Science - Secondary Resources

Textbook Committee 2011-12
 
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Resources developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to support conservation educators who offer fish and wildlife based curriculum
Awesome Science Teacher Resources
Biology and chemistry resources for science eachers at the middle and high school levels
Climate change for Middle School
Inquiry-based labs to investigate essential climate literacy principles. (6.9, LS 6, & ES 12); Assessment Access - Login: eliteacher     Password: 87dja92
Conservation Education Strategy Tool Kit
This kit contains resources developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to support conservation educators who offer fish and wildlife based programs. It includes content standardsand performance expectations and describe what all students should know and be able to do in three grade bands, K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 in the areas of science, social science, and health and fitness.
Edufy
Database of 5 E Model lessons. Search by grade level, multiple intelligence style, and 5E application.
Earth Exploration Toolbook
Activities that teach high school and college learners how to work with and interpret environmental science data sets.  Each activity, or chapter, introduces an Earth system data set and the tools needed o analyze the data.
Environmental Educator Contacts
Contact info for free local presenters
FlexBooks
Build your own textbook for Life Science, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
Geospatial Watershed Information
Scientific information organized on a watershed basis
Green Education Foundation
Hundreds of rated lesson plans for every grade level. Earth’s resources, sustainability, alternative energies, conservation, human impact, pollution, and more.
How to Create a Podcast
Simple tutorial for creating podcasts for educational purposes.
Khan Academy
With a library of over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, and 253 practice exercises, to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
Local Water Quality Investigations
A site for entering and viewing all water quality test sites in Montgomery County
Molecular Workbench
Visual, interactive simulations for teaching and learning science.
National Science Teachers Association
the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning
PBS Learning Media
Standards-aligned resources include videos, documents, images, and activities for science at all grade levels
Project Learning Tree Resources
Lessons and web resources highlighting natural resources
Science Screen Report
Free video programs that examine the most recent developments and discoveries in science, technology and engineering, and are designed to help students understand the vital role science plays in our everyday lives.
SciLinks
National Science Teacher's Association free resource for finding lessons, web sites, and activities.
Show Me Wildlife
Building nature connections and school readiness skills in early childhood.
Teachers Try Science
Teachers TryScience features hands-on lessons focused on environmental science for grades 5 - 12. Each lesson is integrated with effective teaching strategies, practical how-to's and other helpful supports.
The Virtual Scientist (SSR)
Using existing technology available through Skype, SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT will arrange for scientists to participate in a "virtual" in-classroom visit without leaving their lab or research facility.
Virtual Labs
Free web-based dissection labs
Wolfram/Alpha Computational Website
An online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages