Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Jaimie Schock
The Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies (BLOSSOMS) initiative, a new project from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, creates videos with a STEM focus for use in high school classrooms. The program features a library with around 50 math and science lessons, available free for download or as streaming video, and also by request as DVDs and videotapes.
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Tags: Curriculum, high school, Higher Education, International K-12 Education, Internet Resources, MIT, Science Curriculum, Teacher Resources, Technology for Learning, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on November 8th, 2010 by ASEE
Students at Sadler Arts Academy in Muskogee, Okla., can’t get enough of Leonardo da Vinci. The quintessential Renaissance artist, engineer, and inventor is the subject of a semester-long extra-curricular activity for gifted and talented classes that are studying – and channeling – his life and notebooks.
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Tags: Art and Engineering, Engineering in History, Science Curriculum
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The STEM Academy is a national non-profit education program designed to improve STEM literacy for students. The curriculum prepares students through comprehensive student assessment including traditional tests, project-based learning presentations, and portfolios. The Academy also offers a grant fund for high schools.
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Tags: Corporations, Curriculum, Grant Opportunities, Outreach for Schools, Science Curriculum, STEM education
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by ASEE
Based on the actual software currently used for training at its Launch Control Center, NASA’s downloadable Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System Software (KLASS) enables a launch countdown simulation with a networked system of computers. The supporting KLASS Curriculum is a series of STEM lesson plans for students grades 6-10 with interactive resources that build to a simulated shuttle launch.
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Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Grades 6-10, NASA, Science Curriculum, Software
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by ASEE
Earth, Space, and Life — check out the K-12 science lesson plans offered through Montana State University’s Extended University Website, a number of which explore the region’s local environment and Native American cultures.
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Tags: Earth Science, Lesson Plans, Life Science, Montana, Native American, Physical Science, Science Curriculum
