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Middle School TEAMS Competition | TSA Teams. The TEAMS Experience The TEAMS program is an annual STEM competition that helps students discover their potential for engineering. Using math, science and 21st century learning skills, students work together to problem-solve real, everyday challenges. The annual challenge theme is selected from the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges (www.engineeringchallenges.com). The TEAMS competition helps to develop “STEM-capable” students in an engaging way by showing them how math and science, with an engineering focus, are used to make tangible differences in the world.

Competition Facts The 2014 TEAMS theme is “Engineering Tomorrow's Cities - Improving Urban Infrastructure.” Schools and groups compete for one day during the course of the competition window, February 10 – March 22, 2014. Working in a written competition format, groups of four to eight students at the middle school grade level compete during two sixty-minute parts: Program Outcomes. Science & Environment - Infographic: Absolute zero to ‘absolute hot’ How cold can it get on Earth? How hot can hot truly get? And, perhaps more importantly, what’s the ideal temperature a hazelnut souffle should be cooked at? All important questions, and to find out the answers we’ve created the ultimate thermometer, which takes you from absolute zero to what scientists think is the absolute heat limit.

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Brooks Falls - Brown Bear & Salmon Cam - Bears. Create a map | BatchGeo. ChemCollective. Atomic Theater: Watch the Tiniest Movie Of All Time. Project Noah – Share Stories of Nature In Your Neighborhood. Project Noah is a globally collaborative project to which anyone can contribute. On Project Noah you can share pictures and stories of the plants and the animals that you observe in your neighborhood. Project Noah has a section titled Missions in which you can find projects that you can contribute to. The Missions ask people to make contributions of images and observations about a specific animal, plant, or region. Check out the squirrel mission to get started. Project Noah has an Education section in which teachers can register their classrooms.

Tags: biology, ecology, free apps, free ipad apps, nature, Project Noah, science. Fiction-infographic.jpg (JPEG Image, 1400 × 873 pixels) - Scaled (91%) Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers. 10 Great YouTube Videos for Teachers. Just like TED-ED and Khan Academy, YouTube now hosts several educational channels all geared towards the betterment of education. More importantly is the fact that many teachers and educators are creating their channels where they share their content area expertise and knowledge in the form of tutorials and guides.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has previously featured several of teacher-created YouTube channels which you can find HERE. Today, I am adding more resources to our YouTube for Teachers section here. Below is a list of 10 great educational YouTube channels first featured in Mahsable. " The people behind these videos are asking big questions about the universe — or doing their best to answer your burning queries. In the realms of science, math, history, law and any number of subjects you snoozed through in school, creative geniuses are making the most of the medium ". 1- Veritasium 2- Vsauce Since debuting in 2010, VSauce has gained more than a million followers. Engineering" Fun-Engineering.net. 100 Awesome Engineering Projects for Kids. By Kristie Lewis Engineering and fun aren't always two things that kids naturally associate with one another, but there are hundreds of ways to make engineering, physics and design fun and challenging for kids.

Here are 100 great experiments that will let kids construct, play, learn and grow, all while they study the fundamentals of engineering. Basics These projects focus on the basics of motion, force and other essentials of physics. Balls and Ramp. Try out this project to learn more about the laws of gravity.Ping pong ball catapult. Let kids have fun flinging the harmless ping pong ball across the room with this great activity.Topple dominoes. Light and Electricity Let kids have fun understanding how to harness light and electricity. Create your own light bulb. Structures Kids will have a blast trying to put together these building projects. Build a Bird House. Materials Through these projects, children can see how different materials act and work in structures. Travel and Movement Environment. Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. Masters of Disaster. Extreme Science | Science Technology | Earth Science.

Rader's CHEM4KIDS.COM. Every Last Drop – An Interactive Website about Water Saving. Teach with Portals. What is Energy? Two Main Forms of Energy. Kinetic energy is motion energy. Potential energy is energy stored in matter. Potential energy appears in many different forms, and is defined as the energy in matter due to its position or the arrangement of its parts. The various forms of potential energy include gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, chemical potential energy, and electrical potential energy. Potential Energy is often referred to as stored energy. Some scientists avoid use of the word "stored" because it inaccurately depicts energy as a substance that is contained within a substance.

