British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): Science and Nature (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is the Science and Nature portal for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Topics include Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body and Mind, Genes, Space, and Hot Topics in science and ...

Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration: A Curriculum for Grades 6-12 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This newly-developed curriculum takes lesson plans that were developed for NOAA Voyages of Discovery and the Ocean Explorer website and presents them in a comprehensive scope and sequence through ...

High School Lesson Plans at the MIT - Haystack Observatory part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These lessons, developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Haystack Observatory, incorporate several different disciplines (physics, astronomy, chemistry) and focus on the radio ...

Utah Education Network: Curriculum Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These lesson plans and activities cover science topics such as: predicting weather patterns, ecosystems of Utah, abiotic and biotic factors, characteristics of living things, the use of patterns in ...

NASA Science Learning part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Education Program includes links and educational resources in Earth-Sun system science and in solar system and universe science. ...

Teachers' Domain: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components (collections and courses) that help teachers enhance their students' learning experiences and advance their own teaching ...

Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide: The Little Ice Age Case Study part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this unit, students explore how scientists study climates of the past by modelling their methods through inquiry activities and investigating real data. The lessons address the difference between ...

Kinesthetic Astronomy: Sky Time part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This lesson teaches basic astronomical concepts such as the astronomical meaning of the day, year, and seasons through choreographed bodily movements and positions that provide educational sensory ...

PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations part of SERC Web Resource Collection

PhET provides fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena for free. We believe that our research-based approach- incorporating findings from prior research and our own testing- ...

Next Generation Science Standards part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Next Generation Science Standards for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Workforce: Through a collaborative, state-led process, new Kâ12 science standards are being developed that will be rich in ...

Teach Engineering: Resources for K-12 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This library features teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular ...

K-12 Education Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This portal features an extensive selection of links to materials for K-12 teachers and students. The teacher's section contains lesson plans, activities and a collection of interactive, web-based ...

USGS Science Resources For Primary Grades part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This portal provides links to selected United States Geological Survey (USGS) educational resources that may be useful to educators in primary school grades. Many of these resources can be used ...

NSTA Resources about the Next Generation Science Standards part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The time has come to move the nation forward in its pursuit of high quality science education for all. In a process managed by Achieve, Inc., 20 states are leading the development of rigorous and ...