Science+Resources

Science Performance Tasks, Activity Guides and Learning Modules can be found all over the Web! You may find what you are looking for simply by "Googling" it! In addition, there are some great sites that contain learning guides complete with student readings, teacher background information, student activities, handouts, the whole nine yards! It is this type of resource that is most beneficial for our purposes, as we are trying to build complete, comrehensive resources for use by you, your colleagues and friends and your students!

This is an activity in research and evaluation! Below are some sites that contain useful science information to get you started! As you find others, please lick "edit," add these to our list, and click "save."

 **NASA Beyond Einstein!** Interested in using cutting-edge NASA science to help teach your high school physics curriculum? How about using the physics of black holes? Check out problem sets, lesson plans, and presentations available at [|http://beyondeinstein.nasa.gov/education/beta/projects.html].
 * PDE CFF Science Wikispace:** http://cffscience.wikispaces.com/
 * Science Buddies:** http://www.sciencebuddies.org
 * NASA Educator's Guides:** [|**http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true**] **#**
 * Select 5-8 and 9-12
 * Select Lesson Plans and Educator Guides for comprehensive materials
 * Be sure to download complete PDFs, save to computer, and save to wikispace if you select this

Grade 4 Wetland WebQuest: [|http://web.wilkes.edu/christy.savakinas/ED647/index.htm]

[|www.phunland.com]  Check out some examples of creating simple machines at Youtube: [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE8Gyt7i3u0&feature=related] 
 * //PhunLand //**

 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**North Carolina Lesson Plans**: http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/


 * Inquiry Activities from The Science House**: http://www.science-house.org/learn/index.html

Science Performance Tasks! Great Site! **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://pals.sri.com/**] **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Discovery School: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.discoveryschool.com] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Chem 4 Kids: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.chem4kids.com] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Teachers’ Domain: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.teachersdomain.org/tdhome.html <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">National Geographic: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Science Guides: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|sciguides.nsta.org/my_library/register.aspx] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">First Hand Learning: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.firsthandlearning.org] **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Science Museum of the National Academy of the Sciences: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.koshlandscience.org] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">CIESE Online Classroom Projects: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.ciese.org/currichome.html] **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> University of Maryland: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.physics.umd.edu/rgroups/ripe/perg/apb/] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">K’NEX Education: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.knexeducation.com] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Einstein Light: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Soil Science: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov] __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Globe Program: **__<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://www.globe.gov] __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Google Earth: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://earth.google.com/ __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Go North! **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.polarhusky.com/ph2/onlineclassroom/home.asp <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Engineers Week: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://www.eweek.org] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Solar System Exploration with NASA: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Learning Science: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.learningscience.org/index.htm <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Forensic Science: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/chem/forchem.html <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Court TV Forensic Curriculum: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.courttv.com/forensics%5Fcurriculum/ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Planet Science: Who Dunit? **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.planet-science.com/whodunit/go/InfoPage_49.html#dna1 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Discover Engineering: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.discoverengineering.org/coolstuff.asp <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Elementary Science (can be adapted): ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.internet4classroom.com/science_elem.htm.html] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Missouri Botanical Gardens: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://mbgnet.mabot.org] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Teachers Corner ~ Plants: **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/plants.htm] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Science Links: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.scilinks.org] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Differentiated Lessons for Science: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/elem/modeldiff.htm <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Exploratorium: ** http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html Middle School Science: http://www.middleschoolscience.com/physics.htm <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * Renzulli Learning - I love the Science extension menu's!** http://www.fcpsteach.org/gt_renzulli/default.cfm