Science Teaching Resource Guide

Databases || Associations & Ed. Departments || Statistics || College Guides & Rankings Science & Math Links || Education Links || NMT Master of Science Teaching

Databases

• Education Research Complete
  • Online resource for education research including more than 950 full-text journals
• Educators
  • Search full-text journals in education
• InfoTrac Professional Collection
  • Over 250 Full Text Magazine Articles for Education Professionals
• ERIC (via FirstSearch)
• PsycFIRST (via FirstSearch)
• Dissertation Abstracts Online (via FirstSearch)

General (include full-text articles)

• Academic Search Premier
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• General Reference Center
• Wilson Select Plus

For K-12 Students

• InfoTrac Student Edition - K12 (High School)
• InfoTrac Junior Edition - K12 (Middle School/Junior High)
• InfoTrac Kid's Edition - K12 (Elementary School)

Associations & Education Departments

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org/
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org/
• National Education Association (NEA) http://www.nea.org/
• NEA - New Mexico http://www.nea-nm.org/
• New Mexico State Department of Education http://www.sde.state.nm.us/
• U.S. Department of Education http://ed.gov/index.jsp

Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Measuring Up: A State by State Report Card for Higher Education

College Guides and Rankings

College and University Rankings (Univ. of Illinois)

Peterson's Guide to Colleges

Princeton Review College Rankings

US News and World Report Best Colleges

Science & Math

• Access Excellence (Bioscience & Health) http://www.accessexcellence.org/
  
National Health Museum site for Health and Bioscience teachers and learners.

• All Science Fair Projects http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com
  
Over 500 fully searchable and categorized science fair projects, with full instructions and explanations.

• The Catalyst: Chemistry Resources http://www.TheCatalyst.org/
  
Developed specifically for the secondary education/high school level teacher, as a resource for finding relevant information for use in the teaching of chemistry.

• CERES Project (Astronomy) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/
  
Extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. Funded by NASA.

• Cornell Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) http://www.cac.cornell.edu/Education/SAGE.aspx
  
Provides educators and students with links to lesson planning and learning resources in science, mathematics, and the arts.

Earthquake Education
• IRIS Education and Outreach Program http://www.iris.washington.edu/hq/audience/educators
  
• Tremor http://tremor.nmt.edu
  

• USGS Educational Resources http://education.usgs.gov/
  
US Geological Survey site offers several resources for K-12 including lessons, data, maps, and more.

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse http://www.enc.org/
  
Information for Mathematics and Science K-12 teachers. Click on Web Links to locate web-based lessons and activities.

• Explorer http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/
  
Browse through mathematics and science education curricula or conduct searches that focus on specific interests.

• Franklin Institute Science Museum http://sln.fi.edu/
  
Innovative museum of science with engaging, educational exhibits and programs.

• Geology.com Teacher Resources http://geology.com/teacher/
  
Lesson plans, activities, projects, etc. which can be modified and incorporated into the earth science classroom.

• GLOBE Program http://www.globe.gov/
  
Hands-on science program to study and understand the global environment.

• Math Forum http://www.mathforum.org/
  
Extensive page of teaching and learning resources from Drexel University. K-12, College, & Advanced Math.

• MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm
  
Free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners.

• NASA Quest http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
  
K-12 project with lesson plans, collaborative activities, audio/video programs, etc.

• National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/
  
Comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Education Links

• AskERIC http://ericir.syr.edu/
  Over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues including Internet sites, educational organizations, and the ERIC database.

• Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
  
Online library of 1700+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools.

• Education World http://www.education-world.com
  A search engine for educational web sites and a source for lesson plans, technology, practical information and articles.

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) http://www.free.ed.gov/
  Organized by subject, this site makes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government easier to find.

• Gateway to Educational Materials Project http://thegateway.org/
  
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education with access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
  A categorized list of sites for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.

• Smithsonian Resources for Teachers http://www.si.edu/teachers/
  Includes lesson plans, curriculum guides and activities.

• TeacherVision http://www.teachervision.com/
  Created by teachers for teachers to "provide lesson plans, resources, and materials that make your professional life easier".