Teachers: Here's your one-stop shop for science education needs - from lesson plans to classroom resources, these federal agencies offer a wide selection to meet your needs.

Lesson Plan Resources:

Lessons Plans By Agency
An extensive listing of ready-to-use math and science lesson plans and other resources from the Smithsonian Institute and many federal agencies, including DOE, EPA, NASA, NOAA, NSF, and the USGS.

Federal Resources for Teachers:

DOE
Department of Energy

EPA
Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NSF & NIST
National Science Foundation & National Institute of Standards and Technology

USGS
U.S. Geological Survey

General Resources for Teachers:

Discovery Education
Created by the Discovery Channel to provide engaging digital resources for teachers and students. The Discovery Channel also sponsors the Young Scientist Challenge to further the exploration and understanding of science among America’s youth for students in 5 th through 8 th grade.

National Science Teachers Assocation
The NSTA Learning Center provides information on professional development for science teachers from live web seminars to science book e-chapters to interactive tools.

PKal
Project Kaleidoscope is an informal national alliance working to build strong learning environments for undergraduate students in mathematics, engineering and the various fields of science.

Project 2061
Here teachers can find a wealth of useful information on science benchmarks and standards, textbook reviews, teacher development, assessment, and more.

CRESMET
Understanding and promoting high-quality teaching from the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology.

Edutopia
Created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, this non-profit site documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools.

Exploratorium
Through use of everyday items or activities (such as sports, fruit, and even crayons), the Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception at the Palace of Fine Arts offers fun and exciting, yet educational, activities and programs for teachers and students.

The National Center for Technological Literacy
The NTCL offers educational products and programs for students and teachers, creates curricula, supports an online resource center, and engages in partnership and outreach with other institutions.

science.gov
This site is an easily searchable gateway to selected science information provided by U.S. agencies.

Snapshots of Science & Medicine
A website for high school students, teachers, and the public, bringing news, features, insight and discussions from the dynamic world of biomedical research.

The Why Files (grades 5-12)
Divided by category and age level, this site is a great source for background material on the science behind the newspaper headlines.

Thinkfinity
A digital learning platform designed to improve educational and literacy achievement. It provides teachers with educational and technology classroom resources.

Chemistry Education Resources
Hosted by the American Chemical Society, this educational site is dedicated to promoting excellence in science education and community outreach. Here chemistry teachers are provided supplemental and teaching resources for K-12 graders and university level students.

STEM Education Resources
This site provides instructors with enhanced and engaging space and earth science materials, including educational catalogs, produced by NASA.

Students: No matter your age or grade, we have scientific games, cool images and scholarship / internship information for you. Check here for the latest federal resources.

Federal Resources for Students:

DOE
Department Of Energy

EPA
Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

NASA
National Aeronautic and Space Administration

NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NSF & NIST
National Science Foundation & National Institute of Standards and Technology

USGS
U.S. Geological Survey

Ask a Science Question:

Ask-A-Biologist
Provides answers to any biology question

Ask-A-Geologist
Visit this site to ask a real geologist your earth science questions.

Ask NSDL
Send your question to 300+ scientific and technical professionals from research, industry, government, and academia.

Mad Scientist
Volunteer scientists answer your toughest questions.

NASA Quest
Provides students in grades K-12 with the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers that relate to NASA.

Just for Fun Links:

For Younger Kids:

Bill Nye the Science Guy Homepage of the popular TV host and author.

Count Us In
Fun games designed to help young kids understand basic number concepts.

Genetics: A Cartoon Guide for Kids
Learn the basics of genetics in this easy to understand cartoon.

Milk Matters
Fun activities that help teach the importance of calcium.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet Discovery Kids’ science entertainment site.

For Older Kids:

3-D Brain Maturation Video
A time-lapse 3-D movie that compresses 15 years of human brain maturation into seconds.

Annals of Improbable Research
Webpage of the science humor magazine.

Archimedes’ Laboratory
This site is filled with puzzles, optical illusions, and even instructions for making your own puzzles.

Classic strategy games
From GameTheory.net, links to online versions of classic strategy games. There is also an interesting section on the use of game theory in popular culture.

Girls Go Tech
From the Girl Scouts of America, create digital music, learn about your brain, or send your friend encrypted messages!

Smithsonian Kids
Create a sculpture on your computer, play a Viking board game, test your knowledge of Giant Pandas and explore the Smithsonian Institution.

Tox Town
Learn about various environmental health concerns that may be important in the post-disaster environment and during clean-up efforts through Tox Town's four neighborhood scenes.

Thinkfinity
Access over 55,000 educational resources to learn about science and technology.

Space and Earth Science
Play, learn, and explore the world around you. Learn more about our Sun and Earth, our solar system, and the universe beyond through interactive games, movies, and activities provided by NASA.