Science

State of California Science Standards

California State Board of Education Standards provides links to California science content standards as were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level. 

Science Associations

California Science Teachers Association represents science educators statewide—in every science discipline at every grade level, Kindergarten through University. CSTA demonstrates leadership in science education in the state by organizing and participating in statewide reform initiatives, and providing leadership opportunities for members who wish to serve on state advisory committees, including framework, standards, and textbook committees.

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

Northeastern California Region 2 Sites

California Science Project Inland Northern:  The California Science Project (CSP) is a university based professional development network for teachers of science at all levels. CSP has been, and continues to be, a regional provider of services to schools and districts seeking to strengthen their science instruction consistent with the California Science Framework and the California science Content Standards.

California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) is an educational project whose mission is: To develop a communication network which provides educators with access to "high quality" environmental education resources to enhance the environmental literacy of California students. The CREEC Network is the best source for Environmental Education resources in California. 

North Eastern Regional Curriculum Committee  NERCC is an interdependent, evidence-based, intentional collaborative learning community that systematically supports student success through a recognized network of service providers encompassing the nine Northeastern California counties.

Local Science Programs

Schreder Planetarium in Redding is a multi-media science education facility serving the students and citizens of Northern California. The planetarium provides student and community education in Astronomy and Space Science. Capturing the passion and curiosity of children, teenagers and adults, the planetarium is a beautiful, domed theater in which many science programs can be presented along with realistic and scientifically accurate simulation of the night sky, created using a highly specialized digital projector.

Whiskeytown Environmental School (WES) is unique in its location, for there are many examples of past people's diverse activities. During the week, students may visit an historic graveyard, hydraulic mining sites, old stamp mills, former lumber camps, abandoned gold mines and mining ditches, or even an abandoned settlement. The general environment near the facility is a mixed forest of manzanita, pine and oak. Nearby are deep canyons with tall ferns, fresh water ponds, many streams, and a man-made lake. There is also an abundance of wildlife living at or near the campus.

Teacher / Student Sites

American Chemical Society provides teachers from pre-kindergarten through college with a range of instructional materials to enhance their teaching.

California Building A Presence For Science ~ In addition to providing timely information about science education issues and resources, CABAP is currently engaged in three major projects to help improve both the quantity and quality of California K-12 science education.

California State Science Fair: Science Fair Resources ~ These resources cover multiple fields of science.

California Learning Resource Network Electronic Learning Resources ~ CLRN provides educators with a "one-stop" resource for critical information needed for the selection of supplemental electronic learning resources aligned to the State Board of Education academic content standards.

California Science Project Lesson Study is a three-phase process in which a group of teachers collaboratively develop a lesson, teach or observe a lesson, discuss the lesson.

California Geological Survey ~ CGS attends California Science Education Conference in San Francisco. In addition to being the primary source for geologic information in California government, the California Geological Survey (CGS) is active in the earth science education community, providing resources to educators that are helpful in teaching the Science Content Standards at a variety of grade levels.

Chico Center for Math & Science Education ~ The Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the understanding of mathematics and science at all age levels. The center serves educators and students throughout Northern California.

Classroom Earth The National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with The Weather Channel, has launched Classroom Earth, a program designed to enhance and strengthen environmental education in high school classrooms nationwide. By harnessing the expertise and passion of teachers and students around the country, Classroom Earth will enrich the high school curriculum by encouraging the inclusion of environmental education into all high school subjects - from biology to art - and make it easier for teachers to access best practices online.

Energy and Science Lesson Plans ~ This is a snapshot of some of the resources and lesson plans currently available on the Internet (and a couple of books) that deal with energy and science education.

FOSS California Edition Science Resources Books ~ Science Resources are original student books developed specifically to complement the FOSS investigations and provide content-area reading.

Great Explorations in Math and Science  (GEMS) develops and publishes science and math curriculum, offers specialized workshops, and maintains an international support network.

IPL Kidspace ~ The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web.
Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL!

Math and Science Updates ~ Is an IPL public resource library for the world wide web. This link will take you directly to the Math and Science resource section.

National Science Foundation ~ The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"

Science Learning Network ~Science activities for K-8 students with classroom examples.

Science Olympiad ~ The National Science Olympiad  is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education and increasing student interest in science.

Scienceinquirer Freestuff ~ Free Stuff for Science Teachers.  Here is the full list of links to free resources for science teachers online.

SCORE: Science ~ The SCORE Science site provides web-based resources and lessons that are searchable by standard or topic, a student-friendly Kids Corner, and an Ask-a-Scientist feature.

USGS Education ~ The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research.

Science Centers

Explorit! Science Center-A small hands-on science center in Davis, Ca.

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