The Conceptual Framework for the Next Generation Science Education Standards was released Tuesday, July 19, by the National Academies. It is available to download or read online for free at www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165. This document is not a set of standards. Rather, it is the conceptual framework from which the new science standards will be created. Schools are cautioned to make only [...]
Students are actively engaged in agriculture lessons through the Mobile Science Activity Center.
Aligned to national standards, these inquiry-based lessons address key areas of life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation using common materials teacher can find in the classroom. Teachers can use these resources to help students make real-world connections to science and ignite the spark that may eventually lead students to a scientific career. Resources are available for grades K-12. [...]
Mathematics, science teachers celebrated on a presidential level.
The Office of K-8 Science of American Chemical Society has just released a free middle school science resource. This resource includes activity-based lesson plans for teaching basic chemistry concepts at the middle school level. The lessons cover all the main concepts in middle school chemistry so any part of a lesson, or the entire lesson, can be used on its [...]
The Pennsylvania Space Grant will offer workshops this summer that keep pace with the latest science research, engage in standards-based classroom activities and explore ways to make science fun. Workshops are for in-service science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educators. Grants are awarded to all participants to cover in-state tuition, lodging, parking, some meals and partial travel. Sessions include: Astrobiology: [...]
The results of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in science show that Kentucky’s 4th- and 8th-graders scored higher than the national averages. Scale scores for 4th- and 8th-graders in 2009 are significantly above the national average. The NAEP science grading scale ranges from 0 to 300. […]
Challenger Learning Centers allow students opportunity to experience hands-on science, engineering, technology and mathematics.
LabWrite comes from North Carolina State University and is a website designed to take students through the process of writing a lab report. More information on how to use LabWrite is available online or visit the LabWrite website.
The Kentucky Geological Survey has developed many resources to support K-12 geology and earth science classes. Visit the resources here and the geology of Kentucky pages online at here. There are online keys to rocks, minerals and fossils of Kentucky. Also, there is a Citizen’s Guide to geologic maps and issues in Kentucky geology for land use planning, an interactive [...]