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Elementary School Resources
Middle School Resources
High School Resources
Professional Resources
Additional Resources
Elementary Resources
This for purchase educational resource offers information for students on a variety
of topics. Key features of this site include the ability to search by subject and
by grade level. Users need to create a login or have a Google account to use this
site. The topics have associated games, quizzes, activities, and more to help students
learn.
This resource, created by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is aimed at
upper elementary students. This free educational resource is all about energy. It
has really good information for students, puzzles (crosswords and word searches),
experiments, and quizzes.
DiscoveryKids has 12 different topics that students can explore including science,
animals, earth, space, etc. Each topic has quizzes, games, activities, and photographs
to aid in student learning. The site also links to good elementary level books that
would be appropriate for each topic. Click here to get a better idea of what DiscoveryKids has to offer.
FunBurst media, also known as Funology, has free ideas for biology, physics, chemistry,
and weather experiments. These are great for both in-class and at home classrooms.
Click here to learn more about Funology.
This resource allows users to look through a variety of math related lessons (divided
up by grade level), interactive activities, brain teasers, and more. Click here to learn more about this resource.
MathGame Time is a free science and math resource for students ranging from PreK to
7th grade. Subjects include: geography, shapes, and time and money. The subjects also have
associated games, videos, and worksheets.
Monster Sciences offers a variety of lessons, printables, and experiment ideas for
various science topics.
Free resource for student use. You must have up-to-date version of Java to utilize
this tool.
The LearningLab acts as a virtual library of Smithsonian resources for public use.
Users can discover new resources, create their own, and share them with a collaborative
community. Users have the option of creating a log on for use of this program.
ZoomPBS is an older resource but still has a lot of fun activities for elementary
age students. Click on "Activities from the Show" on the Zoom home page to see all
of the activity ideas they provide. The subjects highlighted are: chemistry, engineering,
the five senses, forces, life science, patterns, sounds, structures, and water.
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Middle School Resources
This resource allows users to look through a variety of math related lessons (divided
up by grade level), interactive activities, brain teasers, and more. Click here to learn more about this resource.
As with many others, this resource is both for students and for educators. However,
the subjects covered with this resource are limited. Additionally, users must have
an up-to-date version of Flash to use this tool.
This site is geared towards upper middle school chemistry students. The provided link
takes you to the educator part of the website which explains the tools they provide.
From there you can get to the 'kids' version of the site which is purely games.
This free resource caters to instructors an learns in the computational science field.
Educators can explore lessons and discussions on the topics they will be teaching
in class. Students can do activities, explore various tools, and look up vocabulary
terms that are associated with computational science.
Rice has created a WebAdventures site geared towards giving students a glimpse of
what science careers really look like. They offer various games to bring students
through a practical problem of todays world.
Lots of fun activities to explore on this site as the Smithsonian has a wealth of
information. Great topics to explore: Science & Nature, Everything Art, History &
Culture, and People & Places. Students can sort leaves by type, conduct flight experiments,
learn about time, and much more.
The LearningLab acts as a virtual library of Smithsonian resources for public use.
Users can discover new resources, create their own, and share them with a collaborative
community. Users have the option of creating a log on for use of this program.
The STEM Collaborative is a set of four online adventures for middle school math students.
It is also worth an educators time to check out the 'Additional Resources' tab on
their page as this has a plethora of free educational resources for math.
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High School Resources
BBC Earth offers educational articles and videos for users to explore. They offer
information on topics such as conservation, discoveries, common questions about our
planet, and more. This resource is free and requires no account or login. Click here to learn more about this resource.
BBC Science, another free educational resource provided by BBC, provides articles
for students to explore a variety of topics. If there is a particular topic a student
is looking for information on, it is best to use the search bar on the BBC site to
help narrow down the many resources.
The Concord Consortium works to bring technology into the other aspects of the STEM
field: science, engineering, and math. Users can explore resources in the following
subjects: physics and chemistry, life science, engineering, earth and space, and mathematics.
If you make an account with this site, you can assign work to your students, allow
them to save their work, and more.
Edheads is geared for online interaction in math and science exploration. There is
a small selection of free games available as well as access to other games with the
purchase of a membership. The intended grade levels for each game are specified on
the home page of each game.
The Exploratorium is a resource provided by the Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception
in San Francisco, CA. The exploratorium provides tools for teaching and learning as
well activities, blogs, and videos that are useful resources for both students and
teachers. There are over 25 topics for users to explore.
This free educational resource was created by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
This website provides a timeline, activities, articles, and more all dealing with
the details of vaccines.
Biointeractive, created by HHMI, has hundreds of free science education resources.
Users can browse resources by topic, type, or collections. This website contains resources
for both the instructor and the classroom.
This resource allows users to look through a variety of math related lessons (divided
up by grade level), interactive activities, brain teasers, and more. Click here to learn more about this resource.
This website offers information about the nobel prize, its winners, and their discoveries.
The site also has fun games to help students learn about various nobel topics.
National Geographic is a great educational resource as it offers a wealth of information.
NatGeo offers resources for both teachers and students to enhance their learning experience.
NASA has activities for K-4 all the way up to higher education. This free resource
contains activities, games, and more. Click here to learn more about this resource.
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Professional Resources
This not-for-profit organization aims to create 21st century education systems. They
want to insure a lasting impact by means of coherence, capacity, and connections.
They also have resources on their site in regards to 21st century learning.
Formerly known as the Tennessee Curriculum Center provides instructional materials
for current educators. Their resources pertain to a variety of subject areas and grade
levels.
This resource contains informational articles on the current events of stem education.
ORISE has resources for students, educators, scientists, and more. Specifically for
educators this website contains: activities, curriculum, mentor tips, etc.
PLTW is a nonprofit organization that works to empower K-12 Students and Educators.
The website contains a multitude of resources, opportunities, and information about
their specific stem programs.
This organization aims to improve student achievement by advancements in stem learning.
Their programs include both a college readiness program and a military families mission
program.
The NSF, a federal agency, provides funding for student and business science and engineering
related research throughout the country. They have numerous funding opportunities
which are described in detail on their website.
The NSDF provides an extensive library of resources for students and educators. Resources
can be browsed by subject, grade level, standards, etc.
This organization has a primary role in making the importance of stem education known.
This non-profit works to exhibit how stem education influences our economy and technological
future as a nation.
The TN Department of Education is responsible for the adoption of education standards
in the state of Tennessee.
TEL provides free access to articles on over 50 different subjects. They also have
resources pertaining to homework, research, test prep, and career tools.
TSEA works to strength skills of science teachers in Tennessee.
TSIN is the network of education centers across Tennessee that aims to promote the
teaching and advancement of STEM subjects.
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Additional Resources
This free resource can be used to make presentations, social media posts, videos, and
more. There are for purchase versions of this resource as well.
This free resource can be used to create stunning info graphics, advertisements, and
more. Plus they have many different templates to choose from if you don't know where
to start.
GoogleDrive is a great way for students and instructors to store their documents, presentations,
spreadsheets, calendars, etc. The best part about google drive is that you can access
it anywhere you have an internet connection. All you need is a Google account (like
gmail).
Kahoot is a game making resource for educators to use. It is a fun way to make the
learning material more engaging for students.
This can be used online or through the App. It is a great way to communicate with
parents and students without giving them all of your personal information.
An easy to use screen casting tool for showing presentations on your computer or even
walking through steps on how to complete an assignment.
Skype is an extremely underutilized resource that can be used for collaborations and
learning experiences with classrooms throughout the world.
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