Posted on November 14th, 2009 by ASEE
The edible “rocks” lesson helps students grades K-8 learn the importance of observation, teamwork, and communication skills. Students draw and describe the food/meteors, then pair their observations with short descriptions in a geologic “Field Note” style.
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Tags: Aerospace, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans, NASA
Posted on November 14th, 2009 by ASEE
The TeachEngineering Digital Library exists to provide teachers with the curricular materials to bring engineering into the K-12 classroom for a single day, a unit, or even an entire course. An excellent web resource.
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Tags: Competitions for Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans
Posted on November 11th, 2009 by ASEE
Curriculum for teaching about wind energy kindergarten – 12th grade. Teacher and student guides with background information and hands-on activities to explore motion, weather, the history of wind, and modern wind technology.
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Tags: Curriculum, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Green Technology, Lesson Plans, motion, Wind Technology
Posted on November 7th, 2009 by ASEE
Energy Kids is an excellent K-12 teaching resource with background information, historic profiles, games, activities, and lesson plans. Kids Saving Energy focuses on students grades K-3 and saving energy in the home.
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Tags: Electrical, Energy, games, Grades K-5, Green Technology, Lesson Plans, Science Fair Projects, U.S. Department of Energy
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by ASEE
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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Tags: Lesson Plans, Programs for Girls, Scholarships and Fellowships, Society for Women Engineers, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Videos, Women in Engineering
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by ASEE
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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Tags: Curriculum, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, Website
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by ASEE
The National Science Digital Library is a comprehensive website for science teachers, with lesson plans, publications, expert blogs, even a link to i-tunes.
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Tags: Lesson Plans, National Science Digital Library, Science, Web Resources
