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Create interactive bulletin boards, flow charts, and timelines. Can be edited with a shared link (no login, no accounts)... It's what this was made in!

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It's like if Bill Nye was updated and aligned to the new science standards. It's free to access & show the videos (as well as view the associated lessons & activities). The paid subscription is only necessary to create customized links for students.

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Video lessons made in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association that engage, educate & inspire kids in science. Generation Genius videos are 12-minutes long and include lesson plans, teacher guides, DIY activities and stopping points for class discussion.

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A wide variety of simulations for science & math subjects at all grade levels. They run in the web browser and are free to use.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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A resource that connects teachers & students with real-world datasets that they can analyze and explore. Contains resources and suggestions for implementing in the K-12 classroom. Go to "Current Data Nuggets" to search by concept or find digital tools.

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Data Nuggets are free classroom activities, co-designed by scientists and teachers. When using Data Nuggets students are provided with the details of authentic science research projects...

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Panel-Reviewed Quality Lesson & Unit Plans

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Panel-Reviewed Quality Lesson & Unit Plans

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This is a collection of lesson & unit plans that have been reviewed by an expert panel. Each one has either received an NGSS Design Badge (indicating it's a high-quality aligned lesson as-is) or includes an EQuiP report that states how the lesson can and should be improved to hit full alignment. NOTE: You will need to cross-walk from the NGSS to the Idaho Content Standards to identify resources.

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Quality Examples of Science Lessons and Units

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In an effort to identify and shine a spotlight on emerging examples of high quality lessons and units designed for the NGSS, Achieve launched the EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science (PRP). NextGenScience continues this work, managing review processes that use the EQuIP Rubric for Science (Version 3.1) to evaluate instructional materials and identify high-quality examples for the field.

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A platform designed for easy creation and sharing of videos and discussions. Think of it as Instagram or Tik-Tok designed specifically for teachers & students!

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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This page contains a great list of ideas that can serve as either anchoring or investigative phenomena in lessons/units. They're aligned by Disciplinary Core Idea, but might take a little exploration to find something aligned to a specific grade-band.

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The most challenging part of designing a model-based inquiry unit is finding a productive phenomena to anchor the unit. Here you will find example phenomena successfully used by science teachers in the past. They are organized by disciplinary core idea. However, like all productive phenomena, you

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Concord Consortium Interactive STEM Resources 

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A series of accurate interactives, digital models, and sims for STEM topics at all levels. Some are assignable and have student thinking questions.

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STEM Resource Finder | Concord Consortium

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The STEM Resource Finder is a collection of the Concord Consortium's best resources for science, math, and engineering education. Our curated collections offer lesson plans and units for your class based on these resources. All for free!"

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This a collected list of resources for real-world data that science teachers can incorporate into their instruction. Many are great, but most are also external links. There isn't much guidance for how to use or implement them on the page itself.

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Resources for Educators Using Data in the Classroom | Oceans of Data

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EDC Earth Science Grades: 9-12 Discipline: Science NSF-funded A full-year high school earth science course fully aligned to A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts and Core Ideas (NRC, 2012), EDC Earth Science is designed around the belief that students are capable of rigorous and in-depth explorations in science when given adequate support, structure, and motivation for learning.

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Links to lessons, unit plans, and assessments built around each standard. Each also includes a color-coded breakdown of the 3-dimensions of the standard. Will require crosswalking from the NGSS to the Idaho Content Standards.

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Next Generation Science Standards - Topic View - The Wonder of Science

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Next Generation Science Standards is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it. Visit the official NGSS website.

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A free tool for brainstorming, quickly collecting short answers, and handling group feedback. It automatically generates a word cloud of the responses.

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AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic brainstorm tool for online brainstorming, real time audience participation and classroom feedback.

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This link contains a master list GoogleDoc of phenomena that could be used for each grade and DCI. Additionally, it has linked pages for phenomena that have online resources associated with them on the Wonder of Science page.

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The Wonder of Science website aggregates the work of Paul Andersen around the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)

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A curated collection of sims and interactives supported by Harvard U. Some are hosted by other sources on this list, while others are unique to this platform. Most are targeted towards upper grade levels.

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A free online platform for science education from Harvard University

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The USGS and its partners monitor and report earthquakes, assess earthquake impacts and hazards, and perform research into the causes and effects of earthquakes.

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This includes a list of lesson plans and resources that have been curated and vetted by NSTA reviewers. Not all are perfectly aligned with the 3D nature of the standards, but most contain notes from the reviewers on how to improve and adapt them to improve alignment.

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The NSTA Next Generation Science Standards Hub offers information, resources, news, professional learning opportunities, and expert advice in understanding and implementing the Next Generation Science Standards - NGSS

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A collection of phenomena presented as images and animated GIFs. The page includes a list searchable by DCI as well as info on what phenomena are and how to use them in instruction. Some contain example driving questions, but it can take a bit of work to figure out how use the examples or determine which standard(s) they align with.

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This site is a curated collection of science phenomena for the NGSS, along with phenomenon based learning resources and help for how to use phenomenon to drive student questions in the classroom centered around 3 dimensional teaching and learning.