The Evidence of Energy is All Around Us! Sound, mechanical motion, thermal energy, and light are not easily classified as kinetic and potential energy. Light is an example of electromagnetic radiation and has no mass, so it has neither kinetic nor potential energy. A note about thermal energy and heat. (KEEP Activity Guide "Potentially Kinetic") Next reading: What is Energy? Return to What is Energy?

Energy Rules! Energy Transfer. Energy Transfer Energy can be transferred from one location to another, as in the sun's energy travels through space to Earth. The two ways that energy can be transferred are by doing work and heat transfer. Energy can be transferred from one object to another by doing work. When work is done on an object, it results in a change in the object's motion (more specifically, a change in the object's kinetic energy). Energy is often defined as the ability to do work. Work equals force multiplied by distance. To learn more about work please visit What is Energy?

- Section C. An illustration of how doing work is an example of energy transferSuppose that a person exerts a force on the wheelbarrow that is initially at rest, causing it to move over a certain distance. Wherever you look, you can see examples of energy transfers. Heat is given off when an object's thermal energy is transferred. Conduction is the transfer of energy from one molecule to another. What exactly is heat? Energy_WS.pdf (application/pdf Object) Untitled.

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Education. Project Noah was created to provide people of all ages with a simple, easy-to-use way to share their experiences with wildlife. By encouraging your students to share their observations and contribute to Project Noah missions, you not only help students to reconnect with nature, you provide them with real opportunities to make a difference. Once you're registered as a teacher, you can create a new place-based mission for your students. Get them excited about nature by experiencing wildlife observation first-hand. Your students will document the world around them and understand the importance of biodiversity. Teacher Account 23 students 195 spottings Creating a classroom mission Name your new mission Focus on a wildlife category Set mission location and region Add a classroom to your mission Save and create your new mission 23 participants All wildlife Project Noah makes it easy for you to manage your created missions and keep track of your students' observations. 12 spottings 2 missions.

My Favourite Scientist - Nottingham Trent University. Home | MIT + K12. 7 Great YouTube Channels for Science. Below are some great YouTube channels for science. If you are a science teacher and you need some useful resources where you can search for and find educational science videos, then the list below would be of great help. Some of the channels listed below have thousands of subscribers featuring some of the best science videos online.

This is one of the gifted science teachers who shares highly educational videos showing students and learners how to integrate science into day to day life. As its name suggests, this is one of the most reputed YouTube Channels with more than 9 million videos on science and a growing base of thousands of subscribers. This is another distinguished science resource where students can get to know the underpinnings of science is such an interestingly funny way. This is the official YouTube channel of NASA. This channels features the periodic table of elements for all things chemistry. This one here provides videos and cool science experiments from Steve Sprangler. Science Resources - The Common Core Conversation.

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Dried Out Vegetation Across America. Nearly two thirds of the contiguous United States was experiencing some level of drought by the end of August 2012, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. 39 percent of the nation suffered from severe to extreme drought. Though the numbers changed a bit in mid-September, the drought parched much of the interior United States and left both domestic and wild animals scrounging for food.

The browning and withering of vegetation in the United States and northern Mexico is clear in this vegetation anomaly map based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites. The map contrasts plant health in August 2012 (the most recent full month available) against the average conditions between 2002 and 2012. Brown areas show where plant growth, or “greenness,” was below normal; greens indicate vegetation that is more widespread or abundant than normal for the time of year. Grays depict areas where data was not available. Instrument(s): Explore the Blue - Discovery Education.

Science. Encyclopedia of Life - Animals - Plants - Pictures & Information. STEM Magazine Home Page. Every teacher is a S.T.E.M. teacher. "Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics....the foundation of industry and commerce in America. S.T.E.M. Magazine is not a curriculum, but rather a resource of awareness that exists to provide clarity on the subject of how we already incorporate S.T.E.M. into every class, how to encourage the creative process and cultivate curiosity in both the teacher and student. In addition, S.T.E.M. Magazine strives to encourage educators about the urgent need for this inclusion in light of their responsibility to equip students fully for their careers. Preparation for those careers begins this year in schools across the country. Teaching is an incredibly challenging responsibility, therefore equipping and supporting our teachers in a variety of aspects is critical to teacher retention, motivation and attitude that directly effect student learning, inspiration and preparation for the careers ahead.

