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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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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.

hands full of pills.

Water Pollution Educator Guide

Water pollution is the contamination of water resources by harmful wastes or toxins. This type of pollution can be dangerous to animals and plant populations in and around lakes, rivers, polluted groundwater areas or oceans, and can pose major problems for humans as well.

shake table

Bay Area Faults and Earthquakes Educator Guide

We live in earthquake country. Earthquakes are part of the geologic fabric of California. The Bay Area sits on a series of active faults that include the San Andreas, Calaveras, and Hayward. Of the three major fault systems, the Hayward is of most concern to geologists.

hills reflected in slough channel

Climate Change and Water Educator Guide

Use multiple QUEST media resources to show the local impact of climate change on our ocean and find out how scientists are studying our freshwater supply.

underwater test rig in tank

Acidic Seas Educator Guide

Help students understand the importance of using chemistry to study the marine environment.

plot of ocean predator tracks

Tagging of Pacific Predators Educator Guide

Find out what the Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) tracking program entails and how it is helping scientists understand the migration patterns of many marine species.

passersby looking through an amateur telescope

Amateur Astronomers Educator Guide

Do your students think astronomy is only for "professionals"? Introduce them to the wide range of people that are studying the skies from their own homes.

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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