LA Robotics

The VEX IQ Challenge, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, provides elementary and middle school students with exciting, open-ended robotics and research project challenges that enhance their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills through hands-on, student-centered learning.

Contact LeRoy Nelson via email at LeRoy@LARobotics.org or call him any day between 9AM and 9PM at 310-529-4637.

Local Educational Resourses

Young Scientist Program

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

LA Stormwater

Sea Grant

Heal the Bay

Metropolitan Water District - Recycled Water

Friends of the Los Angeles River

Discovery Cube

Natural History Museum

California Science Center

Tree People

Trash for Teaching

Department of Energy

Every Kid in a Park Institute

Free Transportation Opportunity to CA State Parks

K-12 Science Resources

NGSS

Phenomena Organized by Disciplinary Core Ideas

Storylines

California Academy of Sciences:  NGSS Demystified

Teaching Channel

Paul Anderson Unwrapping NGSS

Webinars from WestED

NSTA

Teachers Try Science

Ambitious Science Teaching

Digital Bookshelf

A Framework for K-12 Science Education

Next Generation Science Standards

Developing Assessments For the Next Generation Science Standards

Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

Science Framework for California Public Schools

Science Instructional Materials from Other School Districts

Oakland Unified School Distrit

Stanford Middle School Science Curriculum