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STEM 350: STEM Resources Identification

STEM Resources Identification

1. National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov

This site provides information about the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well
as funding opportunities and webinars. There is a comprehensive list of funding
opportunities where researchers, educators, and scientists can apply for different
specialized grants. There are also very engaging videos and interesting articles that
can provide background information for both students and educators.

2. National Science Teachers Association: http://www.nsta.org

This site provides vast amounts of information for educators for professional
development use. Here you can also find opportunities for networking and
seminars, as well as lesson plans and activities. There is a specific section that
applies to me with just elementary school resources including lessons, activities,
and articles.

3. eGFI Dream Up the Future: http://www.egfi-k12.org

This is an incredibly captivating site where both students and teachers can explore
different science and engineering careers. Students can click to find out, for example,
what an architectural engineer does, where they work, and see a story of a real-life
architect. In the for teachers section there are also vast amounts of resources that
can easily be brought into the classroom. They are all segmented into grade level
spans, which makes it easy to navigate.

4. Ohio State University - http://gk-12.osu.edu/resources

This site provides science and engineering lessons separated by grade level. Each
lesson can be easily incorporated within a PBL unit or used as an entry event with a
larger unit. Many lessons also include the use of tools, mostly for measurement, and
are largely hands-on.

5. We Are Teachers - http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/stem

This site, and especially this section of the site, provides free printable graphic
organizers and resources that can easily be incorporated into STEM activities in the
classroom. There are also activities and lessons for STEM that connect to different
holidays. There are also articles that are helpful to teachers and can be shared with
parents to justify the importance and relevance of STEM.

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6. Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finder: https://concord.org/stem-resources

This site has a list of different resources that can be searched by topic (biology,
chemistry, earth and space science, physics, math, engineering) as well as by grade
level and resource type. Resources include lessons, activities, and printable
resources.

7. Code - http://code.org

This website has coding activities and instruction for all ages. Teachers can find
worships and districts can apply for a partnership to bring coding and technology to
their school. Students can also find coding classes in their area or online classes or
instruction. Although this is not all free, its an exceptional resource that we can use
and recommend to parents who are able to provide this for their kids.

8. How Stuff Works - http://science.howstuffworks.com

I have used this site as a resource in my third grade class to find articles on different
science or engineering topics. All of the articles are great, but a lot of them are
advanced reading levels. This is great for differentiation with students with higher
reading levels, and can easily be scaffolded for all students.

9. Stem Works - http://stem-works.com

This site has articles, activities, and information on STEM professionals. There are
videos, articles, events, and jobs linked to different topics (like animal kingdom,
under the sea, space, robotics, etc.).

10. K-12: US Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

Students and teachers can explore real careers and paths to those careers. Students
can look at different colleges that will support that career and look at realistic paths
and see if expectations and paths are realistic for them. There are articles, videos,
glossaries, as well as activities. This would be a bit more difficult to use in a lower-
grade classroom, but there are definitely some great useable resources.