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  • Organizations: National

    Educator's Bridge (CO)
    Educator's Bridge provides lessons and guides for teaching about earth's climate and the role of carbon, weather, the sun, wildfires, the water cycle, clouds, storms, atmospheric science, and other earth science topics.

  • Printed Materials: Books

    Adventures with Atoms and Molecules
    Adventures with Atoms and Molecules is a series of books that contains biology, chemistry, and geology experiments. Each experiment can be done as a classroom activity or at home with easy-to-find materials. Each book contains instructions for 30 experiments that show the effectiveness of the scientific method.
    Dinosaur Dictionary for Kids: The Everything Guide for Kids Who Love Dinosaurs
    Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about dinosaurs and the world in which they lived, Dinosaur this book is certain to spark any kid's enthusiasm for the age of dinosaurs. Explore the Mesozoic era. Learn about dinosaurs that lived on land, those that swam the waters, and species that patrolled the skies. Find out about dinosaur extinction, how scientists date fossils, and what it takes to become a paleontologist.
    Earth Science (15th Edition)
    This text offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up- to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis is on readability, with clear, example-driven explanations refined by over 20 years of instructor and student feedback. The text takes full advantage of the subject's visual appeal -- discussions are reinforced with a superb collection of color photos.

  • Summer Programs: National

    National Conservation Crews (Multiple Locations)
    SCA’s National Crews offer you a chance to visit places you’ve never seen before, camping with your crew members in the field to enjoy nature at its best. You’ll be building trails, conserving vital habitats, and protecting natural resources for future generations.

  • Summer Programs: Southern Region

    Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies (BCWS) (Capon Bridge, WV)
    The purpose of the camp is to nurture in children and teens a respect and sensitivity to the natural world through greater knowledge of self and nature. The campers develop this through direct interactions with nature and the staff, learning scientific information, and through gaining experiences as part of a community.

  • Summer Programs: Western Region

    Adventures in Nature, Natural History Museum - Summer Camp (Los Angeles County, CA)
    Explore Earth's features, creatures, and cultures in a one week long day camp program offered in the summer at the Natural History Museum (ages 3-13) or the at the Page Museum at the Tar Pits (ages 7-13). Hands-on experiences and behind the scenes tours and fun activities for children. Full day or half day option.

  • Websites & Other Media: Commercial

    Lab-Aids, Incorporated
    This line of science kits is available in Biology/Life Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Chemistry and Elementary Science. Complete hands-on activities provides all the material needed and allows students to individually participate, making science experiments a personal and living experience every time!
    The Great Courses
    The more than 500 Great Courses are crafted for lifelong learners with engaging, immersive learning experiences in a wide variety of subjects from science and mathematics to philosophy, history, literature and economics to cooking and photography. The world’s greatest teachers have a team of experts who collaborate on crafting a customized and entertaining educational journey that’s both comprehensive and fascinating. There are no exams. No homework assignments. No prerequisites. Customers can choose the format that fits their life: video or audio, discs or digital. Watch on a television, laptop or tablet, or listen to audio files on a mobile device.

  • Websites & Other Media: For Educators

    NOVA Education - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
    NOVA Education tailors NOVA's digital resources for educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics including life science, earth and space science, and physical science. The free educator library is produced according to teaching standards and includes videos, audio segments, lesson plans, and interactives designed to facilitate effective classroom integration.
    SEA Semester - K-12 Lesson Plans
    SEA Semester offers field programs in marine and environmental studies. They have developed a series of K-12 Lesson Plans available on their website on the topics of marine biology, nautical science, oceanography and marine ecology.

  • Websites & Other Media: For Fun

    Science4Fun
    This website is about teaching students science with interesting articles on animals, chemistry, physics, plants, Earth science, planets and many more topics, as well as easy-to-do experiments and projects. The mission is to provide science education for free without any ads.

  • Websites & Other Media: Informational

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Students for the Environment
    This section of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) website contains activities for K-12 students, homework resources, ideas for school projects, science fair and community service projects, awards adn contests. For teachers and parents, the site includes lesson plans, teacher guides, publications and online resources.
    EnvironmentalScience.org
    EnvironmentalScience.org's mission is to be the most reliable and expansive advocate for environmental science education and careers. Environmental science is the study of the effects of natural and unnatural processes, and of interactions of the physical components of the planet on the environment. This website lists internships, scholarships, degrees and careers in environmental science.
    NASA Kids' Club
    This site is a directory with links to NASA sites for kids, including NASA kids, Starchild, Earth Science for kids, and others. Resources vary from very basic to more advanced.
    World Almanac for Kids Online
    This website features information you would find in the book version of the World Almanac for Kids. Website sections include Explore, Fun & Games, and Insider Information.
    World Science Festival (WSF)
    The World Science Festival brings together great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that presents the wonders of science and the drama of scientific discovery to a broad general audience. The Festival’s flagship live event is an annual weeklong celebration and exploration of science in New York City. World Science U is the Foundation’s online education arm where students and lifelong learners can dive more deeply through artfully produced digital education content presented by world-renowned scientists.