Linking in-school and out-of-school STEM learning
Maker spaces and programs offer tremendous opportunities for all learners to explore new materials, expand their practical skills, think creatively, and exercise social-emotional skills such as problem-solving and collaboration. With this in mind, in spring 2016, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City launched All Access Maker Camp, a weeklong camp for … [Read more...]
Through My Window is multimedia curriculum for grades 4–8 that integrates engineering, technology, literacy, and the arts. Through My Window introduced our students to engineering. It not only broadened their understanding, but hooked them into wanting more! —Maureen Beeltje, District Educational Technologist, Frontier Regional School District, Mas … [Read more...]
The Philly Scientists project engages underserved youth in grades 5–8 and their educators in a curriculum that includes a mobile application with a digital badging reward system. In 2014 the Obama administration created the Promise Zone designation for an area of West Philadelphia that includes a population faced with challenges stemming from deep and p … [Read more...]
FieldScope is a free web-based platform that enables teachers and students to collect and analyze environmental data. Citizen science has long been touted as a way to engage in-school and out-of-school learners in authentic science, but the opportunities have largely been limited to collecting data. FieldScope from BSCS Science Learning is changing that by … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=yWZ6wybgHl4 With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), SciStarter 2.0 was launched to enhance, diversify, and validate participant engagement in scientific research in need of the public’s help. SciStarter’s leadership is part of the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee, Designing Citizen Science to Support … [Read more...]
