STEM Educator Resources

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STEM Forward (formerly known as Engineers & Scientists of Milwaukee) was founded in 1905. Originally conceived as a "cooperative body, broad enough in scope to meet the needs of all engineers in the community", STEM Forward has evolved into the region's leading technical organization providing educational outreach programs emphasizing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Variety of resources including information about opportunities for students and teachers.

This link takes you to the National Stem Centre of the UK, in particular to a video and lesson on Wave Machines. The entire site has many useful and interesting ideas for students and teachers alike. You will find varied and valuable STEM resources here.

Includes information on Robotics Contests and Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

From the cite:"PBS offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning through television and online content."

This website is full of links to other sites full of information for teacher and students.

Excellent resource that includes links to websites and interactives to help stimulate student learning.

A site mostly aimed at educators to find online simulations to use with your students to help them understand concepts. Organized like an online forum/discussion board.

Join world-famous scientists and explorers on their expeditions of discovery!

The Nautilus is at the shipyard in Turkey where it is getting some infrastructure upgrades. In July 2011 it will begin broadcasting live.

More lessons like this at nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary

"Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities."

"The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment is a research-based digital learning platform that fosters exploration and science inquiry. Students observe, analyze, experiment, and reflect as they navigate WISE projects. Teachers guide and evaluate the process using a suite of classroom-based and online tools."

"PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is a program in which K-12 teachers spend 2-6 weeks participating in hands-on field research experiences in the polar regions. The goal of PolarTREC is to invigorate polar science education and understanding by bringing K-12 educators and polar researchers together." Provides lesson plans and interactives as well.

"The JASON Project connects students with scientists and researchers in real- and near-real time, virtually and physically, to provide mentored, authentic and enriching science learning experiences."

ConnectEd California is an organization that is helping build integrated curriculum based on real world problems to better facilitate student learning and problem solving skills.