Useful Websites
Chapter 9. Designs for Learning
Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
Access Excellence, launched in 1993, is a national educational program that provides high school biology and life science teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web. The program was originally developed and launched by Genentech Inc., a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs.
American Association for Physics Teachers
http://www.aapt.org/
AAPT site contains resources for physical science teachers and an invitation to join the AAPT. One link on the site is the Physical Sciences Resource Center, which contains a wealth of resources, lesson plans, demonstrations and activities.
American Chemical Society
http://www.acs.org/portal/Chemistry
ACS website contains resources for chemistry teachers including access to current events, lesson plans and projects.
American Geological Institute
http://www.agiweb.org/
The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 40 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment.
Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy
http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolframe.htm
The Benchmarks will help you as you define the scope of your teaching plans, and provide you with examples of concepts that might be presented to students that you will teach.
Dynamic Earth
http://www.agiweb.org/earthsystems/dynamic.html
Resources sponsored by the American Geological Institute on plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes and other earth science topics.
Forefront Curriculum
http://www.4forefront.com/
Technology-based activities and resources to help you develop powerful units of science teaching.
Matrix of Science Lesson, K-12
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm
A collection of science lessons and activities maintained by the AAAS.
National Association of Biology Teachers
http://www.nabt.org/
The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is "the leader in life science education." To date, more than 9,000 educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the globe; keep up with trends and developments in the field; and grow professionally.
National Science Education Standards
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/
You will find Chapter 5 (Assessment Standards) and Chapter 6 (Content Standards) very helpful as you develop lesson plans and activities for you teaching units.