S.T.E.M. Wayne Carley Publisher. Build a Body. Journey North Citizen Science: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change. MapMaker Interactive. World’s Greatest Math and Science Rap. EDU. Education - Science. 15 Great Free Science Resources for Teachers and Students. 1- Learning Science Learning Science is a free and open community for sharing newer and emerging tools to teach science. 2- Science Fair Central This is an awesome science resource from Discovery Education and it offers free links, interactives, presentations,projects and many more. 3- National Science Teacher Association ( NSTA ) This is a platform designed by science teachers where they provide free science resources such as PDFs, freebies, news, activities, and more.

You can also browse resources by age category. 4- National Science Digital Library ( NSDL ) NSDL is the nation's online portal for education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. 5-Science Printables This web portal has a bucketful of science printables that teachers and students can have free access to. 6- The Case Files This one here highlights individuals from the history of science and technology. 7- Understanding Science 8- 42 Explore 9- The Field Book Project 11- Edheads 13- Sumanas.

200th Activity Book. For 200 years, NOAA has been focused on delivering "science, service, and stewardship. " Making this happen leads the people of NOAA from the edge of space to the bottom of the ocean. To help you learn more about your world and how NOAA helps you explore, understand, and protect our Earth, we've put together this book with 43 different activities. Download the full activity book or individual activities. Activity Book (121MB, pdf) Activities: Introduction Book Introduction (7.18MB, pdf) NOAA Introduction (2.23MB, pdf) NOAA’s Building Blocks (3.62MB, pdf) Section: Explore the Earth Section: Understand The Earth Follow That Hurricane (4.38MB, pdf) Build Your Own Weather Station (1.56MB, pdf) Be A Citizen Weather Reporter (682KB, pdf) Tornado In A Bottle (1.33MB, pdf) Be A Tree Ring Detective (1.98MB, pdf) Your Own El Nino (1.22MB, pdf) Please Pass The Salt (1.65MB, pdf) Satellite Communications (2.27MB, pdf) Wooly Magma (1.64MB, pdf) Survey Mark Hunting (1.91MB, pdf) Section: Protect The Earth.

American History: Science & Invention. Spongelab | A Global Science Community | Home page. 101 Websites for Science Teachers. Color science. Parts of an Atom Song. Seven Layer Density Column at Steve Spangler Science. Measure 8 ounces of each type of liquid into the 9 ounce portion cups. You may want to color each of the liquids to make a more dramatic effect in your column. Light Karo syrup is easier to color than dark syrup. The only liquids that you may not be able to color are the vegetable oil and the honey.

Start your column by pouring the honey into the cylinder. Now, you will pour each liquid SLOWLY into the container, one at a time. The same amount of two different liquids will have different weights because they have different masses. To test this, you might want to set up a scale and measure each of the liquids that you poured into your column. ** NOTE: The numbers in the table are based on data from manufacturers for each item. The table shows the densities of the liquids used in the column as well as other common liquids (measured in g/cm3 or g/mL). Density is basically how much "stuff" is smashed into a particular area... or a comparison between an object's mass and volume. Teacher Resources. This page is created for middle school science teachers.

It has a collection of other science teacher's sites and content specific related resources. Teacher created sites STEM Resources 6th grade Content Resources This is the 6th grade content resources. This is my second year teaching 6th grade science content in more than 15 years. It is still a work in progress. 2011 Lesson Plans 7th grade Content Resources This is my page for content resources for 7th grade. 8th grade Content Resources This is my page for content resources for 8th grade. Science Olympiad Resources This page has links to help either a Science Olympiad club or class. Middle School Science This is one of the best middle school science sites.

Science Spot This site is a great resource for both students and teachers. Mrs. This site provides teachers with lessons, PowerPoints, and terrific ideas to help anyone teach Earth science. Daryl Science Terrific science resources for teachers, and a super section on bad Hollywood science.

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