Science Resouces Science Lesson Plans That teach Literacy K through Math and Science activities fromJefferson's Lab BEAM Science Center Museum of paleontology Geological Time http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/links/sciencelinks.html
Extractions: Natural sciences for K-12 science curriculum, games, quizzes, activities and experiments. The topics are animals, plants, weather, geology, astronomy, and miscellany. Here are the things they have in the games section: Animal Tracks, coloring pages (including birds), mazes, origami, scramble, connect the dots, fold-ins, and other games. The activities include animals, geology, plants, and weather. The quizzes are animals, weather, geology, and night sky. Krampf Experiments of the Week Krampf.com: Robert Krampf's Science Education Company krampf
SCIENCE LINKS for K12 Badlands National Park Lesson Plans Geology and paleontology activities. ResourcesA collection of classroom activities that teach students about http://www.col-ed.org/smcnws/msres/sciencelinks.html
Highlights Of 2002 Show your fossil specimens to the HGMS paleontology Section booth Kids activities Our educationcommittee has developed a Scavenger Hunts that will teach them about http://www.hgms.org/client_show/highlights.html
Extractions: The Houston Gem and Mineral Society is having their annual "Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show" on September 27-29, 2002. It will be held at 8233 Will Clayton Parkway, just east of Hwy 59, two exits north of Beltway 8, exactly five miles east of the Bush Intl Airport (IAH). There is plenty of FREE parking. The show will be open to the public during the following times: Sunday, Sept. 29, 10 to 5 Tickets for the show are $5 for adults, $3 for students with an ID, and $3 for seniors 55 and older. One ticket is good for all three days of the show. Children 11 and under (accompanied by an adult) are FREE! This year, we will be featuring the skull of Stan, one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex fossils found to date. Stan was born over 65 million years ago, but his remains were not discovered by human beings until 1987. His bones were subsequently prepared, stabilized, and then exhibited in 1995. Dr. Robert Bakker, noted paleontologist, states that the original STAN T. rex skull is not only the very best T. rex skull, but also the best dinosaur skull in the world. All but two small bones from inside the lower jaws of the original skull were found. Every bone was individually prepared and molded, then reassembled to make replicas. The bone texture preserved by skilled preparators, along with Stan's interesting and exciting pathologies (healed injuries) makes this a perfect choice for a truly dramatic display at the HGMS's annual show.
Title Of Page Paleontologists who teach in the Department of Geology to graduate students in paleontology,and students any of the departments' activities, requirements, and http://www.geo.ukans.edu/Paleontology/Paleo.html
Extractions: Paleontology at The University of Kansas is studied in five academic departments: Geology, Systematics and Ecology, Botany, Anthropology, and Geography. Some paleontologists in these academic departments also have joint appointments in the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Anthropology, the Kansas Geological Survey, or the Paleontological Institute. The Geological Survey has a long tradition of research in paleontology and sedimentology, especially carbonate petrology. Staff members of the Survey often teach courses and direct the research of graduate students in the academic departments, especially in the Department of Geology. The University recently entered into a joint agreement with Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, whereby faculty members in the KSU Department of Geology can direct the doctoral dissertation research of geology students at KU, thus offering a wider level of expertise for graduate students. Paleontology is interpreted broadly herein and is practiced widely at The University of Kansas. It involves invertebrate paleontology, especially the study of Paleozoic faunas; vertebrate paleontology, especially the higher vertebrates; Paleozoic and Mesozoic paleobotany; Quaternary palynology; and paleoanthropology. In addition, the study of paleoecology and the interpretation of ancient environments play an important role in the studies, often involving interactions with sedimentologists, Quaternary geologists, geomorphologists, biologists, and archaeologists.
EE Organization Links Rockhound Information Page links to Earth Science paleontology Sites Tree ofKnowledge contains variety of activities and methods to teach nature. http://www.naturepark.com/links.htm
Extractions: Environmental Education Related Organizations Professional Organizations Organizations by topic Residential Camps EE Organizations in the PNW by Topic Aquatic/Marine Habitats Terrestrial Habitats Animals Endangered Species ... Other Aquatic/Marine Habitats Oceans Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region Fisheries and Oceans Habitat and Enhancement Branch info about projects West Coast Environmental Law includes article on Protecting BC Wetlands-a Citizen's Guide (have to dig a bit to find it.) BC Wetlands Home Page What is a wetland and who lives there? Friends of Boundary Bay's home page. Wetland-related programs. Sturgeon General a great web-site with information and stories about sturgeon and those who share their world. Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research suitable for secondary students looking for experimental ideas Burns Bog Conservation Association information about habitat and wildlife of the bog. Delta, BC Adopt a Shoreline Project Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan. Vancouver, BC fast facts about coastal states and countries Oceans 98 cosponsored with UNESCO, this site offers almost anything you ever wanted to know about oceans. It is added to frequently.
