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Educators Resource Corner

Check out the following agriculture education links and facts

• Agriculture in the Classroom http://www.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids/food_facts.htm
  
• http://www.agday.org/tc/tc-funfacts.html#berry
  
• http://www.ageducate.org/stats/
  
• http://www.ageducate.org/activities/
  
• http://www.moomilk.com/
  
  

Environmental Science Education Links

• National Science Education Standards - The online version of the National Science Education Standards as developed by the National Research Council.
  
• Project 2061 - by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Includes information about the Benchmarks for Science Literacy through clickable links.
  
• Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Science - You can peruse the standards clicking on "Science". You'll find that you can download the EALRs in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
  
• Bellingham Public Schools - You can check out their curriculum pages, teacher resources, etc.
  
  

Curricular Resources

• AIMS Education - Another leading resource for elementary school science and math.
  
• Scope Sequence and Coordination - A great program aimed at improving science literacy in high school .
  
• Science Lessons by Subject and Grade Level - Lesson plans in Astonomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Technology. Grades K-8. Includes greenhouse effect, etc. also.
  
• Bill Nye the Science Guy - No explanation needed!
  
• The Magic School Bus Homepage - Take a drive with Ms. Frizzle!
  
• Concept Mapping - A great site for downloading Concept Maps activities and related stuff
  
• Network of Instructional Materials for Science Educators IMSENet. An overwhelming network of web links to science instructional materials, and K-12 interdisciplinary resources.
  
• Science NetLinks - The AAAS site is a comprehensive "home page" for science teachers, librarians, and others involved in science education.
  
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide - Some advice on putting a science fair project together.
  
  
  

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