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Center for Science Education (CSE) is a project of the Education Development Center, Inc, has a website full of information on science education. EDC's award-winning programs and products build bridges between research, policy, and practice.

The Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory
Engaging web-based and hands-on science activities developed by educators and scientists in partnership with elementary school teachers. Programs include coordination and support of NASA Sun-Earth Connection; education and outreach from satellite missions and programs; web-based curriculum; and Eye on the Sky.
DESIGN-IT!: Engineering in After School Programs is a nationally implemented and tested afterschool curriculum project supported by science museums and centers. Activities help children develop basic engineering skills including trouble-shooting, design and re-design based on trials, testing, record keeping, problem solving, and creativity.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Science features a vase directory of resources in a variety of scientific fields, including astronomy, biology, earth science, ecology, geology, and paleontology.
Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR) Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS) Ratings and Reviews
A new resource designed to help practitioners, evaluators, researchers and policymakers select instruments to assess science learning and child outcomes in out-of-school programs. PEAR, a Harvard University-McLean Hospital team led by Dr. Gil Noam, has developed a searchable database of assessment tools for evaluating program quality and outcomes.

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NIOST is pleased to be among the forces behind the new site, SparkAction.org, an online journalism and advocacy center by and for the child and youth field. SparkAction brings together three high-traffic websites -- Connect for Kids, the Youth Policy Action Center and the National Youth Development Information Center -- to form a one-stop site for stories, news and resources across a range of child and youth issues, and high-tech, interactive tools to make your voice heard.

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The American Camp Association ® (ACA) is a national nonprofit association working to preserve, promote, and enhance the camp experience for children and adults. ACA endorses camp as an essential element in a child's total development. It complements the academic skills that are learned in school with experimentially-based life skills. With up to 300 health, safety, and programming standards, ACA is the only national association that accredits camps. ACA-Accredited® camp programs ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities.

For more information on Camps as Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities click here.