Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
HAZ-ED is a collection of class materials for grades 7-12 focusing on hazardous waste, dump sites, and efforts of remediation The materials — which include basic information, warm-up and full class activities, fact sheets, a glossary, suggested readings, a brochure about the Superfund program, and a bibliography — can be used as part of a larger curriculum or stand-alone.
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Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Each day for a year, Superfund365 visited one toxic site in the federal Superfund program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For each entry chronicling the trip, an interactive graph shows what kinds of contaminants are involved, along with the acreage affected. The entries also feature timelines, local demographics and population statistics, photos, location and descriptive information, a hazardous ranking score, maps, and a blog entry about the site visits.
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Posted on April 19th, 2010 by ASEE
Classroom Earth is an online resource designed to help high school teachers include environmental content in their daily lesson plans. Useful resources on the site include environmental news; geographically-based environmental information; course material; a resource library; teacher profiles; funding opportunities; and listings for professional development.
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Posted on April 19th, 2010 by ASEE
The Environmental Science Institute at the University of Texas Austin offers a number of helpful resources, including K-12 lesson plans, a lecture series, graduate student-pairing program, and newsletters.
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Posted on April 12th, 2010 by ASEE
The Hands-On Technology Program Website, sponsored by Galaxy Networks, Inc., provides science experiments and other hands-on activities. Activities are designed so that children can do them using every day, inexpensive materials. Much of the material is designed to be photocopied and used directly in class, while other items includes teacher’s notes and materials lists.
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Posted on April 8th, 2010 by ASEE
Teachers will find a wealth of science fair resources at Science Fair Central, part of the classroom resources offered by Discovery Channel. Separate sections of this page include: Idea finder, Project timeline, and Virtual lab. Guidelines for parents and science fair coordinators are included, as well as help on the various steps in undertaking a science project.
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Posted on April 5th, 2010 by ASEE
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York City, offers perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through educational and curatorial programming.
Collections include more than 250,000 design objects and a design library, while exhibitions, educational programs, and an on-site, degree-granting master’s program explore the process of design, both historic and contemporary. Teachers may be particularly interested in the online Educators Resource Center, which provides lesson plans, videos, and links to other on-line resources.
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Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Engineering/Technology Careers Exploring Program, from Learning for Life, along with the American Society for Engineering Education, is introducing more youth to careers in engineering and technology. These and other organizations are launching a 2010—2012 Engineering/Technology Careers Emphasis campaign in April. Presently, Learning for Life serves close to 1 million youth in over 14,000 schools and organizations across the country.
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by ASEE
National Robotics Week, April 10-18, 2010, recognizes robotics technology as a pillar of 21st century American innovation, highlights its growing importance in a wide variety of application areas, and emphasizes its ability to inspire technology education. A week-long series of events and activities is planned to increase public awareness of the growing importance of “robo-technology.”
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