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Lesson Planning Resources

Canada

Canadian Space Agency - Several lesson plans exploring space (Planets, spacesuits, satelites, astronomy . . . ).
Learn Now BC - Sciences. Learning resources k-12
Every Drop Counts: "Every Drop Counts is a grade 2 learning resource for Greater Victoria educators about water with a focus on drinking water quality, protection and conservation." This resource is free to download, but the Curriculum Library has the complete kit which includes children's literature, lesson plans, and materials for experimentation.
Resources for Rethinking: Learning for a Sustainable Future: is a non-profit Canadian organisation whose mission is to promote, through education, the knowledge, skills, perspectives, and practices essential to a sustainable future. Lessons are peer-reviewed.
Instructional resources in science. The Open Schools BC's Community Learning Network (CLN) theme page on science.

International

NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) : High-quality lessons searchable by grade level.
Center for Environmental Education Includes current educational resources for use in schools.
Discovery Education Several grade-appropriate plans written by teachers for teachers.
Edtech Teacher: Teaching Science with Technology
Evergreen Teacher's Corner A small selection of peer-reviewed lesson plans
GirlTECH lesson plans. Archive of lesson plans for all areas created by nearly 200 teachers and leaders who participated in the TeacherTECH workshop1995-2006.
NASA space science education resource directory. Includes links to earth, physical and space science topics for all grades. Search by grade level or by topic.
Newton's apple. Lesson idea from the television program Newton's Apple, produced Twin Cities Public Television.
Science netlinks: Lesson index. Standards based lessons written for teachers, but include student-ready materials such as student sheets (student reproducibles) or E-Sheets (online worksheets that enable students to engage directly in Internet activities).
Smile program index to physics lesson plans. A collection of almost 200 single concept lessons from the Smile (Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement) Program.
USGS Educational Resources 9 - 12
Science Buddies: Hands on science resources for home and school.

Thank you to Carol Nahachewsky who curated portions of this content.