Standards
California Science Content Standards
California Standards Tests 2003-2007
National Science Content Standards - Chapter 6 of NSES below
National Science Education Standards (NSES)
Culver City School District Science Content Standards Brochure
Science Education Policy & Goals
AAAS Project 2061: Benchmarks for Science Literacy overview
AAAS Project 2061: Benchmarks online
AAAS Project 2061: Science for All Americans overview
AAAS Project 2061: Science for All Americans online
About Inquiry Learning
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
Institute for Inquiry - San Francisco Exploratorium
Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL)
eMINTS List of Resources
How People Learn
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice
How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom
Diversity
Teaching diverse learners - The Education Alliance at Brown University
(Go directly to: Language support article)
Understanding and working with students from poverty - by Ruby Payne
(Read part 1 only)
Where the Girls Are: The Facts about Gender Equity in Education - AAUW Report (2008)
Girls in Science: A Framework for Action - NSTA Press, 2008
(Read short excerpt)
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Field Tested Learning Assessment Guide
Other resources
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Education Association (NEA)
California Science Center
Programs associated with our partner schools:
| MESA Program - Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement; at Emerson Middle School and University High. |
| AVID Program - Advancement with Determination; at Culver City Middle and High Schools. |
| UCLA BruinCorps - provides after-school tutoring at Emerson Middle and University High. |
| UCLA California Teach - at Emerson Middle and University High. |
| UCLA TIE-INS Program - Together in Education at Neighborhood Schools; at Emerson Middle and University High. |
UCLA Links
Curricular Resources
| Teach Engineering - Resources for K-12 |
| Understanding science - how science really works - UC Berkeley |
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - searchable database
National Education Association - lesson plans (and GEM database access)
National Education Association - web links to science lesson plans
Yale National Initiative - searchable database of lessons
Lesson Planet - searchable database (subscription)
Water Partners curriculum - lessons about water crisis
Utah State University Crop Physiology Lab - seeds for space crops
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics -mystery of dark matter lesson
Friends of La Ballona Wetlands - middle school wetland lessons
POGIL curriculum materials - high school and college chemistry lessons
Center for Inquiry-Based Learning - Inquiry Exercises (Duke University)
Environmental Inquiry: Authentic Scientific Research for High School Students (Cornell University)
MIT Open Coursework - Science curriculum for high school
B-Green Collaborative - Educational Links to various resources useful to teachers and students on the subjects of climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency and related topics.
