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The following are primarily designed for Classroom Teachers & Students.    More units

TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
Gravity and Magnetism
from Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading®
     
Book
Student book
Teacher guide
20 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 02: Planetarium Activities for Schools
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
K - 9-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 03: Resources for Teaching Astronomy & Space Science
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
K - 9-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Marine Science Field Trips: Central California
from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
K - 12 
PASS Vol. 01: Planetarium Educator's Workshop Guide
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
K - 12-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 04: A Manual for Using Portable Planetariums
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
K - Adult 
Mixing red, green and blue light
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Java Applet
3 - Adult 
SPACES: Solving Problems of Access to Careers in Engineering and Science
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
4 - 10 
Get It Together
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
4 - 12 
Háganlo Juntos
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
4 - 12 
Off & Running: The Computer Offline Activities Book
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
4 - 12 
PASS Vol. 06: Red Planet Mars
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
4 - Adult 
Bubble-ology
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 910 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Earth, Moon, and Stars
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 96 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Environmental Detectives
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 914 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
HOU Hands On Solar System
from Hands-On Universe™ (HOU)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
 5 - 914 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 08: Colors From Space
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
     
Book
5 - Adult 
PASS Vol. 09: How Big Is the Universe?
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
5 - Adult 
PASS Vol. 10 Who "Discovered" America?
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
5 - Adult 
PASS Vol. 12: Stonehenge
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
5 - Adult 
Investigations: Flea-Sized Surgeons
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
6 - 9 
Investigations: Growth Patterns
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
6 - 9 
Investigations: Remote Rulers
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
6 - 9 
Investigations: Scatter Matters
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
6 - 9 
Investigations:Telling Someone Where To Go
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
6 - 9 
SEPUP Car Comparison
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Flash
6 - 9 
Environmental Impact: Comparing Industries
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1012-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1014-22 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hazardous Materials Investigations: The Barrel Mystery
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1010-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Household Chemicals: Better by Design
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1023-38 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Energy from the Sun
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1012-18 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Environmental Health Risks
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1010-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Food Safety
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1010-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Wastewater: Solutions and Pollution
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1017-21 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Living With Plastics
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1012-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Thresholds and Toxicology
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1014-21 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Waste Disposal: Computers and the Environment
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1012-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Decision Making: Probability and Risk Assessment
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
Teacher guide
6 - 1212-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Emission with single filter
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Java Applet
6 - Adult 
IEY: Issues, Evidence & You
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
7 - 9118-138 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Coral Reefs
from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
7 - 910 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Climate Change
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ecosystem Change
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Flow
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Use
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Global Systems Science
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
9 - 1250 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hands-On Universe High School Curriculum
from Hands-On Universe™ (HOU)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
 9 - 12-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Life and Climate
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
     
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Losing Biodiversity
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ozone
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
S&S: Science and Sustainability
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
9 - 12160-180 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Population Growth
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
 9 - Adult20 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Chemical reaction applet
from ScienceVIEW
     
Java Applet
11 - Adult 

The following can be adapted for Classroom Teachers & Students.

TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
Teachers Voices, Teachers Wisdom
from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Book
K - 12 
San Francisco Bay View
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Web page
K - Adult 
PASS Vol. 13: Northern Lights
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
4 - Adult1 class session of 45-60 minutes.

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