Site Map for the Science Website

  Science Web Site

1. Email Heartland Science Consultants
   
   
2. Primary Science Contact for your District
   
   
3. Join the Heartland Science List Serves
   
   
4. Science Fieldtrips Around AEA11 (Blank Park Zoo, Science Center of DM, Great Ape Trust, Neal Smith Nat. Wildlife Refuge... )
   
   
5. Science Teaching Legislation
   1. State Science Initiative (Every Learner Inquires)
   2. National Science Education Standards
   3. NCLB Science Standards Information (SCASS, NCREL, Assessments... )
      
      
6. Available at Heartland
1. Star Lab
2. Science Kits (FOSS, Insights, STC, Delta, GPS, Probes, Microscopes ...)
3. Iowa Science Purchasing Discount
4. Free Items from Heartland (contact our science secretary @ 4671)
   
   
7. Projects
   1. SEMI (Science Education Mobile Instruction) Project
   2. SPDI (Science Professional Development Inquiry Institute)
      
   3. CAB (Content Area capacity Building) Project
      
   4. SWH (Science Writing Heuristic)
      
   5. Environmental Education/Naturalist Project
      
   6. Science Teacher Leadership Series
      
      
8. Technology
   1. Science websites: Heartland Science searchable database (enter info in synopsis.) ie simulations, rubrics, lessonplans, plants....to find science websites
   2. Science Audio Podcasts from schools in the Heartland area
      
   3. Palm/Handheld in the Science Curriculum
      
   4. Polycom in Science
      
   5. ICN Science Sessions through IPTV
      
   6. Iowa AEA Online (links to Clipart, United Streaming Video EBSCO, Multimedia Archive, WorldBook, AtomicLearning and Accuweather)
      
      
9. Science Teaching Topics
   1. Science Ethics
   2. Citizen Science (Students/Teachers/Scientists)
   3. K-12 Lab Safety Guidelines and Information
   4. Effective Science Questioning
   5. Science Goals (Elementary, Middle and High School)
   6. Iowa Geologic Survey
   7. NSTA Position Statements
   8. Information on Evolution
   9. Science Career Information for Students
   10. Earth Science Curriculum
   11. Life Science/Biology Curriculum
   12. Chemistry Curriculum
   13. Physical Science Curriculum
   14. Physics Curriculum
   15. Environmental Education Curriculum
       
       
10. Professional Science Teaching Resources
    1. Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science
    2. Iowa Teaching Standards in Science Classrooms
    3. College Readiness Standards-Science from ACT
    4. Metro Waste Authority (chemical disposal)
    5. Iowa DNR Resources (included classes)
    6. University Science Educators in Iowa
    7. Iowa Science Teachers Journal issued quarterly (August, November, February, and May)
    8. Science Contests and Fairs
    9. Grants for Teaching Science
    10. Teaching Awards and Non-AEA Learning Opportunities
    11. Science Classes and Workshops
    12. Conference Presentations
    13. Rubrics For Assessment of Secondary Science (pdf document)
    14. Hot Picks for Science Reading
    15. Mathematics Connections to Science