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Visionlearning
Are you looking for an established resource for educational content in science that is grounded in best practices of how people learn while still being concise and freely available?
Then you've found it with Visionlearning. Our materials, targeted to both students and educators, make peer-reviewed, bilingual content freely available. Visionlearning modules explore specific STEM concepts and examine how we have come to understand them, the people who have contributed to our understanding, and the ongoing research that builds our scientific knowledge.
Solar System Exploration (NASA)
Launched in October 1998, this site strives to be a real-time, living encyclopedia of robotic exploration of our solar system. Our goal is to provide the public, students and teachers with reliable, accurate, up-to-date planet and mission information and create a complete historical record of deep space exploration.
Annenberg Learner
Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in American schools through the development and distribution of multimedia resources for teaching and learning. We are a division of the Annenberg Foundation, which funds a wide range of programs in education and other areas.
Kepler: a search for habitable planets
The Kepler Mission provides several opportunities for teachers, students and the public to get involved. Kepler’s Education and Public Outreach program includes activities and materials for teaching and learning, and information on public outreach through the Night Sky Network, StarDate, and much more.
Merlot II
Educational resources for teaching and learning via a free collection of "tens of thousands of discipline-specific learning materials" and more.
Urban Institute
We believe in the power of evidence to improve lives and strengthen communities. Public policies work best when they are rooted in facts, and our research sparks solutions in programs and practice. Our analyses and recommendations help expand opportunities for all people, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the fiscal health of governments and effectiveness of public policies.
