University of Washington
University of Washington: Do It: (Stem)
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.
NASA
Nasa: Jsc Home Page
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...
Other
Engineer Girl: Careers
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...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Old Train Tunnel
This photo shows the entrance of an old train tunnel. Named the Sodani tunnel, it was part of the Kintetsu Osaka line in Japan.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Colorful Hypothesis
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...
Other
Grantsnet
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.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Glacial Geology of Arlee Valley, Montana Trip for Hs Teachers
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...
Other
Aibs: Careers in Biology
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.
Read Works
Read Works: Pete vs. the Python
[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.
American Psychological Association
Apa: Interesting Careers in Psychology
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."
Other
Niwa: Ideas for Projects Using Climate Data
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.
Other
University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
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....
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Urban and Regional Planners
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.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicists and Astronomers
A thorough overview of the careers of physicist and astronomer, covering nature of the work, working conditions, employment information, training requirements, and job outlook.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Geoscientists
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...
Other
American Meteorological Society: Advancement: Education Program
Are you interested in majoring in oceanic, hydrologic, or related sciences? This site offers resources for K-12, Undergraduate, and career.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: La'ona De Wilde: Environmental Biologist
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.
Other
American Meditation Institute: A Systematic Procedure for Meditation
The American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science & Philosophy provides this step-by-step procedure on how to meditate.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Football (Soccer) Practice
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.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Space Training
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.
National Institutes of Health
National Center on Sleep Disorders
This site coordinates government-supported sleep research, training, and education to improve the health of Americans.
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory: Messenger Home
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....
NASA
Nasa: Ed White Apollo 1 Summary
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.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Tsunami & Earthquake Research
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...