Teacher Resources
Kyle's Top FREE STEM Resources for Your Classroom
Kyle Schutt's Presentation at NSTA 2013 in San Antonio, TX
Keywords: stem resources tools free top ten
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STEM-Funding-Resources
http://stem-funding-resources.wikispaces.com/STEM+Funding+Resources+Guide This site is a result of a Service Learning Project from the **2012 Siemens STEM Institute** in Washington, D.C. You will find links to funding opportunities, tips, and ideas. The purpose of this site is to enable educators to find grant opportunities and also to provide them with helpful hints in application for grants. We would you to reciprocate and help us create a large database containing these …
Keywords: stem funding grant guide
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Launching what you know
This is a hands on, project based mid term for our regular physical science class. They spent a week working on the catapults and we had 100% participation.
Keywords: catapult, force, momentum, kinetic energy, potential energy, energy
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DNA Game
This game helps student learn to recognize complimentary base pairs in replicating DNA. They then have to identify the organism associated with the genome. Fast-paced, but content-heavy.
Keywords: DNA, genome, base pairs
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Spongelab: Global Science Community
Spongelab is an online community devoted to science communication and the use of digital content for learning. We attract educators, students, administrators and science enthusiasts with our stunning digital learning content housed on a robust online platform.
Keywords: game simulation
Views: 1213
Brain Map WebQuest
SEnd out the message to students on p. 2 of the pdf. Use p. 1 as their webquest working sheet.
Keywords: brain, nervous system, human body
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Mystery Liquids - Sweet Sour or Bitter - Acids & Base Testing
Collect samples of transparent liquids and use the chart for students to record what happens when they test with their indicators. Make sure to use soem clear liquids such as water, vinegar, baking soda water, & lemon lime soda, along with a few colored liquids such as orange soda, "Mountain Dew-type" soda, etc. Have astudents guess liquid identities. Safety Cautions - Remind students to use their senses for observation but DO NOT taste any sample!! Use gloves to handle …
Keywords: acids; bases, chemistry
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Environmental Education Teacher
I teach in a rural area in south Georgia. My focus is on the science fundamentals.
Keywords: tiger science
Views: 552
Rube Goldberg Project
Cross-Curricular Rube Goldberg Project. Problem: To create a machine which, after 10 steps, drops a ball into a cup. Requirements: The machine must complete all steps without human intervention, after the machine is started. It may be started by dropping a ball onto a channel, pulling a block out from under a weight, pushing a toy car, etc. It must be self-contained, requiring only energy it can provide. You may not use an outlet in the room. There must be 3 simple …
Keywords: Rube Goldberg Machine, Simple Machine Project
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Pumpkin Chucking
Students design a catapult for the purpose of chucking a pumpkin the greatest distance.
Keywords: Catapult
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