Professional Organizations and Kentucky Resources for science.
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/
Kentucky Science Teachers Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to the advancement of science, technology and innovative economic development founded on Kentucky know-how.
http://www.kstc.com
Kentucky Virtual Library is a taxpayer-funded research portal to a wide variety of primary sources. To access this resource from a non-school computer you must obtain a password from your school media specialist. This resource is only available to residents of Kentucky.
http://www.kyvl.org.
The Kentucky Academy of Science is an organization created to encourage scientific research and to promote the dissemination of scientific interests of the Commonwealth.
http://kas.wku.edu/kas/default.asp
The Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) Webpage provides a variety of links and information relevant to science and mathematics teaching in Kentucky.
http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/ARSI/
Kentucky Down Under: Visitors stroll through an open field where kangaroos, emus, and other Australian natives roam freely. Interpreters discuss the animals' habits and habitat. It is located in Horse Cave, KY.
http://www.kdu.com/
Louisville Science Center: The Louisville Science Center aims to educate and inspire you, while keeping you entertained and engaged with one of the most unique experiences you will ever have.
http://www.louisvillescience.org/
Kentucky Caverns: Visitors will marvel at the beautiful onyx formations found in the underground chambers of Kentucky Caverns. Included as a part of Kentucky Down Under, Kentucky Caverns (formerly Mammoth Onyx Cave) is one of the gems of Kentucky's "Cave Country." It is located in Horse Cave, KY.
http://www.kdu.com/links.php
Hummel Planetarium: Located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, the Hummel Planetarium is one of the largest and most sophisticated planetariums in the United States, especially on a university campus. The Hummel Planetarium has seating for 164 people in very comfortable and generously sized seats.
http://www.planetarium.eku.edu/
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium: This science center located on the campus of the University of Louisville provides a friendly, comfortable, hi-tech, multi-media, learning venue for the presentation of educational and entertaining programs supporting astronomy and space science education, the arts, humanities, and sciences.
http://www.louisville.edu/planetarium/
The Newport Aquarium: A state-of-the art facility, the Newport Aquarium brings to the banks of the Ohio River some of the world's most advanced, creative technology -- not to mention amazing animals -- all designed to take you around the globe, visiting each continent, every ocean and hundreds of waterways in between.
http://www.newportaquarium.com
Northern KY University's Center for Integrated Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CINSAM)
http://www.cinsam.org/
WKU houses the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky. The mission is to offer a residential program for bright, highly motivated Kentucky high school students who have demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.