Resilient Planet: NW Hawaiian Islands Press

There's a new portal for science education in town. Aptly-named and currently in its beta phase, ScienceEducation.gov is an aggregate of educational content from various federal science agencies, committed to digital learning and open participation. 

Its content is conveniently sorted by grade level and includes lesson plans, curricula, classroom activities, homework help and professional development information. It also includes a very prominent front page slot for JASON Science games, including Operation: Resilient Planet and Coaster Creator. Give it a look.

New to FWR? Here's the gist: "First Wall Rebate focuses on games and the cultures that spawn them. Our goals are to...

• widen and deepen the discussion around games
• push past a din of industry coverage stuck on sales figures and industry-insider hype
• explore how games function as artistic and rhetorical forms and how these compare to film, writing, music
• appreciate games for their social and narrative importance
• connect with others who are more interested in having a conversation than merely being told which game to buy, how much it will cost, and where to stand in line."

Awesome.