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A Global Science Community. Flinn Scientific Safety Certification eLearning. Siemens STEM - Home. Columbia University Summer Research Program. FREE Download: 2012 AuthenticSTEM Guide. Here it is!

FREE Download: 2012 AuthenticSTEM Guide

The 2012 AuthenticSTEM Guide to STEM Education Resource. This guide includes resources that support each of the 8 keys to Education Reform through STEM. Please note that the free guide is made available to you at no cost, and is mainly made up of affordable resources that can be utilized almost immediately. Please feel free to share with anyone you feel may benefit from the information. Who It’s For Teachers, administrators, parents and anyone otherwise interested in better preparing our children for college or a career involving STEM. Is It Helpful? 1) Let me know. 2) Help spread the word. Science Behind The News. The National Science Foundation in partnership with NBC learn bring you the first story in this new series examining the science of political polls and random sampling As disease-causing bacteria becomes increasingly resistant to antibiotics, scientists like Erin Carlson from Indiana...

Science Behind The News

Imagine if engineers could build a computer to be millions of times faster than anything that exists today, yet so small... "The Los Angeles Police Department is using a new tactic in their fight against crime called "predictive policing. " It's a... In the search for the next groundbreaking tough material, scientists like David Kisalus from the University of California, Riverside...

The impact of comets on the surface of Jupiter are a fairly common experience. When humans and computers work together, they can find solutions to many different types of problems. Science Reference Services (Science, Technology & Business Division, Library of Congress) Case Study Collection. Smarter Science. Annenberg Learner Express. Science Friday. K-12 Exercises - Earth and Space Science QUEST. This page lists specific Google Earth exercises designed for the K-12 classroom.

K-12 Exercises - Earth and Space Science QUEST

Each exercise includes instructions and/or a worksheet for students to complete (MS Word), along with the required Google Earth file (KML/KMZ). The exercises are written for elementary (E), middle (M), or high school (H) and can easily be scaled up or down. Exercises can be completed as a demonstration by a teacher in the front of the classroom, as a class where students are on computers, or as homework. The answer key for each exercise is not posted but may be obtained by emailing earthquest@psu.edu along with your name, your school, city and state. Energy Issues An Exploration of Global Oil Spill Disasters (M,H) -- worksheet, Google Earth file Water Quality Kentucky Water Quality, with USGS streamflow data (M) -- teacher guide, worksheet, Google Earth file.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Awesome Science Teacher Resources. Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students. Science Niblets. STEM Stories. PBS LearningMedia. 2041 Journey to Antarctica. Chapters in the EET. Home - The Story Behind The Science. Educational Idea Sheets - Resource Area For Teaching. Idea Sheets are hands-on experience guides linked to core curriculum topics.

Educational Idea Sheets - Resource Area For Teaching

Every Idea Sheet is cross-referenced to one or more of the curriculum subjects listed in the Content Standards. Use this Idea Sheets Search Tool to rapidly pinpoint activities that are perfectly suited to the grade level, subject area, and content standard you want to cover. Idea Sheets are based on readily-available, low-cost materials such as cardboard tubes, bottle caps, old CD's, etc. You can also Search Idea Sheets by Standards. For more information about RAFT resources matched to Girl Scout badges and Boy Scout activities in STEM see www.raft.net/scouts.

The Virtual School - quality education for all. MinutePhysics. Fringe. TV Show Fringe on FOX Partners with Science Olympiad Fringe is geared toward audiences over the age of 14.

Fringe

This section contains free downloadable Lesson Plans that mix Fringe science with elements of Science Olympiad Division C events like Disease Detectives, Forensics, Sounds of Music, Chem Lab, and Dynamic Planet. Teachers and students in Grades 9-12 can use the plans in the classroom as special projects, tied into curriculum or as Friday brain teasers. Every plan will include learning objectives, online resources, a hands-on activity, discussion suggestions, extensions, episode scenes of relevance, and National Science Standards Alignment. Science of Fringe Lesson Plans The Science of Fringe Lessons Plans are the centerpiece of a public service and promotional campaign designed to raise awareness about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and will be posted after each episode airs on the Fringe show website and on FOX affiliate sites across the US.

After Earth: Science. EarthStorm. Teacher Resources. New Sims. Free Resources. Close If you are trying to view the videos from inside a school or university, your IT admin may need to enable streaming on your network.

Free Resources

Please see the Internet Filtering section of our Technical Requirements page. DVDs AND OTHER COPIES Videos on this page are not available on DVD at this time due to licensing restrictions on the footage. Subscribers to NBC Learn may download videos and play them back without an internet connection. Still have questions? The Science of the Olympic Winter Games videos are only available to visitors inside the United States due to licensing restrictions on the Olympics footage used in the videos.

The Science of the Olympic Winter Games is not available on DVD at this time due to licensing restrictions on on Olympic footage. Teachers Homepage. NCES Kids' Zone Home Page.

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Geology. Astronomy.