Students who become interested in the life sciences today are tomorrow’s discoverers and innovators in the fields that impact the general health and well-being of our communities, our country, and the world.

The following is a list of resources for teachers and parents of K-12 students.

K-12 Life Science Education

• Free K-12 Education Life-Science Curriculum Resource Materials

• K-12 Science Education from the National Institutes of Health

• Careers in Biomedical Research (PDF)

Animal Research

• NIH Fact Sheet on the Benefits of Animals in Research (PDF)

• Facts about Biomedical Research

Drug Discovery and Development

• Benchtop-to-Bedside: The Drug Development Process (PDF)

• Drug Discovery from the Food and Drug Administration