STEM Resources
Recommended by Kate Miller
- University of Colorado Phet simulations for physics students. Simulations include topics such as Alpha Decay, Circuits, Lasers, Magnets, and the Solar System.
Recommended by Kathy Chesmel, Ph. D. - Princeton University Distinguished Secondary School Teacher award honoree
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Engineering, Go For It!, an interactive website designed for students and teachers K-12, for fun project ideas and to teach students about the world of engineering.
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Articles on HowStuffWorks as sources of information and topics to help students begin projects.
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ck-12, an online resource which provides free STEM content such as textbooks, quizzes, and videos.
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The National Science Teachers Association for its reliable reference material and help with classroom and lesson ideas.
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Scientific American as a source of current events relating to STEM topics, and to provide students with a real-world application of classroom material.
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Discovery.com as a classroom resource.
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FRONTLINE by PBS as a source of online streaming video content for the classroom.
Recommended by Jeff King
- NSTA calendar as an all-encompassing source of PD, grants, and interesting opportunities. http://www.nsta.org/publications/calendar/
Recommended by Matt DiDonato
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The Physics Classroom, which provides online instructional content, multimedia physics studios, and guided practice with physics word problems.
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Pretty Good Physics as a source of labs for first-year high school physics to AP level physics, and other physics-based classroom materials.
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123physics, which provides review questions, lessons, and videos for high school physics teachers and students.
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Sciencemag.org, an online source of science news.
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Discovery News: Space, a source of news about discoveries and current events relating to space.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day, which provides a different picture of the universe every day, with a description written by a professional astronomer.
Recommended by John Yi
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BozemanScience, a website run by science teacher Paul Andersen, who has provided hundreds of science videos for students and teachers.
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The New Jersey Department of Education’s webpage for Curriculum and Instruction in Science, which provides a list of teacher resources for classroom science curriculum and standards.
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WebElements, which provides an online interactive version of the Periodic Table of Elements with links to information about each element.
Recommended by Brent Ferguson
Recommended by Anne Catena
- Math for America, fellowships for math and science teachers in major cities.
Data Visualization, Online Modeling for STEM
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interactive simulations for use in the classroom.
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Ocean simulation resources.