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A list of resources for Science and education.
Updated on Sep 15, 15
Created on Aug 06, 08
Category: Schools & Education
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Science, Technology, Engineering, Math — or as many of us refer to collectively as STEM! These disciplines are essential for student success and are the building blocks of innovation. The Young Innovators Fair is a platform that brings STEM to life on a massive scale so children can learn more about these all-important areas.
Website by 12 year old scientist Sylvia full of blog posts and video episodes on all things "Maker". Check it out!
"Newsela is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension
with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. It's easy and amazing.
Register now or learn more about the impact Newsela can have on your classroom."
Nice website full of links on how science is being used in the real world.
STEM League Philly is based on the idea that kids can and should be creating real ‘stuff.’ Through partnerships with the tech community and the dedication of teacher mentors, Philadelphia students will complete a six-week challenge based on a true need in the tech community. Student teams will create products to meet that need and compete against other teams across the city at final competition to be judged by members of the tech community.
Very cool animation of the scale of the universe. Great for use in many science and math classes! Zoom from the edge of the universe to the quantum foam of spacetime and learn about everything in between.
STEM Unit Plans
Explore technology rich units that use project-based approaches to support the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Curriculum. Intel believes that young people are the key to solving global challenges. A solid math and science foundation coupled with skills such as critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving are crucial for their success.
Topographic maps are a fantastic teaching resource for educators. They can be used in a variety of ways in the science, math, geography, and history curriculum, from elementary to college level. The following ideas may be used as an aid in building educational lessons or to spark your own ideas for using them in the curriculum.
Get a rare look inside a bald eagle nest in the wild and participate in an online chat too!
A nice interactive site that steps you through the different parts of the Animal, Plant and Bacterial cells. After learning about the cells, students can play a game or take a quiz on what they've learned. Cool!
" These eight online games teach you the chemical elements, periodic table, and more.
Just click to play and learn!"
Nice world clock widget/applet that includes world time, population, death, illness, environment, energy, US crimes, food and more
"Defined STEM is Defined Learning's solution for providing real world relevance to students. Defined STEM is a web-based application designed to promote effective and relevant connections between 21st century learning skills and how those skills are used across all subjects and curriculum. "
"Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers,
zoom in, click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more. You can also
share the exact scene you are viewing by copying and pasting the URL."
From the smallest of the small to the size of the galaxy and everything in-between. A GREAT way to see the size of things and scale in the Science world.
A great weather site that offers different meteorologist blogs from around the nation. A nice alternative to weather.com and accuweather.com
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
We are complementing Salman's ever-growing library with user-paced exercises--developed as an open source project--allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the World.
"Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today. "
"20 Google Doc Templates for use in Science and Math Classrooms" A nice collection of templates for Google Docs for Math and Science classes.
An AWESOME site for animations for Biology and Chemistry classes. A MUST see for all Biology teachers!
175 items | 282 visits
A list of resources for Science and education.
Updated on Sep 15, 15
Created on Aug 06, 08
Category: Schools & Education
URL: