{"id":394,"date":"2018-10-25T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meed\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2018-11-23T22:07:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T05:07:37","slug":"science-education-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meed\/science-education-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Education Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UBC Links<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beaty Biodiversity Museum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Botanical Garden<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Learning Science<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/scitable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scitable<\/a> &#8211; A website in conjunction with Nature publishing group. Excellent for basic information about a wide variety of topics: Genetics, Cell Biology, Ecology, Scientific Communication &amp; more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Outreach programs<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/education.yourwildlife.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YourWildLife<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A new project to &#8220;try to improve student outcomes and teacher enthusiasm around the world\u00a0by creating opportunities for real scientific discovery.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildbc.org\">WildBC<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;Offers a variety of dynamic hands-on workshops, learning resources and programs for educators.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianforestry.com\/kits\/english\/index.html\">Canada&#8217;s Forests Teaching Kits<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;provides educators with the tools to help young people better understand the value of forests and the importance of protecting and conserving them.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Example Science Activities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/teachers\/resources\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesson plans from the California Academy of Sciences <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Buddies<\/a> &#8211; Great site to check out Biology &amp; Zoology ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/teachers\/resources\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bio-Interactive resources from HHMI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/teachers\/resources\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grow your own bacteria<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/teachers\/resources\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colour your own flowers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/teachers\/resources\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assorted activities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong>Google Earth Interactive<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dispersallimitation.blogspot.ca\/2014\/10\/using-google-earth-as-tool-for-research.html\">Using Google Earth in education presentations<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UBC Links Beaty Biodiversity Museum Botanical Garden Learning Science Scitable &#8211; A website in conjunction with Nature publishing group. Excellent for basic information about a wide variety of topics: Genetics, Cell Biology, Ecology, Scientific Communication &amp; more. 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