Exploringnature.org is an online science education resource for K-12 that can be accessed at school or at home. Subscriptions allow access to more than 7,000 pages of science education resources, which includes:
• Vibrantly illustrated science models, posters, diagrams, and other visual aids.
• Activities, experiments, investigations, worksheets, and reading about science topics.
• Over 1,000 coloring and labeling pages, lessons for how to draw animals, create habitat murals, dioramas, posters, nature trails, maps, and guides.
• Units of science content to help fulfill the Next Generation Science Standards listed by grade (see below).
• School subscribers can now access more than 165 bundles in our store as part of their subscription (value of $1,300)
Search by by Grade Level Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
ESS3.A: Natural Resources • ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
ESS2.E: Biogeology
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B: Variation of Traits
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS4.B: Natural Selection and LS4.C: Adaptation
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans • LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits and LS3.B: Variation of Traits
LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
LS1.A: Structure and Function and LS1.D: Information Processing
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS2.A Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
LS3.A Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS4.B: Natural Selection
LS4.C: Adaptation
Human Anatomy – Content, Illustrated Diagrams, Labeling Assessment
Next Generation Science Standards for 9-12
Plant Kingdom
Cellular Respiration
Cellular Respiration Poster
Unicellular Organisms and Classification
Invertebrate Classification
Ecology and Earth Science
Classification
Some Ways to Use Exploring Nature:
1) Prepare science units, inquiry and model making activities, remedial lessons, testing, and sub plans.
2) Provide visual aids to enhance comprehension and help with ESL students and low level readers.
3) Use drawing, labeling, coloring, hidden habitat, and word search activities to help develop student motor skills, hand-eye coordination, to reinforce science lessons and vocabulary.
4) Teaches students to cite online research using official Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Citations.
5) Provides vetted science content online that students can use from home for homework and research.
6) Use resources in virtual platforms, e.g. Google Classroom.
7) A source for step by step instruction in the development of murals, dioramas, gardens, informational posters and educational nature trails.
8) Help unpack and integrate Next Generation Science Standards, including illustrated standards posters.
9) Access to Exploring Nature’s artwork for your educational projects. Ask about a complimentary license for subscribers only.
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