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A collection of some of the most popular and useful SimBucket simulations that run in the browser, curated by PBS LearningMedia.

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Simulations | SimBucket Science Simulations | PBS LearningMedia

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SimBucket has created a large number of original HTML5 physics, chemistry, and biology simulations. This curated group contains some of the most popular simulations from www.simbucket.com.

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Many different online citizen science projects that students can participate in and engage in real life science. They have projects in all science areas.

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The Zooniverse is the world's largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.

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An open-access resource for quality science lessons & units. The middle school curriculum has been fully developed, and the high school curriculum is coming soon. Elementary is in development.

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Free Online Science Resources for Teachers - Science Classroom Materials

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Access our free online science resources for teachers today! We proudly offer free online science classroom materials to help your students!

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These videos were designed to introduce phenomena for the MS OpenSciEd units. However, they could be incorporated into classrooms using other curricula as well (or provide ideas to branch off from).

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All of the videos associated with the OpenSciEd units can be found on our YouTube Channel and on this page. For classrooms that are not able to stream YouTube videos, we provide alternative links to the majority of our videos. The student-facing videos are intended to be shown to students as part of the unit while the teacher preparation videos provide information to teachers regarding the set up of laboratory investigations and other features of the instructional materials.

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Science Lesson Videos - Free Phenomena Videos - OpenSciEd

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Check out our library of phenomena science lesson videos as part of our free EdTech tool offerings! Our videos supplement lessons to improve understanding and engagement.

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A collection of learning games, many of which let students explore or apply science concepts. The Yard Games Collection is especially useful for a variety of science topics.

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We work with researchers to create fun, academically rigorous games that get millions of plays.

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Lots of real time weather information.

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Stanford NGSS Project-Based MS Curricula

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Stanford NGSS Project-Based MS Curricula

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This link contains integrated curricula developed by Stanford University to address the middle-school NGSS standards. Crosswalking to the Idaho Content Standards may be necessary.

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SCALE Science focuses on developing curriculum that supports student sense-making through project-based learning. Our resources aid teachers in their efforts to effectively respond to student needs, as well as shifts in instructional demands.

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Section on the Idaho Science Resource page developed by our coaches that has phenomena by standard for Idaho phenomena.

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Idaho State Department of Education (SDE)

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A collection of science ideas, examples, and materials for science educators.

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sketchup for schools. works on school chromebook with a mouse . works also with google classroom. Free

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Draw, orbit, push-pull: make anything you can imagine in SketchUp, anytime you imagine it.

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The Stanford NGSS Assessment Project has samples of quality 3D assessments. Not all grade-levels or standards are represented, but the ones that are present can be a solid base to build from.

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A model system of assessment of NGSS for California

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https://learningblade.com/

Free Learning Blade accounts in Idaho!!

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Exposing More Students to STEM, Computer Science, and CTE

With Learning Blade you can easily integrate STEM, CS, and CTE concepts into a child's education. Appropriate for grades 5-9, Learning Blade provides 12 "missions" that contextualize learning and engage all students, including underrepresented and special populations, while reinforcing academic standards. Each of our lessons and resources is indexed so you can see what state standards are being met.

"We have found Learning Blade to be a strong career exploration tool for our middle school students. Its engaging and interactive activities, alignment with standards, and user-friendly design makes it an ideal tool for introducing students to STEM careers. This is a valuable resource."

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With over 100 careers and 400 lessons in the specific contexts of science, math, English and social studies included, Learning Blade provides the perfect supplemental materials to integrate STEM, CS, and CTE into core courses or be used as a stand alone program (implemented before school, after school, through the counselors office, and more).
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Exposing More Students to STEM, Computer Science, and CTE With Learning Blade you can easily integrate STEM, CS, and CTE concepts into a child's education. Appropriate for grades 5-9, Learning Blade provides 12 "missions" that contextualize learning and engage all students, including underrepresented and special populations, while reinforcing academic standards.

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This is a great K-5 resource for NGSS stem activities.  Lots of free activities for teaching the Science and Engineering Practices. Full access is $15 per month.

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Integrate STEM Challenges and STEM Activities in your classroom! Teach the future innovators in our world. Find the best STEM resources for Elementary Teachers by Carly and Adam.

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A diverse collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers, their students, and students' families. Materials are arranged by subject area to help you quickly find resources in your interest area and then use them to create lesson plans or at-home activities.

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Welcome to Classroom Resources--a diverse collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers, their students and students' families. Materials are arranged by subject area to help you quickly find resources in your interest area, and then use them to create lesson plans or at-home activities.
Classroom Resources by research area:

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https://www.plt.org/resources/stem-strategies/

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Engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math with these suggestions for enriching activities found in Project Learning Tree's PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide.

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Engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math with these suggestions for enriching activities found in Project Learning Tree's PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide .

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Idaho State Department of Education & Science Coaches

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Idaho State Department of Education & Science Coaches

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The resources here are provided by the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE) to help educators of Idaho students with science education ideas, examples, and materials.