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the Space Shuttle Experience! In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Program and the upcoming final flight, NASA has released the Space Shuttle Experience website. This comprehensive and interactive tool provides a multitude of resources for students of all education levels. Users can participate in a variety of interactive experiences to learn about the Space Shuttle Program's accomplishments, what it takes to launch a shuttle, astronaut living, how the program affects life daily here on Earth and much more. The site uses several engaging features that will keep students enthralled, including trivia games with Facebook score sharing, a poll for users to vote on the program's greatest achievement and a virtual signature wall which gives users the opportunity to leave a personal message to the program. And the fun and education doesn't stop when students log off; the site also includes lesson plans that correspond with the site's activities. As an educator, all the resources are supplied to seamlessly walk your students from the activities they experience online into engrossing lessons in the classroom.

"Welcome to kidsprogramming Free Programming Languages for Kids This Wiki is here to provide a resource for teachers. The intention is that teachers contribute to the resource thus sharing with the wider educational community. "

A site established by Henry Holden, aviation historian and author, as an online resource of educational, historical and networking resources for women interested in all aspects of aviation.

"A collection of fantastic teaching resource websites that every maths teacher must have in their bookmarks:"

"Resources for Teachers & Students AIAA offers and sponsors a wealth of resources to support educators at both the university level and K-12: publications & online tools, classroom grants, our Educator Associate Program, informative aerospace links. "

More Scientific American - educational resources section

"Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world. Cybersmart also offers training and resources for schools and materials for library staff."

"The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) project supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice."

"A Math resources list includes presentations from the 2006 Florida Math Standards Conference. "

"If you would like to explore the source materials from which these standards were derived, please review the Science Education resources used by the framers and writers of the proposed standards. "

This website is Oxford University's award-winning Chemistry resource containing a "Pre-University" Chemistry Course, "Virtual Experiments" with "practicals" and VR movies of actual experiments, chemistry Quicktime TV, and much more. A great resource for anyone seriously interested in chemistry.

"promote student achievement and career exploration in math and science, we are providing the following resources for K-12 students, educators and parents. These websites will engage students in activities that will foster their interest in math and science and prepare them to pursue careers in these fields."

Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans Find an array of environmental and science based lesson plans, activities and ideas below. "

"Elementary Engineering Curricula & Resources"

A set of US department of energy lesson plans about energy, and many science topics. (72 lesson plans). There are many activities you can use organized by age.

"A large part of using educational technology is teaching digital citizenship to our students. This list gathers resources to use for that purpose."

"PBL Web Resources"

"Space Adventures' mission is to open spaceflight and the space frontier to private citizens, and Space Adventures vision actually stretches far beyond space tourism. Our goal is to benefit not only the private citizens who fly to space, but help open up the resources of space for all of mankind. We continually aim to develop new spaceflight experiences that are exciting yet safe, and are constantly seeking new ways of arranging more reliable, affordable and safer access to the infinite resources of space!"

"Physics Teaching Technology Resource"

"The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education. Each of our collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right for you."