Karen Vitek's List: Science Related Resources

"Most recently, we've written and illustrated the Spectra series following the titular middle school superhero with all of the powers of a laser beam. Comics one through four can be read online for free, and the fifth book will be released in 2013."

"The more we understand about science and its complexities, the more important it is for scientific data to be shared openly. It’s not useful to have ten different labs doing the same research and not sharing their results; likewise, we’re much more likely to be able to pinpoint diseases if we have genomic data from a large pool of individuals. Since 2004, we’ve been focusing our efforts to expand the use of Creative Commons licenses to scientific and technical research."

This site offers ideas for science fair projects and experiments for kids.

"Welcome to K-5 Geosource, the one-stop professional development web site for Earth science! If you are involved in elementary science education in any way, this Web site is for you. The site has a rich store of content, activities, services and links for you to explore, but this is only the beginning. We encourage you to come back often and tell us what you think."

"Resources for elementary and middle school science educators."

"The following games have been chosen for their educational and entertainment value to middle school students studying science. The games come from a wide range of reputable sources, most of which are listed on the American Library Association's "Great Websites for Kids." If you have similar games to share, add them in the "comments" section on the bottom of this page."

MIT-K12 is not like any other project that has been undertaken by the Institute, and as such, we expect we will learn even more along our way, and adapt to those changes. However, it is also an opportunity to change how MIT relates to the world, and how the world of K12 students and teachers relate to engineering and science. Our challenge in this arena is steep, as an institution and as a country, but the impacts of not meeting this challenge are grave.

" Click on one of the physics simulations below... you'll see them animating in real time, and be able to interact with them by dragging objects or changing parameters like gravity. Get Java software if you don't already have it."

That’s why The Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists have created a new initiative — Nature Works Everywhere — to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us…and how we can help keep nature running strong.

"every science video on ScienceHack is screened by a scientist to verify its accuracy and quality"

"The Big Apple Circus' jugglers, clowns and high-flying acrobats provide an entertaining and engaging way to introduce basic physics concepts to high school students. Eight videos feature footage from the series and interviews with the performers to illustrate the laws of physics at work. For deeper exploration, each video has a corresponding Study Guide for students and an Activity Guide for teachers, as well as raw video clips of performances which can be used for analysis in the classroom."

CHEMISTRY NOW VIDEOS

Presence and function of chemistry in everyday life and in world around us.

NBC worked with the National Science Foundation to launch a weekly online video series that explains the science of common physical objects in our world and the changes they undergo every day. Chemisty Now also looks at the lives and work of scientists on the frontier of 21st-century chemistry.

"Ornithologist David Aborn is back this spring to shares the secrets of weather and migration. Learn to read weather maps and predict when you will see songbirds traveling through YOUR locale. Enjoy Dr. Aborn's friendly Wednesday letters and latest weather maps each week during the migration season."

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Antarctica: the coldest, highest, driest and windiest of the continents, and the least hospitable to human life; but also, a unique scientific laboratory.

"On Friday, February 5, after extreme rainfall in central Mexico, a disastrous flood struck the mountain town of Angangueo, Michoacan. This little town—which is located at the center of the monarch butterfly overwintering region—sustained extensive material damage and even human loss."

"Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events. Find migration maps, pictures, standards-based lesson plans, activities and information to help students make local observations and fit them into a global context. Widely considered a best-practices model for education, Journey North is the nation's premiere "citizen science" project for children. The general public is welcome to participate."

Videos from the National Geographic