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Websites
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K-12 Websites
The Library has 299 websites and
6 results for the descriptor "K-12".
- 1. Action Bioscience
- Provider:American Institute of Biological Sciences
- Keywords: animal , bioethics , biology , biotechnology , education , genetics , K-12 , kids , life sciences , natural sciences , student , technology , environmental
- Description: This website covers a host of topics in the life sciences. It "...provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in science, and bioscience education. In addition, the web site provides educators with original lessons and resources to enhance bioscience teaching." Updated links are provided at the end of each article to guide the reader toward greater learning or involvement in the issue at hand. Some articles are also provided in Spanish translation.
- 2. BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources from Baylor College of Medicine
- Provider:Baylor College of Medicine
- Keywords: astronaut , biology , biomedical , education , K-12 , kids , student , video
- Description: A life sciences educational resource for students and teachers from elementary to high school level. Multimedia teaching materials and guides, selected science news items, and more. BioEd Online is edited by a distinguished group of Baylor College of Medicine faculty and staff. Now featuring a new series of video presentations on space life sciences, funded by NASA and sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.
- 3. MIT Open Courseware
- Provider:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Keywords: courseware , engineering , K-12 , multidisciplinary , science , student , video , faculty , free
- Description: Free lecture notes, exams and videos from MIT. "MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity." (Note: These archived courses, even where complete, cannot be taken for credit.) Materials from most courses taught at MIT are available here, and a special section for High School educators is available.
- 4. National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
- Provider:National Science Digital Library
- Keywords: courseware , education , K-12 , natural sciences , portal , faculty
- Description: From the website: The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education... NSDL is designed primarily for K-16 educators, but anyone can access NSDL.org and search the library at no cost. Access to most resources discovered through NSDL is free; however, some content providers may require a login, or a nominal fee or subscription to retrieve their specific resources.
- 5. OER Commons (Open Educational Resources)
- Provider:Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)
- Keywords: courseware , curriculum , education , K-12 , kids , multidisciplinary , student , faculty
- Description: An open courseware site containing course content and trainers' resources for courseware ranging from college to K-12. Providers of the content include prestigious educational institutions like University of California Berkeley, Rice University's Connexions project, Carnegie Mellon University and many more.
- 6. Smithsonian Institution
- Provider:Smithsonian Institution
- Keywords: American history , biology , education , general reference , history , humanities , K-12 , kids , natural sciences , research , science , student , zoology , museum
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex and research organization, composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.
