Teacher tools include electronic grade book software and lesson plan template software. A link to a collection of popular search engines is provided, along with a brief description of each search engine. A message board lists announcements concerning education and educational events on the Internet. The Program provides middle and high school science teachers with sustained hands-on experience in scientific research so they can better understand the practice of science, and better transmit to their students and fellow teachers a feeling for its practice. Each teacher spends two consecutive summers working as a laboratory research assistant under the supervision of a Columbia faculty mentor.
Opportunities are available in chemistry, as well as other sciences.
Your Guide to Educational Resources on the Internet Provide teachers and students with resources that attempt to improve the way scientific and environmental issues are discussed in the classroom. Resources include lessons plans and classroom, a Teacher Lounge where teachers can share information and discuss the latest issues, and links to other educational resources on the Internet. The Science Center is sponsored by the Chlorine Chemistry Council and is designed to help bring objective and balanced discussion of environmental and scientific issues to classrooms. Teachers may also submit their own activities to share with others on the site. The Center is devoted to interdisciplinary research in aspects of polymer, random, and fractal systems and to developing experimental and computational materials for high school and undergraduate education.