Arizona Science Center
The Arizona Science Center
Institute for Teaching offers
educators a variety of
professional development
opportunities including college
courses, science content and
pedagogical workshops, special
events, and to help you maximize
your next field trip - teacher
orientations. Click here to learn
about all of our offerings.
Wow!
Science lessons using
Google Earth.
The Arizona Science Center
Institute for Teaching offers
educators a variety of
professional development
opportunities including college
courses, science content and
pedagogical workshops, special
events, and to help you maximize
your next field trip - teacher
orientations. Click here to learn
about all of our offerings.
Wow!
Science lessons using
Google Earth.
Science with Simon
Lessons and Activities
If you have information you would like shared with educators,
please email: Dianne@thegreenfrognews.com.
DISCLAIMER: The following links will take you off of our site. At the
time we linked to them, site content was educational and appropriate
for children.
A
Air Can Do Work: activity grade K-6
Africanized Honey Bees: lessons
Agriculture: lessons
Alien Species: article
Anthropology Lessons from Arizona State University
Archeology/Paleontology: lessons
Archeology: value assessment lesson
Arizona Atlas of Panoramic Images
created by Dr. William A. Bowen
Arizona K-12 Resources: SERP clipart, activities
Arizona Solar Center: lessons, activities, fact sheets
Arizona Specialty Crops: lessons
Arizona Solar Center
ASU Chain Reaction Magazine
ASU Ecology Explorers: program
ASU Mars Education Program
B
Biology: general lessons
Biology/Neuroscience: lessons
Bubbles: lessons / activities
C
Captive Breeding: lesson grades 9-12
Cancer - Race to Find the Cure: This activity simulates the extraction,
identification, and separation of chemicals in or on plants using chromatography.
Students work in groups representing different pharmaceutical companies racing
to find the miracle cure for cancer.
Caves: teacher guide from National Park Service
Caves: world database
Chemicals and human health: curriculum, lesson plans and activities. Grades 6-12
Chemistry: lessons
Chemistry - The Joy of Toys: lessons/activities/historical information grades 4-6
Citizen Scientists - BudBurst: Join us in collecting important climate change data
on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers in your area through
Project BudBurst.
Climate/NASA: lessons grades 5-8
Coastline (America's) Photographs
Cooking Science: activities
D
Dino Poop: article
Disease clusters: Cluster Busters is a unique science curriculum in which
students research disease clusters that might be induced by environmental
toxicants.
Diversity: Activity
Diversity: Experiment
E
Earthforce in the Core: article
Earth & Space Science lessons from Arizona State University
Earth Science: lessons
Earth Science World Image Bank
The Earth Science World Image Bank is a resource made available to the
geoscience community and general public for the purposes of enhancing Earth
education, and serving the community of science that the American Geological
Institute supports. This digital archive was released to the public in June 2003,
after nearly a year of work acquiring, scanning, and indexing images.
Photographers who have submitted images to the Earth Science World Image
Bank acknowledge that the photos displayed here are acceptable for use in non-
commercial venues. Some images are available at a high-resolution free of
charge for non-commercial purposes, as well. Click on the high-resolution link
below each image if you are interested in this possible usage. Commercial usage
rights vary depending on the photographer's wishes. If you would like more
information regarding a particular image for use in a commercial (for profit)
manner contact photo@agiweb.org for specific details.
Earth Shadow
Earthquakes: booklet from USGS
Earthquakes: kids site from USGS
Earthquakes: LiveScience
Earthquake Rumble: Sounds of a quake
Ecosystems: lesson grades K-2
Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats
Environmental Health: variety of middle school lessons by Thinkport.org
Evolution: Podcast series from the University of Arizona
F
Food Web: activity
G
Gardening, Science Of: interactive
General science lessons from Arizona State University
Google Earth: The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point
and zoom to any place on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images
and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google search to show local points of
interest and facts.
Ground Water Study Guide: grades 6-9
Gypsy Moth: Lesson
H
Hurricane Basics
This booklet offers teachers many resources and information about hurricanes
including how they form and grow. It also includes the cycle of Atlantic storm
names for the years 2005 through 2010 and a tracking chart for the
Atlantic/Caribbean Sea site.
Hurricane Visualizations
I
Insects in the Elementary Classroom:
Lessons, fact sheets, and more
Issues, Evidence and You: lessons
K
Karst Topogray USGS: teacher guide and paper model
Katrina: Should New Orleans be Rebuilt - Lesson AP students
L
Land Use: social studies, science, language arts activity grades 6-12
Laws of Motion: unit grade 9
Lemon electricity: activity
Lesson Plans Page: lesson / activities
Life science lessons from Arizona State University
Light - Bubbles and Oil Slicks: activity
Light - Making Rainbows: activity
Light - Make a Pinhole Scope: activity
Light - Prisms and the Spectrum: activity
Light - Why Is The Sky Blue? Activity
Living Proof: lesson explores biomedical issues for grades 7 and 8
M
Maple Syrup: Activity
Milk: article
N
NOAA Research
This site is a joint effort of the NOAA Research and the College of Education at
the University of South Alabama (USA). The goal of the site is to provide middle
school science students and teachers with research and investigation
experiences using on-line resources.
NUTRITION DETECTIVES® "Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices":
FREE CURRICULUM. Nutrition Detectives is an exciting nutrition education
program for elementary school children that is "Teaching Kids to Make Healthy
Choices." They learn how to read food labels, detect marketing deceptions while
simultaneously learning to identify and subsequently choose healthy foods. The
program has been taught in schools throughout the country and data are
currently being collected in Independence Missouri. The program is novel,
creative, engaging, and efficient, imparting crucial information in minimal time.
O
Oceans and Seas: facts, lessons, graphics
Oceans - Visualization Models
P
Paleontology/Archeology: lessons
Peep and The Big Wide World:Written by a preschool teacher who specializes in
early childhood science, these easy-to-do ideas are fun ways for you and your
kids to learn simple science concepts.
Physics: lessons
Physical Science lessons from Arizona State University
Plants: USDA Plant database
Plants to Drugs: Powerpoint presentation
Ponchartrain Basin - Lessons on the Lake: Educators Guide
R
Riparian: fact sheets & puzzles
Rock Cycle: illustration
S
Science Education Resource Page (SERP)
Science and Life Issues: lessons
Science and Society lessons from Arizona State University
Science and Sustainability: lessons
Solar Images: Pima College - East Campus observatory is offering a new, free
service for the teachers of Arizona and beyond.
Sound - A Domino Effect: activity
Sound - Dancing Wire: activity
Sound - Dot Mixer: interactive music
Sound - Good Vibrations: activity
Sound, Kitchen-Sink-O-Pation: interactive music
Sound - Make a Kazoo: activity
Sound, Science of Music: movies
Sound - Step Re-Mix: interactive dancing/music
Sound Box: activity
Sound - Seeing Sound: activity
Sound - Slinky Science: activity
Spiders - An Organism for Teaching Biology: unit for middle & high school
Sweet Potato Production: article
T
Who Needs Trees: lesson grades 4-8
Tornado Paths: University of Michigan AOSS department is offering a new
website for exploring tornado paths. You will need Google Earth.
Tracks: activity
U
Underwater Laboratory: lesson plans that have links to Aquarius science projects
and the physics of underwater diving. The lesson plans were developed for all
grade levels and address topics in the Life Sciences, Physical Science, Earth
Science, Biology, and Chemistry.
V
Volcano Under the City: PBS activities, articles, teachers guide and lessons
W
Water, Disappearing: Lessons 4-6
Water, Drainpipe: Lessons K-6
Water In The World, All: Lessons K-6
Water purification: activity
Water Cycle: illustration
Water Cycle Game: NOAA
Water Source Books: The Water Sourcebooks contain 324 activities for grades K-
12 divided into four sections: K-2, 3-5, 5-8, and 9-12. Each section is divided into
five chapters: Introduction to Water, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment,
Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, and Wetlands and Coastal
Waters.
Water Words: word activity
Weather Channel: great resources!
Weather: Jetstream online weather school by NOAA
Wells & Ground Water: Lessons 3-6
Wolf Habitat, Incredible Shrinking: science and social studies activity
Women in Science: grades 7-12
Lessons and Activities
If you have information you would like shared with educators,
please email: Dianne@thegreenfrognews.com.
DISCLAIMER: The following links will take you off of our site. At the
time we linked to them, site content was educational and appropriate
for children.
A
Air Can Do Work: activity grade K-6
Africanized Honey Bees: lessons
Agriculture: lessons
Alien Species: article
Anthropology Lessons from Arizona State University
Archeology/Paleontology: lessons
Archeology: value assessment lesson
Arizona Atlas of Panoramic Images
created by Dr. William A. Bowen
Arizona K-12 Resources: SERP clipart, activities
Arizona Solar Center: lessons, activities, fact sheets
Arizona Specialty Crops: lessons
Arizona Solar Center
ASU Chain Reaction Magazine
ASU Ecology Explorers: program
ASU Mars Education Program
B
Biology: general lessons
Biology/Neuroscience: lessons
Bubbles: lessons / activities
C
Captive Breeding: lesson grades 9-12
Cancer - Race to Find the Cure: This activity simulates the extraction,
identification, and separation of chemicals in or on plants using chromatography.
Students work in groups representing different pharmaceutical companies racing
to find the miracle cure for cancer.
Caves: teacher guide from National Park Service
Caves: world database
Chemicals and human health: curriculum, lesson plans and activities. Grades 6-12
Chemistry: lessons
Chemistry - The Joy of Toys: lessons/activities/historical information grades 4-6
Citizen Scientists - BudBurst: Join us in collecting important climate change data
on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers in your area through
Project BudBurst.
Climate/NASA: lessons grades 5-8
Coastline (America's) Photographs
Cooking Science: activities
D
Dino Poop: article
Disease clusters: Cluster Busters is a unique science curriculum in which
students research disease clusters that might be induced by environmental
toxicants.
Diversity: Activity
Diversity: Experiment
E
Earthforce in the Core: article
Earth & Space Science lessons from Arizona State University
Earth Science: lessons
Earth Science World Image Bank
The Earth Science World Image Bank is a resource made available to the
geoscience community and general public for the purposes of enhancing Earth
education, and serving the community of science that the American Geological
Institute supports. This digital archive was released to the public in June 2003,
after nearly a year of work acquiring, scanning, and indexing images.
Photographers who have submitted images to the Earth Science World Image
Bank acknowledge that the photos displayed here are acceptable for use in non-
commercial venues. Some images are available at a high-resolution free of
charge for non-commercial purposes, as well. Click on the high-resolution link
below each image if you are interested in this possible usage. Commercial usage
rights vary depending on the photographer's wishes. If you would like more
information regarding a particular image for use in a commercial (for profit)
manner contact photo@agiweb.org for specific details.
Earth Shadow
Earthquakes: booklet from USGS
Earthquakes: kids site from USGS
Earthquakes: LiveScience
Earthquake Rumble: Sounds of a quake
Ecosystems: lesson grades K-2
Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats
Environmental Health: variety of middle school lessons by Thinkport.org
Evolution: Podcast series from the University of Arizona
F
Food Web: activity
G
Gardening, Science Of: interactive
General science lessons from Arizona State University
Google Earth: The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point
and zoom to any place on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images
and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google search to show local points of
interest and facts.
Ground Water Study Guide: grades 6-9
Gypsy Moth: Lesson
H
Hurricane Basics
This booklet offers teachers many resources and information about hurricanes
including how they form and grow. It also includes the cycle of Atlantic storm
names for the years 2005 through 2010 and a tracking chart for the
Atlantic/Caribbean Sea site.
