Archive for December, 2008

International Year of Astronomy

2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy. Keep checking the page listed, as I am sure the resources section will continute to grow.
If you are looking for lesson plans to help celebrate the Year of Astronomy, NASA has a nice collection of materials broken down by grade level.
The Galileo Project also has some […]

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Concept Maps

Concept maps are often useful for faculty as well as students.  The National Science Digital Library has quite a collection of concept maps.  For example, the NSDL Science Literacy Maps cover topics like stars, chemical reactions, and social decisions.  For details, go to:
There is a recent article in Science Scope written for middle schoolers.
“Teacher’s Toolkit: […]

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