Educators

Put on some sunscreen and grab your binoculars; we’re headed outside to explore the amazing world of plants and animals right outside your doorstep!

Illuminations provide standards-based resources and materials that illuminate the vision of the National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM) for school mathematics and improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.

Experience natural science in a digital experience from lesson plans, maps podcasts, lecture videos and animation and so much more provided by the USGS.

From classroom resources to professional development and after school resources, Read, Think, Write is an excellent free resource related to all things reading and writing.

The United States Mint offers free, complete lesson plans for grades K-12. Use coins as a jumping-off point to teach science, social studies, math, and more.

Looking for ways to integrate more art and creativity in your lessons/activities? Crayola For Educators provides art-integrated lesson/activity plans for each content area, in grades K-12.

Protecting yourself in public is very important right now amid the Coronavirus pandemic. FOX 10's Ty Brennan learned how to make your own face covering at the Arizona Science Center.

Making is a part of our everyday life, especially now. We are constantly taking this and tweaking them to work for our needs. This week students will learn about the process of making, and how following the Engineering Design Process will lead them through the thought process of a maker mindset.

In Maker Mindset, your student(s) will learn more about the Engineering Design Process, perseverance, and prototyping through daily lessons, including hands-on activities, design challenges, and digital resources. See the appropriate grade-bands and topics below to get started!

Find a wealth of resources and information aimed at helping educators bring genetics, bioscience and health alive in the classroom. 

An online copy of the 21st edition of Henry T. Brown’s “507 Mechanical Movements”, first published in 1868. Some of the illustrations have been animated to show exactly how the different mechanisms moved ranging from a simple pully to piston engines.