National Science Digital Library--Materials for STEM Grades K-12!

Common core embraces S.T.E.M (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics).  If students are to be fully prepared to compete equally on a global scale in a world increasingly dominated by technology, they will need to be actively engaged in exciting science projects at every grade level.  Within such a learning environment, teachers will be able to plant and nurture that innate curiosity even the youngest have when they enter school.  This desire to explore will now be built upon and expanded throughout those 12 years of school.  Not all will enter careers in science, but using this approach, all students will truly have an option to seriously consider it.

The National Science Digital Library NSDL has incredible resources which can easily be incorporated into any lesson in science or math.  To get started, take a look at the STRAND MAPS.  Here all the content is clearly laid out along with videos on HOW TO USE the literacy maps.  Further, if teacher prefer text versions in lieu of hyperlinks, they can take advantage of the text component.

Another great feature of the site is that its COLLECTIONS section provides teachers with an extensive list of every organization that has contributed to the collection.

Your students will be amazed at the contents:)

Denise

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RESEARCH AND TEAM WORK PAY OFF IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS!

Would you like to see your students exhibit excitement at the thought of entering careers which require high degrees of technical expertise in challenging content areas?  Of course the answer is yes:)  Common Core will touch on that natural curiosity kids exhibit in those early years and nurture it.  As the century progresses, scientists and mathematicians will be needed to continue to address the needs of both the planet and its inhabitants.

S.T.E.M. is an educational movement whose goal is to rekindle the excitement the U.S. had when President Kennedy inspired America to reach for the moon.  This program is showing up in all levels of education from elementary through high school.  Go into classes using strategies from S.T.E.M. and you will find young "scientists, engineers, mathematicians" using technology to create robots,  solve environmental problems, plan trips to other worlds, etc.  It is amazing to watch.  See the overall description of the program in this link:  S.T.E.M. -- REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS 

Now, see a middle school class turn into scientists and engineers working as teams chart ideas, identify problems, discuss solutions, plot progress, and revise plans taking a team approach (which is how such matters are handled in the real world of business).  Common core has identified this approach as a goal of these new national standards--to prepare students for the careers of the 21st century.  S.T.E.M. (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH)

Denise

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