ACTIVITIES and VIDEOS:
See if you can recreate the object in the video and make it work! From the TableTop Explainer on YouTube |
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A video montage of a few stills from the Howard County MATH Festival at Centennial HS. WAY TO GO Mr. Gertler! I can't wait to see what you do with the STEM Festival a few weeks from now!!! No pressure!!! : ) |
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ARTICLES:
This Electronic Temporary Tattoo Will Soon Be Tracking Your Health by Nathan Hurst |
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'Master Gene' Makes Mouse Brain Look More Human
by Emily Underwood http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/04/master-gene-makes-mouse-brain-lo.html?ref=em&goback=.gde_822967_member_236146763 |
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WEBSITES:
artplantaetoday.com
One of the many sites to integrate Art into your STEM (STEAM). Professional and amateur artists and botanist give their ideas for how to: stop, look, and not only smell, but sketch the roses.
brainpop.com
An excellent site to introduce or review STEM topics. Cross disciplinary opportunities abound as all core (and supplimentary) subjects can be found within the site. A few of the content avtivities/movie shorts are free but most do require a subscription fee.
jes2s.com/index.html
"Through a rigorous review process, students are encouraged to write articles in the academically accepted format, to promote student research, improve science literacy, and to display the most exceptional works that are products of students, their teachers, and the schools they attend."
kerpoof.com
This website is a great way to introduce or emphasize the use of technology to create and express your artistic side. A good deal of the activities are free to work with but with membership, many more opportunities to interact (and save your work) exist.
gardeningzone.com
A site that is different from others found here in that it sells items for your gardening needs. In particular, the insects are the best prices online! The ladybugs and praying mantis are fantastic for observations in a natural setting or in your specific indoor terrarium. The Kid's Zone is a good place for your summer fun needs (best to get your OWN ladybug habitat though).
coolmath-games.com/0-me-and-the key/index.html
These puzzles where no directions are given push the player to be creative in their problem solving skills to find the hidden key on each level. CAREFUL! You might just get hooked! Not sure where this game came from, but it has two more versions ALREADY and students off all ages LOVE playing it!
nar.org
Official website for the National Association of Rocketry. If you are or were ever interested in model rocketry, this site is a hub of information on how to make your rocket more streamline, where to find launcing clubs and everything in between.
nsta.org
Originally for teachers, the National Science Teacher Association website has become one of the most popular sites for information on anything from lessons, books, focus groups, and discussions on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
chem4kids.com
Rader's CHEM4KIDS is one of the BEST hubs for information on the internet. There might not be the incredible depth on every topic, but even the introductory information is better than the content on other sites, and there are links to other sites as well. The site list serves as the best place to start if you are looking for something specific, similar to an index. Not only is there this chemistry site, but there is an astronomy, biology, earth science, physics, AND math site that follow the same model.
sciencegamecenter.org
If you like games AND you like biology,
this is the site for you!
stemaction.org
The homepage for STEMaction, Inc. "A non-profit organization that delivers exciting STEM activities to K-12 students and builds a local community of support for the programs and participants".
stemconnector.org
The best way to describe this site is to say, "be sure you have some time on your hands"! This is one of the MOST complete hub sites you will find that directs you to all things STEM related. Articles to webinars, you'll find what you need here.
coolmath-games.com/0-sugar-sugar
A second game from the "cool-math" website, again the creator challenges players to use their problem solving skills in what would seem to be simple tasks to get sugar into a mug. Sound overly simple? See what level you can reach!