Mystery Class

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources, Online Projects, Problem Solving, Project Based Learning, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on March 16, 2012

  Mystery Class

The Mystery Class investigation is an eleven week hunt in which students try to find ten secret “Mystery Classes” hiding around the globe. The changing amount of sunlight at each site is the central clue.

Students take an inspiring journey from knowing only sunrise and sunset times to discovering exact locations of the ten sites. This investigation demonstrates that, as spring sweeps across the Northern Hemisphere, daylength changes everywhere on Earth. Students see that these dramatic seasonal changes in sunlight affect the entire web of life.

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources, Online Projects, Project Based Learning, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on March 16, 2012

  Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education 

  CIESE sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that utilize real time data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet’s potential to reach peers and experts around the world. Below is a catalog of projects that are currently being or have been sponsored by CIESE . Each project has a brief description and links to the National Science Standards and NCTM math standards it supports.

Try Engineering

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try Engineering.Org

TryEngineering offers teachers resources for students all about engineering. Here you’ll find lesson plans for students of all ages that are aligned to standards, descriptions of degree fields, lists of national programs and student opportunities.

SHOUT Online Environmental Learning Project

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Online Projects, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on January 30, 2012

  Shout Learning.Org 

Connect online to interact with experts in the field, share ideas, and collaborate with people around the world who, like you, are committed to solving environmental challenges. Shout gives participants a framework for success, with resources and tools for exercising social responsibility while building the 21st-century skills of collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking. When students are connected through technology and empowered to build activities in their own way the learning experience extends far beyond the four walls of a classroom. Check out the participants on the map and take your own stand in making the world a better place. Now that’s something to shout about!

Engineering Resources for Elementary Students

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on January 11, 2012

  Engineering Resources for Elementary STudents is a Livebinder created by Michelle Tona – Braden River Elementary.  Check out all the science resources for our younger learners.

20 Ways Teachers are Using Legos in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Lesson Planning, Odds and Ends, Project Based Learning, STEM Resources | Posted on January 3, 2012

 

 

 

 

20 Ways Teachers are Using Legos in the Classroom has some great ideas on lessons using many of your students’ favorite toy – Legos!

Cassiopeia Science Videos

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on December 16, 2011

  Cassiopeia Science Videos – funded by a physicist and named after a constellation, this web site has free science video content organized by strand and topic.  Excellent resources for middle and high school science teachers.

BP Teacher Videos – Elementary Science

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on November 15, 2011

   BP Teacher Videos – Teaching Science showcases project based student science lessons.

Science Net Links

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Lesson Planning, Project Based Learning, Promethean Resources, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on November 9, 2011

  Science Net Links Science NetLinks is a premier K-12 science education resource produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Science NetLinks, you’ll find teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and all of it is free!

50 Best Blogs for STEM Educators

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art, Blogs, STEM Resources | Posted on November 1, 2011

50 Best Blogs for STEM Educators is simply a list of blogs related to teaching science, technology, engineering, and math.

Ten Common Lessons the Arts and STEM Teach is a great article on the YES Generation blog correlating the positive impact of the arts in conjunction with science and math instruction.

Virtual Nerd

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources, Science Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on October 27, 2011

 Virtual Nerd is a new web site where teachers (for free) and students (for a price) can access hundreds of step-by-step tutorials using a “Dynamic Whiteboard.”  While watching the videos, students can ask questions and drill down for more help.  Current topics include Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Into to Physics.  Aligned to Common Core.

The Why Files – Science Behind the News

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Current Events/News, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on October 19, 2011

The Why Files – Science Behind the News

The mission of The Why Files is to explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and to present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner. We are based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but The Why Files covers science at all institutions that engage in scientific exploration and discovery. We hope our work will help explain the relationship between science and daily life.

 

Google – Sketch Up, Scholar, Lit Trips

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Google, Search Engines, STEM Resources | Posted on October 13, 2011

 

 

Google Sketch Up is a free amazing drawing/3D site for students to use in a variety of educational settings.

Google Scholar is a search engine for the high school or college students looking for research through journals and scholarly primary sources.

Google Lit Trips allows students to travel along beside characters and walk the path they walked by working with Google maps. From the site:  ” I like to say Google Lit Trips “3-dimensionalize” the reading experience by placing readers “inside the story” traveling alongside the characters; looking through the windshield of that old jalopy in The Grapes of Wrath or waddling alongside Mr. and Mrs. Mallard’s duckling family in Make Way for Ducklings.”

Encyclopedia of Life

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Encyclopedia, Lesson Planning, Promethean Resources, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on October 11, 2011

Education EOL.org is on online Encyclopedia of Life.  Great site for exploring one species at a time!

Math Dictionary for Kids

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Math Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on October 7, 2011

  Math Dictionary for Kids is a fantastic site for introducing math vocabulary.  Just click on the word on the right and a visual definition appears on the left.

PTable.Com

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on October 5, 2011

  Interactive Periodic Table is a great site for science teachers.  Students can scroll over the elements then click the links to learn more.

Squishy Circuits

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on October 5, 2011

   Squishy Circuits is a science web site for upper elementary/lower middle school.  It comes with complete directions for a class project and even has a TED Talk video explaing how to proceed.

Ten Marks Math Program – Free to Teachers

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on October 3, 2011

 

Ten Marks Math Program

TenMarks Math provides teachers with real-time insights into student performance, so they can target individual student needs with engaging, standards-based math exercises.  Students work at their own pace on assigned

 

practice, using hints and over 2,000 video lessons to master concepts.  TenMarks supports any technology implementation and student-computer ratio and builds the deep understanding students need for success.

Disclaimer — I know it says it is free, but can’t help wondering if there is a catch. 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Mathematics

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Calculators, Educational Resources, Math Resources, Microsoft Office Programs/Tools, STEM Resources | Posted on September 6, 2011

is a free download – just sign in using your Windows Live account.
Microsoft Mathematics provides a set of mathematical tools that help students get school work done quickly and easily. With Microsoft Mathematics, students can learn to solve equations step-by-step while gaining a better understanding of fundamental concepts in pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, and calculus.

Microsoft Mathematics includes a full-featured graphing calculator that’s designed to work just like a handheld calculator. Additional math tools help you evaluate triangles, convert from one system of units to another, and solve systems of equations.

Interactive Science & Math Simulations

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Interactive White Boards, Math Resources, Science Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on September 5, 2011

Interactive Whiteboard Science & Math Simulations

from the University of Colorado in Boulder has a treasure trove of resources for middle & high school math and science teachers.

Periodic Table of Comic Books

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on August 25, 2011

Periodic Table of Comic Books 

Finally, a fun way to learn chemistry!  Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involvingthat element. Click on a thumbnail on the list to see a full comic bookpage.

iPad Apps for Math & Science

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Math Resources, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on August 22, 2011

iPad Apps for Math & Science is a list tailored to middle and high school teachers of Math and Science.

Sketchpad Explorer

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, iTunes, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Problem Solving, STEM Resources | Posted on August 18, 2011

Sketchpad Explorer

Drag, manipulate and animate visual mathematical representations to develop your understanding of fundamental concepts across elementary mathematics, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and beyond.

Currently free at iTunes.

Motion Math App

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, iTunes, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on August 18, 2011

Motion Math App

is an inexpensive but very effective app to use when teaching fractions – espcially the conversion of fractions to decimels.

The Math Guy on NPR – Archive

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Podcasting, STEM Resources | Posted on August 15, 2011

Math Guy on NPR Archive of Broadcasts is a great resource for middle and high school math teachers looking for “real world” tie-ins to math concepts taught in class.

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