- SCIENTISTS IN SCHOOLS
- About this Guide
- About K-12 Education
- Checklist
- Lesson Plan
- Activities
- Resources
- Frameworks
Scientists in Schools
We invite you to explore this online guide intended to provide resources to scientists who would like to foster connections between the scientific community and K-12 education.
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About the Scientists in Schools Online Guide
Scientists in Schools is an online guide intended to provide resources to scientists who would ...Read more
About K-12 Kids, Schools, and Science Education
Below are some questions that you might ask the teacher when setting up a classroom visit in ...Read more
Checklist for a Classroom Visit
Click for a printable checklist!(pdf) Get a name and contact information for a teacher/instructor ...Read more
Make a Lesson Plan
The various logistical details of your class visit have been confirmed. You’ve worked ...Read more
Classroom Activities
Click the topics below to find hands-on activites for your classroom ...Read more
Recommended Resources
Resources Involving Scientists in Education Established in 1989 by the National Academy of ...Read more
Literacy Frameworks for Earth Science Education
A set of conceptual frameworks have been developed to describe what we should know ...Read moreDid you know?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?Plasmoid
xPlasmoid : A structure of plasma and magnetic fields proposed to explain several natural phenomena including magnetic bubbles in magentospheres and ball lightning
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Research Highlights
Silver Tells a Story of Early Earth: Water Here Since Planet's Very Early Days
Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled, beginning 4.568 billion years ago. Results...Read more
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