Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis (2020)
Chapter: Appendix: Online Resources
Appendix
Online Resources
This appendix provides in one place the links for the science and engineering-related online resources referred to in the body of the volume.
Resources for Working with Families
Council of State Science Supervisors—Resources for family science learning http://cosss.org/projects
Learning in Places—Outdoor learning for grades K–3 http://learninginplaces.org/
Data Sets
United States Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/overview
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/quick-links
Simulations of Science Phenomena
PhET Interactive Simulations
Concord Consortium
https://concord.org/our-work/focus-areas/stem-models-simulations/
Instructional Materials and Resources for Learning
Washington State Elementary Frameworks for Science and Integrated Subjects https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/68130/overview
OpenSciEd
https://www.openscied.org/remote-learning-adaptations/
Next Generation Science Storylines
https://www.nextgenstorylines.org
Unit from the Science and Integrated Language Project, New York University
https://www.nextgenscience.org/resources/grade-5-sail-garbage-unit
NSTA sample lesson, Why don’t dishes move?
https://www.nsta.org/lesson-plan/why-dont-dishes-move
Resources for Selecting Phenomena and Problems
NGSS Phenomena webpage
https://www.ngssphenomena.com/virtual-science-education
NextGenScience examples of phenomena
https://www.nextgenscience.org/phenomena
Qualities of a Good Anchor Phenomenon for a Coherent Sequence of Science Lessons
http://stemteachingtools.org/brief/28
Using Phenomena in NGSS-Designed Lessons and Units
http://stemteachingtools.org/brief/42
NSTA Criteria for Evaluating Phenomena
http://static.nsta.org/ngss/docs/Criteria%20for%20Evaluating%20a%20Phenomenon.pdf
Ambitious Science Teaching: Anchoring events
https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/presentations-on-anchoring-eventsand-modeling/
NGSS Appendix I: Engineering Design in the NGSS
https://www.nap.edu/read/18290/chapter/15
Resources for Evaluating Instructional Materials
NextGen TIME
NGSS EQuIP
https://www.nextgenscience.org/equip
NGSS Lesson Screener
https://www.nextgenscience.org/screener
Online Field Experiences for Geoscience
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
https://nagt.org/nagt/teaching_resources/field/designing_remote_field_experie.html
Resources Available through Museums, Parks, and Other Science Information Organizations
California State Parks Online
http://www.ports.parks.ca.gov/
Association of Science and Technology Centers, List of museums with online programs
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