On July 19, 2011, the National Research Council released the report: A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas  that will serve as the basis for new science education standards. The framework offers a new vision for K-12 education in science and engineering that addresses the “mile wide […]

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.  Forests are vital to the survival and well-being of people everywhere. They provide shelter for people, animal habitat and biodiversity. They are a source of food, medicine, […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has teamed up with the educational arm of NBC News, NBC Learn, and with the National Football League (NFL) to release the Science of NFL Football—an informative 10-part video series that explores the science behind American football. Made especially for students and teachers, these videos are aligned to lesson plans […]

On May 13, 1908, a three-day Conference of Governors opened at the White House, called by President Theodore Roosevelt to consider the problems of conservation. It was attended by the governors of the states and territories, the members of the Supreme Court and the Cabinet, scientists, and various national leaders. They adopted a declaration supporting […]

NSDL makes available a wealth of high quality resources to enrich a “teachable moment” about the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear emergency that Japan is suffering since last Friday, March 11, 2011. You can find high resolution images in the Earthquake rocks Japan resource, and maps explaining the propagation of tsunami waves in Tsunami hits Japan after massive […]

Looking for math resources related to the new Math Common Core State Standards released in June 2010? You came to the right place!  NSDL has assembled a collection of math resources from its providers and partners to create the NSDL Math Common Core collection. The collection is growing fast — new resources are being added and the collection […]

Today’s students often think that computers are very recent technological advancements because computers as they know them did not exist 50 years ago.  You can challenge those ideas in a discussion about the nature and evolution of technology using a series of 12 slideshows, Lectures in the History of Computing, from our Engineering Pathway, that starts with the […]

Chemistry, what a fascinating science discipline!  Isaac Newton, one the greatest scientists in history said in 1676: “If I have seen far, it’s because I stood on the shoulders of giants“.  And you bet that’s true for Chemistry, and for any other discipline as well.  Chemistry was not built by one chemist, or two, it […]

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most frequent cancer type (after lung cancer), with 15% incidence.  It is estimated that more than 200,000 new cases will be diagnosed before the end of 2010.  However, there is much hope and optimism: in the last 30 years the death rate has been […]

The increasingly rich cultural and language diversity in our schools offers great opportunities for our students to learn first-hand about the whole world right there in their classrooms. But it also challenges teachers to deliver instruction that nurtures students’ individual talents, fosters collaborative skills, and benefits from the diversity in the classroom. One way of […]