ARTICLES & BLOGS
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
Article from LiveScience
Blog: Updates provided by self-selected Mars Science Laboratory mission team members who love to share with the public what the Curiosity Mission is up to...
Article: Teens learn the value of water, by teaching themselves
Articles: Latest news and research - browse by subject
Articles: Environmental Science News -"A great source for the latest research news."
Website: Read, Listen Enjoy - "...the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff."
Articles: Magazine of the Society for the Science and the Public
Website: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - "We need to add Art + Design to the equation — to transform STEM into STEAM"
IDEAS TO TRY
Air, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Energy, Health, Waste, Waters
Lesson Plans - EPA
Air Quality Index - Daily Updates
An online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures.
The Virtual Lab: online simulation of a chemistry lab designed to help students link chemical computations with authentic laboratory chemistry. It allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents (aqueous) and manipulate them in a manner resembling a real lab.
"Here you'll find world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdom, as well as extreme weather records, and much more wild, weird, and out-there stuff. You'll also find the most complete collection of science and technology information and resources available on the Internet, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons."
Resources for teachers
Physics - Classroom Resources
Teach Engineering - Standards Aligned for Science, Engineering, & Math Classrooms
Curriculum for STEM K-12 Educators
3 Ways I Use Household Objects to Teach High School Physics
Turn a carrot into a clarinet. (And ideas for other interesting things to try.)
VISUAL & AUDIO LINKS
The science radio show & podcast of the SETI Institute
Award winning multimedia resources, including apps, animations, videos, interactives, and virtual labs
Videos
Videos, Animations, & Simulations: Free educational resources
eClips that support project-based and problem-based learning experiences
Videos on the YouTube chemistry channel - University of Nottingham’s Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff with great demonstrations like exploding hydrogen bubbles, tossing charcoal into liquid oxygen...
Science/history NPR podcasts - Example: The debate over whether it would be beneficial or not to cause the extinction of mosquitoes...
YouTube Channel - covering topics such as cow burps, peeing in the ocean, making better pancakes, why antibody tests aren't working...
YouTube science/engineering channel with over 200 videos.
Build a lesson around any TED-Ed Original, TED Talk or YouTube video