Science Directory (Stanislaus County)

Science Education Directory

A DIRECTORY OF EVENTS AND HYPERLINKS OF
IMPORTANCE TO EDUCATORS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN STANISLAUS COUNTY
Please e-mail any suggested links or suggestions to:
murovs@mjc.edu
This site was originally uploaded to a different URL in 2001.
First major revision, Dec. 2011. Most recent update, 05/11/12

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California Science Standards, Framework and Survey
Events
Educational Science Associations
K-12 Science Directories and Links
K-12 Science Programs
Science and Technology Centers and Museums (and zoos)
Science Sites and Directories by Discipline
Science Activities and Teacher Resources
Science Resource Personnel in Stanislaus County
Science Materials
Miscellaneous, Image Credits

California Science Standards

Next generation standards - http://www.nextgenscience.org/
Standards - http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/sciencestnd.pdf
Evaluation and ratings of state science standards -
http://www.edexcellencemedia.net/publications/2005/200512_stateofstatestandards2005/Science%20Standards.FinalFinal.pdf
Framework - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/documents/scienceframework.pdf
Information - http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/frame.htm
GEMS correlation to Calif. standards - http://lhsgems.org/CAcorrelations.html
GEMS correlation to state standards - http://lhsgems.org/Standards.html

Events (and competitions)

Announcement of special event -
Mark your calendars for Sept 27, 2012.
The Gallo Theater and MAPS present Susan Marie Frontczak as Marie Curie, the first winner of two Nobel Prizes.
There will be two performances: a one hour presentation in the afternoon for school groups and a 2 hour evening presentation for the community. There will be a fee for the event. For more information on the presentation, please watch for announcements from the Gallo Theater and MAPS and visit:

http://www.storysmith.org/

http://www.storysmith.org/manya/index.html
http://www.storysmith.org/manya/docs/ManyaBrochure.pdf

http://www.pahomeschoolers.com/MANYA_Study_Guide.pdf

GEMS Workshops - http://lhsgems.org/gemsworkshops.html
Science Olympiad
National - http://soinc.org/
NORCAL - http://www.norcalscienceolympiad.com/ (for info., contact blittle@stancoe.org )
Stanislaus County (middle, high school level) - March, 2013,
     CSUStanislaus, Science Building, Gym,
     Free with many events open to spectators. (for info., contact blittle@stancoe.org )
     http://www.scoestudentevents.org/events/regionalscienceoly/index.html
Stanislaus County (elementary level) - April, 2013, Hickman School,
    Free with many events open to spectators. (for info., contact blittle@stancoe.org )
    http://www.scoestudentevents.org/events/elemscienceoly/index.html
Science Fair (For science fair project ideas, jump to Science Fair Ideas)
Stanislaus County Science Fair - May 14 - May 18, 2012, Petersen Event Center, Modesto
    http://www.stancoe.org/SCOE/iss/scienceFair/welcome.html  (for info., contact rbartkowski@stancoe.org )
National Intel Science Fair - http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/
Google Science Fair - http://www.google.com/events/sciencefair/
DOE Science Bowl - http://science.energy.gov/nsb/
Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) events - http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/MAPS/
Modesto Junior College Science Colloquium - http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/eventscalendar.html
Delta Sierra CREEC - http://www.creec.org/region6b/
CSU Stanislaus events - http://www.csustan.edu/mainpage/calendars-of-events/
UCMerced events - http://events.ucmerced.edu/

Educational Science Associations

National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/
National Science Teachers Association - http://www.nsta.org/
Calif. Science Teachers Association - http://www.cascience.org/
American Association for the Advancement of Science - http://www.aaas.org/

K-12 Science Directories and Links

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Education/K_12/
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Educational_Resources/
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/edu.html
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/links/index.php?pagetype=energyed
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/pages/links/index.php
http://naturalscience.com/ns/nshome.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/bodzin/
http://www.cac.cornell.edu/education/sage.aspx
http://teachscience4all.wordpress.com/category/k-12-general-science/
http://naturalscience.com/ns/nshome.html
http://www.xcitr.org/sites/default/files/xcitr-doc/36/ACS%20IYC%202011%20Materials.pdf
Powerpoint presentations - http://science.pppst.com/

K-12 Science Programs

Stanislaus County

CREEC - http://www.creec.org/region6b/
LLNL - http://education.llnl.gov/
The Delta Sierra Science Project - http://cliodhna.cop.uop.edu/dssp/

