Assessment items and resources for science teachers of middle and high school students.
"Statements of what all students should know or be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12."
Find national and state-level mathematics assessments.
Find national and state-level science assessments.
Assessment planned for 2014 but framework is accessible now.
"Online Resources for Teaching and Learning Chemistry" for high school and undergraduate students.
The following is just a small sampling of websites available for subject-specific lesson plans:
Teaching resources for undergraduate ecology.
"Physics and Physical Science Teaching Resources."
Resources for K-12 engineering.
"Aligned with national standards, the lesson plans and mini-units include elementary, middle and high school levels."
"Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies," including NASA, NIH, EPA, and more.
"A free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy."
"The nation's online portal for education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics."
"Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Resources for Grades PreK-12."
National Organizations:
International Associations:
"An NSF-funded exploration of how the arts can strengthen STEM skills and spark creativity in the 21st-Century American workforce."
"A hub for kids and science" hosted by Scientific American.
"P-12-oriented blogs that are worth sharing with others."
"Talk about science and science teaching" from the National Science Teachers Association."
"Your place for science education resources."
National Education Association: The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
Their Top 7 STEM Resources are:
1. Exploratorium: Provides interactives, web features,
activities, programs and events for K-12. Saturday and
Summer professional development workshops are
available through the Teacher Institute.
2. NASA Educators provides lesson plans, teacher guides,
classroom activities, video clips, games, posters, and more
for teachers and students in grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12, and higher education.
3. eGFI: Dream Up the Future: Promotes engineering
education with K-5, 6-8, 9-12 lesson plans, activities,
outreach programs, and links to web resources.
Teachers and students can download the first three issues of eGFI magazine.
4. National STEM Video Game Challenge: Middle school (5-8),
high school students (9-12), and educators are invited to
design games that incorporate STEM content or STEM themes in
innovative and engaging ways. Home schoolers are elibible
to enter as well. Sign up to be notified about the 2013 competition.
5. Master Tools: Eight interactive math and science tools and
simulations for students in grades 6-12. All simulations and
curriculum materials meet the new National Science Education
Standards and National Math Education Standards.
Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants.
Information about the types of grants available through the Department of Education with links.
View NASA research announcements and learn about funding programs through NASA.
Provides information about past Gates Foundation grants by program area, year, region served, and topic, with opportunities for the future.
Find information on thousands of current grants as well as grants dating back to 1982. Search for grants by program area, year, grantee or amount. Click on a grant to see an abstract describing the purpose of the grant. Only a small minority of the grants included have been to individuals.
Various grants, career development, and training for biomedical informatics and health information sciences.
NIH grants, forms, funding, due dates, and application instructions.
