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University of Washington

University of Washington: Do It: (Stem)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Educators searching for resources to help teach STEM material to students with disabilities will find a plethora of publications, videos, training materials and other sources provided by the University of Washington "DO-IT" program.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Jsc Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Johnson Space Center is located near Houston, Texas and was constructed as "the primary center for: design, development testing of spacecraft and associated systems for human flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning...
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Website
Other

Engineer Girl: Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
Doesn't an engineer drive a train? Yes, but the career of engineering is so much more! Explore this comprehensive list of all types of engineering careers. Learn what each entails, find out how to plan for them, learn how to set up job...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Old Train Tunnel

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows the entrance of an old train tunnel. Named the Sodani tunnel, it was part of the Kintetsu Osaka line in Japan.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Colorful Hypothesis

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use "Dinosaur Train" to illustrate and excite your students about creating a hypothesis. Website includes a video of "Dinosaur Train", a lesson plan, and student's handout. Lesson plan includes a lab where students can practice making...
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Article
Other

Grantsnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Grantsnet website is "Your one-stop resource to find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education." It has a search capability to hook you up with the grant that fits your needs.
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Professional Doc
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Glacial Geology of Arlee Valley, Montana Trip for Hs Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This field trip designed for HS science teachers with little or no formal training in geosciences, acquaints participants with the glacial geologic record of a small topographic basin in western Montana. The trip focuses on the landforms...
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Handout
Other

Aibs: Careers in Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of different career areas for biologists, education and training, and a look into the future of biology as a career area. Many links to additional information.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pete vs. the Python

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a beagle trained to sniff out pythons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
American Psychological Association

Apa: Interesting Careers in Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on non-academic careers for scientific psychologists. Provides links to several scientific psychologists who explain how they secured a job in a nontraditional setting outside the "lab" or "university setting."
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Website
Other

Niwa: Ideas for Projects Using Climate Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Need an idea for a science project? Interested in climate data? This site contains a list of questions related to climate data that could be used for a science project.
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Handout
Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Urban and Regional Planners

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a complete description of the career of urban planner. It includes the nature of the work, training and education, employment outlook and wages.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicists and Astronomers

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough overview of the careers of physicist and astronomer, covering nature of the work, working conditions, employment information, training requirements, and job outlook.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Geoscientists

For Students 9th - 10th
Within the two major disciplines of geology and geophysics are numerous subspecialties of careers. Included: nature of the work, training, advancement, employment, job outlook. projections data, earnings, related occupations. A detailed...
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Website
Other

American Meteorological Society: Advancement: Education Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in majoring in oceanic, hydrologic, or related sciences? This site offers resources for K-12, Undergraduate, and career.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: La'ona De Wilde: Environmental Biologist

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet La'ona DeWilde, an environmental biologist who integrates her Athabascan heritage and her Western scientific training to help remote Alaskan villages address environmental issues.
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Website
Other

American Meditation Institute: A Systematic Procedure for Meditation

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science & Philosophy provides this step-by-step procedure on how to meditate.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Football (Soccer) Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Two football (soccer) players take part in a training practice on a hot and sunny day while a trainer watches on in the image background.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Space Training

For Students 9th - 10th
At the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, astronauts use a special exercise device to measure the effect of weightlessness on the human body during long space flights.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Center on Sleep Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site coordinates government-supported sleep research, training, and education to improve the health of Americans.
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Website
Johns Hopkins University

Applied Physics Laboratory: Messenger Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for NASA's Discovery Program Messenger to the planet Mercury. Site provides details of the planned mission, its experiments and the science and management teams. Linked Quicktime animation files are very large and detailed....
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Primary
NASA

Nasa: Ed White Apollo 1 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA report on Apollo 1 where Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White II were killed in a fire inside the Command Module of the Apollo spacecraft. Links to other Web sites with more information are included.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Tsunami & Earthquake Research

For Students 9th - 10th
The USGS provides an extensive section of information about tsunamis. The items presented are the basics of tsunamis regarding the Great San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and the 1998...