STEM+Education+Resources

toc = What is STEM in education? = [|Prezi Presentation Link]


 * 1) [|Understanding the Basics if STEM Education] – ([|Diigo] Highlights)
 * 2) [|STEM Education Coalition]
 * 3) [|Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (TIES)]
 * 4) [|Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: What Form? What Function?] – pdf
 * 5) [|The STEM Education Institute at UMass, Amherst]
 * 6) [|eSchool News: STEM]

= STEM Projects =
 * 1) [|The Earth as a Laboratory]
 * 2) [|Nanotechnology]
 * 3) [|Polar Connections]
 * 4) [|STEM Digital]
 * 5) [|Intel for K12 Educators: STEM]
 * 6) [|STEMposium Winners: Five Outstanding STEM Projects]
 * 7) [|Fun STEM Projects]
 * 8) [|Sight/Insight] – Two hands-on, STEM Projects created by USA Today
 * 9) [|The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) Classroom Projects]
 * 10) [|STEM Projects] – Chevron and DonorChoose.org
 * 11) [|Museum of Science] – Design Challenges
 * 12) [|Design Squad]
 * 13) [|Discover Engineering]
 * 14) [|Engineering is Elementary]
 * 15) [|Robolab@CEEO]
 * 16) [|Illumin] – A Review of Engineering in Everyday Life
 * 17) [|Shoe Design]
 * 18) [|American] [|Football] [|: That Magic Yellow Line]
 * 19) [|Rock] [| and Roll]
 * 20) [|Chemical] [| Engineering Your Dinner]
 * 21) [|Curveballs] [| and Knuckleballs]
 * 22) [|Roller] [| Coasters]
 * 23) [|STEM Works]
 * 24) [|eGFU: Dream Up the Future]
 * 25) [|The Einstein Project]
 * 26) **[|Thinkfinity] – STEM resources by the Verizon Foundation
 * 27) [|Project Lead the Way (PLTW)]
 * 28) [|First LEGO League]
 * 29) [|Spirit of Innovation Awards]
 * 30) [|Bootstrap] – Free technology and math curriculum
 * 31) [|Annenberg Learner Interactives]
 * 32) [|Earth’s Birthday Project]
 * 33) [|The Science of Spring]

= STEM Resources =
 * 1) [|PBS STEM Professional Development]
 * 2) [|Air Force Association STEM Education Resource Links]
 * 3) [|STEM Resources.com] – Tennessee
 * 4) [|Alice Hagar STEMSS Curriculum Resource Center]
 * 5) [|National Science Foundation Resources for STEM Education]
 * 6) [|Universal Design for Learning] – free registration to access lesson plans
 * 7) [|The STEM School Blog]
 * 8) [|The Quiz Hub]
 * 9) [|The Fun Works]
 * 10) [|Science/Technology Curriculum Template]
 * 11) [|BrainCake] – Girls Math & Science Partnership
 * 12) [|STEM Connect] – Free with Discovery Education Streaming Subscription
 * 13) [|Ben Biosciednet]
 * 14) [|Wolfram Demonstrations Project] – Requires Free Software and Plugin Download to Interact
 * 15) [|Wolfram Alpha] - computational search engine

= Science Resources =
 * 1) [|PBS STEM Science Resources]
 * 2) [|HowStuffWorks]
 * 3) [|NASA – Educational Materials]
 * 4) [|Science Sites for Teachers]
 * 5) [|National Science Foundation Science of Speed Video Episodes]
 * 6) [|National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery]
 * 7) [|Energy Education Resources for Teachers and Parents]
 * 8) [|The Aeronautics Internet Textbook]
 * 9) [|Green Revolution Video Library]
 * 10) **[|Science NetLinks – Tool Index] – GREAT!!
 * 11) [|Multimedia Physics Studio] – The Physics Classroom
 * 12) [|Biomes of the World]
 * 13) [|Insects.org]
 * 14) [|National Geographic Kids]
 * 15) [|Ology]
 * 16) [|Science Learning Network Resources]
 * 17) [|PBS Science and Tech Resources]

