US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: The Forces Are With Us: Natural Forces
A collection of science activities that focus on natural forces that affect Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Students will understand how global climate change relates to storm events, subsidence, and erosion. Background information on...
University of California
University of California: Understanding Science: The K 2 Teachers' Lounge
A collection of teacher resources on the "how to" incorporate the nature and process of science into your curriculum. Site includes tips for the teacher, sample starting activities, teaching tools, and sample lessons.
University of California
University of California: Understanding Science: The 6 8 Teachers' Lounge
A collection of teacher resources on the "how to" incorporate the nature and process of science into your curriculum. Site includes tips for teacher, sample starting activities, teaching tools, and sample lessons.
University of California
University of California: Understanding Science: The 3 5 Teachers' Lounge
A collection of teacher resources on the "how to" incorporate the nature and process of science into your curriculum. The site includes tips for the teacher, sample starting activities, teaching tools, and sample lessons.
University of California
University of California: Understanding Science: The 9 12 Teachers' Lounge
A collection of teacher resources on the "how to" incorporate the nature and process of science into your curriculum. Site includes tips for the teacher, sample starting activities, teaching tools, and sample lessons.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pipes of Pan
An experiment to create a device using cardboard tubes that will separate a mixture of sounds in a background into their different frequencies, from low to high depending on the tube length.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Nature Sketchpad: Nature Sketchpad
This digital drawing activity lets students follow a variety of missions to create their own artwork.
Other
Mother Nature Network
News, blogs, features, headlines, and media on environmental science and green politics and policy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Two Approaches to Learn About Nature
Take one of two approaches when investigating nature, using either inductive or deductive reasoning.
Other
Ministry of Science and Innovation: Science Learning Hub
Designed to support the effective teaching of science in New Zealand Schools, this portal provides resources to support teacher professional development. Science educators can find resources for content for their own learning, in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Gross Science: Collection
Why do we smell different when we're sick? Why does cheese smell like feet? Why don't vultures get sick from eating rotting meat? Science is filled with stories: some of them are beautiful and some of them are gross. Really gross. Gross...
Other
Science Oxford Online
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Science Checklist [Pdf]
Use this seven item checklist to make sure all the parts of a good science investigation are in place.
Other
Elementary Science Program: Astronomy, Gr. 5 8
"Astronomy is the science that studies the Earth, the Moon and other objects in space. It has helped us discover our place in the physical universe. It is still making discoveries." This landing page gives options for students and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is Science?
A brief overview of the body of science, including the purpose of doing scientific work.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Basics of Science Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the key terms and basic concepts needed for an intro to science unit.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Office of Science
The Office of Energy Research, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts energy research in various subjects from biological and environmental issues to nuclear physics, and results are published here.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.8 Extended Topic: The Four Basic Forces: An Introduction
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the four basic forces that underlie the processes in nature: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, strong nuclear forces.
Indiana University
Ensi: The Great Fossil Find Lesson Plan
Students hear a story as they "find" bones that you have put in an envelope for them. Their job is to begin assembling the bones as best they can. The students will invariably come up with different configurations--just like scientists...
University of California
Understanding Science: Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach Lesson
For this lesson, students develop their own scientific experiment to test Newton's hypothesis that the acceleration of an object depends on the net force acting upon it and its mass. After completing their designed experiment, students...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Time Series: Uncovering the Hidden Processes in Science
In the following exercise, students will review techniques useful to scientists asthey analyze series of data. Learn about scientific observation and try to recognize a pattern or trend within the data.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Colorful Hypothesis
Use "Dinosaur Train" to illustrate and excite your students about creating a hypothesis. Website includes a video of "Dinosaur Train", a lesson plan, and student's handout. Lesson plan includes a lab where students can practice making...
Other
University of Rochester: Intro. To the Scientific Method
Here you can find a detailed overview of the scientific method. Content addresses what the scientific method is, its four steps, some common mistakes when applying the scientific method, and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Microscope Activity
Explore the parts of a compound microscope and view cells through this interactive lesson.
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