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National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Launches new
Blog on the Universe
The newly launched Blog on the Universe is dedicated to helping teachers and parents make
science an adventure. Every week you can use Dr. Jeff's new conceptual nuggets and challenges
to foster deep and inspiring discussions in the classroom and at home. The idea is to help make
the nature of the world understandable to students, and teachable by teachers, so we can take
a ride to the frontiers of human exploration---together.
Besides the compelling posts, the blog includes Resource Pages on the nature of our existence
in a greater universe, the art of teaching, the power of models in learning environments,
powerful quotes on human exploration, a look at climate change, and resource lists for
teachers, parents, and community leaders.
Get emotional about science. Visit http://blogontheuniverse.org
Free Teaching Tools to Help Educators Meet State Science Education Standards
A series of curriculum supplements from the National Institutes of Health
aimed at promoting science education achievement is now aligned to individual state education
standards in science, math, health and English language arts for grades K-12. This
cross-curricular alignment, unique to each state, shows educators how the NIH curriculum
supplements will help them meet specific learning goals for students and spells out the
usefulness of the series nationwide. This series is free to educators upon request.
The ongoing series promotes inquiry-based, interdisciplinary learning. The series currently
includes 16 supplements on such topics as genetics, infectious diseases and cell biology. The
supplements -- consistent with the National Science Education Standards -- combine cutting-edge
science research discoveries and real scientific data from NIH with state of the art
instructional materials for grades K-12. The National Institutes of Health is a component of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
To request free supplements or learn about how they are aligned with individual state
standards, visit the NIH Office of Science Education Web site at
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements.
If you have any questions about these materials, please e-mail ose@science.education.nih.gov.
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