State or National
AAAS - http://www.project2061.org/
California Science Project - http://csmp.ucop.edu/csp/
GEMS - http://www.lhsgems.org/ ,
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gems/doedpr.html
FOSS - http://lhsfoss.org/
NASA - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
TERC - http://www.terc.edu/

California summer science programs - http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/other.htm

Regional Science and Technology Centers and Museums (and zoos)

Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito - http://www.badm.org
Calif. Acad. of Sciences, S.F. - http://www.calacademy.org
Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland - http://www.chabotspace.org/index.htm
Challenger Center, Atwater - http://challengersjv.org/
        science museum - http://challengersjv.org/museum.html
Children's Creativity Museum, S.F. - http://creativity.org/
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose - http://www.cdm.org/index.asp?f=1
Coyote Pt. Curiodyssey Museum, San Mateo - http://www.curiodyssey.org/
Discovery Center, Fresno - http://www.thediscoverycenter.net/
Discovery Museum, Sacramento - http://www.thediscovery.org/
Exploratorium, S.F. - http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Explorit, Davis - http://www.explorit.org/
Fossil Discovery Museum, Madera - http://maderamammoths.org/
Great Valley Museum, Modesto - http://www.mjc.edu/community/resources/gvm/aboutus.html
          http://www.mjc.edu/prospective/programs/sme/greatvalleymuseum.html
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley - http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/
LLNL Discovery Center, Livermore - http://www.llnl.gov/llnl/06news/Community/visitor.html
Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek - http://www.wildlife-museum.org
Long Marine Lab, UCSC - http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/
Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito - http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey - http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
Randall Museum, S.F. - http://www.randallmuseum.org/
San Luis Wildlife Refuge - http://www.fws.gov/sanluis/refuges.htm
       Visitor Center - http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NewVisitorCenteratSanLuisRefuge_10172011.html
Serpentarium, Lodi - http://www.snakemuseum.com/
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo - http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/index.aspx
The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose - http://www.thetech.org
World of Wonders, Lodi - http://www.wowsciencemuseum.org/

    Zoos
       Applegate Park Zoo, Merced - http://www.cityofmerced.org/depts/parks_n_community_services/applegate/default.asp
       Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary,Folsom - http://www.folsom.ca.us/depts/parks_n_recreation/zoo/
       Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, San Jose - http://www.hhpz.org/
       Chafee Zoo, Fresno - http://www.fresnochaffeezoo.org/
       Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi - http://www.mgzoo.com/
       Oakland Zoo, Oakland - http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
       Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento - http://www.saczoo.org/
       San Francisco Zoo, S.F. - http://www.sfzoo.org/
    Wildlife Preserves (check for visitation limitations)
        Animal Ark, Reno - http://www.animalark.org/
        ARK 2000, San Andreas - http://www.pawsweb.org/
        B. Bryan Preserve, Point Arena - http://www.bbryanpreserve.com/
        Cat Haven, Dunlap - http://www.cathaven.com/
        Safari West, Santa Rosa - http://www.safariwest.com/

Modesto Junior College Science Center - opening in Fall, 2012
The center will house the Science area and the Great Valley Museum and will include:
a planetarium, observatory, science sphere, Foucault pendulum,
interactive periodic table, outdoor education area

For those interested in contributing to the improvement of science education
in our area, please visit: http://murov.info/ptfundonline.pdf . The Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Division at MJC is seeking ways to improve
the Great Valley Museum, MAPS, SEEK, the Science Colloquium, outdoor education area and the MJC Earthday. Contributions received from sponsorship
of an element in our new interactive periodic table will help the SME Division expand its efforts to improve science literacy in our area.

National and International Science and Technology Centers and Museums
Association of Science and Technology Centers -
http://www.astc.org http://www.astc.org/sciencecenters/find.php
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Museums_and_Exhibits/
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/mwm/www/sci.html

Science Sites and Directories by Discipline or Topic
also see next category for Science Activities and Teacher Resources

General Science
http://teachscience4all.wordpress.com/category/k-12-general-science/
http://naturalscience.com/ns/nshome.html
Powerpoint presentations - http://science.pppst.com/

Anthropology
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/
Anthropology/Directories/
http://www.anthropology-resources.net/Texts/arcguide.html
http://www.scienceresourceworld.com/Archaeology/
anthro-archaeo_education.html
http://www.palomar.edu/anthropology/#Anthropology Web Links

