Purdue UniversityResources for INSCITED teachers
Forms
Handouts and Readings
Science Standards Across the Grade Levels - Excel Spreadsheet for Scavenger Hunt and Reference
Designing an Experiment
Help, I'm Teaching Middle School Science
Student's Guide to a Scientist's Notebook
Taste Bud Myth
Websites
NSF Resources -- Promoting Public Understanding of Science and Engineering, the National Science Foundation supports a wide variety of educational and informational projects for the general public.
When Things Get Small -- This program teaches viewers about nanoscience -- technology at one-millionth of a millimeter -- through an entertaining mix of science and humor.
DragonflyTV -- A PBS science series produced by Twin Cities Public Television that promotes authentic science inquiry by presenting "real kids doing real science."
Kinetic City -- A fun, Web-based after-school science club for kids ages 8 through 11, that combines exciting online animations and activities with boxes of hands-on science experiments.
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman -- Features real kids, real challenges, real science and an unreal animated host -- a dog named Ruff Ruffman.
Cyberchase -- A mystery-adventure cartoon produced by Thirteen/WNET, this show is a vehicle for teaching mathematics and problem-solving, with action centering around three kids and their avian sidekick Digit.
MarsQuest -- MarsQuest has successfully toured the United States for three years. A renovated version of this exhibition will feature the latest discoveries from missions to Mars
NOVA scienceNOW -- Reports from the frontiers of science and technology. Each magazine-style episode consists of several segments covering a variety of cutting-edge science topics. The next episode of "NOVA scienceNow" airs on Oct. 3, 2006.
Peep and the Big Wide World -- An animated series that gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers is the newest addition to TLC's and Discovery Kids' commercial-free and sponsor-free programming block, "Ready Set Learn!"
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination -- This exhibit takes fantasy technologies in the Star Wars movies as engineering design challenges and allows visitors to examine their potential for someday becoming real.
Strange Matter -- This exhibit invites us to explore the fascinating world of stuff and uncover the surprising science behind the materials we use every day.
The Molecularium -- Climb aboard the Molecularium for an animated, virtual tour of solids, liquids and gases—from the inside.
Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France -- This giant screen film brings together the excitement of world-class sport and the frontiers of science.
ZOOM -- This Emmy Award-winning television show produced by WGBH Boston engages kids in science and engineering. The show is hosted by seven kids who explore ideas submitted by viewers.
Hands-On Optics – Making an Impact with Light -- "Hands-On Optics" (HOO) is a unique informal science program that pairs optics professionals with science teachers to introduce underserved middle school students to the exciting world of optics.
Professional Societies
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI)
Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Other Useful Handouts
Map of Downtown Indianapolis (arrow points out Indiana Department of Education)
Government Education Organizations
U. S. Department of Education (USDOE)
Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Purdue University College of Science K-12 Outreach Departments
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Sciences
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics
Contact Us:
College of Science K-12 Outreach
765-494-1990
outreach@science.purdue.edu
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