Science Education Resources

• Associations/Organizations
• Bibliographies and Research Guides
• Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities
• Web Sites

Associations/Organizations

iEARN, International Education and Resource Network

The organization iEARN helps teachers and students in over 115 countries work together online to produce collaborative projects, email and write papers together, and participate in service learning projects.
http://www.iearn.org/

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) unites life science educators from around the world to share knowledge and experiences, and to promote professional growth "to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students."
http://www.nabt.org/

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

The National Science Teachers Association strives to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning. The Association publishes educational books, a newspaper, and a professional journal for each level of science teaching.
http://www.nsta.org/

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Bibliographies and Research Guides

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12

A cooperative effort between the National Science teachers Association (NSTA) and Children's Book Council (CBC), this annotated list describes outstanding science books for kindergarten through eighth grade published in the last year.
http://www.nsta.org/ostbc

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities

BrainPOP

BrainPOP was created to satisfy a demand for a site where young people could learn about health, science and technology. Animation and information abounds on topics like skin, teeth and hair, asthma, diabetes, the skeleton, and others.
http://www.brainpop.com/

Educational REALMS

Focused on the teaching of science, mathematics, technology and environmental education, this website includes lesson plans, lists of organizations, journals and other resources for these subject areas. Sponsored by Ohio State University in Columbus, Educational REALMS was created after the discontinuation of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.
http://www.stemworks.org/realmshomepage.html

Electronic New Jersey, A Digital Archive of New Jersey History

This digital archive of New Jersey history provides an in-depth study of the role New Jersey played in the American Revolution, in social protest during the 1960's and 70's, and in other significant historical events.
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njh/

Global Learning Program

This website is a program designed to teach global learning, and environmental observation. It contains a "Teacher's Guide" on how to create global awareness. Students can collaborate with global scientists in collecting data from the enviroment near their school.
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html

iEARN, International Education and Resource Network

The organization iEARN helps teachers and students in over 115 countries work together online to produce collaborative projects, email and write papers together, and participate in service learning projects.
http://www.iearn.org/

Imagine Mars Project

Students will love this arts, science and technology education website, formerly known as the Mars Millennium Project. The site challenges students, K-12, to design a community for the planet Mars, and provides lesson plans and project ideas. Sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index4.html

Microbe Zoo

A project of the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, this site showcases the many microbes children encounter in their daily lives. An interactive "zoo map" takes students through different categories of microbial organisms and explains what each does and how each functions.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/dlc-me/zoo/

NASA Education Program

Learning activities and materials for students and teachers at all grade levels, K -12, encompassing Aerospace Technology, Biological and Physical Research, Earth Science, Space Exploration and Space Science.
http://education.nasa.gov

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Web Sites

BrainPOP

BrainPOP was created to satisfy a demand for a site where young people could learn about health, science and technology. Animation and information abounds on topics like skin, teeth and hair, asthma, diabetes, the skeleton, and others.
http://www.brainpop.com/

Educational REALMS

Focused on the teaching of science, mathematics, technology and environmental education, this website includes lesson plans, lists of organizations, journals and other resources for these subject areas. Sponsored by Ohio State University in Columbus, Educational REALMS was created after the discontinuation of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.
http://www.stemworks.org/realmshomepage.html

Electronic New Jersey, A Digital Archive of New Jersey History

This digital archive of New Jersey history provides an in-depth study of the role New Jersey played in the American Revolution, in social protest during the 1960's and 70's, and in other significant historical events.
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njh/

Federal Emergency Management Agency for Kids

The website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency teaches students how to be prepared for disaster, and how to prevent disaster damage. Useful for elementary students, the site allows students to play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.
http://www.fema.gov/kids/

Global Learning Program

This website is a program designed to teach global learning, and environmental observation. It contains a "Teacher's Guide" on how to create global awareness. Students can collaborate with global scientists in collecting data from the enviroment near their school.
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html

iEARN, International Education and Resource Network

The organization iEARN helps teachers and students in over 115 countries work together online to produce collaborative projects, email and write papers together, and participate in service learning projects.
http://www.iearn.org/

Imagine Mars Project

Students will love this arts, science and technology education website, formerly known as the Mars Millennium Project. The site challenges students, K-12, to design a community for the planet Mars, and provides lesson plans and project ideas. Sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index4.html

Liberty Science Center

Science exhibits and ideas for interesting science connections to the real world, like "Science Behind Tobacco," "Prenatal Imaging Gallery" and a variety of support materials for their IMAX shows.
http://www.lsc.org

Microbe Zoo

A project of the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, this site showcases the many microbes children encounter in their daily lives. An interactive "zoo map" takes students through different categories of microbial organisms and explains what each does and how each functions.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/dlc-me/zoo/

NASA Education Program

Learning activities and materials for students and teachers at all grade levels, K -12, encompassing Aerospace Technology, Biological and Physical Research, Earth Science, Space Exploration and Space Science.
http://education.nasa.gov

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) unites life science educators from around the world to share knowledge and experiences, and to promote professional growth "to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students."
http://www.nabt.org/

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

The National Science Teachers Association strives to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning. The Association publishes educational books, a newspaper, and a professional journal for each level of science teaching.
http://www.nsta.org/

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12

A cooperative effort between the National Science teachers Association (NSTA) and Children's Book Council (CBC), this annotated list describes outstanding science books for kindergarten through eighth grade published in the last year.
http://www.nsta.org/ostbc

Science Education Resources for Kids, Parents and Teachers (from Science.gov)

Directory of online science education resources drawn from a wide range of U.S. government web sites and maintained by the Science.gov specialty search engine.
http://www.science.gov/browse/w_133A.htm

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