Precollege Science Teaching

American Association of Physics Teachers
The professional society for high school, two-year college, and undergraduate physics teachers. Offers meetings, publications, and many services.

National Science Teachers Association
Professional organization of teachers, supervisors, administrators, scientists, business representatives, etc. focused on K-12 science education.

Physical Science Resources Center
Project of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Teacher resources, summer workshops and research opportunities, 21st-Century Classroom, and more.

Physics First
AAPT Policy Statement on the movement to make physics a required ninth-grade course.

K-8 Sites
A large, broad collection of links, including standards, instructional materials, textbook reviews, “ask-a-scientist,” and much more.

Curricular Materials
Texts and books about teaching.

National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Research Matters--to the Science Teacher
A collection of papers (full text on-line) on various aspects of science education.

National Reports
Reports from the NAS, the U.S. Department of Education, and others.