Large Than Life: Magnification of Sand-- Can be modified for mid level or high school, explore sand using magnification, make & record detailed observations about composition, texture and source!

Supporting resources:

Cool online sand grains gallery

Sand Lab Observation Chart

Grid Template for Background Scale

Geology Lite Magazine Magnification Issue

Climate Change

Online toolkit for teachers, created by the EPA (includes teacher's guide, ecoregion interactive, case studies and tons of activities to download and use in your classroom)

Environmental Science

Watersheds--Branching Out

All the Water in the World-- Build awareness for the need for water conservation and communicate basic water conservation practices

Earth and Space Websites

USGS Education Outreach

NOAA Educational Resources

NASA Education

Physical Science

Microscopes and Optics

Molecular Expressions: Activities to investigate light, optics and power, includes online simulators!

Larger Than Life: Magnification of Sand activity (see Geology Column)

Astronomy

Scale of the Universe interactive

Physical Science Websites

ACS, Free Chemistry Lessons

Interactive Simulations

Physics Flash Animations

Helpful websites and resources for planning science curriculum by subject area:

Streaming Video:

PSB Video Database-- free video across the content areas, search by topic area at the top of the page!

New Mexico Science Teachers Association (NMSTA)

We are dedicated to providing a network for educators throughout New Mexico to work collaboratively towards improving science education from pre-K through college.