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This page, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, offers links to organizations providing student and educator resources on global climate change. Organizations featured include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA), the...

This site is a free public resource which provides teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth, the free program that brings the world to the classroom. Lesson plans include basic how-to guides, student and teacher controlled exercises and more.

This website provides science related lesson plans and discussion questions for an inquiry-oriented classroom. "In an inquiry-oriented classroom, the teacher is a co-explorer and guide who cultivates curiosity and challenges students to think and act like scientists as they explore intriguing...

This site, from Hitachi High Technologies America, focuses on the company's initiative to expand STEM education in classrooms. The site includes information about the project and Hitachi classroom visits, a calendar of STEM education events, and resources for educators, including papers and lesson...

This paper, by Bernard Zubrowski, with the Education Development Center, Inc., covers the integration of technology into elementary and middle school science education. Design engineering, as an approach, is discussed, as well as an example pedagogical model using an exercise in model windmills. 

This web site offers a variety of resources for learning about technology. Sections include: K-12 Education Resources, Maker Resources for Educators, Higher Education, Intel Education Accelerator, and Intel Technology Provider. Information is also included for Creating Successful Learning...

The Izaak Walton League of America is a national nonprofit organization that educates the public about population and natural resource consumption issues through their Sustainability Education Project. This group also works with organizations involved in promoting sustainability at the community...

This video is the plenary session for the 2021 Esri Education Summit. In the plenary session, Charlie Fitzpatrick introduces the summit and Esri team and explores the Esri School Program. Kylie Donia also leads a participant survey with ArcGIS. The GeoInquiries Program, NatGeo Education, an overview...

TeachEngineering.org is a searchable, web-based digital library populated with standards-based engineering curricula for use by K-12 teachers and engineering faculty. The content in this resource includes activities, lessons, curriculum units, and living labs. Content can be browsed by subject,...

This site from the United States Department of Energy educates young learners on how to save energy in their everyday lives. It includes an energy action list which may be downloaded in PDF format, as well as other educational games and activities.