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Denver Museum of Nature & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the homepage of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Find out everything you'd want to know for planning a visit and see what exhibitions are currently showing.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Nature of Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great beginner's guide to examining the nature of science. Covers the basics of how science helps us to understand the surrounding world.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Rutherford's Enlarged: A Content Embedded Activity on Nature of Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a study of Ernest Rutherford's experiments with atomic structure, students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. The activity is taken from a linked article by the author that was published in the Journal of...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this activity, students first read an essay entitled Science As Storytelling, then respond to the questions accompanying it. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop a deeper understanding of science as more than just...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: The Nature of Science: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer five comprehension check questions about the nature of science in this interactive quiz.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of classroom lessons to help high school biology teachers teach evolution and the nature of science. This highly lab-oriented module is a very useful evolution and deep-time teaching site.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Nature of Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and goal of science and how science advances.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Nature of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents science as a group effort and covers how science information is communicated and shared.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Nature of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and goal of science and how science advances.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Nature of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online course, students look at the big ideas and themes of biology and review how these ideas are used to develop scientific inquiry and research.
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Geological Society of America: The Nature of Science and Scientific Method [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to science and how scientists solve problems using the scientific method. Highlights how the scientific method has been used in the past and present.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science: What's the Weather Like Today? [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Weather is all around us. We can see it, feel it, touch it, hear it, and even taste it. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere with respect to temperature, humidity, wind, and other factors. Some of the many weather conditions...
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Kodak Lesson Plans: Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Kodak site is overflowing with science lesson plans submitted by teachers from every grade. Each activity involves using photography to enrich the subject matter.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Natural Selection

For Students 3rd - 5th
Build a dam in the middle of an ecosystem and observe how the population of plants and animals adapt to their new environment with this science simulation. Learn how the populations adapt to survive in their new habitat. Then remove the...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States Geological Survey offers a complete look at water science in glossary form. Take advantage of the topic guides at the top of the site. You'll find great maps, clipart and activities centers. Click Home to access the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Earth Science Concepts for Middle School

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Earth science concepts for middle grades.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Environmental Science

For Students 9th - 10th
With this collection of video tutorials and student assignments, students learn about the interdisciplinary science that focuses primarily on solving environmental problems.
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Chicago Academy of Sciences: Notebaert Nature Museum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Online lesson plans are available on such subjects as constructing models that visualize the distance between planets and the sun. Teachers can also learn of workshops to enhance science instruction.
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Story Behind the Science: Search for Life's Origins [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing research done by scientists in their quest to understand the origins of life. Questions are posed throughout about the nature of scientific research.
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NASA

Nasa: Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This set of activities teaches students about the big picture of science using Mars as an example: how to collect data, use evidence, and look at models.
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Mother Nature Network

For Students 9th - 10th
News, blogs, features, headlines, and media on environmental science and green politics and policy.
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Kqed Quest: A Different Kind of Science and Nature Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
A multimedia offering for teachers and learners to explore the latest science, nature, and environment stories.
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Hurricane Science: Hurricanes: Science and Society: Galveston 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the science of hurricanes and the effect on society, featuring Galveston, 1900. With map, list of facts and embedded links to vocabulary and related material.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: The Usgs and Science Education

For Students 9th - 10th
"Explore things on, in, around and about the earth," with this web site dedicated to K-12 education from the United States Geological Survey. Homework help, science topics and fun learning games for students in Kindergarten through High...

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