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**[[image:http://www.ade.state.az.us/sa/images/Science.jpg width="76" height="85"]]Free Stuff for Science Teachers**
Here is the full list of links to free resources for science teachers online. [|StrategicSciTchgBk.pdf] __Strategic Science Teaching__ book from from the CISC Science Subcommittee (great book, now full version is FREE!) [|Outdoor Biology Activities], 97 free activities [|Free Posters from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] List of science teacher grants with links [|Grants.doc] [|Inquiry in Action book] inquiry-based physical science book also molecular models and videos from American Chemical Society Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] (this link may be broken) by Fred Dobb Essay on "Helping English Language Learners Understand Content Area Texts" [|Evolution DVDs], animations, lesson plans, teachers guide from HHMI Science Misconception Podcast by Michael Horton [|**Free audio and video university science lectures**]. Hundreds of feeds available. [|NSTA's "Lab Out Loud" podcast about science education] American Chemical Society's [|podcast, Bytesize Science] for students [|60-Second science podcast] gives a 1-minute story each day on a variety of subjects. Perfect as a sponge activity. [|60-Second psych] podcast gives 1-minutes stories of brain and behavior research. [|The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] podcast hosted by Dr. Steven Novella covers topics of pseudoscience, UFOs, aliens, and homeopathy. Very funny cast, often inappropriate language for students but great for teachers. [|The Naked Scientists podcast]. The title sounds bad, but this is a great podcast always appropriate for students and teachers. Has a segment called "Kitchen Science" each episode with simple-to-do experiments ([|archived online]). [|Science podcasts] dealing with a variety of issues particularly interesting to new science teachers. [|Science Inquirer Summer Edition] had a list of over a dozen free podcasts from the BBC, Popular Science, Science Magazine, and more. [|MicrobeWorld Radio], Microbiology podcast 90 seconds per day
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 * Free Science Podcasts:**

[|Free Posters from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] [|Medical Sciences games, posters, and publications]. Topics include cells, careers, proteins, and health. [|Human Genome poster] [|Milestones of Science Poster from AAAS, with $3 shipping and handling charge] Free [|posters from EPA] on pollution, estuaries, water quality, pesticides, and more [|Mineral Information Institute]periodic table, lesson plans, and activities. [|Optics and Photonics posters]: indluding nanotechnology, LASERs, and energy [|Periodic Table] APS Careers in Physiology brochure, email a request for up to 300 copies to education@the-aps.org [|Tufts University]: Human Genome, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Layers of the Earth, etc. [|Earth/Mars Comparison (NASA)] [|USGS Water Education] [|Anti-Tobacco] [|Importance of eating “green” foods] [|Forest Life] [|Air, Water, Land, and Ice] [|Hazardous Waste] [|Solar Poster and Spectroscope] [|NASA/JPL Resource Center] or call 909.397.4420 [|IRIS Seismology Poster] [|Business posters], many of which apply to education. Download and print. [|Forest Foundation] posters, bookmarks, lessons, and other information. [|How to get into college] posters from California State University Chancellor (download the poster [|here]) [|Sun-Earth Day] (March 21st) posters, flyer, kits, bookmarks, banners, etc. [|Physics posters] including an Einstein mosaic and physicscentral. [|Women in Science] posters and videos. [|Volcano, earthquake fault, and fossils] [|Dinosaurs]
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 * Free foldables:**

[|Physics coloring book] for kids, downloadable [|Animal bookmarks] [|Neuroscience for kids resources] including coloring book, lesson plans, experiments, and games
 * Free bookmarks and coloring books:**

[|Free physics kit] for middle school teachers who sign up for the PhysicsQuest science mystery competition [|Science Fair Survival Kit] from Elmer's and Discovery Education [|Materials kit to teach about the chemistry of plastics] from American Chemistry Council [|Seeds for space crops]. Get seeds to grow dwarf "space crops." [|Science and Our Food Supply] [|Physics Competition Kits] (requests for 2007 competition will begin in late spring) [|Kit to teach atmospheric science] (ozone layer, CFCs, and aerosol products) from CAPCO
 * Free Kits:**