Astronomy
NASA Homepage  - http://www.nasa.gov/ http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Hubble telescope - http://hubblesite.org/    http://www.stsci.edu/
       Downloadable Pictures - http://hubblesite.org/gallery/
              http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/
Astrophysics - http://adswww.harvard.edu/                      Spitzer telescope
Space Science Directory -
      http://teachspacescience.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/ssrtop.plex
Space Science - http://www.windows2universe.org/
directories
http://astronomylinks.com/
http://dir.yahoo.com/science/astronomy/
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=49&toplvl=48&res_feature_request=1
http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/astronomy.jsp

Biology
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=236&mode=2&cached=true
dna learning center - http://www.dnalc.org/
whales - http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
astrobiology - http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/
Evolution and the Fossil record - http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution.pdf
directories
http://dir.yahoo.com/science/biology/
http://www.biologydir.com/ electron microsope image of plant bug
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Directories/
http://www.biology-online.org/directory/
http://teachone.tripod.com/biology/
http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=38

Chemistry http://murov.info/webercises.htm model of water molecule contains list of other chemistry directories, chemistry demonstrations sites, experiments at home, etc.
Dinosaurs http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/dinosaur.directory http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html directories http://www.dinodirectory.com/ Ceratosaurus http://www.dinosaurcentral.com/dinosaur_directory_1.php http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/ The-Earth/Paleontology/Prehistoric-Animals/Dinosaurs

Earth Sciences and Geology
Tornadoes - http://www.tornadoproject.com/
Volcanoes - http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html
                 http://www.stromboli.org/index.php?option=com_content
                             &view=article&id=53:new-volcano-directory
Weather - http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wteach.htm
directories                                                Volcanic cone on Kilauea, Hawaii
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/edustandalpha.htm
http://education.usgs.gov/
http://dir.yahoo.com/science/earth_sciences/
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Earth_Sciences/
http://earth_sciences.science-directory.net/
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Earth_Sciences/Geology/

Environmental Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeceein.asp
Global Warming                                              Rachel Carson, author of
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1.htm                    Silent Spring
http://facingthefuture.org/
http://www.climatechangeeducation.org/
http://www.education.noaa.gov/Climate/Climate_Change_Impacts.html
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/
            Global_Climate_Change_Education_Project.html
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/FAQs/glob_warmfaq.html
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/index.html
http://www.ipcc-wg1.unibe.ch/
http://www.ipcc.ch/
http://earthshots.usgs.gov/tableofcontents
http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/climatechange.asp
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8751cover.html
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8751cover2.html
global warming course - http://www.epainstitute.com/Global-Warming.html
NOAA, 2009 - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate/2009.php
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/global_warming/
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/global_warming/impact_climate_change.html
http://www.4cleanair.org/Documents/NACAAClimateSciencePrimerpost.pdf
http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/
National Acad. Sci. -
          http://dels.nas.edu/Report/Advancing-Science-Climate-Change/12782
Wall St. Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904537
            404576554750502443800.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/442903.2009GL041327.pdf
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/
        cern-investigates-connection-between-cosmic-rays-and-clouds.ars
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v476/n7361/full/nature10343.html
includes atmospheric abundances of gases
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7a.html
http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/chemistry/3_1/3_1_4.html
Climate change in California - http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/
Global Warming and/or the Ozone Hole
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/
http://www.theozonehole.com
CO₂ emission sources - http://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/main.do

Physics part of CERN supercollider http://www.physicslessons.com/ http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Physics/Education/ http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/physics/education/k_12/ http://www.expocentral.com/directory/Science/Physics/Education/
Women in Science Marie Curie http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/summary.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/20117/mainbio.html http://women.science-directory.net/ http://www.dmoz.org/Society/People/Women/Science_and_Technology/ http://www.rasit.org/wisildirectory.html

Science Activities and Teacher Resources
also see previous category for Science Sites and Directories by Discipline

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/?lid=tnavhp
http://www.project2061.org/
http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/bodzin/
http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
http://www.goenc.com/
http://libguides.asu.edu/content.php?pid=21944&sid=159369

Science Fair Ideas
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/
http://www.sciencefairadventure.com/
http://www.sciencefair-projects.org/chemistry-projects/index.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/

Science Literacy
    http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/
Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere
     http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2012-01/web_high.htm?utm_source=
enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HSSciClassJanuary2012
     http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2012-01/journalarticles_high.htm?utm_source=
enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HSSciClassJanuary2012

Anthropology
http://www.library.illinois.edu/edx/elecanth.htm
http://anthropology.buffalo.edu/resources/libraries/

