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The Game of Naming What's in What You Eat Getting the most out of what you eat takes knowing what's in your food. While packaged and prepared food can save time, it takes a lot of chemistry to keep those items edible on the long trip from the factory to your face.

Would You Eat That?

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/you/the-exhibit/your-appetite/would-you-eat-that/?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634724410273515000
http://www.howtosmile.org/

Search, Collect, and Share | SMILE

Caring for the Earth takes on a whole new dimension when you can see the entire planet the way astronauts do. Thanks to NOAA's Science on a Sphere (SOS) , you don't have to travel into space, just to one of 80 public SOS exhibits across the United States and in Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, France, St. Lucia, China, Brazil, Finland, and Singapore.
http://www.ista-il.org/next-gen-science.htm

ISTA | Illinois Science Teachers Association | ISTA NSTA

The development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is a collaboration between the NSTA , the National Research Council , the American Association for the Advancement of Science , and Achieve . In 2009, the National Research Council (NRC) began the development of a Framework for K-12 Science Education with a committee of 18 nationally/internationally known science experts. The first draft Framework was released in July 2010; The final version of the Framework was released in March 2012.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/

Math in Daily Life

W hen you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you're using math principles.

Unseen Titanic - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text The wreck sleeps in darkness, a puzzlement of corroded steel strewn across a thousand acres of the North Atlantic seabed.
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/environmental-studies/frozen-planet-explore-the-polar-regions

Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions - OpenLearn - Open University

Click on the image below to start exploring the Arctic and Antarctic.
Writing In Science - hvaldez1 An overview of key scientific writing concepts provides students with how to write science reports that are not figurative, use active voice, and support conclusions. Science writing is more technical in nature than other subjects.

Science Teacher Network Group News | LinkedIn

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The Global Climate Change Educator Professional Development Network

http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/main/gccepdn_main.html Check out the free 90-minute live seminars, offered through NSTA Web Seminars , highlighting science content and classroom activities on topics related to climate change. From this page you will find links to web seminar registration (when available) and access the NSTA web seminar archive to view past presentations. Become a fan of this project on Facebook and connect with this network of educators.
http://www.windows2universe.org/physical_science/chemistry/chemistry.html Chemistry is the study of matter , energy, and their interactions. Chemists study the composition of substances, their properties, and how they react with each other under varying circumstances.

Chemistry

http://www.windows2universe.org/ An 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck on 11 April 2012 off of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, followed by a strong aftershock.

Windows to the Universe

Learn online from certified instructors with your colleagues. 1-2 hour seminars, week and month long courses are available.

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Everything is rooted in science, from innovative medicines to the desks our students sit at during class.
The fungal infection that has killed a record number of amphibians worldwide leads to deadly dehydration in frogs in the wild, according to a new study.

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We have all sat in classes in which a teacher made a difficult or abstract concept understandable by using an analogy. Science classes are full of abstract or challenging concepts that are easier to understand if they are related to something from our everyday experiences. Analogies can be useful instructional tools in each phase of the 5E instructional model.
This resource is designed for teachers, curriculum directors, and administrators who are responsible for developing research-based professional development experiences for K-12 science teachers.

AGPA P-16 Professional Development Resources