Posted on February 5th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
NACME STEM Innovation Grants provide teachers in inner-city communities with funding (up to $1000) for projects that make students aware of opportunities to be found in engineering. The projects are aimed at turning classroom lessons into real-world applications that bring STEM concepts to life.
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Posted on January 31st, 2011 by axb
This week’s contest is now closed – stay tuned for next week!
Good news, teachers: in honor of National Engineers Week, eGFI will be giving away free packs of colorful, laminated eGFI cards for your classroom!
And because we love engineering so much, we’re extending the celebration all month and will be giving away one pack of our popular cards every week in February, 2011.
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Posted on January 30th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
The 2011 ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to apply their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills to a real-world problem. Teams research, develop, and test their solution before presenting it to a global audience. Students and their coaches put their ideas and skills to the test in one of three events.
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Posted on January 30th, 2011 by ASEE
The No Boundaries National Competition gives students the chance to learn about opportunities at NASA, explore careers in STEM, and win prizes that are out of this world. After completing the project and presenting their work to peers, student groups are encouraged to enter their project in the competition.
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Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
The Art of Science Learning explores ways in which the arts can help improve how people of all ages learn the sciences. Using hands-on, imaginative approaches to science education, the Art of Science Learning is convening scientists, artists, educators, business leaders, researchers, and policymakers in three conferences in Spring 2011.
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Tags: Art, Art and Engineering, Collaborative Activity, Conference, Conferences and Meetings, National Science Foundation, Programs for Teachers, Teachers
Posted on January 21st, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
The NFPA Fluid Power Challenge is a competition that challenges eighth grade students to solve an engineering problem using fluid power. They work in teams to design and build a fluid power mechanism, and then compete against other teams in a timed competition.
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Tags: Alternative Energy, Contests, Organizations, Project Based Learning, Science Contest, Science Fair Projects
Posted on December 2nd, 2010 by ASEE
Teachers of grades 6 through 8 from Northrup Grumman communities have a chance to join an expedition either to the Bahamas, to examine coastal ecology, or to the edge of the Arctic, to study climate change.
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Tags: Climate Change, Corporations, Environmental science, Grades 6-8, Ocean, Ocean science, Outreach, Programs for Teachers, Scholarships and Fellowships
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by ASEE
SnowSchool is a winter ecology education program that aims to expose children to the fun and wonder of their winter environment. SnowSchool sites include unspoiled national forests, nordic ski areas, regional parks, vibrant nature centers and preserves, colleges, universities, and some of the nation’s most spectacular national parks. Visitors to the online site can find snow-related lesson plans, a page on snow science, and links to other websites.
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Posted on November 29th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
This website on gas hydrates and crystallography from the University of California-Irvine provides resources, information, and class materials for teachers. It offers information, documents, presentations, photos, and data from past programs and projects, as well as lab activities, experiments, lesson plans, software, and an online tutorial.
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