Why STEM?
1. 15 Benefits of STEM Education
2. STEM Education Coalition - State resources and advocacy
3. Student vs: Learner 1.0 - "The House Warming"
Student vs: Learner 2.0 - "The Quiz"
Student vs: Learner 3.0 - "The Teacher"
4. "If You Build It" - Trailer - What if you brought back shop class?
"If You Build It" - Full documentary - What if you brought back shop class?
1. 15 Benefits of STEM Education
2. STEM Education Coalition - State resources and advocacy
3. Student vs: Learner 1.0 - "The House Warming"
Student vs: Learner 2.0 - "The Quiz"
Student vs: Learner 3.0 - "The Teacher"
4. "If You Build It" - Trailer - What if you brought back shop class?
"If You Build It" - Full documentary - What if you brought back shop class?
Science1. ScienceNetLinks
2. CSI: The Experience - Web Adventures 3. Hands-On Science Lessons 4. Learning Science 5. Museum of Chicago 6. Science Buddies 7. Dirtmeister's Science Lab 8. STEM Works 9. The Concord Consortium 10. EIE - Engineering is Elementary (Expensive) 11. Smithsonian Science Education Center 12. Lego We Do ($189/kit & 2 students, grades 2-5) 13. PHET Simulations Engineering1. Teach Engineering - Stem Curriculum
2. Try Engineering 3. NASA - Educators guide to Engineering 4. The Engineering Place 5. Engineering Encounters - Bridge Design 6. Engineering - Go For It! 7. Engineer Your Life - Career Exploration 8. SketchUp - 3D software 9. BoXYZ - 3D printer, engraver, CNC 10. Makerbot - 3D printer 11. AR Sandbox MathResources:
1. Online Math Learning. 2. K-5 Math Teaching Resources 3. MathTrain.TV- Videos 4. Math Shorts - Videos 5. Real World Math 6. A+ Click - Math and Logic problems 7. Math Run - Math Facts game Manipulatives: 1. NCTM - Interactive Manipulatives 2. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives 3. McGraw-Hill Interactive - Math Manipulatives 4. Math Teaching.org - Manipulatives and other great resources 5. NRich Math - Cuisenairre Rod Manipulatives STEMActivities:
1. Exploratorium 2. Teaching Channel - Make STEM come alive! 3. Project based Learning 4. Problem based Learning 5. Microsoft Hacking STEM activities 6. PBS Design Squad 7. US Navy - classroom resources 8. Get Caught Engineering Resources: 1. Successful STEM Education 2. Masters in Data Science 3. Service Learning 4. Service Learning Clearinghouse 5. Office of Innovation |
Technology1. STEM Challenge - STEM video game challenge
2. appinventor.org/ - learn to create an app 3. CS Unplugged - Free CS curriculum, plans, etc... CODING 12 year old app developer - Ted Talk 1. Code.Org - K-12 programming curriculum 2. codeacademy.com 3. Scratch - Block programming 4. codeacademy.com - learn coding for free 5. Alice - teaches computer programming in 3D environment 6. CS First - Google coding 7. EDU Blocks - blocks programming 8. Tinkercad - 3D printer coding software 9. Kodable ($$) 10. Python room - free for teachers, $35/m class 11. Code Combat - game for learning code 12. Parrot Education - code and drone 13. Zulama - MS/HS programming 14. SNAP - block coding Robots: 1. Ozo Bots - basic programmable robots 2. Dash n' Dot - Programmable robots 3. Sphero - programmable ball 4. VEX EDR Robotics (grades 7-12, $5300 class kit) 5. VEX IQ Robots (grades 4-8, $329/bot, free curriculum) 6. Carnegie Mellon VEX 7. Lego Mindstorms (age 10+, $415) 8. Cubelets - ($280+) 9. Finch Robot ($99, grades ) 10. Bee Bots/Code 'n Go Robot Mouse Bee Bot Emulator MakerspaceK'Nex
Education Kits (mostly around $40 each) 1. DNA kit 2. Gears kit 3. Levers and Pulleys kit 4. Simple Machines - Wheels, Axles, inclined planes kit 5. Renewable Energy 6. Amusement Park Rides Bricks (Lego) Lego Education 1. We Do Lego programming 2. Early simple machines 3. Simple Machines 4. http://www.legoengineering.com/ PCS Edventures (Bricks) https://edventures.com/ 1. Tech Set 2. STEM Foundations 3. Core Set Computing/Programming/Projects: 1A. Raspberry Pi - mini computer - problem solving 1B. Instructibles Pi class 2. Arduino - mini computer - problem solving 3. Makey Makey - Make Things! 4. Little Bits - electronic inventors kit 5. Snap Circuits - guided electronic projects 6. Makedo - cardboard construction 7. Hummingbird - cardboard robots creator |
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1. Pitsco
2. PCS Edventures 3. PLTW 4. Stemfinity 5. NASCO 6. Hand2Mind 7. Pearson School 8. Science Companion 9. Camcor (Gary Rosenthal = Territory Manager) Clubs, Camps, and Competitions
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1. Osmo - iPad learning! coding, math, art, etc...
2. Puzzzlets - iPad learning! coding, math, art 3. Square Panda - iPad reading/phonics learning Failure and Triumph Video's1. Famous Failures video (3 min.)
2. Navy Seal Admiral speech - Change the World (6min.) 3. Success or Failure video speech - (8 min.) 4. Ashton Kutcher speech - Build a Life (5 min.) 5. John Legend singer failure - (2 min.) 6. Marc Mero mother speech - (6 min.) 7. Last Lecture - (10 min.) 8. Death Crawl - Keep going! (6 min.) STEM Website RESOURCES |