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QUEST for Educators offers free, standards-based resources to help your curriculum come to life with real-world connections using QUEST media.

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Educator Guides

Discover interactive ways to supplement your curriculum with QUEST media; all Guides are designed for use in both formal and informal learning environments and include information about Bay Area organizations that offer topic-specific lesson plans, workshops, and field trips.

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placing pot on a darfur stove

Darfur Stoves Supplemental Guide

Use this QUEST story and educator guide to illustrate just one of the many ways scientific innovations are improving the lives of humans around the world.

The World's Most Powerful Microscope Educator Guide

See the evolution of the light microscope and find out the benefits to using today's electron microscopes.

chocolate candies on a white tray

The Sweet Science of Chocolate Educator Guide

Connect your students to chemistry through one of their favorite treats!

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Sewage Supplemental Guide

Where does our sewage go and why do sewage spills seem to be on the rise? Find out more with this educator guide and these QUEST stories.

Scary Tsunamis Educator Guide

How are tsunamis formed and what did researchers learn from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami? Help your students understand how these waves form from displacements in the sea floor.

Ocean samples

Medicine from the Ocean Floor Educator Guide

Understand the untapped potential of the ocean for medicinal purposes.

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Ice Age Bay Area Educator Guide

Bring the history of the Bay Area into your classroom studies of the Pleistocene with this QUEST story and educator guide.

Hog Wild Educator Guide

Where did the wild pigs in California come from and why are they so destructive? Learn more with this QUEST story and educator guide about these invasive species.

Synthetic Biology Educator Guide

What is synthetic biology and how is it used? How do scientists make genes from scratch? Generate student interest in this topic with this QUEST story and educator guide.

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Salmon Educator Guide

Salmon have disappeared from more than 40 percent of their range in the West. This educator guide for multiple QUEST stories looks at the vital role these fish play in the ecosystem and efforts to restore their habitat.

Visit the KQED Science Education Workshop Web Site

Visit the KQED Science Education Workshop Web site to find additional information about upcoming and past QUEST trainings including workshop templates, agendas, and links.

Interested in scheduling a short presentation for a group of science educators on QUEST multimedia resources or on creating Explorations? Email us at ScienceEd@kqed.org.

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