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The following are primarily designed for Science Museum Professionals. More units

Title	Audiences	Format	Grades	Sessions
PASS Vol. 13: Northern Lights from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)		Book	4 - Adult	1 class session of 45-60 minutes.

The following can be adapted for Science Museum Professionals.

Title	Audiences	Format	Grades	Sessions
Ant Homes Under the Ground from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Eggs Eggs Everywhere from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	9 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Elephants and Their Young from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	17 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ladybugs from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Mother Opossum and Her Babies from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Penguins and Their Young from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Teacher guide	PreK - 1	14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Tree Homes from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Buzzing a Hive from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	K - 3	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Frog Math from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	K - 3	6 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Rocky Seashore from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 3	-14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Bubble Festival from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	K - 6	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Artifacts from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	K - 6	6 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Terrarium Habitats from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals		K - 6	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSSweb from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)		Web page	K - 8
PASS Vol. 02: Planetarium Activities for Schools from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 9	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 03: Resources for Teaching Astronomy & Space Science from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 9	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Marine Science Field Trips: Central California from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 12
PASS Vol. 01: Planetarium Educator's Workshop Guide from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 12	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 04: A Manual for Using Portable Planetariums from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - Adult
San Francisco Bay View from ScienceVIEW	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Web page	K - Adult
FOSS Insects Module from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Kit	1 - 2
Involving Dissolving from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	1 - 3	4 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Liquid Explorations from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	1 - 3	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Secret Formulas from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	1 - 3	9 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Sandy Beach from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	2 - 4	-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
On Sandy Shores from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	2 - 4	14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Aquatic Habitats from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	2 - 6	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Mystery Festival from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	2 - 8	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Ideas and Inventions Module from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Kit	3 - 4
Schoolyard Ecology from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	3 - 6	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) from Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Portable Document Format (PDF) Web page	3 - 8
Mixing red, green and blue light from ScienceVIEW	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Java Applet	3 - Adult
CHEM-2: Chemicals, Health, Environment and Me from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Kit Teacher guide	4 - 6	30-45 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Kelp Forest from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	4 - 6	-25 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Crime Lab Chemistry from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Fingerprinting from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	3 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hot Water and Warm Homes from Sunlight from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Microscopic Explorations from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Moons of Jupiter from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Oobleck from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	4 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Stories in Stone from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 06: Red Planet Mars from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	4 - Adult
FOSS Solar Energy Module from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Kit	5 - 6
Animals in Action from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Astronomy of the Americas (PASS) from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Color Analyzers from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Messages from Space from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 8	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Paper Towel Testing from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 8	4 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 05: Constellations Tonight from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8
PASS Vol. 07: Moons of the Solar System from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8
PASS Vol. 11 Astronomy of the Americas from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Bubble-ology from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 9	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Earth, Moon, and Stars from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 9	6 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Environmental Detectives from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 9	14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 08: Colors From Space from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 09: How Big Is the Universe? from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 10 Who "Discovered" America? from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 12: Stonehenge from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
Acid Rain from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Chemical Reactions from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	2 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Convection: A Current Event from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	3 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Discovering Density from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Dry Ice Investigations from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Experimenting with Model Rockets from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	6 - 8	7 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Height-O-Meters from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	4 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Learning About Learning from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
More than Magnifiers from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	4 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Plate Tectonics from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
River Cutters from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	7 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Emission with single filter from ScienceVIEW	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Java Applet	6 - Adult
Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	7 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Coral Reefs from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	7 - 9	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Climate Change from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ecosystem Change from Global Systems Science (GSS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Flow from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Use from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hands-On Universe High School Curriculum from Hands-On Universe™ (HOU)	Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals		9 - 12	-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Life and Climate from Global Systems Science (GSS)		Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Losing Biodiversity from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ozone from Global Systems Science (GSS)	Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Science and Math Explorations for Young Children from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Book	Adult - Adult

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