Wind for Schools Program In 2008, Wind Powering America introduced the Wind for Schools (WfS) program in six states: Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota. The Wind for Schools program aims to install small wind turbines at K-12 schools, initially targeting rural areas, to demonstrate wind energy basics to both students and community leaders. Building on our existing wind energy research programs, Boise State University has been named Idaho’s Wind Application …
This is one of the areas we cover in fifth grade science. It is always just a bit difficult to find information to help students really understand Newton's Law and develop a way to make the definition of the Law understandable for fift grade without making it too simple. I owuld like to use this resource to help students really understand and to be able to apply this Law accurately. I will share these strategies with my team of fourth and fifth grade teachers.
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/siteinfo.html (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external evaluation. National Science Foundation Award Number 9819107 Learning and …
Anatronica is a free online interactive 3D anatomy study aid, desktop application for Windows and MacOS and app for Android and iOS devices. http://www.anatronica.com/
There is NO question that STEM resources will actively engage students and increase their interest in science, technology, engineerng,a nd math. Too often science and math are taught straight from the book and students are not actively invovled in the learning and application of what is being covered in the class. I want to help my students develop a passion for STEM in class and retain that passion later in life. STEM resources will give me an array of activities that I can use.