- 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?
Did you know that the upper atmosphere of the Earth overlaps with the Earth's ionosphere?Did you know that the Polar Regions of the Earth have unique forms of life adapted to extreme environments?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?Creep
xCreep : Slow, more or less continuous movement occurring on faults due to ongoing tectonic deformation.
Click on the word to find out!
Research Highlights
Oldest Earth Mantle Reservoir Discovered
Researchers have found a primitive Earth mantle reservoir on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Geologist Matthew Jackson and his colleagues from a multi-institution collaboration report the finding--the...Read more
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