The BSCS 2011-2012 calendar is 17 inches wide by 22 inches high when hanging. Designed for use in science classrooms to provide a source of inspiration and discussion, the calendar combines science and art by featuring a monthly science topic with discussion questions. Each month we'll post resources to support investigation for the monthly topic and questions. If you have additional resources you'd like to suggest, please contact us!
DNA Learning Center
Find information about the history of the DNA Molecule discovery, an animation library, media-rich interactives, and current research all at the DNA Learning Center's website.
There are four main characters involved the history of DNA (Maurice Wilkins, James D. Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Francis Crick). Three of these scientists were awarded a nobel prize for their work. This book list features all four of these scientists whose work led to the discovery of the DNA molecule structure — one of the most important scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
The Third Man of the Double Helix: The Autobiography of Maurice Wilkins (Maurice Wilkins)
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA (James D. Watson)
What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery (Francis Crick)
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Brenda Maddox)
Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science. A Guide for Individuals and Communities
The Climate Literacy Network has been responsible for the development of the Climate Science Literacy Essential Principles, which summarize the most important principles and concepts of climate science.
Carbon Connections (BSCS)
Carbon Connections is an online module that features three units designed to support teaching of the carbon cycle and climate science. This work is funded by NASA's Global Climate Change Education project. BSCS is partnering with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) on development of the supplement.
Utah Education Network Climate Science
UEN Climate Science is an educational resource for teachers and learners.
Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth (Wackernagel, M. & Rees, W)
Presents concepts of sustainability in terms of what individuals and societies can do to reduce our impact on Earth systems.
Teaching about Climate Change: Cool Schools Tackle Global Warming (Grant, T. & Litteljohn, G.)
Accessible information and activities for teaching students about climate change.
Green Teacher: Education for Planet Earth
The University of Utah
Genetic Science Learning Center
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skoot
One Renegade Cell: The Quest for the Origin of Cancer by Robert A. Weinberg
The Encyclopedia of Earth
The Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. TheEncyclopedia is a free, expert-reviewed collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and are useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.
The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson
"In the Amazon Basin the greatest violence sometimes begins as a flicker of light beyond the horizon. There in the perfect bowl of the night sky, untouched by light from any human source, a thunderstorm sends its premonitory signal and begins a slow journey to the observer, who thinks: the world is about to change." Watching from the edge of the Brazilian rain forest, witness to the sort of violence nature visits upon its creatures, Edward O. Wilson reflects on the crucible of evolution, and so begins his remarkable account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity.
Wilson, internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies, conducts us on a tour through time, traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and points out the cataclysmic events that have disrupted evolution and diminished global diversity over the past 600 million years. (Harvard University Press)
BSCS Carbon Connections
Carbon Connections is a three-unit, online curriculum for students in grades 9–12 designed to improve their understanding of the carbon cycle and the science of Earth's climate. The concepts of the units combine science across all fields of study.
National Renewable Energy Lab
From elementary school science mentoring to senior-level research participant programs, NREL's educational opportunities help provide the link to a clean energy future.
US Green Building Council
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is redefining the way we think about the places where we live, work and learn. As an internationally recognized mark of excellence, LEED provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
Understanding Evolution
Understanding Evolution is a non-commercial, education website, teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology. This site is here to help you understand what evolution is, how it works, how it factors into your life, how research in evolutionary biology is performed, and how ideas in this area have changed over time.
DNA Learning Center
In the lesson featured on this website, students work through a series of experiments that investigate the use of model organisms in the search for a better understanding of the genes that influence memory formation.
Your Inner Fish
Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik—the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006—tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA is the world’s leading supporter of research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. This site provides current and authoritative information about the latest research on drugs and addiction.
The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation with principal interest in health and education. Its website provides information for the public on the latest research findings about the brain and brain disorders.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
NCADI is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and functions as the information service for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Doing Science, The Process of Scientific Inquiry
National Nanotechnology Initiative
BSCS programs incorporate a conceptual framework that is clear, progressive and integrated with many pedagogical strategies. The concepts build in a way that students understand. The activities, investigations, and readings engage students in a way that allows them to "have fun" while learning, opening them up to the natural world around them.
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