Resources
Science Education Resources for K – 12 Teachers
Downloads
- Engineering Design Process Poster (1.4 MB)
Free Lesson Plans & STEM Activities
| Animals: Project Wild – Curriculum, Activities, & Training, and K-12 Lesson Plans on Wildlife & Habitat |
| Astronomy & Telescopes TelescopeGuide.org – Your one-stop resource for getting started with telescopes & astronomy |
| Atmosphere & Climate: Climate Kids – NASA’s Digital Compendium of Lesson Plans, Activities, Games, Interactive Tools, and Phenomenon Videos for K-5 on Earth & Space Science |
| Biology: Biology Classroom Resources – National Science Foundation’s top K-12 digital biology classroom resources from birds to neuroscience |
| Chemistry: Chemistry Education Resources – American Chemical Society’s top K-12 Lesson Plans, Activities, and Classroom Resources |
| Climate & Weather: Global Climate Change Resources – NASA’s K-12 Climate Change Education Modules, Climate Literacy Lesson Plans, Digital Library for Earth Systems Education, and US Department of Energy Lesson Plans and Activities |
| Climate Change: Climate Change Education – National Geographic Classroom Resources, Lesson Plans, Phenomenon Videos, Professional Development, and Student Activities K-12 Alliance for Climate Education – Webinars, Lesson Plans, Infographics, Phenomenon Videos, and more for Grades 6-12 |
| Coding: Code.org – K-12 Computer Science Learning Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods, and Student Projects |
| Data Literacy: Oceans of Data – Oceans of Data Institute’s K-12 tools for building data literacy skills |
| Early STEM: PEEP Science Curriculum for Early Educators – Produced by WGBH Boston’s Public Television Network, PEEP offers video-based professional development, units of investigation around key themes, lesson plans, and hands-on activities and more |
| Earth Science: Earth and Environment Resources – National Science Foundation’s top K-12 digital Earth and Environment classroom resources from climate literacy to lunar exploration to systems studies |
| Ecology/Food: Ecoliteracy – Center for Ecoliteracy’s K-12 Lesson Plans, Activities, Infographics, Phenomenon Photos & Videos on Ecological Education, Food & Sustainability, and Systems Change |
| Engineering: Engineering is Elementary: Engineering Curricula – Museum of Boston’s collection of videos shows how to organize and prep materials for engineering investigations K-8 TryEngineering (IEEE) – Engineering resources for K-12 educators and students TeachEngineering – Engineering resources and STEM curriculum for K-12 educators and students The Tech at Home: DIY engineering and at-home activities can be put together with inexpensive store-bought materials or objects you find around the house |
| Environment: California Education and the Environment Curriculum – K-12 Digital and print NGSS/Common Core aligned units of investigation in history/social studies and science on California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts |
| General Science: California Academy of Sciences: Educators – K-12 Citizen Science Toolkits, Lesson Plans, Teaching Resources, Professional Development, Phenomenon Videos, Science Notebook Guides, Infographics, and more in Climate Literacy; Life Science; Earth & Space Science; Environmental Science; and Physical Science California PBS Learning Media: Science – K-12 Phenomenon videos, lesson plans, activities, interactive tools, and more in Earth/Space Science; Life Science; Physical Science; Nature of Science; and Instrumentation, Measurement, and Units |
| Math: Illuminations – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics K-12 Digital Lesson Plans and Units of Investigation, Activities, Interactive Games, and more in Number & Operations; Algebra; Geometry; Measurement; and Data Analysis & Probability Math Toolkit (PDF) – Math toolkit for East Side Alliance teachers in San Jose, CA |
| Ocean: Monterey Bay Aquarium Classroom Resources – K-12 Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Games, Activities, Projects, Phenomenon Photos & Videos on Ocean Literacy |
| Physics: American Association of Physics Teachers – K-12 Webinars, Digi Kits, Publications and more |
| Plants & Trees: Project Learning Tree – K-12 Unit and Lesson Plans, Professional Development Training, and Green Schools Initiatives |
| Sustainability: Institute for Humane Education – Grades 6-12 Lesson Plans, Guidebook, and Workshops on solution-based interdisciplinary global problem investigations and change advocacy |
| Technology: Krause Innovation Center – K-12 Educator Workshops & Training in Computer Science, Math, Makerspace, and more |
| Water: Project Wet – Curriculum, Activities, & Training, and K-12 Lesson Plans on Water Issues correlated to NGSS, Ocean, & Climate Literacy Standards |
Materials for Hands-on STEM Education
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| RAFT STEAM Learning Activity Sheets |
| The Science Bank: free lending library of humane animal hands-on dissection models, 3D videos, and dissection software |
| Science Education Resource Center at San Jose State University |
| SCRAP |
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| Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) |
| Phenomenon Videos |
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| BioGraphic for Educators |
| Science Friday |
| The Wonder of Science |
Membership Organizations for Teachers
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| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| National Science Teaching Association |
| North American Association for Environmental Education |
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Environmental Literacy Standards & Certification
Science Fair Projects
- Cornell University: Ideas for student projects
- Science Buddies: Hands-on Science Resources
- Science Fair Projects: Illustrated science fair projects ideas experiments
Science Fair Project Abstracts
Science Field Trips, Institutes, and Museums (SF Bay Area)
- Audubon Society of Santa Clara County
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- California Academy of Sciences
- Chabot Space Science Center
- Children’s Discovery Museum
- DeAnza College Planetarium
- Environmental Volunteers
- Exploratorium
- Lawrence Hall of Science
- Marine Science Institute
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Oakland Zoo
- Randall Museum
- San Francisco Zoo
- The Tech Interactive
- Youth Science Institute
Research on STEM Education
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – A government agency to provide nonpartisan, objective guidance for decision makers
WestEd – A nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency
