Free Science Internet Resources - December 2011

https://www.training.nih.gov/sts_main_page The Scientists Teaching Science program is an OITE resource that provides NIH trainees with both an introduction to best practices in science education and an extended in!depth examination o" pedagog#$ or the art and science o" teaching. http://disne#.go.com/p%anetcha%%enge/ &isne#'s (%anet )ha%%enge *&()+ is a pro,ect!based %earning environmenta% competition "or c%assrooms across the -nited States. http://scispar..com/new!this!month/science!around!#ou/ On%ine postings that address high!interest topics and can be used as discussion starters in science and socia% studies c%asses and a"terschoo% science c%ubs http://www.essentia%%earningproducts.com/%esson!p%ans!and!activities / month%# news%etter that o""ers s.i%%!bui%ding activities %esson p%ans and teaching ideas in core sub,ects "or pre0!1 teachers http://www."%innsci.com/pr/ms"ax2342.asp 5idd%e Schoo% Science demonstrations to excite students about cha%%enging science concepts http://scido.wi.ispaces.com/ /n on%ine wor.space where teachers "%esh out and imp%ement the ideas generated during the wee.%# Twitter science teachers6 chat 7Sci)hat. The wi.ispaces inc%udes member!contributed resources such as %esson p%ans podcasts and vodcats and resource!sharing sites. https://gustavus.edu/events/nobe%con"erence/2344/teachers/ 5aster teachers "rom 44 high schoo%s deve%oped science %esson p%ans based on the research o" con"erence spea.ers. http://museumo"vision.org/education / curricu%um guide "or students in grades 8!1 that exp%ores the importance o" maintaining a hea%th# %i"est#%e "or the who%e bod# inc%uding the e#es.

http://www.scienti"icamerican.com/section.c"m9id:bring!science!home 23 science activities "or parents and .ids to do together ! &esigned "or chi%dren ages 8!42. Each activit# inc%udes bac.ground in"ormation procedures and additiona% resources. http://www.osa!"oundation.org/educationposters. ;5a.e <aves = &iscover Science> poster series ! Each poster inc%udes a guideboo. with de"initions suggested activities additiona% resources and career pro"i%es to he%p 0!42 teachers incorporate the topic into the c%assroom. http://dai%#c%imate.org/ -se this website to incorporate the %atest environmenta% hea%th and science news and research into high schoo% science %essons. http://midd%eschoo%science.com/ Teachers can access %esson p%ans activities %in.s and ideas to enhance the teaching o" science in grades ?!1. http://bit.%#/@8mm,A Spe%%bound How 0ids Became Scientists ! / video series that te%%s the stor# o" scientists whose chi%dhood curiosit# about ever#da# things he%ped them %aunch careers in the %ab win Nobe% (riCes and ma.e other achievements. Their curiosit# mentors ro%e mode%s and other ear%# chi%dhood experiences ma# point to approaches that can be used toda# and tomorrow in encouraging #oung peop%e into careers in the science techno%og# engineering and mathematics "ie%ds. https://sites.goog%e.com/a/sap%ing%earning.com/"reesources/ OrganiCed %ists o" Bio%og# )hemistr# and (h#sics resources "or high schoo% students ! inc%uding interactive games videos %essons and other mu%timedia experiences http://www.wood%ands!,unior..ent.sch.u./time/moon/hemispheres.htm% ;The 5oon around the <or%d> high%ights the man# aspects o" the 5oon through animations "act pages images and interactive games. http://www.usascience"estiva%.org/2342"estiva%/schoo%programs/stem!advice! corner The -S/ Science and Engineering Destiva%6s month%# b%og "or midd%e and high schoo% students teachers and parents http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/curricu%um/index.htm% / co%%ection o" web!based curricu%um resources in core sub,ects such as science math %anguage arts socia% studies and Spanish targeted "or teachers and students in grades 8!42. Eesources inc%ude interactive too%s in@uiries web %essons virtua% %abs and video and audio tutoria%s in each sub,ect.

http://so%ars#stem.nasa.gov/e#es/ / web!based visua%iCation too% that a%%ows space enthusiasts o" a%% ages to exp%ore the so%ar s#stem in F& http://www.,p%.nasa.gov/education/index.c"m9page:48 0!42 educators wi%% "ind too%s resources and ideas "or teaching Earth science space science mathematics and robotics. The website a%so inc%udes in"ormation "or students about science techno%og# engineering and math programs and opportunities. http://@uest.nasa.gov/space/teachers/roc.ets/act1.htm% Hands!on science activit# "rom N/S/ Guest cha%%enges student teams to bui%d a ba%%oon roc.et and use it to carr# a paperc%ip pa#%oad. Students %earn about the processes invo%ved in scienti"ic experimentation. This site inc%udes student data sheets bac.ground in"ormation procedures discussion @uestions assessments and extensions. http://actor.epa.gov/actor/"aces/Tox)ast&B/Home.,sp E(/ database that can he%p 0!42 educators %earn about chemica% sa"et# and the e""ects o" various toxins on humans and the environment. http://epa.gov/c%imatechange/.ids/index.htm% / student6s Huide to H%oba% )%imate )hange. In"ormation is presented via video animations interactive graphics and ;expeditions> in which students can %earn how c%imate change wi%% a""ect p%aces wor%dwide. http://oceanexp%orer.noaa.gov/edu/curricu%um/we%come.htm% / co%%ection o" resources "or grades 8!42 that engages students in the vo#ages and discoveries presenting standards a%igned %essons exp%oring the reasons "or modern ocean exp%oration bac.ground in"ormation "or teachers on .e# topics and %in.s to resources and %esson p%ans "rom the Ocean Exp%orer website. http://pub%ications.nigms.nih.gov/inside%i"escience/ ;Inside Ai"e Science> ta.es readers inside the science o" hea%th. http://pub%ications.nigms.nih.gov/thenewgenetics/ ;The New Henetics> is a science education boo.%et exp%ains the ro%e o" genes in hea%th and disease the basics o" &N/ and its mo%ecu%ar cousin EN/ and new directions in genetic research. http://usda.gov/documents/"ina%_Brochure_update_2_F_2343.pd" This initiative invites 0!42 educators to create (eop%e6s Hardens in their communities and schoo%s and to register them in the pro,ect database.

http://#outhgo.gov/ / website designed to inspire students to become the next generation o" conservation %eaders and assume the stewardship o" our nation6s pub%ic %ands. http://education.usgs.gov/%ectures.htm% / co%%ection o" se%ected videotaped %ectures that were given at -SHS "aci%ities ! /%% o" these %ectures shou%d be suitab%e "or viewing b# the genera% pub%ic and upper %eve% students *grades 1 through universit#+. 5ost videos are in 5(I "ormat and are t#pica%%# 83!J3 minutes %ong *83 minute %ecture p%us @uestion/answer+. http://www.#outube.com/watch9v:evsI8vOg3g/ / video produced b# the -.S. &ept. o" Education spot%ights the success"u% teacher! training program. All Links have been verified and are working as of December 4, 2011. Lisa Michalek The Lesson !ide