Hunter Hobson Shares 15 Scholarships For Students Who Are Interested In STEM Careers

 

If your students are interested in a STEM career here are some scholarship opportunities they might want to consider.  To see the article click here.

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20 STEAM Websites for Students

 

If you are looking for some Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts or Mathematics websites for your students take a look at this article.  

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National STEM Day

 

Today is National STEM Day in the USA and if you would like to see some good sites to peruse, Discovery Education is always a good place to start.  To read their article click here,   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are Canadian and making any amazon.ca purchase please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon.

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Women's History Month: Exploring the Life of an Engineering Pioneer

 

Continuing with yesterdays theme of women and STEM, here is an article on a pioneering women in the field of engineering.  To read it click here.

Compound Interest and Chemical Compounds

Compound Interest is the name of the site and it sounds like a math or business site but it is a site for the exploration of everyday chemical compounds and uses some very nice infographics.  To see the site click here.  When I noticed this site, this was the infographic that I saw.

The article that came with this infographic can be found by clicking here.

 

Project Phenomena

 

If you did not get enough "Phenomena" yesterday here is another site for all you STEM teachers and students.  To see the site click here.

AAAS - Lessons and Tools

 

As a follow up to yesterdays interactive activities for STEM todays site will give  teachers  a plethora of lessons and tools in the following categories: Earth Science, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Health/Medicine, Engineering, Social Sciences, Technology, Mathematics/Statistics, Nature of Science and finally Careers.  That covers quite a few topics.  I also like the "Today in Science" to see what happened on this day in history.  To see the website click here.

The Concord Consortium - Interactive STEM Activities

 

If you would like some free interactive STEM activities for your classroom try clicking here.  Topics cover Physics & Chemistry, Life Science, Engineering, Earth & Space and Mathematics. 

Print Free Graph Paper

 If you need the occasional piece of graph paper this will be a great site for you.  You can select almost any type of graph paper you can imagine.  To see it click here.

7th Annual STEM Pathways Summit

 

Do you teach Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics?  If so you might want to attend this virtual conference.  For more information click here.

Hacking STEM

If you haven't seen this site and you are a STEM teacher you might want to.  Lots of hands on lessons that do not cost much.  To see the website click here.

Canstruction

From Yummy Math, "Just before Thanksgiving there is an annual demonstration at the Winter Palace in the World Financial Center of New York City.   Canstruction is a celebration of design, of engineering, and of donating time, talent and food to the hungry. At the end of the exhibit all the amazing creations are dismantled and thousands of cans of food are given to hungry people via soup kitchens, food banks, shelters and senior homes.  Canstruction, Inc now has events in over 200 cities worldwide.

Here is a picture of an exhibit called "Downside Up" which was the winning exhibit from Canstruction, 2010, in New York City.

"How many cans does it take to build this structure?  What information do you need to determine this?  How did you determine your solution? What else did you notice that is mathematical?"

The pdf of the student work sheet can be found by clicking here.    The YummyMath link for this activity can be found by clicking here.  Note that some of the solution pages will involve you having a membership.  Membership to YummyMath is $22 US.   Try asking your Principal or Department head if this is a possible for your school. 

Halloween STEM activities

Halloween is around the corner and if you are teaching STEM (or Foods) there might be a couple ideas in here to get you ready for the 31st.  To see the ideas click here.

Hacking STEM

Hacking STEM is brought to you by Microsoft and is meant to provide teachers with an inexpensive way to deliver hands-on STEM lesson.  From their website, "Browse our library for downloadable, hands-on, teacher-tested projects and activities that use everyday materials to make STEM affordable, accessible, and fun for everyone.".  To see the website, click here.

Science Friday

Yeah I know it is not Friday but I post Math/Science stuff on Mondays.  This site has a weekly podcast that usually highlights something science based that is in the news.  At the bottom of the website's page they have a clickable  icon for each category of science.  To see the website click here.

Science Netlinks

Science Netlinks has a whole bunch of lesson plans and activities for you organized by grade level and course.  So whether your teaching physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics or careers there is something for you.  To check it out, click here.

The Concord Consortium

    

The Concord Consortium has as a goal to revolutionize digital learning in Science, Math and Engineering.  Their site has many interactive animations from various subjects.  Just click on the subject  area and grade and see what's there.  To see the site click here.

Reaching through the computer screen

A group of 5 engineers from M.I.T. has come up with a way to reach through the computer screen.  Take a look at this amazing video.