Vicki Van Buren
Assistant Superintendent
Secondary Education
(541) 355-1026
vicki.vanburen@bend.k12.or.us

• High Desert Museum
• Bend Science Station
• Sunriver Nature Center
• OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) 

• Botanic Gardens Convervation International Planet Plant (for ages 9-12):  Check out the online and offline activities and games that can get kids excited about the importance of plants and the need for conservation.  http://www.planetplant.org/  
     
• CalTech's Whyville (for ages 8-15):  Created by CalTech's scientists, this site has built-in security and offers numerous educational games related to math, science, technology, and more.   http://www.whyville.net/
   
• Discovery Education (all ages):  http://school.discovery.com/   
   
• National Geographic (for age 9 and up):
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/  
   
• Project: Connect (for ages 9-12):  This program from Qwest consists of a series of seven interactive online games that teach participants about the telecommunications technology.  (Requires login and password)   http://www.qwestpioneers.org/

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• AIMS:  Sample AIMS activities that can be used in the classroom. The Places to Visit are excellent K-8 sites that cover all curricular areas. http://www.AIMSedu.org/
   
• Ask-A-Scientist Service: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, a nonprofit research and educational institution, posts questions from students, teachers and others on its website www.wi.mit.edu/programs/ask .  Brief responses from researchers appear alongside the questions.  Email questions to webmaster@wi.mitt.edu
   
• The Consumer's Guide to Afterschool Science Resources:  This online guide offers reviews of hands-on science content for afterschool programs, including semester- and year-long curricula, activity kits, instructor guides and websites.  http://news.publiceducation.org/t/5032/171606/116/0
   
• Electronic Naturalist:  This interactive resource is produced by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.  Each week, the site presents a different natural science unit.  http://www.enaturalist.org/  
   
• General science and math resources: 
  http://www.carolina.com/links/links2/sciandmathlink.asp 
   
• Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century:  This new curriculum supplement from BSCS helps middle and high school students focus on real-world issues in their science coursework through a series of six lessons.  http://www.nutrientsforlife.org/educators
     
• Oregon Department of Education for Science:
  http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/science/  
   
• Pharmacists - Unsung Heroes:  The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) will send DVDs of the public TV show "Pharmacists: Unsung Heroes" to high school science teachers. To request a copy, send an email to smatthew@aacp.org
   
• Smithsonian's Satellite Imagery:  This Smithsonian Institution site presents views of conditions and events on Earth that are nearly impossible to document from the surface of the planet.  http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/
   
• Teachers' Network:  Veteran teachers have contributed their personal best practices and other suggestions based on their classroom experience. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/
   
• Windows into Wonderland:  The National Park Service takes website visitors on electronic field trips into Yellowstone National Park.  Designed for middle school students, each trip includes curricular materials for teachers and an Ask-An-Expert area.  http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/