PFI's Sister Organizations:
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Appalachian Center For Environmental Education
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Discovery school: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/physci.html
Life science lesson plans: www.accessexcellence.org
Educator's Reference desk: www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science
Eisenhower Clearinghouse: www.enc.org/weblinks/lessonplans/science
Academy Curricular Exchange: http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/high.html
ProTeacher Science and Technology : www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edsci.htm
Techer-First Lesson Plans : www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.cfm
Physics Lesson Plans : http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/physics.html
The Science Room : www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew
LessonPlansPage : www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceJH.htm
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North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Science
Various files with detailed information regarding the specific science standards of NC along with some introductory information, organized by grade level for K-8 and by subject for grades 9-12.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science/scos/2004/
North Carolina Standard Course of Study, K-12
North Carolina Standards Course of Study for all subjects for grades K through 12. In some curriculum areas, electives were also added. We encourage you to look over other areas of study to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ncscos
National Science Education Standards
This link with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), is more organized and user friendly than exploring through the National Science Education Standards home. These standards are goals for achievement for all science educators. Please pay special attention to Standards for Science Content, Chapter 6.
http://www.nsta.org/standards
Benchmarks of Science Literacy
Benchmarks is not a curriculum planner. It is a tool to be used by educators in designing a curriculum that makes sense to them and meets the standards for science. It is organized by specific scientific topics and then by grade level.
http://www.project2061.org/publications/bsl/online/bolintro.htm