web sites:
www.education-world.com/ (then search "science fiction")
http://www.pta.org/links/OrgLinks.htm

Lesson plans for Science Fiction:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/Science_Fiction_Guides.html

Biology in Science fiction:
http://www2.kenyon.edu/depts/biology/slonc/bio3/bio03syl.htm

Andrew Fraknoi's list of astronomy-related science fiction (Astronomical Society of the Pacific):
http://www.saunderscollege.com/astro/fraknoi/stories/stories.html

A site talking about alternate history:
http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/althist/

Elizabeth Viau's course for world builders:
http://web.calstatela.edu/academic/builders/index.html

Editor's Choice Author Links
http://www.edsoasis.org/Treasure/Authors.html

Science Fiction Writers of America (Junior memberships available for students)
http://www.sfwa.org/
SFWA maintains a list of online fiction by members at http://www.sfwa.org/fiction/

The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts:
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/iafa/iafa.home.html

Science Fiction Research Association:
http://www.sfra.org/
see also:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/sffchome.html
http://www.uwm.edu/~sands/Science%20Fictionra/scifi.htm

Science Fiction Foundation Collection:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/ScienceFictionfchome.html

American Association of Physics Teachers (http://www.aapt.org/) and American Journal of Physics:
"Teaching modern physics through science fiction", Roger A. Freedman, W. A. Little. Vol.48, Issue 7, pp. 548-551 1980
"Close Encounters? Science and Science Fiction", Robert Lambourne Author et.al. Volume 59, Issue 9, pp. 861-862 1991
"Wormholes in space-time and their use for interstellar travel: teaching general relativity", Michael S. Morris, Kip S. Thorne, Volume 56, Issue 5, pp. 395-412 1988
"Science and fiction: An interdisciplinary approach" Arlen R. Zander. Volume 43, Issue 1, pp. 9-12 , 1975

Out Of Time -- a new YA Science Fiction Series from Avon Books:
http://www.kithrup.com/brin/oot.htm

We would like to thank the makers of www.analogsf.com for compiling this Great List!

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