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Science Connected is a 2016 Clif Bar Family Foundation grantee! We are very grateful to the Foundation for helping us empower people to protect the planet by making cutting-edge scientific discoveries easier for students and the general public to access and understand. From the Foundation website: Welcome to Clif Bar Family Foundation. We started the Foundation to support grassroots groups led by people whose vision and commitment we deeply admired. We know what a few people with innovative ideas and persistence can accomplish – Clif Bar’s roots are grassroots. Over the years, we’ve been proud to support hundreds of organizations that are working tirelessly to conserve wild places and open spaces, advocate for pedestrian- and bike-friendly communities, and expand urban forests and restore watersheds. These nonprofits often are on the front lines, striving to safeguard public health and the environment by expanding organic farming acreage, improving local and global food security,…

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Free teacher guides, middle school science education, free materials

Breathe new life into your science class with GotScience Teachers: STEM Education Resource Center. We invite teachers to tap into our science news content with FREE discussion guides and compelling activities. Coming in June 2016: FREE E-Book Questions, discussions, and activities for GotScience.org in your science classroom 30+ GotScience.org articles Please share this exciting news far and wide so educators can receive this free science teaching resource! Thanks! The GotScience Teachers STEM Education Resource Center is proud to announce the release of the GotScience.org Discussion Guides. This 36-page PDF e-book of science teaching discussion guides and activities is now available for FREE download from GotScience.org. Materials have been created for us by a team of experts applying current education theories and best practices. Ensuring that all students have access to high-quality learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects is a priority of the US Department of Education, but in 2011,…

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