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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Studies have found that there is no benefit to matching teaching styles to individual learning styles. Mulitple representations of a topic are more helpful to a learner than just one regardless of preferred learning style. This is...
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Restoring Ea Middle School Science Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Restoring Ea is a place-based middle school science unit exploring management strategies that could be used for the Loko ea fishpond to sustainably feed people and ensure the ecosystem is healthy and pono (balanced). While specifically...
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Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Print Rich Environment [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn the importance of a print rich environment. Teachers will learn how to implement a print rich environment and how to measure students' progress relative to the print rich environment.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Downhill Race

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity that explores how two cylinders that are identical in shape and mass may travel down a hill differently due to how their mass is distributed. Learn how the distribution of mass in an object can affect its translational...
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Online Resources During Covid 19 Shutdown

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
My school has shut down due to the coronavirus. What do I do now? BSCS Science Learning is here to help teachers during these unsure times. They have consolidated online resources to help you easily find programs, units, and more!
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Knowing how to engage in signature scientific acts, such as formulating questions and using evidence in arguments is an important part of science learning. This InfoBrief from the National Center for Technology Innovation offers more...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Velocity and Relative Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated article helps physics students learn about center of mass and velocity, and define the concept of inertia.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: About Ozone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the chemistry of ozone and its role in the atmosphere. Students learn about the benefits and hazards of ozone. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities. Learning activities...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone in the Troposphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the ground-level ozone, tropospheric ozone, with explanations about how it is called the bad ozone and how it varies day to day. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities....