Welcome! Check out lots more content-specific resources on these pages, too. We also have classroom kits available for check-out.  Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email Tim at tim.miller@mountaincastles.org

Understanding Science — a must-read website from UC Berkeley

National Science Foundation (NSF) (website)

Be a “cultivator of curiosity”

Facilitating “patient problem-solving” — rethinking math (and science) instruction

Check out Dan Meyer’s Blog for fun problems to solve

Innovative problem solving and teacher resources!

Virtual field trips and talks

Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants (live talks with scientists and explorers)

Skype a Scientist (live talks with scientists)

Next Generation Science Standards (website)

Organizations

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST)

Virginia Association of Environmental Education

North American Association of Environmental Education

No Child Left Inside Virginia

Virginia Naturally

The “Project” Curricula

Project Learning Tree

Project WILD and Aquatic WILD

Flying WILD

Project WET

Project Underground

Agriculture in the Classroom

Educational Resources from Government Agencies

Science teacher resources from Kids.gov

Science teacher resources from Science.gov

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Smithsonian Kids

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Virginia Department of Forestry

Natural Resources Conservation Service

U.S. Forest Service

National Park Service

NASA and NASA Kids’ Club

United States Geologic Survey (USGS)

More Interesting Resources (including STEM)

Design Squad — STEM videos and activity guides from PBS Kids

Science NetLinks — lessons and tools for K-12

Science activities and links — a useful website from a middle school librarian

SciShow — YouTube channel with great science clips

TEDEd — allows educators to create and share lessons built around YouTube videos

Green Schoolyards America — teaching resources, activities, and guides for turning your outdoor school grounds into an interdisciplinary learning center

Bay Backpack — teaching resources for the Chesapeake Bay

Soil Science Society of America — educational resources

If Trees Could Talk — middle school curriculum from the Forest History Society

Forestry and Conservation for Kids — “kid friendly” resources for soil, water, forestry, and wildlife; conservation careers, too!

PlantingScience — collaborative inquiry project with plant scientists

Earth Exploration Toolbook — explore the state of our planet with data

The Field Book Project — a collection of field notebooks from the National Museum of Natural History

21 Smithsonian Scientists — video collection showing what scientists REALLY look like (and what they do)

Periodic Videos — elements of the Periodic Table exposed in fun video clips, often with explosions!

Numberphile — fun videos of the stories behind the numbers

PhET — math and science video simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder

15+ Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a Computer) and more — articles from Edutopia

7 Classroom Resources for Pi Day — article from Edutopia

9 Short Videos for Exploring the Universe — from Edutopia

Short Videos about Water (activities and lessons, too) — from Edutopia

Earth Day resources (but good for ANY day) — from Edutopia

Virtual Field Trip resources (lessons, too) — from Edutopia

Food literacy and nutrition — from Edutopia

Garbology — website that explores waste and waste management

Girls in STEM videos — from Edutopia

Engineering is Elementary — activities and lessons

Code — sponsors of the “Hour of Code” and more

Gamestar Mechanic — teaches game design and has lesson plans, too