The Open Source Physics (OSP) project and the ComPADRE digital library are pleased to announce the creation of a new web-based collection of OSP resources. The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and […]

Last week in Seattle The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) division of Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference featured a presentation from NSDL’s Physics and Astromony Pathway (comPADRE) PI Bruce Mason who teamed up with NSDL’s science librarian blogger Pat Viele. Mason and Viele co-presented a poster about comPADRE, and also later at the Physics Round Table discussion where […]

A peek into the dynamic and growing blogosphere at NSDL is a look into a living library packed with people, ideas, opinion, thought-provoking dialog and fascinating resources. This wealth of information contributed by NSDL communities of practice that represent multiple STEM disciplines is available to add to your summer reading list. A quick overview […]

A diverse group of volunteers, docents, students, staff and scientists from California science centers, museums and UC Berkeley have established Climate Change Education. Org (CCEO), a lively on line resource center “used by millions” of teachers and students. CCEO works to establish partnerships among people and institutions to make climate change educational resources created by […]

Register Online for a free live web seminar hosted by NSDL’s Middle School Portal and the National Middle School Association entitled, “A New Model of Science Curricula and Instruction” on Thursday, May 29, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. (EDT). This webinar will explore answers to the question, “Why do students still lack conceptual understanding and scientific […]

The goal of the Exploratorium Digital Library Afterschool Project is to bring more science and math enrichment into out-of-school time using resources from the Exploratorium’s Digital Library. Exploratorium Afterschool is one of the many Exploratorium collections for educators who will learn about different types of afterschool activities through digital videos, concept maps, links to other […]