STEM Ed Announcement: Free science education materials from NIH

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

Dear Science Educators
and Professionals:

We have new, free materials on biomedical topics. These print and
online resources include:

A new edition of The Chemistry of Health that includes:                   
a full-color booklet featuring chemistry basics short
"Meet a Chemist" profiles a companion poster an
extensive online resource, ChemHealthWeb
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/ with downloadable
chapters, chemistry A-Z glossary, molecule gallery and
chemistry-related puzzles and games.                           

Two full-color classroom posters available at
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/order/pubdescriptions/chemhealthwebposter.html
and
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/order/pubdescriptions/findingsposter.html.
                   
The latest issue of Findings magazine at
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/issues.asp. 
This issue features Marc Zimmer, a biochemist who studies 
glow-in-the-dark proteins, and Lola Eniola-Adefeso, a chemical engineer 
who studies methods to improve heart disease drugs.
Like all of our offerings, these printed and online resources focus on
medically relevant life sciences and are free of charge. Printed materials
are available individually or in classroom sets. They are also
downloadable from http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/order/classroom.html.

Here is a sampling of our products: 
Findings magazine, which profiles vibrant scientists and includes 
puzzles and games. Each semi-annual issue introduces students not only 
to cutting-edge research, but also to the varied personalities, hobbies 
and backgrounds of the researchers, who serve as role models for future 
scientists. Our new "Ask a Scientist" online feature allows students to 
submit relevant scientific questions to researchers profiled in the 
magazine. Subscriptions are free.

Award-winning booklets on topics including cell biology, genetics, 
chemistry, pharmacology, structural biology and computational biology. 
Several of the booklets are enhanced with additional online content.   

Interactive games and crossword puzzles that teach science.  
Scientific image galleries containing downloadable photos, illustrations 
and videos.        

Video and audio interviews with scientists.      

A monthly electronic newsletter that highlights recent scientific 
advances.  

Subscriptions are free.

These materials are produced by the National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. They are not
copyrighted and you are free to excerpt content from them to use in the
classroom or on a class Web site.

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If you know of other people or organizations that would be interested in
these free educational resources, please forward this message to them. We
also encourage you to include information about our free materials in
relevant listservs, Web sites and newsletters.

If you have any questions about NIGMS science education materials, please
contact me at alisa.machalek@nih.gov or 301-496-7301.

Alisa Zapp Machalek
Science Writing, Editing and Education

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD, 20892-6200