BRINGING SCIENCE HOME

Science Curricula for Parents

MAIN RESEARCH SITE: SPACE

NASA: Space Place 
How did the Universe begin?  Does time have a beginning and an end?  Does space have edges?  These are the questions we’ve struggled to answer for centuries.  Science and technology have now reached the point where answers to these questions are finally within our grasp.

MAIN RESEARCH SITE: GENETICS

University of Utah Genetics Science Learning Center
The Genetic Science Learning Center is an outreach education program located in the midst of bioscience research at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Its mission is to help people understand how genetics affects their lives and society. Check out "Teacher Resources" for teacher guides, printable activities, lab ideas, and more. 
• MORE LINKS to additional genetics research sites

MAIN RESEARCH SITES: RESPIRATORY SCIENCE

KidsHealth
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. This link takes you to information about the lungs and respiratory system.

American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the American Lung Association today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. This link will take you to a diagram of the human respiratory system
• MORE LINKS to additional respiratory research sites

PARENTS' RECOMMENDATIONS

Parents in the Bringing Science Home program have been sending in their recommendations for good books, websites, activities, or other suggestions. Check out these resources that have worked for others!

QUESTIONS OR IDEAS?  Contact the Museum.

Bringing Science Home was funded by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and sponsored by the Cable Natural History Museum and the Science Museum of Minnesota. Partners include the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute and the University of Utah Genetics Science Learning Center.