[|Reviewed science videos, software, websites], etc. from CLRN. Some require subscription or payment. [|Science videos], powerpoints, worksheets, and career profiles. A collection of [|physics-related YouTube videos] (1,000 of them) that have been previewed. [|**Cool experiments and demonstration videos**] from weirdsciencekids.com [|Videos to accompany Nova's "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" video] including Ken Miller and Judge John Jones [|Educational Videos] like YouTube but filtered to be appropriate for kids. Variety of topics in science section. [|Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed] video from NSF [|Science in Motion Video series] from NSF on a variety of topics, mostly life science. "Secrets of the Sequence" [|Videos on genetic research] from Virginia Commonwealth University [|Science and Technology videos] from NBC news, 1,000 short clips [|Mystery of Dark Matter DVD] and lesson plans PBS [|Science Investigators Videos] (How do knuckleballs work, bacteria batteries, etc.) [|WiredScience Videos] (GeekDad, DIY, Careers in Science, etc.) Another free [|DVD with clips from 20/20] for use in the classroom. This one includes ethanol fuel and vaccine fears. [|Videos of teachers using research-based strategies with English Learners in the classroom] (some science) through Project CONNECT 50 Free [|Biotechnology and genetics videos] for streaming or download from Virginia Commonwealth University [|Evolution DVDs], animations, lesson plans, teachers guide from HHMI [|Nova "Absolute Zero" series], part two coming soon. Hundreds of cool [|high speed videos] like a "whoopee cushion" and a balloon filled with syrup popped by a dart. Free [|DVD "Watershed Wonders"] about pollution and the watershed Free [|ocean science video clips] from BlueWorldTV Free science videos, [|YouTube], [|TeacherTube], and [|ScienceHack] (Note, some videos are unsafe and inappropriate for the classroom. Screen all videos before showing. TeacherTube and ScienceHack are filtered for content but not safety.) [|Free Videos] on: The nature of science, critical thinking, biodiversity, and bald eagle habitats. [|Earth Science videos] [|Free math and science videos] from The Futures Channel [|ESPN science of sports videos] Great [|Chemistry Demo Video Clips] from JCE's Chemistry Comes Alive [|Free biology DVDs] (cloning, bioengineering, RNA, etc.) from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [|Teaching English Learners] videos including Assessment, Differentiation, Accessing the Textbook, etc. [|Optics and Light videos] including: Optics: Light at work and Careers in Optics [|Women in Science] videos and posters [|Einstein's Miracle Year] video streamed. 300 [|Newton's Apple video clips] and project ideas [|Webcast of "Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners," on Thursday, November 30 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time by Wested.] [|Lots of high quality content and pedagogy streaming videos for teachers] [|Videos for teaching evolution] for students and teachers from WGBH [|Chemistry demonstration videos] from JCE's "Chemistry Comes Alive" CDs [|Quicktime videos to accompany labs and demos] [|DVDs on evolution, RNA, fat, hypertension] [|“It’s a Wild Ride”: Science and Math of roller coasters] [|Chemistry Demonstration videos] [|Watershed Wonders DVD] free to 1,000 California schools [|John Stossel] clips about educational issues from 20/20 Video of a [|cow eye dissection] and instructions how to do one yourself [|Hawaiin Volcano] time-lapse videos from USGS [|A Tour of the Cryosphere] download video or free DVD from NASA
 * Free Videos:**

[|Physics modules with video clips] for teaching common physics concepts from University of New South Wales Super Slow Motion Video clips [|RIT LivePhysics Videos] [|Rutgers Physics Quicktime Movies] [|Doane Physics Quicktime Movies] [|Vidshell Video Clips] [|Video Analysis on the Web] (includes built-in video analysis for ANY video clip online) [|Animations] on a variety of physics topics
 * Free Physics Videos:**

[|Learning Science Through Inquiry (K-8)] [|Minds of Our Own (K-12)] [|Private Universe (5-12)] [|Private Universe Project in Science (K-12)] [|Science IMAGES (K-8)] [|Science K-6: Investigating Classrooms] [|The Science of Teaching Science (K-8)] [|Teaching High School Science through Inquiry]
 * Free Inquiry Videos:**

