STANDARDS

    Minnesota Academic Standards in Science

National Science Education Standards (NRC)

Project 2061 Benchmarks (AAAS)

NSDL Science Literacy Maps (adapted from the AAAS Atlases)

Common Core Standards

Frameworks for the MN Math and Science Standards (SciMathMN)

CURRICULUM

School Speciality To order FOSS and Delta kits and replacement parts.

FOSSweb FOSS curriculum support, resources, and activities for teachers, students, parents, and administrators.

FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos 

Engineering is Elementary Engineering curriculum from the Museum of Science in Boston.

PARTNERS & MATERIALS RESOURCES

Bakken Library and Museum

The Works

Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life

Minnesota Children's Museum

Minnesota Zoo

Science Museum of Minnesota

Science House - Located in the Big Back Yard of the Science Museum, members can check out classroom sets of hands-on materials, engage in formal and informal consultation and professional development, and discuss education issues with friends and colleagues in a comfortable and creative environment.  During the 2011-2012 school year, all SPPS educators are members of Science House.

Starbase Minnesota  grade 4-6 STEM program funded by the National Department of Defense

Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary - Both a field trip destination and a resource for locally-specific science curriculum.  Curriculum includes specific references to the contributions and history of Dakota Native Americans.

Big River Journey  - An integration of river and classroom experiences connecting 4th-6th grade students with the science and heritage of the Mississippi River culminating with a riverboat excursion on the Mississippi River. 

Trans-Mississippi Biological Supply - A local vendor of live materials for the science classroom.

ADDITIONAL USEFUL SITES

Universal Design for Learning  Universal design resources for the SPPS adopted secondary science textbooks.

3M Visiting Wizards

Geological Society of Minnesota

getSTEM

Global Warming 101 An educational program sponsored by the Will Steger Foundation

High Tech Kids

How Stuff Works

Journey North

MN Department of Education

MN Department of Natural Resources 

MN Science Teachers Association

National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics

National Science Teachers Association

Online Learning Resources - maintained by SPPS Educational Technology Digital Learning Center

Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed

SPPS First Lego League

Will Steger Expedition Journals