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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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agricultral plain with sprinklers

State of Thirst Educator Guide

Use this QUEST story to help your students understand the water cycle, the history of California's water distribution, and reasons for the increased pressure on California's water supply.

microscopic view of nano material lattice

Nanotechnology Educator Guide

Use multiple QUEST media resources to explain the physics behind nanotechnology and to show real-life examples of its use.

Airship

Zeppelins Resurrected Educator Guide

Use the Zeppelins Resurrected story in your classroom to help students understand physics.

Eros

Asteroid Hunters Educator Guide

Find standards-based resources for using the Asteroid Hunters story in your science classroom.

Darwin Beetles

Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin Educator Guide

Give your students a modern-day look at how scientists continue to use Darwin's theories in their research.

Edison recordings label.

How Edison Got His Groove Back Educator Guide

Use this QUEST story and Educator Guide to show students who the key players were in the invention of sound recording, how sound works, and why this new method of preserving early phonographic recordings is so important to society.

Eclipse

Eclipse Chasers Educator Guide

Excite students about eclipses with QUEST. Follow two scientists as they chase eclipses around the world and learn about a new invention to help capture photographic details of the Sun’s atmosphere.

Dark Energy and the Origin of the Universe Educator Guide

Enhance your lessons on the universe with two QUEST stories. Find background information, correlations to CA state science standards, and additional lesson plans.

sailboat with 'wind direction' superimposed on frame

Physics of Sailing Educator Guide

We know that a sailboat can travel with the wind, but what really makes a sailboat move? Join the QUEST crew aboard a sailboat in San Francisco Bay to learn about the physics of sailing.

cyber-gecko limb

Bio-Inspiration: Nature as Muse Educator Guide

Did you know that the idea for Velcro came from cockleburs? Since the 15th century, engineers have been looking to the natural world for design ideas.

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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