Presenters of this webinar share their experiences with sustainability education in K-12 schools and provide an overview of the national trends and related research

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Sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers, Aspire K-12 outreach offers a wealth of lessons and activities to help students explore biomedical, civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical, materials, general, and aerospace engineering.

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Solid numbers of STEM students are graduating from schools, but they’re rejecting science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers for those in other fields. So says a new paper by researchers at Georgetown and Rutgers universities.

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Science Netlinks/Thinkfinity offers free, Internet-based content across academic disciplines, with a wealth of standards-aligned resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, interactives, and reviewed Internet resources.

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Lunar Certification allows you to borrow actual lunar rock and soil samples as well as meteorite samples from NASA. If you’re interested and live or work near Pomona, Calif., you can attend this free class.

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The Engineering Pathway offers teaching and learning resources in engineering, applied science and math, computer science/information technology, and engineering technology for K-12 and university educators and students.

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Fewer than four of 10 fourth- and eighth-graders are proficient in mathematics, according to a highly regarded federal test given in early 2009, according to The Wall Street Journal and other news sources. The results add to recent evidence that the U.S. drive to become more economically competitive by overhauling public education may be falling short.

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