These are in no certain order but information obtained from the resources that were in attendance at the Teacher Open House at the Museums in Albuquerque recently, I hope this helps those of you who were not able to attend and those of you who did not get everything:
Dream in Color www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor for free activities, resources and lesson plans from Target to help bring cultural celebrations to life
Etscorn Campus Observatory and Magdalena Ridge Observatory. Education and Outreach for a Star Party or Class Presentation. Contact: Dr. Daniel A. Klinglesmith dklinglesmith@mro.nmt.edu Suitable for grades 4-9 and can be upgraded if needed
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, Homeschoolin' in the Home Range Ecology Day, Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 9:30-2 For more information or to register Susie at Susan.davis@state.nm.us or 505-281-5259--Will also be offered in the Spring
The New Milennium Program --Space Place -- http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
National Radio Astronomy Observatory-Bring your class to the VLA..50 miles w of Socorro on US Hwy 60. Contact July Stanley 505-835-7243 or email at vla-tours@nrao.edu
The Albuquerque Fractal Challenge, Elementary, Middle and High School students in Albuquerque...download the free "Xaos" Software and to submit and and read rules go to www.FractalFoundation.org --Deadline Dec 31, 2007
National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico http://www.nso.edu/nsop
Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/documents/constitution/background.html
A Mathematical Scavenger Hunt on the Web http://www.math.washington.edu/~king/mathday/2001/hunt.html
Cool Teaching Lessons and Units www.coollessons.org
Museums of Los Angeles, Internet Treasure Hunt http://iteslj.org/th/1/tm-museums.html
Museum Explorations at the Bradbury Science Museum at Los Alamos National Laboratory www.lanl.gov/museum 505-606-1492
National Hispanic Cultural Center --All School day events are free to school groups but they also have teacher workshops and regular field trips for tours also.... check out what is going on on their website www.nhccnm.org
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Guided and unguided tours and a newly renovated Pueblo House and Exhibits for students of all ages http://www.indianpueblo.org/ or 505-843-7270x3604
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Group Reservation Planner 505-841-2872 for access to the Museum, Planetarium and DynaTheater
EZ Cling from SlapitUp www.slapitup.net for online ordering www.aurorapublishing.com
The University of New Mexico's Family Development Program's Weemagination Resource Center Call 268-8580 for more information on this resource
UNM Family Development Program 277-5800 Birth -Age 8
EcoWISER New Mexico, Grants and Resources www.ecowiser.org 505-310-3694 or Eliza Kretsmann at River Source eliza@riversource.net
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Education programs and tours www.cabq.gov/balloon 505-768-6020
Cosmic Carnival www.cosmiccarnival.org April 19-20, noon-5PM at Tiguex Park in Albuquerque FREE
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Tours and Loan Kits with curriculum 505-277-2924 www.maxwellmuseum.unm.edu
Passport to People Alaska! Sat, Oct 27, 1-3:30PM Native Alaskan Drum Making, Mask Making, Giant Whale Puppet, etc.
Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe,m PreK-12 Hands on, museum tours, teacher workshops, curriculum development www.internationalfolkart.org
New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum http://www.nmholocaustmuseum.org/
Bandalier National Monument http://www.nps.gov/band/ and Petroglyph National Monument http://www.nps.gov/petr/
New! Ancestral Pueblo Lesson plans from Bandalier Nat'l Monument www.nps.gov/band or contact Chris Judson at chris_judson@nps.gov --4th Grade
Los Alamos National Laboratory Science Education Opportunities www.lanl.gov 505-665-8899
Careers in Mining Information and Activity Kit Grades 4-12 Contact 1-800 763-3132 x204 (I don't know if this can be ordered or downloaded but it was given away free at the open house, it is a small stapled packet of information.)
Free Water Conservation Materials from the NM Office of the State Engineer --Project WET Kids in Discovery Series-- this is a pre-order so email Waternm@state.nm.us for delievery in January 2008 (# of copies, name, grade, phone, school name, address, email) http://www.ose.state.nm.us/conservation_index.html
New Mexico Museum of Space History---Their IMAX is whosing Dolphins, Ride Around the World and Roving Mars 505-437-2840 or 1-877-333-6589 www.nmspacemuseum.org
New Mexico Endangered Species Project WILD Coloring Book www.wildlife.state.nm.us/publications/documents/coloringbook/es.pdf FREE DOWNLOAD
New Mexico Science Teachers Associationhttp://www.nmsta.org/ This is even open to Homeschoolers and I have found it to be a fabulous resource for learning, especially if you can attend their conference, the next one is in Las Vegas, NM on Nov 1-3
New Mexico State Monuments-- http://www.nmmonuments.org/
Shuttle Camp at the NM Museum of Space History www.nmspacemuseum.org/shuttlecamp 1-877-333-6589
White Sands Star Party VIII Oct 5-6, 2007 at White Sands National Monument www.zianet.com/wssp 1-877-333-6589
Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/
STEM Education Outreach Programs http://stemed.unm.edu/ They have a calendar that you can print out of the impt dates for various science olympiads, state science fair and other programs.
The Albuquerque Museum www.cabq.gov/museum school programs, tours, classes-- (This museum falls under the new Albuquerque City Bill that was passed recently allowing equal access for homeschoolers to City facilities!)
Temples and Tombs Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum...Nov 18, 2007 -Feb 10,2008 --FREE Educator Preview Night, Tuesday, Nov 27 5:30-8 (Educators only, no family members/kids) at the Albuquerque Museum 243-7255
K-16 Earth Science Education www.agiweb.org/education
Forces of Change http://forces.si.edu
Did you know that after an earthquake, the Earth 'rings' like a gong? www.iris.edu/eno/eathmodes
GIS Solutions for Education http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html
Soils Education Resources www.soils.org/lessons
That is all I have and I am sure there was stuff that I was not able to pick up but if you have other resources you would like to share please email me! There are also 2 pages of online resources I scanned in, if you can not read the attachments then email me!
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