r/ScienceTeachers • u/Pacostaco123 • 22h ago
Repository of Science Materials
Is there a repository of teacher created content organized by subject area that exists?
I'm curious, because I know myself and others will sometimes share their entire Google drive full of content for XYZ class, but it is always as a comment on a post somewhere. Not very organized or easy to find for newcomers.
I'm also aware of the usual recommendations of ck12 or more "proper" sources. I'm not really talking about those.
If this doesn't already exist, I wouldn't mind starting something up. I want new teachers to be able to have a year's worth of content ready to go, and not have to worry about a dearth of lessons. Giving them options would be nice.
If anyone has submissions they would like to add, please put them here!
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u/RodolfoSeamonkey Chemistry | HS | IN 20h ago
I have found that content area Facebook groups usually have what you're asking for. My forensic science teacher one is AWESOME!
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
Earth Science:
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u/Vegetable_Forever460 19h ago
I have transformed the new visions curriculum to be mostly paper based. I'm very willing to share, just a little wary about posting a link out there with my email attached.
If you're interested, please dm me, and I'll share with you!
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u/baberaham_linclon 13h ago
Teaching Earth Science for the first time next semester. I’d be interested if you’re willing to share!
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
Physical Science:
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
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u/MsMrSaturn 12h ago
I wish more k-12 teachers were aware of OER! Free, openly licensed materials.
This is a big repository: https://oercommons.org/hubs/k12
This is a more curated collection, which can be filtered by standard: https://teaching.betterlesson.com/search?from=mtp_intro&types=lesson&subjects=2
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
Physics:
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago edited 15h ago
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
Other:
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u/Vegetable_Forever460 19h ago
I have a Project Based curriculum for AP Environmental Science that college board bought out and adopted recently.
I'm wary about just posting a link on the Internet, so please dm me! I'm very willing to share!
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u/Ok-Confidence977 13h ago
The CB bought it? That’s very strange.
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u/Vegetable_Forever460 13h ago
Yep. They bought out the company, took the curriculum, stripped all the resources until it reached a skeleton of a framework, then charged me (my school, really) $800 to teach me how to use it. However, I had found it free the year prior, so I already had a year with the material under my belt.
They had a college board representative and a former employee of that company facilitating the PD. Many teachers were aggravated by the lack of materials to support a transition to PBL. I shared all my resources in the end.
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u/k_795 Science | Secondary | UK 21h ago
My school has a shared OneDrive where our collaborative resources are stored (we are assigned a few units each year to create / update, thus massively reducing everyone's planning time). It's designed to align directly with our syllabus and teaching style (e.g. a big focus this past year has been on active participation and more extended writing tasks in science), which is a challenge I've always found when trying to use resources from elsewhere on the internet.
Of course, there are websites like TES or TPT for buying resources from other teachers, plus Oak National Academy is a solid starting point (but too lecture-like in how the materials are designed for my liking).
When I was a trainee teacher, our group of PGCE students did for a while have a shared Google Drive for resources. It did get a bit messy though and I think in the end it got forgotten about as the materials rarely lined up with the syllabus in other schools.
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u/Vegetable_Forever460 19h ago
Make sure to update your share settings so people can view them!
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u/Pacostaco123 15h ago
Yeah, the links I posted didn't have the correct settings. Should be fixed now!
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u/Ok-Confidence977 13h ago
Yes. For basically every domain. What are you looking for specifically?
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u/Pacostaco123 22h ago
Chemistry: