Helpful+websites

__**Helpful Science Websites:**__

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[|http://www.goorulearning.org/beta/#!resource-play&id=c882f34a-573a-4bc1-bdab-044a8c701eb4&pn=resource]

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@http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/lesson_booklets.shtml

@http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherWorkshops/Hunger%20Games%20final%20copy.pdf []

http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/educational-sites/

http://gws.ala.org/category/sciences

NASA Johnson student interns put together a video parady of Psy, titled "NASA Johnson Style." There's a lot of young people in the video. This is the sort of media that catches the attention of youth and makes science cool... @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sar5WT76kE

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http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/science-of-the-summer-olympics

This site is literally SUPER!!!! http://www.exploratorium.edu/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/step01.html This is so awesome!

http://learner.org/resources/series26.html#

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http://www.stemmom.org/p/lessons.html

http://www.sunsetlakesoftware.com/molecules
 * This is great for science teachers, this FREE app allows you to view three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulate them using your fingers.

=In-School STEM Education Resources =

 __ American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) __ – An interactive Web site for everyone--students, K-12 teachers and informal educators, parents and guardians, and anyone else with an interest in engineering.

__ Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education (CESMEE) __ – serves as a research and development center working to create change in STEM education (STEM disciplines, instructional techniques, assessment practices and educational or professional development experiences) in K-12 schools, community colleges and universities.

__ Common Core State Standards –Mathematics __ – The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and was developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.

__ Engineer Your Life __ – A guide to engineering for girls.

__ Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics – __ ICTM is a statewide group of mathematics educators focused on promoting excellence in the teaching of mathematics.

__ Iowa Public Television Science & Technology Resources __ – Part of IPTV's Classroom Connection series focusing specifically on science and technology.

__ Iowa Science Teaching Section of the Iowa Science Academy __ – The Iowa Science Teaching Section (ISTS) advocates for excellence in science education by promoting professionalism, influencing policy and enhancing learning.

__ NSF Classroom Resources __ – A diverse collection of lessons and Web resources for classroom teachers, their students and students' families.

__ Next Generation Science Standards __ – Learn about the two-step process the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Achieve are using to develop the Next Generation Science Standards.

__ Pathways to Science __– STEM Pathways in Iowa for undergraduates.

__ Project Lead The Way® (PLTW) __– A rigorous and innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education curriculum used in middle and high schools across the U.S., including over 100 schools in Iowa.

__ Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education __ – Headquartered at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), this center supports educational efforts that emphasize children's interest, experimentation and cooperation while recognizing that children construct knowledge, intelligence, personality and morality through active engagement with physical and social environments.

__ The Teachers' Domain __– Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners.

__ TeachEngineering __ – A digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms.

__ University of Northern Iowa STEM Education __ – UNI's STEM Education Community works to support STEM programs for teachers (pre- and in-service) and students in Iowa. ITP Home Page:

http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/507 Awesome article on teaching students to ask their own questions.

http://www.daytonregionalstemcenter.org/ Access a collection of problem-based, and differentiated science lessons for your classroom!

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/Default.aspx Interpreting Results from the Iowa Assessments:

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/documents/IA_Interpreting_Results.pdf Interpreting National Performance:

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/documents/Interpreting_National_Performance.pdf AYP – Reporting Iowa Proficiency Using Standard Scores:

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/AYPInformation.aspx AYP – Standard Score Ranges:

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/documents/Standard_Score_Ranges_for_Achievement_Levels.pdf AYP – Proficiency in Reading and Math:

http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/documents/Proficient.pdf

====**//remind101//** Description: //(per iTunes)// ==== [] Remind101 provides a safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. It is 100% free and is used by over 200,000 teachers, students and parents to send millions of messages every month.

FAST, SAFE & EASY *Message your entire class of students or parents in seconds. *Teachers never see students' phone numbers. Students never see theirs. *Students and parents join by sending a text message. No computer needed.

WHAT ARE TEACHERS SAYING? *Revolutionized my approach to parent communication -Jessica D. *Love it! Easy. Quick. Unique way of communicating with parents/students -Michael B. *Communicating with a click from a mobile device is instant & saves me important teaching time! -Erin K. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">*It has made a HUGE difference for many students in getting homework in on time -Craig N. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">*Improved my students' morale, behavior, AND grades! -Catherine F.

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__**http://www.ck12.org**__

__http://moodle.aeapdonline.org/__

http://eweek.org/EngineersWeek/AwardsRecognition.aspx?ContentID=94&Version=2

http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com/Kitchen-Scientists-Home-Experiments.asp

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/


 * www.stemstories.org**
 * Offers stories and multimedia to interest middle level students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. It has biographical profiles, interviews, photos, videos, and interactives.


 * www.scienceprofonline.com**
 * Offers powerpoint lectures, practice test questions, possible experiments. High school educators can access virtual classrooms in microbiology and cell biology.

__www.achievethecore.org__

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">@http://nsdl.org/ <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">@http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/

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 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GOOD: Water (02:31)
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">World Water Day 2012 - The World Is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry (02:33)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water - Liquid Awesome: Biology #2 (11:17)
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sesame Street: Wasting Water (01:15)
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Story of Bottled Water (2010) (08:04)
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water Changes Everything. (03:23)
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bill Nye the Science Guy - "Water Cycle Jump" (01:31)
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WATER Fun Facts (04:21)
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water (1953 Archival Film) (09:50)
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0099ff; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wetland Watchers: Kids Care for Their Environment (08:09)
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[|http://sciencenetlinks.com] [|www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers] Discovery Education's digital science and technology teaching resources offer a rich, engaging, education experience. [|http://free.ed.gov] Tap into lesson plans, games, tests, homework assignments, webcasts, and research in the areas of the life sciences, earth sciences, applied sciences, and physical sciences. [|www.hippocampus.org] Explore lessons on topics ranging from DNA to the chemical and physical properties of solutions to kinetic theory and thermodynamics. Also, provides multimedia resources for high school and college students. [] A free, inquiry-based and interdisciplinary curriculum for students that allows them to explore engineering by engaging in hands-ons design activities. [|www.khanacademy.org] This site offers more than 2,700 instructional videos covering math, science, finance, and history. [] As a science teacher, do you ever wish you could get a quick review of a scientific concept? Well, now you can! [|www.pbs.org/teachers/stem] With more than 4,000 STEM resources available in its database, this website has a vast array of lesson plans, videos, and interactive resources to help infuse rigor and relevance into the STEM classroom. [|www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol6/624-toc.aspx] This issue of ASCD Express features promising initiatives that seek to bridge the STEM content gap for both students and educators. []
 * You can find K-12 lesson plans,check out the science history calendar to learn about important historical dates, and stay up to date on the latest science news.

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 * |||| **//A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas//** was released by the National Research Council (NRC) in July 2011. The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. It will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, which will be developed by a group of states to replace standards issued more than a decade ago. The framework is also designed to be useful for curriculum and assessment designers, teacher educators, and others who work in K-12 science education. ||
 * |||| **//A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas//** was released by the National Research Council (NRC) in July 2011. The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. It will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, which will be developed by a group of states to replace standards issued more than a decade ago. The framework is also designed to be useful for curriculum and assessment designers, teacher educators, and others who work in K-12 science education. ||

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