New Mexico K-12 Education Resources

Adventures in Science and Knowledge -- Sandia National Laboratories and Lockheed Martin present the Adventures in Science & Knowledge website. This website contains information about exciting education outreach programs. ASK is designed for students, teachers, volunteers, and anyone else excited about science.

Bradbury Science Museum -- The Bradbury Science Museum offers programs that teach, amuse, entertain, and inspire students to learn more about the world around them. The overall goal is to expose the students to fun and interesting science topics, with an emphasis on the variety of cutting-edge research done at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Intel in Your Community - New Mexico -- Intel actively supports K-12 science, math, engineering, and technology curriculum development. Intel is currently partnering with local schools to install high-technology manufacturing curriculum at the high school level.

Los Alamos Space Science Outreach -- The Science Education Team and space science groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory are committed to the improvement of space science education throughout the state of New Mexico and the nation as a whole. Through a variety of enhancement programs, the teams have helped students and teachers increase not only their space science content knowledge, but also their critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, New Mexico -- MESA is a program designed to increase the numbers of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and women students in mathematics, engineering, and science careers.

Museum of Natural History & Science -- The mission of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is to foster an understanding and appreciation of the diverse natural history and physical sciences of New Mexico and the Southwest for the benefit of residents of, and visitors to, New Mexico. The Museum provides educational experiences and promotes scientific inquiry through focused collections, research, public programs and exhibitions.

Museum of Space History -- The mission of the museum in Alamogordo is to educate the people of New Mexico and our visitors from around the world in the history, science, and technology of space. The museum stresses the significant role that the state of New Mexico has played in the development of the U.S. Space Program through collecting, preserving, and interpreting significant artifacts relevant to the history of space.

New Mexico BioHistory -- Learn about significant milestones in the historical development of New Mexico's biotechnology & medical technology industry.

New Mexico Parent Teacher Association (PTA) -- The New Mexico PTA's mission is to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.

New Mexico Science Olympiad -- The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state and national tournaments.

New Mexico Science Teachers Association -- The New Mexico Science Teachers Association (NMSTA) mission is to provide a network for educators throughout the state to work collaboratively towards improving science education from pre-kindergarten through college. The NMSTA assists classroom teachers by providing guidance and strategies through professional development opportunities the enhance science education.

Public Education Department, State of New Mexico -- Access information ranging from statistics and reports to curriculum and standards.