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Spotlight: Free Science Resources Online
NASA's online materials also go well beyond the classroom, with information about near-Earth objects, a Solar System Simulator, planetary surface maps, and news on the latest space missions. Check out the Jet Propulsion Laboratory site for more.
NASA Quest also provides grade-based online materials focused on project-based learning.
3. Smithsonian Institution: Standards-Aligned Science Resources
The Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Education site, in addition to offering a vast repository of browsable historical materials, also provides teacher-focused resources geared toward the real-world requirements of public science education, including materials aligned to state and national standards. Its standards-aligned materials are searchable by state (or nation), grade, and subject area, and its general resources--more than 1,300 strong--can be browsed by specific subjects within science, such as air and space, Earth science, general science, etc. Of course, it also includes resources on a wide variety of subjects outside STEM subjects, including art, literature, and language arts.
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