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Exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum web site are altered to match a spotlight in the real museum.

Pat Hayhurst, a H.S. Instructor, describes how he creates Bottle Rockets using 2-liter soda bottles, compressed air and water, and includes a lesson plan! [Our webmaster agrees that … learn more

EarthSky Earthcare’s topics and resources are divided between today and tonight. Its main dissemination source is the radio. Earth & Sky started out as 2-minute broadcasts on radio … learn more

Akkana Peck has compiled a wide range of astronomy resources, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Moon and Galilean Moons of Jupiter (an interactive web page) to his … learn more

James May looks at whether or not submarines are waterproof, and goes on to explain exactly how they work. A great starting point for integrating math and physics. … learn more

This simple web page shows how simple concepts can expand into something complex and many times beautiful. Try clicking Animate, Color, Trails, and Random in that order.

Particle physics is the prime topic at the Lawrence Berkeley Library. While many physics resources can be found on the Web, the interesting feature of this site is … learn more

Molecular modeling (mathmol)takes advantage of the Web to display 3D models at the intersection of math and biology/chemistry and to mount a series for K-12 of hypermedia textbooks. … learn more

Tree of Life depicts modeling by showing all of life. The Tree of Life Web Project is a collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the … learn more

Howtoons is what happens when you combine a comic book artist, an inventor, and a toy designer. Howtoons provides engaging content that teaches kids how to build things, … learn more

It’s fun to build toy-like projects. It’s educational to learn through applied physics. It’s invaluable to know that you are someone who can make something from nothing, and … learn more

This maker challenge from TeachEngeneering challenges students to design or improve an existing passenger compartment so that it better withstands front-end collisions, protecting riders from injury and resulting … learn more

Ask the Tech Teacher. Here are popular online resources to teach about news sources for kids

These Holocaust lesson plans introduce key concepts and information to middle school and high school students. Grounded in historical context, the lessons utilize primary source materials from the … learn more

The mathematical constant pi.gif, sometimes written as Pi, is approximately equal to 3.14159… Each year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 by math enthusiasts around the world. … learn more

With tools ranging from interactive exercises and quizzes to games and comprehensive lesson plans, you’ll find a variety of aids to help tailor and optimize the learning experiences … learn more

Leveled resources for all.  Teachers use Diffit to instantly get leveled resources for any lesson, saving tons of time and helping all students access grade level content

Career readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college-educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management. For new … learn more

Anki is a program that makes remembering things easy. Because it’s a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, … learn more

Learning A-Z offers affordable, award-winning resources designed to help you reach every student, at every learning level!

Digital storytelling creates greater access for students to narrate lived and fictionalized events and experiences. Students can combine multiple media forms — including text, photos, drawings, animations, audio, … learn more

For ideas, contributed by the Society of Amateur Scientists, review the Dr. Shawn’s Idea Bank. Includes articles on How To Pick the Right Science Project and Desperation Science … learn more

Here’s an archived list of how drones can be integrated into education, in areas from art to assembling tensile structures or bridges to ethics. As drones are versatile … learn more

Mackenzie Grate describes how they reset the culture in their classroom with sticky notes and brown paper bags. Highly recommended. You can print this out and pass it … learn more

There’s even a rubric available to asses your rubrics.

While there are different expectations for public library Internet access, this Acceptable Use statement from the West Des Moines Public Library looks at topics like… who is responsible … learn more

Provides resources by language. Another resource for your “newly arrived” students.

Cortland’s Foreign Language Teaching Forum is an example of resources, especially helpful to subject matter teachers.

“Assistive Technology: An Introductory Guide for k-12 Library Media Specialists” by Janet Hopkins at Linworth Publishing talks about creating an accessible library media center. Identifies some of the … learn more

Nicole Kaffel has assembled an easy to follow step-by-step guide that will guide your students through the digital storytelling process. You may use different software, but the steps … learn more

Here’s an example of combining art and photography into something special. Variations on this project include using your school mascot, images cut out of magazines, or photographs of … learn more

Inside Art complements Pintura — only at this site students actually find themselves inside a painting and solve a mystery to exit.

For an interactive, highly detailed, 3D look at the world, check out Google Earth. It’s free to use, but requires that you use the Google Chrome browser. Google … learn more

The National Wildlife Federation has over 1,000 lesson plans designed to introduce students to life science, ecology, wildlife biology, scientific identification and observation. All lesson plans are aligned … learn more

Carrot2 takes search results and assigns them into thematic folders. Search on a topic like 3D Printing to see it in action. It was created originally as a … learn more

You can use search operators and other punctuation to get more specific search results. A fast way to focus your results with just a few keystrokes.

Google has a few tips and tricks to help you easily find information.

Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a 13-year project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institutes of Health. The Publications … learn more

BioDesigns, Incorporated offers a simulation of a 4 person genetic engineering team– a geneticist, biologist, lawyer and an economist/ethicist. Targeted to Grades 7-12, this simulation provides a testbed … learn more

Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception.

The Great Plant Escape, appropriate for very young children, is similar to LifeLab’s content. Presented as mysteries, a half-dozen experiments, like “Is it dust, dirt, dandruff or a … learn more

For an intriguing mystery about the coat which Mary Todd Lincoln wore on the evening he was assassinated check out this document from the Chicago Historical Society.

Anne Jolly reviews how PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) were implemented, or not, and how STEM programs need a higher level of accountability. What, exactly, makes a particular curriculum … learn more