= Science Activities =
 * 1) [|How Small is Small]
 * 2) [|PBS Dragonfly TV]
 * 3) [|Energy Quest]
 * 4) [|Discover EXTREMES at Starfleet Academy]
 * 5) [|TryScience]
 * 6) [|NanoKids Interactive Workbook]
 * 7) [|KinEtic City]
 * 8) [|Where do I live?]
 * 9) [|Tinker Ball]
 * 10) [|Lunar Cycle Challenge]
 * 11) [|The Magic School Bus Games and Activities]
 * 12) [|My Life as an Elk]
 * 13) [|Shape it Up – An Earth Changing Erosion Activity]
 * 14) [|The Water Cycle]
 * 15) [|Mixing Primary Colors]
 * 16) [|The Cyber-rific Periodic Table of the Elements]
 * 17) [|Wildfire Simulator]
 * 18) [|Planet Mass Comparison]
 * 19) [|Interactive Body]
 * 20) [|Quicksilver Web Module] – Environmental Problem Solving
 * 21) [|Cell Size and Scale]
 * 22) [|Atom Builder: Build a Carbon Atom]
 * 23) [|Chemicool Interactive Periodic Table]
 * 24) [|Garbage Dreams]
 * 25) [|Create a DNA Fingerprint]

= Technology Resources =
 * 1) [|PBS STEM Technology Resources]
 * 2) [|Scratch] - Software download
 * 3) [|Alice] - Software download
 * 4) [|Skitch] - Software download
 * 5) [|Picasa] - Software download
 * 6) [|Google Earth] - Software download
 * 7) [|BrainPop: Engineering and Technology]
 * 8) [|The Tech Museum]

= Technology Activities =
 * 1) [|Whoahler Coaster!]
 * 2) [|The Grid]
 * 3) [|Robotics: At Your Command]
 * 4) [|Technology at Home]
 * 5) [|Build-a-Bot]
 * 6) [|Photosynth] – Capture your world in 3D
 * 7) [|Build a Roller Coaster]
 * 8) [|Nanobots]
 * 9) [|Hazardous Duty Robots]
 * 10) [|Find Your Longitude]
 * 11) [|Decoding Cosmic Spectra]

= Engineering Resources =
 * 1) [|PBS STEM Engineering Resources]
 * 2) [|Engineering for Change]
 * 3) [|Teach Engineering]
 * 4) [|JETS – Junior Engineering Technical Society]
 * 5) [|Teachers’ Domain: Engineering]
 * 6) [|Engineering: A World of Difference]
 * 7) [|Engineer Girl]
 * 8) [|Engineer Your Life] – A guide to engineering for high school girls
 * 9) [|TryEngineering Lesson Plans]
 * 10) [|Structures Around the World]

= Engineering Activities =
 * 1) [|Move it or Luge it!]
 * 2) [|Designit, Buildit, Fidget]
 * 3) [|Day at the Beach]
 * 4) [|PowerUp: The Game]
 * 5) [|Break It Down]
 * 6) [|Power Play] – harnessing energy
 * 7) [|Various Engineering Games] – TryEngineering.org
 * 8) [|Welcome to Electricity]
 * 9) [|Gravity Assist Simulator]
 * 10) [|Engineer a Crop]
 * 11) [|Forces Lab]
 * 12) [|Loads Lab]
 * 13) [|Shapes Lab]
 * 14) [|The Bridge Challenge]
 * 15) [|The Dam Challenge]
 * 16) [|The Dome Challenge]
 * 17) [|The Skyscraper Challenge]
 * 18) [|The Structure of Metal]
 * 19) [|Lever an Obelisk]
 * 20) [|Destroy the Castle] – Trebuchets
 * 21) [|Construct and Aqueduct]
 * 22) [|Design a Mars Parachute]
 * 23) [|Fire a Torpedo]

= Mathematics Resources =
 * 1) [|PBS STEM Math Resources]
 * 2) [|Math Sites for Teachers]
 * 3) [|Wolfram MathWorld]

= Mathematics Activities =
 * 1) [|AIMS Puzzle Corner]
 * 2) [|Brain Teasers and Math Puzzles]
 * 3) [|Visual Fractions]
 * 4) [|Math Games and Puzzles]
 * 5) [|Interactive Activities]
 * 6) [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
 * 7) [|Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles]
 * 8) [|The Game of Life] – dead cells and live cells

= STEM Education with iPads/iPods =
 * 1) [|Podstemic] – Changing the face of STEM education with iPods
 * 2) [|iPad and STEM Resources][|Clean Energy Hawaii STEM HD]
 * 3) [|Stem Education Apps] – From Lynn

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