Docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jpeer. The 10 Best STEM Resources. By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer Found In: mathematics, science, preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Curriculum Resources Exploratorium Provides interactives, web features, activities, programs, and events for K-12.
Saturday and Summer professional development workshops are available through the Teacher Institute. NASA – For Educators Lesson plans, teacher guides, classroom activities, video clips, games, posters, and more for teachers and students in grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12, and higher education. Professional Development. Science Teacher Training, STEM Education Programs. If you want the best in STEM education programs, look no further than the National Math and Science Initiative's science Laying the Foundation program.
Science LTF Program Benefits We understand the importance of a rigorous STEM education, and we know that is not always easy for teachers to provide. When you attend our teacher training events, you get science teacher training that is: Designed with the science teacher's needs in mind Hands-on, fun, and group-focused Led by expert science teachers Packed with classroom-ready tools to meet Common Core State Standards for math and English Filled with science content tips and teaching tricks Science LTF Program Results Did you know... 69% of high school grads aren’t ready for college science. 24 nations' students perform better than U.S. students in science. Have our country's STEM education programs failed us?
National Math and Science Initiative's science LTF Program is leading the way in STEM education programs. Teaching stem class. Let’s get STEM education into every classroom. Now. STEM Resources. Introducing Scratch. Introducing Scratch Before we get our knuckles sore, let's take a moment to go over some basic concepts.
Welcome to the Theater While I suppose that all the world's a stage, I think it is helpful to look at a Scratch project as a play production. Any play is presented on a stage . The stage is where backgrounds are placed and actors carry out their lines. 5 Brilliant 'Design Your Own Game' Websites for Students. There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the use of gaming in the classroom – from the ‘gamification’ of learning to the use of Minecraft to teach everything from physics to strategic thinking.
Since long before education technology even existed, video games have been a hugely successful way to engage students, creating a fun and compelling environment in which they can learn, develop and interact with their peers. But allowing students to actually take control of designing the game themselves takes the concept to a whole new level, allowing them to practice a host of new creative and technical skills. Here are 5 top websites – let the games begin!
1. Isoball 3. Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game. Cipher Prime Studios: Auditorium. Light-Bot. 7 Sites That Make Programming For Kids Fun. Teaching kids how to write computer programs, by Marshall Brain. By Marshall Brain Quick Intro - If you are looking for a quick and easy way to teach your kid a real programming language, without downloading anything or buying anything, try these Python tutorials.
Your kid will be writing and modifying code in just a few minutes. Marshall Brain's quick and easy Python tutorials Let's say that you have children, and you would like to help them learn computer programming at a youngish age. As the father of four kids, I have tried to approach it from several different angles. Let's start with a something important: Every kid is different. The second thing to realize is that real analytical skills often don't start appearing until age 11 or 12 or 13 in many kids, so expecting huge breakthroughs prior to that may be unrealistic. That being said, there are lots of fun things you can try as early as five or six... Games. Discovery Education. Summary In this activity, students will use paper chromatography to separate the colors in the dyes used to color candies.
(Please note: some candies are processed in factories with peanuts, so colored markers may be used as an alternative if you have students with peanut allergies) Overview Topic: Chromatography Real World Science Topics: An exploration of the components of solutions such as dyes. An exploration of methods of separating solutions and analyzing them. Objective Students will gain an understanding of techniques for measuring acidity, as well as using known standards to measure the properties of unknown solutions.
The “E” in STEM: Clarifying What Engineering Education Means for K-12 + The Opportunity Equation. STEM in Focus When it comes to “STEM”, many people have a strong sense of what the “M” and the “S” represent in the context of K-12 education.
However, there is less understanding, and often confusion, about what is meant by the “E” and the “T” in K-12 education. In this set of discussions, we attempt to shed light on the meaning of engineering education at the K-12 level. Science in the Kitchen - More Magic with Milk. Make Plastic Milk. One cup of milk 4 teaspoons of white vinegar A bowl A strainer Adult help Ask your friendly adult to heat up the milk until it is hot, but not boiling Now ask the adult to carefully pour the milk into the bowl Add the vinegar to the milk and stir it up with a spoon for about a minute Now the fun part, pour the milk through the strainer into the sink - careful it may be hot!
Left behind in the strainer is a mass of lumpy blobs.