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- Facilitate the learning process
- Teach the scientific method and key science concepts
- Provide an environment for exploration
- Expose students to real world tools and experiences
- Encourage high-level thinking skills
- Introduce students to online tools and resources
- Expose students to new experiences
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- Limited time to cover the standards
- Locating resources and tools
- Integrating math with other subjects
- Variety of student ability levels
- Teaching to the standards
- And…..
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- Best Practices in Education
- URL: http://www.bestpraceduc.org/
- Current projects
- Message board
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- http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/ideas/science/
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- http://www.nsta.org/professionalinfo
- Workshops, presentations and resources
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- Offline
- Texbooks
- Worksheets/Lab sheets
- Science tools and instruments
- Lab supplies
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- Online
- Lesson plans
- Calculators, converters and tools
- Interactive activities
- Drill and Practice resources
- Projects (WebQuests)
- Lesson plan development tools
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- Scientific Method
- http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/scientificmethod.html
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- Elementary Science Classroom
- http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool
- Best practices
- Journals
- Teachers resources
- Teacher interaction
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- State Standards
- http://www.education-world.com/standards/state/index.shtml
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- Lesson plans aligned with National Standards for Science
- http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/science/index.asp
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- Lesson plans
- Hotlists
- Activities
- Projects
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- Lesson plans
- Web resources
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- Science Ideas
- Science lesson plans
- Resources and materials
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- Lesson plans
- Web resources
- Best practices
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- Teachnology
- http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/
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- The Science Spot
- http://sciencespot.net/
- Worksheets
- http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classwksts.html#Astronomy
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- WebQuest projects in science
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- Online activities and mysteries
- http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
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- Collaborative projects
- http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
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- http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/sci.htm
- Experiments
- Scientific Method
- Online resources
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- http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html
- Science & Nature
- Favorite sites
- Games and Activities
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