The PBS Design Squad website, which supports the popular t.v. show of the same name, features 15 cool activities, some of which we’ve featured on this EGFI teachers’ site. From an extreme kicking machine to a ping-pong ball launcher, these challenges will unleash your students’ ingenuity and get them thinking like engineers. Designed for 9-12 year olds, each activity has step-by-step instructions and age-appropriate explanations of the main idea.

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Participants of this free, one-day online conference join in interactive discussions on the Apollo program and its historical impact. Teachers are invited to explore ways to teach the use of primary source materials. All sessions will be archived and available for future replay.

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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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