Astronomy and Space
http://teachspacescience.org/cgi-bin/ssrtop.plex
http://www.spaceday.com/
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SEGway/
http://www.phy.duke.edu/~kolena/astroteach.html
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/resources_index.cfm

Biology
http://www.biologycorner.com/
http://www.biology-resources.com/
http://www.csun.edu/science/biology/index.html
Brain - http://science-education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/HSBrain?OpenForm
Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
http://www.genome.gov/10001772
Marine Biology - Jason Project - http://www.kauffman.org/education/the-jason-project.aspx
whales - http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html

Chemistry
http://murov.info/webercises.htm
contains list of other chemistry directories, chemistry
demonstrations sites, experiments at home, etc.
polymers - http://polymer-search.com/covalent/science-teachers-polymer-education-guide.html

Earth Sciences
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/resources.htm
http://geology.com/teacher/
http://education.usgs.gov/
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/library/Pages/teacher_resource.aspx
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/earth-sciences/teacher-resources/6613.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
Oceans - http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/search_educational_materials.html
               http://www.globe.gov/
Gardening - http://www.kidsgardening.com/
Water Related Activities
            http://water.usgs.gov/education.html
            http://www.water.ca.gov/education/
Live from Antarctica - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/index.html

Physics
http://www.aapt.org/Resources/
http://www.csun.edu/science/physics/index.html
http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/pte/311content/resources/resources.html
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=58&res_feature_request=1
http://www.mrwaynesclass.com/teacher/index.html
http://home.messiah.edu/~barrett/phy_ind.htm
Paul Doherty, Exploratorium - http://www.exo.net/~pauld/
nuclear information - http://www.new.ans.org/pi/edu/teachers/reactions/

Science Resource Personnel in Stanislaus County
This section is still undergoing an update

    Astronomy
        William Luebke (Professor Emeritus of Astronomy - MJC) - luebkew@yosemite.edu

    Biology

        Richard Anderson (Professor Emeritus of Biology - microbiology - MJC) - andersonr@yosemite.edu
          Michele Monlux (Professor of Biology - human biology, anatomy and physiology- MJC) -monluxm@mjc.edu

     Chemistry

        Steve Murov - (Professor Emeritus of Chemistry - MJC) murovs@yosemite.edu

   Geology
        Garry Hayes - Professor of Geology - MJC) - hayesg@yosemite.edu

    Physics
        Ken Meidl - Professor of Physics and Astronomy - MJC) - meidlk@yosemite.edu

Science Materials

A. Available from Stanislaus County Office of Education

Starlab: Starlab is a portable planetarium, inflated by forced air, which allows for images
to be projected on the inside ceiling. Starlab is large enough to accomodate classes of thirty
two students. Workshop training provides participants with the basic knowledge for setting up,
using the projector, and tearing down Starlab. More information about Starlab is available at the
Starlab website. Two Starlabs are available at SCOE. http://www.Starlab.com/

B. Commercial Sources of Science Supplies

American Science and Surplus - http://www.sciplus.com/
Arbor Scientific - http://www.arborsci.com/
Carolina - http://www.carolina.com/
Delta Education - http://www.delta-education.com/
Dry Ice - Jack Frost - 1440 Coldwell Ave, Modesto, 209 524-3128 http://www.jackfrostice.com/
Edmund Scientific - http://www.scientificsonline.com/
Educational Innovations - http://www.teachersource.com/
Flinn Scientific - http://www.flinnsci.com/
Frey Scientific - https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?minisite=10029
GEMS books - http://www.lhsgems.org/
Harbor Freight Tool - 212 N-Ninth, Modesto, 209 549-1312, hand lens, etc.
    http://www.harborfreight.com/
Liquid Nitrogen - Modesto Welding - http://www.modestoweldingproducts.com/
Museum Tour - http://www.museumtour.com/
Nasco West - 4825 Stoddard Rd, Modesto, 209 545-1600 - http://www.enasco.com/
Oriental Trading Company - http://www.orientaltrading.com
Raft - http://www.raft.net/
Sargent-Welch - http://sargentwelch.com/resources/a/47/
Sempco, Inc. - http://www.sempcoinc.com/
Steve Spangler - http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/
Ward's Natural Science - http://wardsci.com/

Miscellaneous

    National Public Radio Science - http://www.sciencefriday.com/
    NOVA teacher information - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
    Modesto Bee Health Science page - http://www.modbee.com/24hour/healthscience/
                                                        http://www.modbee.com/2032/index.rss

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