NSDL Science Literacy Maps NSDL Science Literacy Maps Helping teachers connect concepts, standards, and NSDL resources Home Help How to use the map viewer: Click and Drag your mouse to move the map Click on a benchmark to view the benchmark full text, associated standards and educational resources. Close What are Science Literacy Maps? NSDL created Science Literacy Maps as a tool for teachers and students to find NSDL resources that relate to specific science and math concepts. These maps illustrate connections between concepts as well as how concepts build upon one another across grade levels. The Science Literacy Maps are intended to serve as a browsing interface to NSDL resources. The alignment of NSDL resources to the learning goals on the maps is determined by the individual digital libraries housing these resources. How to Use the Maps View maps of interrelated science and math concepts Choose a topic from the drop-down menu to BROWSE, or SEARCH by entering your own keywords into the search box. Within each map... Grade bands are listed on the left side, groups of concepts are listed across the top. Benchmark statements describing each concept appear in blue boxes. Arrows depict learning progressions as concepts build upon one another. Use your keyboard's ARROW KEYS or CLICK and DRAG any point on the map to navigate A thumbnail view of the whole map is visible in the lower right corner. CLICK and DRAG the red box to move to a different part of the map. Select specific concepts To view more information about a specific concept, CLICK on one of the benchmark statements appearing in the blue boxes. A new window will open that contains the concept details including: Complete benchmark statements Other benchmarks, including those on associated maps, that are related to the selected concept Correlations to National Science Education Standards Links to resources that have been selected by NSDL to support learning and teaching of the concept Find teaching and learning resources In the new window, you can SCROLL through relevant NSDL resources. CLICK on the title or URL address to open the link to that resource in a new window. Comments and Feedback We'd love to hear your comments and feedback. Did you like it? Did you encounter any problems? Do you have any suggestions for future features or improvements? Send your feedback . For Developers This tool can be customized and incorporated into Web pages using a Web 2.0 JavaScript API. See the API Documentation for more information. Acknowledgements NSDL Science Literacy Maps were created by the NSDL using the Strand Map Service (SMS). The SMS is produced by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Digital Learning Sciences and is based on the strand maps developed by Project 2061 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and published in the Atlas of Science Literacy, Volumes 1 and 2 (2001 and 2007, AAAS Project 2061 and the National Science Teachers Association). This tool works on Windows and Macintoch PCs with recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape and Safari browsers. No browser plug-ins are required. The National Science Digital Library