Web Site Resources from the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology, American Museum of Natural History
Ellen Przybyla, American Museum of Natural History, USA
http://www.amnh.org

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The National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology develops programs and materials using the resources of the Museum - our scientists, our collections, and our exhibitions - to address the need for increased science literacy across the nation. Below is a list of the Web-based projects that connect teachers, students, and families to real science.

Seminars on Science: Online Science Courses for Educators

www.amnh.org/learn/pd/sos

The Museum presents an online professional development program for educators. In its fourth year, Seminars on Science is an ongoing project that offers educators nationwide the opportunity to connect with Museum scientists and experience science research first-hand. Each six-week course is authored and offered jointly by Museum scientists and educators. The courses are designed around a current Museum research project or in parallel with a major Museum exhibition. The courses are rich in content while also accessible to learners from a range of scientific backgrounds. Seminars available in the course catalog include:

- Diversity of Fishes

- Earth: Inside and Out

- Genetics, Genomics, Genethics

- How To Think About Life in the Universe

- Sharks and Rays: Myth and Reality

- The Study of Spiders

- Dinosaurs Among Us: The Link to Birds

OLogy

www.ology.amnh.org

OLogy is the Museum's Web site for kids at home, at school, and whenever and wherever kids are curious. OLogy targets 7-11 year olds by sparking their innate curiosity about the natural world. At OLogy, kids can play games, meet real "ologists", ask questions, and read feature stories as they dig into topics that interest them - from paleontology to astronomy to genetics. As kids explore, they can pick up OLogy science cards and add them to their own personal collection, make compositions, and publish them on the OLogy Web site. The site takes advantage of the amazing resources that the Museum has to offer by featuring its collections, expeditions, exhibitions, and scientific staff.

Resources for Learning

www.amnh.org/resources

Resources for Learning offers access to Museum resources developed from scientific research projects, exhibitions, collections, and educational programs to anyone who facilitates science learning. Resources for Learning provides a way for educators of all types - such as teachers, parents, and afterschool coordinators - to connect to the Museum. The site takes learners to places they could never go, such as into the scientific labs, behind the scenes of making an exhibition, or on a research expedition. Visitors can browse the online catalog to find resources such as profiles, lesson plans, interactives, videos, and essays.

Musings: Using Museums in Teaching and Learning

http://www.amnh.org/learn/musings/

Musings is a Web newsletter for science educators nationwide. Musings aims to bridge the worlds of formal and informal education by highlighting, describing, and sharing learning experiences that take place both within and outside the Museum setting. Each issue highlights resources for use in both classrooms and communities. Musings is published up to three times a year.