[NMScience] Science resources from FREE

[Ellen Loehman]

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Science
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BioWorksU
     introduces students to life science careers.  It is set in a
     virtual university and uses games, experiments, and
     simulations to show jobs at a range of locations -- a nurse's
     station, ambulance bay, diagnostic lab, pathology lab,
     radiology department, pharmacy, physical therapy room,
     dentist's office, and more.  Watch videos of professionals
     describing what they do.  Play the ambulance maze game.
     (IPIC, Department of Labor)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1972

Computing Life
     looks at ways physicists, biologists, and even artists are
     harnessing the power of computers to advance our understanding
     of biology and human health.  Learn how computers are used to
     simulate the spread of flu through a school, the movement of
     cells in our bodies, and the beating of a heart.  Find out how
     computers help in the search for gene variations that could
     lead to disease.  (National Institutes of Health)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1976

K-12 Energy Lesson Plans and Activities
     offers 350 lessons on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
     They're organized by grade level and topic -- biomass,
     geothermal, fuel cells, ocean energy, solar power,
     transportation fuels, wind energy, and energy efficiency and
     conservation.  Learn about passive solar buildings, advanced
     photovoltaics, or basic wind turbines.  Take an energy
     awareness quiz.  Estimate your carbon footprint; find ways to
     reduce it.  (Department of Energy)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1969

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Movie
     provides photos and video clips from this movie about
     creatures that roamed the seas 82 million years ago.  Discover
     sea monsters of the past and present using the interactive
     time line.  Excavate fossils on a "virtual dig." See a video
     on how to survive a shark attack.  (National Geographic,
     National Science Foundation)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1970

Space Food and Nutrition Educator Guide
     looks at the history of preparing and packaging foods that
     taste good, provide necessary nutrients, and travel well in
     space.  The guide includes math and science activities in
     which students (K-8) classify space food, ripen fruits and
     vegetables using a chemical inhibitive, measure food
     packaging, determine the percentage of water reduction by
     dehydrating fresh food items, and plan a nutritionally
     balanced 5-day menu for astronauts.  (National Aeronautics and
     Space Administration)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1977

Suited for Spacewalking Educator Guide
     examines the technology behind space suits.  Students learn
     about the environment of space, the history of spacewalking,
     NASA's current space suit, future space suits, and work that
     astronauts do during spacewalks.  Students (grades 5-12) are
     challenged to design and build a protective garment that will
     permit future space travelers to explore the surface of Mars.
     (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1978

Voyages Through Time
     is a year-long integrated science curriculum for 9th or 10th
     grade based on the theme of evolution.  It is presented in six
     modules:  cosmic evolution, planetary evolution, origin of
     life, evolution of Life, hominid evolution, and evolution of
     technology.  Individual modules can be used in discipline-
     based science courses such as biology, earth science, geology,
     or astronomy.  (Learning in Motion, National Science
     Foundation)
     http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1971


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Ellen Loehman
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