Carbon Cycle

This is a great tutorial on carbon cycle which gives data from NOAA’s ESRL project. more…

ARISS, Archaeology and Lectric Library

WOW – the ARISS project was a huge success. It was really exciting to have 9 Burns Sci Tech students … More

10. Use this research to create awareness and advocate for girls to be engaged in STEM opportunities. Become part of … More

9. African American and Hispanic girls have just as much interest in STEM as Caucasian girls, yet they have had … More

7. Many girls prefer working in groups and collaborating with others to solve problems. The perception is that the natural … More

Nancy and I talked yesterday about how to balance having kids use iPads or “handys” (iPod touch, iPhones, etc) for … More

4. Keep girls interested and engaged in STEM over time and beyond transition points. While past research shows that girls’ … More

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) Board on Science Education (BOSE) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165 The … More

Download David Hockney’s Playful Drawings for the iPhone and iPad Last year, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto staged … More

3. Expose girls to people who have careers in STEM, so they can observe firsthand what these careers are, and … More

I’m finding lots of articles and lists like this – using smartphones, iPads, etc to personalize learning. The apps make … More

How to Solve It (1945) is a small volume by mathematician George Pólya describing methods of problem solving.[1] How to … More

I love fractals. What surprised me recently was to learn how new the idea of fractals and the associated math … More

American inventions Top 100 American inventions video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I2UBjpoYbg approx 10min. American inventions and inventors http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm American inventors http://www.american-inventor.com/ Top 10 … More

2. Foster girls’ internal assets such as confidence, self-esteem, initiative, and a work ethic. This can make girls feel successful … More