Science Teaching/Education Resource Websites

PreK – 12 Science Teaching

• Air and Space Teaching
• Ask a Scientist your Science Questions
• Biology Teaching
• Chemistry Teaching
• Earth Science Teaching
• Multicultural Science Teaching
• Physics Teaching
• Science Education Policy, Standards, Funding and Assessment Sites
• Science Resource Ideas and Materials Sites
• Science Teacher & Science Education Professional Organizations
• Science Teaching Resources for Primary Grades
• Teaching with Technology

Undergraduate Science Teaching

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Geology
• Journals, Books and Papers
• Physics and Astronomy
• Post-Secondary Science & Science Education Miscellaneous Sites of Interest
• Undergraduate Courses from Various Universities (resource-rich)

General Education and Non-science Related Organization Sites

PreK – 12 Science Teaching

Air and Space Teaching

• Association for Astronomy Education
  http://solar.physics.montana.edu/aae/
• NASA’s Educational Resources
  http://education.nasa.gov/
• Nine Planets: Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
  http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/
• Stanford Solar Center
  Solar On-Line Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration.
  http://solar-center.stanford.edu/

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Ask a Scientist your Science Questions

• Ask a Scientist Page
  This page offers many sites where students of all ages can email scientists to ask science questions.
  http://naturalsciences.sdsu.edu/links.html#anchor593291

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Biology Teaching

• Center for Biology Education
  Center for Biology Education precollege programs catalyze K-12 science education reform by promoting an inquiry-based approach to learning.
  http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/K12.html
• National Association of Biology Teachers
  http://www.nabt.org/
• National Biological Information Infrastructure
  K-12 Teacher Resources
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/
• The Biology Project
  An interactive online resource for learning biology, developed at The University of Arizona.
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

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Chemistry Teaching

• American Chemical Society
  http://www.acs.org/
• ChemCom Resources
  http://www.lapeer.lib.mi.us/ChemCom/
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
  Comprehensive list of chemistry teaching resources on the Internet
  http://www.anachem.umu.se/eks/pointers.htm
• Journal of Chemical Education
  http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/

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Earth Science Teaching

• NASA Earth Science site
  http://www.earth.nasa.gov/education/index.html
• National Association of GeoScience Teachers
  http://www.nagt.org/
• Ocean Sciences Education Teaching Resource Center
  http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
• Volcano World
  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

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Multicultural Science Teaching

• Cradleboard Project
  Native American curriculum and cross cultural exchange raises self esteem.
  http://www.cradleboard.org/

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Physics Teaching

• American Association of Physics Teachers
  http://www.aapt.org/
• American Institute of Physics
  http://www.aip.org/
• Directory of Physics Education Resources
  http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Physics_Ed/directory.html

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Science Education Policy, Standards, Funding and Assessment Sites

• Early Childhood Summit
  http://www.ed.gov/americareads/educators_early_sum.html
• International Study Center (TIMMS study)
  http://timss.bc.edu/
• National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century
  http://www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/
• National Science Education Standards
  http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/
• National Science Foundation
  http://nsf.gov/

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Science Resource Ideas and Materials Sites

• Library of Congress – Teacher Resources
  Learn how to use the Library’s digital archives in your teaching.
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
• PBS Teacher Source
  http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
• Resources for Teaching Middle School Science
  http://www.nap.edu/html/rtmss/11.81.html
• TERC
  A leading education research and development organization.
  http://www.terc.edu/

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Science Teacher & Science Education Professional Organizations

• American Association of Physics Teachers
  http://www.aapt.org/
• Association for Science Education
  http://www.ase.org.uk/
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
  http://www.iste.org/
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
  Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all
  http://www.nsta.org/
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
  The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) is a worldwide organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research.
  http://www.narst.org/
• National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
  http://www.nabt.org/
• National Association of GeoScience Teachers
  http://www.nagt.org/
• National Middle Level Science Teachers Association
  http://www.nsta.org/nmlsta/
• Science Education Organizations on the Internet
  A list of teacher education and science education organizations that have active webites.
  http://www.esu.edu/~bbq/scied/sciedorg.html

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Science Teaching Resources for Primary Grades

• Aquatic Biology
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/aquatic.html#gradeK3
• Birds
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/birds.html#gradeK3
• Botany
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/botany.html#gradeK3
• Insects, Arachnids, & Annelids
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/insects.html#gradeK3
• Mammals – Air
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/mammals_air.html#gradeK3
• Mammals – Land
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/mammals_land.html#gradeK3
• Professor Beaker’s Learning Labs
  http://www.professorbeaker.com/
• Reptiles and Amphibians
  http://www.nbii.gov/education/herps.html#gradeK3

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Teaching with Technology

• International Society for Technology in Education
  http://www.iste.org/
• Teachers Teaching with Technology – Worldwide
  http://www.t3ww.org/

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Undergraduate Science Teaching

Biology

• Association for Biology Laboratory Education
  http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/
• Beyond Bio101:The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education
  Resource-based report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  http://www.hhmi.org/BeyondBio101/
• Biology News on the Net
  News updated daily
  http://biology.about.com/science/biology/library/blnews.htm
• Genetics Education Center
  http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
• National Association of Biology Teachers
  http://www.nabt.org/

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Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
  http://www.acs.org/
• Chemistry Resources for Students
  http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/links/dlab.html
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
  Comprehensive list of chemistry teaching resources on the Internet.
  http://www.anachem.umu.se/eks/pointers.htm
• Journals of Interest to Chemical Educators
  http://www.umsl.edu/~chemist/books/journals/journals.html

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Geology

• Geological Society of America
  http://www.geosociety.org/index.html

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Journals, Books and Papers

• Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
  Published once each year by the American Society of Agronomy.
  http://www.jnrlse.org/
• Research Chemists discuss undergraduate chemistry teaching reform
  http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v47/n19/TAT-science.html
• Science Teaching Reconsidered
  A National Academy Press publication on undergraduate science teaching
  http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/str/contents.html
• Scientific American
  http://www.sciam.com/

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Physics and Astronomy

• American Physical Society presents A Century of Physics
  http://timeline.aps.org/APS/home_HighRes.html
• Association for Astronomy Education
  http://solar.physics.montana.edu/aae/
• The Particle Adventure
  An interactive adventure dealing with the fundamentals of matter and force – created by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  http://particleadventure.org/

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Post-Secondary Science/Science Education Miscellaneous Sites of Interest

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
  http://www.aaas.org/
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html
• Science News
  http://www.sciencenews.org/

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Undergraduate Courses from Various Universities

• California State University Long Beach BA and BS degrees in Environmental Science and Policy
  http://www.csulb.edu/programs/es-p/

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General Education and Non-science Related Organization Sites

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
  http://www.aahperd.org/
• American Education Research Association (AERA)
  http://aera.net/
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  http://www.ascd.org/
• Getty Center for Art Education
  http://www.getty.edu/education/
• International Reading Association (IRA)
  http://www.ira.org/
• Language Teachers' Professional Associations
  http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/profassoc.html
• National Art Education Association
  http://www.naea-reston.org/
• National Association for Bilingual Education
  http://www.nabe.org/
• National Association for the Education of the Young Child
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• National Association for Music Education (MENC)
  http://www.menc.org/
• National Council of the Social Studies
  http://www.ncss.org/
• National Council of Teachers of English
  http://www.ncte.org/
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.nctm.org/
• National Education Association (NEA)
  http://www.nea.org/

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