 |  Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e Joe Krajcik,
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak,
University of Toledo
Carl Berger,
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
How Do I Plan a Project-Based Curriculum?
Web Links | | | NSTA
(http://www.nsta.org)
Teachers can go to the Web site for the National Science Teachers Association to see lists of events relating to science teaching, find cross-links to relevant news stories, and order journals relating to science teaching. The site also has resources for students and teachers. |
Noncommercial Suppliers
| National Wildlife Federation
(http://www.nwf.org)
The National Wildlife Federation supplies teachers with activities and planning materials, conducts workshops, and organizes clubs for students. | | | | NASA Spacelink
(http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/index.html)
The NASA Spacelink site provides educational resources, classroom materials, interactive projects, workshops, apprenticeships, and student contests. | | | | TERC
(http://www.terc.edu)
TERC is a research firm that produces educational technology. Its goal is to improve the teaching of mathematics, science, and technology. In addition to producing technology, it creates curricula and supports school reform. | | | | Project WILD
(http://www.projectwild.org)
Project WILD is a conservation and environmental educational program that provides classroom activities for grades K-12. | | | | Project WET
(http://www.projectwet.org)
This is the home site for Water Education for Teachers. It provides water science and education programs for grades K-12. |
Professional Resources
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
(http://www.nsta.org)
Teachers can go to the Web site for the NSTA to see lists of events relating to science teaching, find cross-links to relevant news stories, and order journals relating to science teaching. The site also has resources for students and teachers. | | | | Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education
(http://hi-ce.org)
At this site students can download various software tools to investigate complex problems. Teachers can download software and curricula and can access information on professional development programs. | | | | Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)
(http://wise.berkeley.edu/welcome.php)
This is the home page for the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE). Students can use this free site to explore controversies in science. | | | | One Sky, Many Voices
(http://www.onesky.umich.edu)
Associated with the University of Michigan, One Sky, Many Voices provides grades K-12 with materials and curriculum activities relating to weather and environmental science. Among the media it supplies are CD-ROMs, Web materials, and electronic discussion boards. | | | | Carolina Biological
(http://www.carolina.com)
The Carolina Biological Supply Company supplies products as well as free software and audio and visual downloads for teachers. | | | | Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
(http://www.enc.org)
This institution provides materials, lesson plans, and Web sites for science and mathematics teachers. |
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