Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc.’s Rockets for Schools program allows students to experience the excitement of building-high power rockets, coordinating a rocket launch and working hands-on with industry professionals. This program is open to students of varied socio-economic backgrounds in grades 6-12 from a five state area in the Midwest. Rockets for Schools 2010 is scheduled for Friday, May 7th and Saturday, May 8th in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Tags: Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aerospace, Events, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, NASA, Programs for Students, Space, Web Resources
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
NASA eClips™ are short educational video segments meant to inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public.
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Tags: Aerospace, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, NASA, Videos
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The NASA educators page includes a wealth of teaching materials, lesson plans, and activities developed by teachers, university educators, and NASA engineers and scientists.
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Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
This online exhibit from the Smithsonian focuses on satellite images of the planet,with interactive pages on the categories: the living planet, water and air, structure of the land, the human presence, and satellite technology. Educators can also find a number of helpful lesson plans for different grade levels and online resources.
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Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Toyota has announced nearly $550,000 in grants to 79 K-12 educators across the country as a part of its 2010 TAPESTRY program.
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Tags: Grant Opportunities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Teacher Awards
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
Operated by the Idaho National Laboratory, the Energy for Educators Website offers excellent lessons on energy topics for all grade levels, including on wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, nuclear, and biomass energy sources.
Teachers will also find news about the Energy workshops, INL wind resources, real-time wind data, “energy myths,” and a write-in “ask a scientist” page.
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Tags: Alternative Energy, Geothermal, Idaho National Laboratory, Lesson Plans, Nuclear Engineering, Solar Engineering, Web Resources, Website, Wind Technology
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The U.S Department of Energy Energy Education and Workforce Development Website provides lesson plans, science projects, and activities, listings of student and teacher contests, information on classes, fellowships and internships, and links related to clean energy.
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The KidWind Project website offers free resources for teaching about wind power in the K-12 classroom. KidWind offers lesson plans, introductions to key concepts, plans and guides for building model wind turbines, and links to resources around the web. KidWind regularly hosts workshops, events, and conventions, as well.
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Tags: Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Science Fair Projects, Web Resources, Wind Energy, Wind Technology, Wind Turbine, Workshops
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The Power of the Wind Website supplements The Power of the Wind National 4-H Curriculum, designed to help middle school students learn about wind energy and design, build, and test wind-powered devices.
The Website offers videos, links to other wind energy resources, and clever 2-page activities, including building a weather vane, kite design and improvement, and an energy scavenger hunt.
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