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It's a Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue WorldUsing Jonathan Bird's Blue World in the classroom is easy with amazing study guides and resources for educators. | Multimedia | |
Japanese Kites at the New YearThese resources explain the cultural and historical importance of kites in Japan. Teachers will find downloadable student readings on kite shapes, kite flying, and Japanese kites at the New Year. | Lesson Plan; Printable | |
Action for Healthy KidsSee how this site helps schools without the resources to improve nutrition programs and increase opportunities for kids to get healthier. | Multimedia; Tool | |
Space Program HistoryAn out of this world trove of lessons, NASA learning resources, printables, and tools for teaching about the history of America's Space Program. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Printable | |
Fermilabyrinth IntroductionFermi Labs official web site furnishes teacher and student materials, including animations. | Multimedia | |
Science Friday Kids' ConnectionEvery week during the school year, the Kids' Connection translates information from National Public Radio's Science Friday program into curriculum for middle school teachers. | Themed Package | |
Teaching Channel: Videos That Inspire TeachingThis site offers a growing library of short videos to inspire teaching. | Lesson Plan | |
4-H Robotics CurriculumActivities for students in fourth grade and beyond. | Lesson Plan | |
HIV/AIDS Education ResourcesThese materials provide information about transmitting, preventing, and treating the virus. | Lesson Plan | |
Webinars & Other Resources To Inspire the Next Generation of EngineersDesign Squad Nation offers free webinars and other resources to inspire the next generation of engineers. | Grant/Award; Lesson Plan | |
NASA Websites Explore Global WarmingThe NASA website Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet provides a foundation for studying and assessing global warming by providing data on carbon dioxide concentration, global surface temperature, Arctic sea ice, land ice, and more. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
MIT BLOSSOMS Math and Science Videos for High School ClassroomsThis website offers over 50 math and science videos for high school classrooms, with teacher's guides, slides, and additional resources. | Lesson Plan | |
Annenberg Learner’s Interactives22 learning modules from Annenberg Learner provide activities that improve skills in math, science, language, history, and arts. Though a few resources are aimed at elementary students, most are intended for secondary. | Learning Game | |
TED Ed - TED’s New Education InitiativeThe goal of thisinitiative is to produce a library of teacher-prepared lessons on video. | Lesson Plan | |
Explore the RMS TitanicThe 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic (April 15, 2012) offers a unique teaching opportunity, and a variety of websites offer online resources, including historical documents, multimedia activities, printables, lesson plans, and more. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
The Titanic: Submersibles & ROVsStudents learn about the submersibles and remotely operated vehicles used to explore the Titanic. Multimedia learning activities allow students to pilot virtual ROVs, but students may also learn to build real, actual ROVs and enter a competition. | Multimedia | |
StellariumTurn your computer, projection screen or whiteboard into a planetarium with free software that plots stars in the sky based your desired location, time and date; draws constellations; and, simulates meteor showers and eclipses. | Multimedia | |
TED-Ed Video LibraryThis growing library of educational videos represents collaborations between teachers and animators. Classroom teachers can use, tweak, or rewrite lessons, or create their own lessons, based on any useful educational video. | Multimedia | |
The Space PlaceK-5 students explore the solar system and beyond with animations or interactive demonstrations; make projects and art; and play games, solve puzzles, and answer quizzes. | Lesson Plan; Printable | |
Exploring Space through MathThis website from NASA will help students in grades 7-12 develop a deeper understanding of key mathematical concepts, and learn how to apply those concepts in the context of space exploration. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
The Transit of VenusOn June 5, 2012 Venus will cross the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that will not be seen again until the year 2117. Learn more about the historical and scientific significance of the event, and how you and your students can view it safely. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
National Park Foundation’s Electronic Field TripGrades 4-8 can learn about various topics (e.g., civil rights, climate change) through electronic field trips to national parks. There are more than a dozen EFTs archived on the site, each with an on-demand video and related lessons. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Tree of Life Web ProjectStudents explore connections between living organisms by following phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of plants and animals. Lessons, activities and multimedia resources help them learn about evolutionary relationships among species. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Radical CartographyYale historian and cartographer Bill Rankin offers a unique approach to cartography with his website Radical Cartography. After exploring Radical Cartography, students can use other online map-making tools to create customized projects. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
Encyclopedia of LifeFind information and images of all known species of animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria. Educator tools illustrate how site resources can be used to structure lesson plans, plan activities, reinforce concepts, and introduce biology topics. | Background Reading; Multimedia |
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