™ Resources for the Science, Technology and Engineering MCAS Tests
™ Resources for the Science, Technology and Engineering MCAS Tests
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5th and 8th Grade Science worksheets Science Worksheets
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We have gathered some MCAS Science references for 5th - 10th Grade teachers and their students. On this page you will find interactive features and helpful links to sites that will teach to the standards. Print out a copy of the Science and Technology Standards.
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Internet Resources for Inquiry - Classification
| Scientific Inquiry Model - Teacher tools |
| A rubric for assessing performance in the K-6 Science classroom - Teacher tools |
| 130 Science mini-lessons, all standards and strands - Lesson plans (K-5) |
| More science lesson links - Teacher tools (middle school) |
| Rocks and minerals - Teacher tools (links) |
| Process Skills Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (middle and high school) |
| Bugs in the classroom - classification - Lesson plans |
| A lesson in classification - Lesson plan (6-8) |
| Classification quiz - Quiz (middle school) |
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Internet Resources Inquiry/Designing an Investigation
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National Academy of sciences/ science education - Teacher tools (resources) |
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Inquiry based learning - Workshop for staff development - Teacher tools (k-12) |
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Science webquests - Teacher tools |
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Experimental design and hypothesis testing - Students (middle and high) |
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Questicon - Students (3-12) Interactive program |
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Science Fair Projects - Students (middle and high) |
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National Science Center - Teacher tools |
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Lists of elementary lessons and experiments - Lesson plans (K-5) |
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Activities Spot: Scientific Mysteries to solve - Students (middle school) |
| Science activities for kids - Students (3-12) |
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Internet Resources for Inquiry/Data Collection
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Space Science education resources -Teacher tools |
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Science Rocks! Zoom! - Student activities all standards - middle school |
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Scientific method, data collection - agriculture theme - Students (8-12) |
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Great Science Sites for Kids - Students (elementary) |
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Education Planet: Science Made Simple - Students (3-12) |
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Kids in the laboratory - Students (elementary, middle school) |
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Hands on activities - Students (elementary) |
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Science Fair tips; display of your data - Students (middle school) |
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Internet Resources for Inquiry/Analysis of Data
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New York Times Daily Science Lesson - Lesson plans by grade level |
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Lesson Plan Links by grade and area of Inquiry - Teacher tools |
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Data analysis learning units - Teacher tools (3-6) |
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Scientific Inquiry - Students (9-12) |
| Scientific Inquiry - Students (6-8) |
| Scientific Inquiry - Students (2-5) |
| Set up an inquiry based lesson - Teacher tools |
| Science quizzes, games, interactive exercises - Students (9-12) |
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High School science lab resources - Students (interactive) 9-12 |
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Ethics of data collection in research (High School) - Teacher tools |
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Science Process Assessments - Students (3-8) |
| Bring Science assessment standards into the classroom - Teacher tools (article) |
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Internet Resources for Domains: Physical Science
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Directory of Physics and Physical Science Lessons - Students (high school) |
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Physical Science Lessons Middle School - Lesson plans |
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Frank Potter's Science Gems / Physical Science - Teacher tools (by grade level) |
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Elementary Physical Science Links - Teacher tools |
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Physical Science Experiments - Teacher tools |
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Physics for Kids - Students (3-8) |
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Experiments and Explorations - Students |
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Electricity interactive lesson - Students (3-5) |
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Internet Resources for Domains / Life Sciences
| National Science Teachers Association - Teacher tools |
| List of Life Sciences Organizations - Teacher tools |
| Life in Space - Students (middle and high school) |
| Frank Potter's Science Gems / Life Science - Students (by grade level) |
| Life Sciences Gizmos - Students (6-8) |
| Life Sciences links - Teacher tools (elementary) |
| Biotech: Science resources (High School) - Teacher tools |
| Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites for Life Sciences - Students |
| Interactive Biology - Students (k-12) |
| Biochemistry Tutorial - Students (high school) |
| Genetics Lessons - Lesson Plans |
| Virtual frog dissections - Students (high school) |
| Biomes - Students |
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Internet Resources for Domains / Earth Science
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Frank Potter's Science Gems: Earth Science - Teacher tools by grade level |
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Earth Science Education K-12 Links - Teacher tools |
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Weather Links for Teachers - Teacher tools |
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NOAA / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Students |
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Global List of Earth Sciences Sites - Students |
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Yahoo Earth Sciences Directory - Teacher tools (directory) K-12 |
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Geology and Geophysics - Teacher tools (directory) K-12 |
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Earth Science lesson plans by grade level - Lesson plans |
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Science Webquests by grade level - Teacher tools K-12 |
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Volcano World - Students (elementary, middle) |
| Earth Science Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (grades 5-8) |
| Teacher Made Earth Science Lessons - Lesson plans (middle and high school) |
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Tidepools - Students (elementary) |
| Water for kids - Students (elementary) |
| NASA's Observatorium - Students (middle school) |
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Internet Resources for Domains / Space Science
| Space and astronomy for kids - Students (directory 3-8) |
| Kids Astronomy - Students (elementary and middle) |
| NASA space science - Students (5-12) |
| Exploratorium and Hubble space telescope - Students (middle and high school) |
| Great Lakes Science Center - Teacher tools |
| Columbus Hands-on Science Center - Online activities - Teacher tools |
| Orbits simulations - Students (high school) |
| NASA quest - Teacher tools (K-12) |
| NASA Kids Club - Students (1-5) |
| Space Shuttle experiment links - Students (all) |
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Internet Resources for Technical Design
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National engineering design challenge (high school)- Students |
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NASA engineering design challenge - Students - high school |
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Spaceday - Teacher tools |
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Discovering engineering - Students (middle school) |
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ZOOM Engineering Toolkit - Teacher tools (elementary) |
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Lego design and engineering - Students (middle and high) |
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Legos in the classroom - Teacher tools |
| Building things - Lesson plans (3-8) |
| Dartmouth project for teaching engineering problem solving - Teacher tool (high school) |
| Frank Potter's Science Gems - Engineering - Teacher tools |
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Internet Resources for Understanding Technology
| Understanding technology guide for educators - Teacher tools |
| What's inside a computer - Students |
| Computers inside and out - Lesson plans |
| Integrated technology lesson plans - Lesson plans (3-12) |
| Teaching counterintuitive concepts - Teacher tool (article) |
| International Society for Technology in Education - Teacher tools |
| Computers and the Internet - Teacher tools (resources by grade level) |
| Software programming for kids - Teacher tools |
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Internet Resources for Science and Human Affairs:
| Shuttle experiments; the future of space flight - Lesson Plan |
| Future of human space flight - Students (8-12) |
| Ethical issues in science and engineering - High school students |
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Ethical, legal and social implications of the Human Genome Project - Teacher tools (k-12) |
| Pros and cons of stem-cell research - Students (8-12) |
| Thinkquest; pros and cons of human cloning - Students (7-12) |
| Scientific American Magazine - Teacher tools |
| Evolution/Intelligent design debate - Teacher tools |
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Internet Resources for Engineering
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National engineering design challenge (high school)- Students |
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NASA engineering design challenge - Students - high school |
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Spaceday - Teacher tools |
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Discovering engineering - Students (middle school) |
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ZOOM Engineering Toolkit - Teacher tools (elementary) |
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Lego design and engineering - Students (middle and high) |
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Legos in the classroom - Teacher tools |
| Building things - Lesson plans (3-8) |
| Dartmouth project for teaching engineering problem solving - Teacher tool (high school) |
| Frank Potter's Science Gems - Engineering - Teacher tool |
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