Resources for K-12 Teachers

Hands-on Climate Change Learning

A diverse group of volunteers, docents, students, staff and scientists from California science centers, museums and UC Berkeley have established Climate Change Education. Org (CCEO), a lively on line resource center "used by millions" of teachers and students. CCEO works to establish partnerships among people and institutions to make climate change educational resources created by many groups and individuals widely available. The web site features a wealth of hands-on, interactive resources and activities offering students of all ages opportunities to learn about climate change by doing.

Subject Gateways

Biology Resources
K-12 biological sciences tools and services.

Chemistry Resources
Collections of digital materials intended for teaching and learning chemistry.

Computational Science Resources
Computational Science models, activities, tutorials and courses.

Engineering Resources
Links to engineering curricular units, lesson plans, and activities.

Middle School Science and Mathematics Resources
Includes an in-depth look at teachable concepts in science and mathematics.

Physics and Astronomy Resources
K-12 Physics and Astronomy collections.

Science Resources
Lesson plans for Earth and Space Science, Engineering, Life Science, and Physical Science.

Professional Development and Tools

Year 3: Web Seminar 1
Celebrating Astronomy: A Star's Story

For the third year, NSDL is partnering with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in free, online professional development programs, showcasing experts in the NSDL community in science and education. View More NSTA Seminars

Tools and Services

• K-12 Science Literacy Maps
  Connect learning concepts, NSES standards and NSDL educational resources
• K-6 Science Refreshers
  Build your content knowledge or provide a quick refresher just in time to teach a topic.
• Instructional Architect and Content Clips
  Create engaging educational web pages for the classroom.
• NSDL Search Box
  Add the NSDL Google Gadget to your Google Personalized homepage or add the NSDL Searchbox to your own website.
• View Outreach Materials
  Download flyers to promote the NSDL.