The SEED Science Center is designed for use by young people who are interested in science and technology. Although the web site is not specifically geared to use in school there is a wealth of material that you and your students can use within a science program, and experiments and activities that may be carried out in a secondary school classroom or lab.

Ask the Experts
Throughout the SEED Science Center you will find Ask the Experts links that enable you and your students to engage in discussions with Schlumberger scientists and engineers about the articles and activities on this web site. Your students may want to explore a topic in depth with an expert. You may want to know more about a subject in order to prepare lessons and to be better able to engage in discussion with your students. What you won't find here are quizzes and tests. In the SEED Science Center it is your questions that matter.

The SEED Experts are also ready to assist you and your students with ongoing projects, the results of which may be published in the SEED Journal (see below).

Digging Deeper
Many articles in the SEED Science Center include links labeled Digging Deeper. This is where we include information that is more complex or sophisticated than what is found in the larger article. If you are preparing lessons using Science Center content, these links will provide you with additional background information that will deepen your own understanding of the subject and thus, be better able to work with your students. These links are also a good place to send your more advanced students on their own.

SEED Journal
The SEED Journal is a place where students can publish the results of their science and engineering projects. Each project is reviewed by a panel of SEED Experts. If it is judged satisfactory it is published. If not, it is returned with suggestions for improvements with an invitation to resubmit it. SEED can also provide mentors to assist your students as they develop their projects. We recognize that publication is an important incentive for students to engage in science and engineering projects. We encourage your participation in the SEED Journal.

General Educational Resources
Throughout the SEED Science Center you will find links to other resources on the Internet. We have made a careful selection of a small number of sites that enhance and extend our articles and activities.

There are also some excellent web sites that may not relate directly to current SEED articles. Nevertheless, we recommend them to you as places to go for information or to become involved in valuable projects with other teachers and learners around the world.

Correlations Between the Science Center and Educational Standards
If you are using the SEED Science Center in school you may want or need to establish a fit between the web site content and your curriculum. We have provided correlations between SEED material and two sets of educational standards: the National Curriculum, which sets requirements for schools in England and Wales, and the National Science Education Standards, which are widely used by educators in the United States to guide curriculum and program development.