| Title |
Description |
Link
Address |
| MI
Climb Science |
State
of Michigan site that gives science benchmark clarification,
instruction, and assessment. Gives lessons and standards relevant
to energy conservation, convection, conduction, etc.
|
|
| Minerals
Management Services |
Part
of the U.S. Department of the Interior web site. Includes
a Kid’s page and teacher resources. |
|
| National
Energy Education Development Project (NEED) |
Promotes
an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective
networks of students, educators, business, government and
community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided
energy education programs. |
|
| National
Energy Foundation |
Provides
teaching and learning opportunities which promote a better
understanding of energy, natural resources, and the environment. |
|
| National
Science Resource Center (NSRC) |
NSRC
is operated by the National Academy of Sciences, National
Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and the Smithsonian
Institution to improve the teaching of science in the nation's
schools. The NSRC collects and disseminates information about
exemplary teaching resources, develops and disseminates curriculum
materials, and sponsors outreach activities to help school
districts develop and sustain hands-on science programs. |
|
| National
Science Teachers Association: Teachers Resources |
Site
has many things for teachers including the National Science
Standards, recommended curricula, books, and resources. |
|
| North
American Association for Environmental Education |
Provides
educational resources for teachers and students in a wide
variety of science content areas. |
http://eelink.net/sitemap.html |
| Northeast
Sustainable Energy Association |
Energy,
transportation, and the environment make excellent themes
for interdisciplinary education. NESEA works to bring hands-on,
project- and problem-based learning experiences to K-12 teachers
and students with resources and training.
|
|
| Office
of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology |
Part
of the U.S. Department of Energy site with information on
all aspects of nuclear energy. A video, “Splitting Atoms
– An Electrifying Experience”, can be ordered
and is free. |
|
| Paleontological
Research Institution |
Provides
the geology and history of oil. The education page has a teacher’s
guide, educational publications, and science activities. |
|
| Powering
a Generation of Change (Smithsonian) |
Powering
a Generation of Change is a project to document the story
of electrical power restructuring in North America as it unfolds
over the coming years. The project is being conducted by the
Division of Information Technology and Society at the Smithsonian
Institution's National Museum of American History. |
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