Hagerman Fossil Beds Paleontology & Biostratigraphy paleontology is the study of the remains of dead things The following exercise willteach students about how Handouts/activities These are links to access the http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/teach/lsnplns/palbiolp.htm
Extractions: Stratigraphic columns are a means of presenting measured geologic sequences as a figure that is arranged with the youngest rock on top and the oldest rock on the bottom. Paleontology is the study of the remains of dead things. Fossils are found in different levels of rock. Scientists study these fossils and where they are fond in the rock layers to learn about the animal and the time it existed. The following exercise will teach students about how scientists go about finding this data. Procedure: To get there: Click on Atlas Home, Geology, Parks and Monuments, Hagerman Fossil Beds, then on Start Monument Module . Have your students explore the Hagerman Fossil Beds site and encourage them to click on the pictures. Have them complete the following worksheet. (See handout sample) Handouts/Activities:
K To 12 Education Web Sites Of The DAY Learn a lot about astronomy, paleontology, and the LANGUAGE UNIT WORKSHEETS http//worksheets.teachnology.com forready-made homework activities to reinforce http://sroseman.blogspot.com/2002_07_01_sroseman_archive.html
NSTA To help you teach the budding paleontologists in your classroom, we provide you withideas for classroom lessons and activities related to paleontology. http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-09/member.htm
Extractions: October 2002 Feedback Change e-mail address Opt-out Archives Welcome to Science Class, NSTA's monthly electronic newsletter for science educators. Every month, Science Class features a curriculum topic that is supported by a range of NSTA-approved teaching resources: news stories, Internet "SciLinks," NSTA journal articles (sorted by grade range), books, and more. In addition, every issue includes a column on professional development, as well as NSTA news highlights. If you think that paleontology is just the study of dinosaurs, you are not alone. But it is much more. Paleontologists study fossils to understand what happened at different points in our planet's history. Paleontologists study many different fields of science to combine knowledge gained from anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists, computer science engineers, ecologists, and geologists to learn about the human race's place in the world. Sometimes the distinctions between these different fields become blurry, because they do often overlap. The University of California at Berkeley's website http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/paleontology.html
Lesson Plans Lesson Plans and activities. Academy Curriculum Exchange (K5). building a psychrometer and "ph" and solvent activities. lesson plans and activities to teach the subject of http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/lesson.html
Extractions: Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-5). Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-5) provides 130 mini-lesson plans for the elementary school covering a variety of science topics. Among these are microscope use, mapping constellations, water pollution, studying owl pellets and caterpillars to butterflies. Academy Curriculum Exchange (6-8). Academy Curriculum Exchange (6-8) features 60 mini-lesson plans for many science topics covered in the middle school. Among these are weather forcasting, photosynthesis, building a psychrometer and "ph" and solvent activities. Academy Curriculum Exchange (9-12). Academy Curriculum Exchange (9-12) offers 22 mini-Lessons plans suitable for the high school science. Among these are chemistry magic, a parallax experiment with candles, and a magnetic fields activity. Access Excellence Activities Exchange. Access Excellence Activities Exchange contains an archive of hundreds of lessons and activities submitted by high school biology and life sciences teachers participating in the Access Excellence program. High school teachers will find the activities from the 1996 collection , the 1994-1995 collection , the 1996 Share-A-Thon collection , the partners collection , and the classic collection . Teachers can also search for individual activities from the Access Excellence archive. A new collection, "The Mystery Spot", will added in 1997.
