Missouri

Organization Quick Links Summary
boeing3 Aerospace sites

Aviation reading list

Faculty fellowship program

Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined.
cornell Numb3rs show activities Cornell University “Numb3rs” site has many learning activities coordinated to each episode of the CBS series Numb3rs
cuttheknot Math games & puzzles, visual illusions, calculus and so much more! The Interactive Mathematic Miscellany and Puzzles and related web sites are offered to further mathematics education and for personal enjoyment. Fair use is encouraged. The sites are available publicly, but are not in public domain.
epa High school center

Kids club

Middle school student center

Teacher Center

EPA leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.
foss k-2 grade

3-6 grade

Middle school

Parent resources

FOSSWeb is the official site for the inquiry-based FOSS (FULL OPTION SCIENCE SYSTEM) science curriculum. A place for support, resources, and fun activities.
Joseph Baldwin Academy Admission information

Courses offered

Participant experience

Program costs

The Joseph Baldwin Academy offers highly talented middle and junior high school students a head start on their future university careers by allowing them to spend three weeks as college freshmen: they move into a residence hall, adapt to living with a roommate, eat dorm food, make new friends, attend classes, and work with Truman State’s faculty.
kidscamps.com Missouri science summer camps Looking for a summer camp for your child? KidsCamps.com, the Internet’s Premier Summer Camp Directory, has been the destination website for finding summer camps and summer programs in the United States, Canada and worldwide since 1995.
missouri innovation academy

Application

Contact information

Frequently asked questions

On-campus summer program for high school sophomores and juniors. Students will live on the Missouri State University campus during the duration of the academy. The Academy will take a new approach to teaching students about innovation by merging the fields of business and science in order to give students a taste of ‘real world’ science and its relationship to commercialization.
monsanto1 Activities

Ask a Monsanto scientist

Monsanto is an agricultural company. We apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world produce more while conserving more.
nasaerclogo Free workshops

Purchase or rent videos

Slide sets

Written information

Missouri’s NASA Educator Resource Center is located at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Having opened in November of 1999, the NASA ERC has been favorably received and continues to be a busy repository for NASA educational materials and programs.
nsdl Resources for teachers k-12

Search resources

The National Science Digital Library was created to provide resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
nova_sciencenow Health & bioscience

Natural & human worlds

Physics & space science

Scientist profiles

Technology & math

NOVA scienceNOW, a spin-off science series from the acclaimed NOVA series, is available to watch any time by downloading show content, directly from the NOVA scienceNOW website.
pe-logo Science teacher field institute

Summer activities

Summer search

Project Exploration is a nonprofit science education organization that makes science accessible to the public—especially minority youth and girls—through personalized experiences with scientists and science.
projectlead-theway Biomedical sciences

Engineering information

Project Lead The Way is a national 501 c3, not-for-profit educational program that helps give middle and high school students the rigorous ground-level education they need to develop strong backgrounds in science and engineering.
sciencebuzz Ask a Scientist

Find a mentor

Resources for teachers

They’re trying to create exhibits and web content that offer opportunities to dig deeper into science headlines, and give you a chance to talk with each other and with scientists about your questions and concerns.
stom Resources Science Teachers of Missouri is the state chapter of the National Science Teachers Association. As the state chapter, STOM works closely with NSTA on education issues at the National Level.
understanding-science-thumb-300x169-3600-f For teachers

Resource library

Science 101

The mission of Understanding Science is to provide a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works.
extension 4H

Locations

Programs offered

Using science-based knowledge, University of Missouri Extension engages people to understand change, solve problems and make informed decisions.
usgs Contact USGS

Education resources

K-6

Middle and High School

School yard geology

As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.
yos Celebrate chemistry

Fun zone

Meet scientist

Year of Science is a national project from the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) which is a grassroots effort whose goal is to engage sectors of the public in science to increase their understanding of the nature of science and its value to society.

Please share your stories, questions and comments below.