- CTCurriculum.org has lesson plans and guidelines developed by CT teachers and adminstrators. Free registration is required to view some resources.
- Connecticut Academic Performance Test, Second Generation: Science Handbook
- Science Online Support Seminar from the BEST program, CT State Department of Education
Lesson Plans:
- CT Science Fair held annually at Quinnipiac University
- CT Academy for Education Science Resources
- KCDL database - use the Advanced Search to limit to Science materials (Primary Section: Science) produced in Connecticut (State: CT). (SCSU login required)
- Energy Related Curricular Ideas from the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ECSU)
- CT Dept. of Env. Protection Curriculum Topics and Resources
- CT DEP Center for Environmental Research Education Environmental Monitoring, Inventorying and Research Activities
- Connecticut Science Teachers Association
Educational Research:
- SCSU Theses/Dissertations on Science Education & History (Digital Dissertations) (SCSU login required)
- See the Science Education & Environmental Studies Program Faculty pages for research interests and publications by SCSU Faculty
Connecticut Natural History:
- New Netherlands (including what would be Connecticut) in 1640 from: Donck, Adriaen van der, ?-1655, Description of the New Netherlands [in 1640]. Johnson, Jeremiah, tr.. New York, NY: New York Historical Society, 1841, pp. 138-148. (SCSU login required)
- Connecticut in 1780 from: Brissot de Warville, Jacques-Pierre, 1754-1793, New Travels in the United States of America, 1788. Bowling Green, OH: Historical Publications Company, 1919, pp. 329-340. (SCSU login required)
- History of the Connecticut River, Libby Klekowski, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Earthquake History: Connecticut -- from the US Geological Survey
- History of the Yale/New Haven Hospital, including a history photo gallery and patient personal story archive
- The Mainstream of Connecticut:The Many Roles of the Connecticut River, a CT History Online Photo Essay on the environmental, business, and cultural impact of the Connecticut River. Also see
The Eye of the Storm: A Journey into the
Natural Disasters in Connecticut
Places to visit:
- Connecticut BioBlitz -- an annual 24 hour species count and natural history educational event by the Center for Conservation and Biodiversity and Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn).
- Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History -- wonderful collections in geology, biology, paleontology, & anthropology
- Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop, New Haven, CT. Exhibits and info on the industrial history of New Haven. Also includes a profile of A.C. Gilbert, inventor of the Erector Set, and producer of a wide range of science toys for children
- Human's Nature -- permanent exhibit at the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History on the interaction between the natural history and the culture history of Connecticut (hours & directions)
- The Children's Museum (formerly the Science Center of Connecticut) - "Igniting Curiousity through Science and Nature"
- more Connecticut Science Museums