K-12: Social Studies : LESSON PLANS / CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Exchange Social Studies (912) Compiles a wealth of lesson plans and activities. theirwords Edustock is an educational web page designed to teach young and http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/soc_lc.html
Extractions: This site takes you through a fictional murder trial, but, in the words of the site: "This is more than an exciting fictional story... Absolutely every aspect of the tale is researched and legally accurate." Includes a look at landmark Supreme Court cases and legal documents. This page was designed by high school students and won first prize in 1996's ThinkQuest's educational Web design competition. Text, photos, graphics
Utah Museum Of Natural History could get a degree in anthropology or paleontology. City's 4th grade classrooms toteach those students a variety of enrichment and teambuilding activities. http://www.umnh.utah.edu/museum/education/youthteachingyouth.html
Extractions: Youth Teaching Youth What does it take to work in a museum? Well, you could get a degree in anthropology or paleontology. Or you could be a middle or high school student in the Utah Museum of Natural History's Youth Teaching Youth Program. Youth Teaching Youth is a science outreach and enrichment program that teaches Glendale Middle School students how to teach science, while helping them achieve the personal and academic goals they have set. As high school interns, Glendale graduates continue to learn and teach science while developing college and career goals. Both high school and middle school students provide science demonstrations at Museum and community special events, such as the Salt Lake Art's Festival and the 1st Night Celebration.
Paleontology & Dinosaurs Module kit and notebook for the paleontology and Dinosaurs actively participate in the moduleactivities while attending the teachers to successfully teach the module http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/desp4.html
Extractions: The "Paleontology and Dinosaurs" module for grades 7-10 teaches students basic paleontological concepts through the study of dinosaurs. The hands-on student activities use real data collected in the field, model dinosaurs, and fossils to allow students to look at the Earth's past by using a problem-solving approach. In addition, the module integrates science, mathematics, and geography into a high-interest topic. Through the teacher resource kit, which includes dinosaur models, fossils, slides, owl pellets, and the teacher/student notebook, students actively learn how fossil evidence gives paleontologists clues to the past history of Earth. Teachers are able to obtain the teacher resource kit and notebook for the "Paleontology and Dinosaurs" module by attending a teacher training workshop. The workshop provides teachers an opportunity to actively participate in the module activities while attending special lectures by paleontologists and geologists. A field trip to a site of related interest shows teachers local fossil resources in their community. The workshop provides the necessary scientific background for the teachers to successfully teach the module to their students.
Untitled Document I teach courses in organismal biology at several levels of Research interests andactivities interests are in vertebrate morphology, paleontology, and evolution http://www.wellesley.edu/Biology/People/Faculty/emily.html
Extractions: Emily A. Buchholtz Professor of Biological Sciences SC 560, SC 333 ebuchholtz@wellesley.edu Teaching interests and activities I teach courses in organismal biology at several levels of the curriculum. These include introductory Organismal Biology (BISC 111), Comparative Vertebrate Physiology / Anatomy (BISC 203), Evolution (BISC 202) and an evolution seminar (BISC 305) entitled A Brief History of Life. I have also taught in multidisciplinary programs (Cluster in 1991-1992, INCIPIT in 1995-1996 and 1996-1997) and in the Geology Department. Research interests and activities My research interests are in vertebrate morphology, paleontology, and evolution. I am particularly interested in the evolution of the vertebral column, and in the way in which the serially homologous vertebrae have been subject to meristic, homeotic, and homologous changes. Such evolutionary changes are particularly dramatic when the axial skeleton is reorganized in taxa that are undergoing major environmental shifts. I have concentrated on three vertebrate lineages undergoing secondary invasion of marine environments: ichthyosaurs, whales, and seacows. I document variations in column morphology to predict mode of locomotion and to trace the evolutionary history of the marine invasion. The image on the right shows anterior caudal vertebrae of a juvenile Early Pliocene sea cow
Educational Opportunities Using dinosaurs you can teach the concepts of education modules in the Paleontologyand the Teen Program Participation in numerous activities - Conduct tours http://www.lakepowell.net/sciencecenter/education.htm
Extractions: General Public Interpretation Newletter Subscription to Paleontology Publication such as Southwest Quest Volunteer newsletter Monthly meetings with speakers Educational programs Coordination with UGS Paleontology Volunteer Certification Program and other specialized training Invitations to museum receptions Museum store discount Discounts on museum programs and special events Unlimited free museum admission for families Eligibility for election to the Society's Board of Directors Community Activities Establish a Science Center Guild A volunteer auxiliary organization for the Science Center. Members of the Guild could serve as tour guides, staff the gift shop, raise funds for the museum, and host special events. Membership would be open to anyone interested in supporting the Science Center. Meetings would be free and open to the public.
