National+science+education+resource+centers

**science education resources centers**

1)[|National Center for Science Education at the UC Berkeley Space Science Lab]

2)[|University of California Museum of Paleontology]

3)[|Evolution and Nature of Science Institute] This site is primarily about evolution and genetics but also includes the nature of science. This site is for teachers only because the best use for it is to get sample lesson plans and other resources on all three of these topics. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

4) http://literacynet.org/science/ This website has some great links. It also has all of the chapters of Science for all Americans available by permission of the publisher. The main focus of literacynet.org is to promote literacy of Americans. There are many links that focus on reading and writing literacy of adults; however, if you search, you can find other useful links for the P-12 teacher.

5) [|www.teachersdomain.org] Created by National Science Digital Library and WGBH/PBS. There is a lot of content searchable by grade level, and content. You need to create a login/password and associate yourself with a school in order to get the correct standards to show up within the lesson plans. You can also create your own public or private groups. I made one with a group id of 4277.

6) This site is designed/maintained by Jay McTighe and Associates. McTighe (along with Grant Wiggins) is one of the authors of the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework. Check out this site for examples of Essential Questions asked within different science content areas. [|http://www.jaymctighe.com/ubdweblinks.html#SS]

7) CSU's College of Natural Science Education and Outreach Center (CNS EOC) offers Professional Developmental opportunities for area teachers in all areas of STEM []

8) Don't forget museums as great resources! Here is a useful site from the Bay Area's Tech Museum in San Jose, CA. [|http://www.thetech.org/educator-resources/design-challenge-lessons]

9) http://education.llnl.gov/academies/ This program provides an opportunity for teachers to be immersed in a summer of science at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in San Francisco, CA. Provides opportunities to work directly with researchers in Biotechnology, Climate Change, and Fusion/Astrophysics.

10) http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/ This summer program is based out of Columbia University in NY, and provides opportunities for educators to have hands on scientific research experience so that they may better understand the process of science. This also serves to enhance the educators ability to transmit ideas about the Nature of Science to their students. It also provides a context for professional collaboration; upon completion, teachers are asked to speak at and attend seminars to discuss their research.

11) Science museums and zoos located in Colorado make for excellent learning opportunities.

12) The Teacher Institute of the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco has a Science Snacks page that teachers of all areas of science will find of interest: []