Hurricane Visualizations
I
Insects in the Elementary Classroom:
Lessons, fact sheets, and more
Issues, Evidence and You: lessons
K
Karst Topogray USGS: teacher guide and paper model
Katrina: Should New Orleans be Rebuilt - Lesson AP students
L
Land Use: social studies, science, language arts activity grades 6-12
Laws of Motion: unit grade 9
Lemon electricity: activity
Lesson Plans Page: lesson / activities
Life science lessons from Arizona State University
Light - Bubbles and Oil Slicks: activity
Light - Making Rainbows: activity
Light - Make a Pinhole Scope: activity
Light - Prisms and the Spectrum: activity
Light - Why Is The Sky Blue? Activity
Living Proof: lesson explores biomedical issues for grades 7 and 8
M
Maple Syrup: Activity
Milk: article
N
NOAA Research
This site is a joint effort of the NOAA Research and the College of Education at
the University of South Alabama (USA). The goal of the site is to provide middle
school science students and teachers with research and investigation
experiences using on-line resources.
NUTRITION DETECTIVES® "Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices":
FREE CURRICULUM. Nutrition Detectives is an exciting nutrition education
program for elementary school children that is "Teaching Kids to Make Healthy
Choices." They learn how to read food labels, detect marketing deceptions while
simultaneously learning to identify and subsequently choose healthy foods. The
program has been taught in schools throughout the country and data are
currently being collected in Independence Missouri. The program is novel,
creative, engaging, and efficient, imparting crucial information in minimal time.
O
Oceans and Seas: facts, lessons, graphics
Oceans - Visualization Models
P
Paleontology/Archeology: lessons
Peep and The Big Wide World:Written by a preschool teacher who specializes in
early childhood science, these easy-to-do ideas are fun ways for you and your
kids to learn simple science concepts.
Physics: lessons
Physical Science lessons from Arizona State University
Plants: USDA Plant database
Plants to Drugs: Powerpoint presentation
Ponchartrain Basin - Lessons on the Lake: Educators Guide
R
Riparian: fact sheets & puzzles
Rock Cycle: illustration
S
Science Education Resource Page (SERP)
Science and Life Issues: lessons
Science and Society lessons from Arizona State University
Science and Sustainability: lessons
Solar Images: Pima College - East Campus observatory is offering a new, free
service for the teachers of Arizona and beyond.
Sound - A Domino Effect: activity
Sound - Dancing Wire: activity
Sound - Dot Mixer: interactive music
Sound - Good Vibrations: activity
Sound, Kitchen-Sink-O-Pation: interactive music
Sound - Make a Kazoo: activity
Sound, Science of Music: movies
Sound - Step Re-Mix: interactive dancing/music
Sound Box: activity
Sound - Seeing Sound: activity
Sound - Slinky Science: activity
Spiders - An Organism for Teaching Biology: unit for middle & high school
Sweet Potato Production: article
T
Who Needs Trees: lesson grades 4-8
Tornado Paths: University of Michigan AOSS department is offering a new
website for exploring tornado paths. You will need Google Earth.
Tracks: activity
U
Underwater Laboratory: lesson plans that have links to Aquarius science projects
and the physics of underwater diving. The lesson plans were developed for all
grade levels and address topics in the Life Sciences, Physical Science, Earth
Science, Biology, and Chemistry.
V
Volcano Under the City: PBS activities, articles, teachers guide and lessons
W
Water, Disappearing: Lessons 4-6
Water, Drainpipe: Lessons K-6
Water In The World, All: Lessons K-6
Water purification: activity
Water Cycle: illustration
Water Cycle Game: NOAA
Water Source Books: The Water Sourcebooks contain 324 activities for grades K-
12 divided into four sections: K-2, 3-5, 5-8, and 9-12. Each section is divided into
five chapters: Introduction to Water, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment,
Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, and Wetlands and Coastal
Waters.
Water Words: word activity
Weather Channel: great resources!
Weather: Jetstream online weather school by NOAA
Wells & Ground Water: Lessons 3-6
Wolf Habitat, Incredible Shrinking: science and social studies activity
Women in Science: grades 7-12