Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ASEE
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day Website is a helpful resource originated, written, coordinated, and edited since 1995 by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell. The APOD archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet.
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Posted on August 1st, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The National Science Resources Center (NSRC) was established in 1985 by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies. Its mission is to improve the learning and teaching of science for all students in the United States and throughout the world. It provides listings of regional science centers, museums, science websites and other resources; information on how to participate in programs to improve science education; and NSRC internships.
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Posted on July 20th, 2010 by ASEE
Check out the Ten Cool Sites page of San Francisco’s Exploratorium Museum, posted each month to showcase “a collection of cool, interactive sites from the Web,” focusing on science subjects. The site provides an archive of past editions, those that have been most recommended, a “random cool” selection, and an alphabetized list of categories.
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Posted on July 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The Teaching with Contests website lists various contests suitable for use in the classroom with students, as well as competitions geared to educators. It features contests and programs that have a primary goal of education, such as the Audubon Photography Contest, PBS Design Squad Trash to Treasure Contest, and The Ron Clark Academy’s Great American Teacher Awards.
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Posted on July 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The STEM Clubs Network, which caters to schools in the United Kingdom, also provides best practice information, professional advice, shared resources, tips, and more for starting and running STEM-based extracurricular clubs for the middle and high school levels.
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Posted on July 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Science Discovery Clubs Network’s SciZmic website provides in-depth help with creating, running, and even funding a science club. Activities and projects for use in a science club are available here.
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Posted on May 19th, 2010 by ASEE
NASA@Home and City is a fun interactive program on the NASA Website that takes users on an illustrated tour of the commercial technologies and products in their homes and cities that trace their origins to NASA’s investment in space and aeronautics research and development. The agency has documented more than 1,500 examples of how these technologies have been used for bettering life on Earth.
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Posted on May 10th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution‘s hybrid, remotely operated vehicle Nereus is exploring the oceans’ deepest depths. It works in two modes: as a free-swimming, autonomous robot that surveys wide areas of the deep sea and as a vehicle linked to a surface ship via a fiber-optic cable that transmits data and images up and sends commands down. The Woods Hole website features an interactive tour of the robot, videos, a slideshow, and related news.
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by ASEE
The SPARK Website supported by iRobot, provides educational materials for students, educators, and families, including curricular units and hands-on activities, lesson plans, links, and outreach programs. Be sure to check out the games and activities offered for students.
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