[|Outdoor Biology Activities], 97 free activities [|Great ideas for Project Based Learning] in science from Intel [|Elementary lessons, labs, and videos] for grades 4-6 [|Free printables, graphic organizers, PowerPoints, and activities] from TeacherVision [|Cool experiments and demonstration videos] from weirdsciencekids.com [|Huge lists of science demonstrations] with detailed instructions from Europe Free [|Environmental Education Units] compatible with California standards: Grade 2: Rocks and Minerals, Grade 2: Ecosystems, Grade 5: Water Cycle, more to come soon. [|Hundreds of science lesson plans with experiments]from the Utah Education Network (check grade levels as they are based upon Utah's science standards) [|Free water lessons, posters, and booklets related to California standards] [|Optics Lesson Plans] from Optics for Kids [|Mystery of Dark Matter DVD] and lesson plans [|Activities for Middle School science] [|Neuroscience for kids resources] including coloring book, lesson plans, experiments, and games [|Science with Toys activities] from TerrificScience Free [|science lab activities] for use with Vernier probes Free [|Chemistry lesson plans] Free [|Chemistry Lesson plans, labs, PowerPoints, and demonstrations] [|Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science "5E" Lesson Plans] from The Copernicus Project at UC Riverside [|Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable energy lessons and activities] from USDOE Dept. of Energy. [|Life Science Games, Career Information, and Lesson Plans] from BioworksU [|Physics lessons, labs, and activities] [|Free science lesson plans] aligned with California content standards [|Physics lab instructions and worksheets] from Arbor Scientific. Most can be done with simple equipment, otherwise links to purchase materials are given. The Zula Patrol science and astronomy outreach materials: email Andrea Tompkins, atompkins@zula.com 175 (and counting) [|free science powerpoints], lessons, labs, and games submitted by teachers [|Lessons using real arctic ice core data] to draw conclusions about climate [|1.5 million digital resources, NSDL] [|Free Schoolyard Geology lessons] [|Kitchen chemistry] experiments (virtual and real) from pbskids [|Countertop Chemistry experiments] from North Carolina State [|Food Science activities] and videos from Discovery Education and IFT. [|Geology teaching resources] from geology.com [|Labs and Activities] [|Graph Paper] Search engines to make free NASA materials easier to find [|(1)] [|(2)] [|NIH Lessons and Curriculum (Life Sciences)] [|Earth Science Lesson Plans] [|Inquiry Lab on Acids and Bases], but a very good format for any inquiry lab. [|Earth day lessons] and environmental science activities. See Earth Day Science Symposium for 7-day lesson plan. [|Genomics Analogy Model for Educators]: genetics and genomics lessons and activities. [|Wyland Ocean Challenge], "Clean Water for the 21st Century": lesson plans grades K-3 and 4-6 [|Science and Our Food Supply], food safety lesson plans [|Ocean Science Curriculum] from NOAA [|Ocean Science lessons and labs], on the bridge [|Free lessons and Action Research] from veteran teachers [|Thousands of worksheets]
 * Free Lessons, Labs, and Demos:**

[|Tik Liem's Invitations to Science Inquiry book]**. This is an excellent list of demonstrations (although not really inquiry) that every science teacher should have. I can't believe that it is free! [|StrategicSciTchgBk.pdf] __Strategic Science Teaching__ book from from the CISC Science Subcommittee (great book, now full version is FREE!) Essay on "Helping English Language Learners Understand Content Area Texts" [|Literature review about Science Inquiry] (from 1999) [|Online kids science magazine]. 5 free issues each year. [|Chemistry in the National Science Education Standards], book from American Chemical Society w/ chapter on Inquiry Book: [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] by Fred Dobb [|Inquiry in Action book] inquiry-based physical science book also molecular models and videos from American Chemical Society California Water books for upper elementary school. Email cwac@acwa.com [|Inventucation Magazine] for teachers who want to incorporate inventions into the classroom My Science Inquirer Newsletter with calendar of events, teacher opportunities, and cover articles on a variety of subjects [|What you need to know about energy booklet] [|Planetary Times] newsletter related to space science. [|Astronomy Education Review], web-based journal and archive of past issues. [|Growing Space magazine] showing how agriculture and space are connected [|Take A Cloud Walk book] about clouds, weather, global climate change, etc. from nostudentleftindoors.com The [|Universe in the Classroom electronic newsletter] from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Free e-newsletter for elementary principals to support science, "[|Scientific Principals]" Free "[|The Chemistry Educator]" journal for chemistry teachers and professors Free [|book with hundreds of ideas for science activities for elemenatry teachers] [|"Cool Stuff" eNewsletter] from Arbor Scientific including links to archives of past newsletters [|Physics Coloring Book] from APS [|Universe in the Classroom] electronic newsletter on astronomy and the universe [|How Students Learn: Science in the classroom](click on the controls to advance the pages) [|America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science] (click on the controls to advance the pages) [|Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8] (click on the controls to advance the pages) [|Inquiry: Thoughts, Views and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom] [|Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards] [|Fossils, Rocks, and Dinosaurs] [|Labs and Demos] [|Survival Guide for New Teachers] [|Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners] [|Free Science books for early readers (just pay shipping)] [|Free "Green Teacher" magazine] online edition available until July 1st, 2007
 * Free Books, Newsletters, and Magazines:

[|Free cliparts and photos] for use in presentations and such [|Virtual biology labs] including Transgenic Fly, Bacterial ID, Cardiology, Neurophysiology, and Immunology from HHMI [|Website with resources to answer the question] "Why do we need to study science?" [|Website with fun podcasts, ask the scientist, games, and quizzes] from sciencemadefun ||
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