Menu then returned to Webb to teach biology that World War II greatly limited fossil collectingactivities. tremendous student interest in paleontology, the period http://www.alfmuseum.org/About7.html
Extractions: [Hours and Directions] [Calendar] [Exhibit Halls] [Public Programs] ... [Home] History of the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology The Early Years In 1929, nationally acclaimed sprinter Raymond M. Alf arrived in Los Angeles to run for the LA Track Club. However, by the fall of that year, the track season had ended and Alf was in need of a job. His job hunt concluded when Thompson Webb, the headmaster of Webb School of California, a small boarding school on the outskirts of the Los Angeles Basin, hired him to tutor a student in geometry. The following year, Thompson Webb offered him a job teaching biology. Alf took the offer, but decided to take two biology courses at the University of Colorado over the summer to increase his command of the subject. He then returned to Webb to teach biology that fall. One of the early Peccary trips. Alfs paleontology career actually began in 1932, when he spotted a fossil horse jaw in a photo shop in nearby Claremont Village. Taking the initiative, he asked for site information and learned that the jaw was found near Barstow, California. This marked the beginning of fossil collecting trips for Webb students led by Alf, as he gathered together a group of boys and went to Barstow to search for fossils. These early trips were productive, but in 1937 they hit the jackpot. While on a weekend trip to Barstow, Bill Webb 39 slid down a hill and spotted a peccary jaw and skull. With Alfs help, the two excavated the skull and took it to Cal-Tech to show it to paleontologist Chester Stock. Stock identified it as a new genus and species of peccary or fossil pig. Because of its scientific importance, Stock published a description of the peccary and named it
Earth 3 scientific process. Fossil Record is a set of articles and classroomactivities using paleontology to teach major concepts in science. http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/standardsconnector/annframeworks/science/9to10/earth3.
Biology Internet Activities Biology Internet activities. 4. University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontologyhttp//www.ucmp students from around the world to teach other students http://tsc.k12.in.us/stucurmn/BiologyInternet Activities-Dorsch.htm
Extractions: Biology Internet Activities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/health/diseases.htm This site provides fact sheets of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site. Viral, bacterial, protistan, and fungal diseases are listed. Other health topics are presented as well such as genetic disorders and chronic diseases. TSC Curriculum Correlations:
Web Sites For Science Teachers The Science Spot Offers lesson plans, activities, and project ideas for middleschool teach-nology - The Art and Science of teaching with Technology is a http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/science/
Extractions: Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Subject Matter Science ... Annenberg/CPB Projects' Learner Online - Join other teachers and students worldwide to track the seasonal change. Ask Dr. Universe - You can ask Dr. Universe almost anything! She'll go to Washington State University's great team of researchers for her information. She'll follow them out to the field, or into the laboratory or library, to find your answers. Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online - Acts as a supplement to the popular video series. A very entertaining and Interactive site. Black Hole Gang - "Meet the Black Hole Gang, a group of four kids (and their dog, Newton) who are crazy about science." Discovery Channel Online - A fantastic site! This is one of the most active and comprehensive science sites on Internet. Live "animal cams" seem to be everyone's favorite section of this site. Encyclopedia Smithsonian - "Links to on-line Smithsonian Resources and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Art to Zoo."
TutorMentorexchange.net A Place To Contribute Learn TME Home schools and tutor/mentor programs teach youth to experiences with the wonder of paleontologyand natural Months of falcon fun webquesting activities can be http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/Resources/TMlinks/scLearningSites.asp
Extractions: (for youth, tutors/mentors, parents, educators) Links Home Add New Link Report a Problem Recommend New Category Sledge Group, Inc. www.sledgegroup.org Youth Pages, Mentoring Chat Room, Mentorship Foreum, Community Service information A game a day. www.agameaday.com Agameaday.com has created thousands of games, puzzles and related materials designed in print, online, as well as a CD-ROM, to stimulate learning, problem solving and creative thinking. Activism 2000 Project www.youthactivism.com
Dinosaurs of this activity is to teach the children Dinosaur Internet Resources/Dinosaur InternetActivities. Check out Dinosaur and Vertebrate paleontology (links and http://www.theteachersguide.com/Dinosaurs.html
Extractions: Dinosaurs Thematic Unit Dinoaurs Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Digging Up Dinosaurs, The Magic School Bus ® In the Time of the Dinosaurs. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
