|The original version of this page was first created when I worked as an
Academic Specialist in the Teacher Education Program at Michigan State
University. If it hasn't since been removed by the university,
the URL for that page is:
http://www.msu.edu/user/rtsmith/science With a bit of
editing and updating, this new version now serves as a starting point on our
LSD Elementary Science Web Site for finding "science
resources" -- primarily those that are outside of our district.
This includes links both to:
I hope you find these links of use and I welcome suggestions for how to improve this web page.
- R. Timothy Smith, Sexton Area Elementary Science Teacher Specialist (May 4, 2002)
-- that is, as defined by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE):
Michigan Curriculum Framework
(MCF) 2000 K-12 science benchmarks PDF document:  http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Updated_Science_Benchmarks_27030_7.pdf
Links to the new (2006) high
school science (8-12) content expectations: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-42814---,00.html
Michigan Curriculum Framework (MCF) 2000 K-12 science benchmarks PDF document:  http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Updated_Science_Benchmarks_27030_7.pdf
Links to the new (2006) high school science (8-12) content expectations: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-42814---,00.html
LSD Middle School Science Scope & Sequence [28.5 Kb MS-Word document]
Science and Science Education Organizations (e.g., AAAS, CASM, MSTA, NSTA, TIMSS).
Linus Pauling's Research Notebooks: A popular recommendation to those of us trying to teach authentic, inquiry-based science, is to have our students keep and regularly use a science notebook, much like real scientists do. But just what does a "real scientist's" notebook actually look like? Are there useful examples that we can share, explore, and discuss with our students? A fully-indexed digital library of Linus Pauling's 46 research notebooks, spanning his years of work in numerous scientific fields from 1922 through 1994, are now available on-line from Oregon State University's Special Collections Library. For more information about Dr. Pauling, consider visiting the "Linus Pauling: A Centenary Exhibit" made available on-line by Oregon State University.
HyperPhysics, hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University, provides a web-based review of physics-related topics (e.g., motion, sound, light, magnetism, electricity, and heat), albeit at a level more appropriate as background for teachers than for elementary students
Science Resources: various books, textbooks, articles, and other resources that you may find useful in your learning, planning, and teaching science.
Themes to include in science teaching and learning
Science-Related Web Sites: an expanded list of links (originally compiled by Wendy Wahn).
This page was last updated: 2007.02.28 by RTSmith