Little Kids (and their parents)
Toys and Books
Great toys for building STEM skills - This list has some great toys including Goldieblox, LEGO Mindstorms, and Snap Circuits (the few they missed are Roominate, Kibo, Tegu, sticks, stones, fall leaves, light, water, and sand!) Toys that encourage learning - Look for other fun science toys here A Mighty Girl - This site has ideas for empowering girls and encouraging their love of science Bedtime Math - A fun excuse to stay up late Science Playtime Itty Bitty Maker - Making things with little people Squishy Circuits - Electronics meets playdough Big Kids (and their parents)
Games
A slower speed of light - Slow down the speed of light in this free game for fast adventures in the world of relativity Scratch - Make your own stories, animations, and games for free and learn to program along the way Science Fair Projects How to plan your science fair project (JPL/NASA) Try this at Home The Science of Cooking - Do try these at home! Science Snacks - Fun experiments to try out in class or at home! Nanooze - Real life, real science research, smaller than your eye can see! A Boy and His Atom - Watch the world's smallest movie and learn how it was made! Hour of Code - Great way to learn computer programming for all ages! Experiments with Bottles - A great way to reuse those plastic bottles for doing science (Thank you to Ella for sharing this resource she discovered while researching ideas for her science fair project!!!) Science in the News Science News for Kids EurekAlert National Geographic Kids Graduate Students
Professional Development
Chronicle of Higher Education Developing a Positive Digital Reputation SPS Career Toolkit - resources for resumes, cover letters, and networking especially geared to physics students, but helpful for anyone Dissertation Resources Purdue OWL: APA Formatting - accessible online APA guidelines and examples, especially useful for references Word Formatting Guide - help for formatting your dissertation Overleaf - ...or don't worry about formatting, write it in this accessible and sharable version of LaTeX Grammarly - Checks your grammar for you while you write your dissertation Zotero - Organize your papers and references, connects to Overleaf too |
TeachersCurriculum and Resources
Engineering is Elementary (EiE) - A great engineering curriculum that integrates science and literacy. Stories from children around the world guide problem solving using an engineering design process Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Magazine for elementary science teachers with activities that integrate science and literacy Hands-on Biology Activities - Learn about blood types and DNA with mysteries Kelp-CS - Computer science learning modules where students learn through storytelling and game design Sprouts STEM Guide - The Boston Children's Museum guide to teaching STEM in preschool Everyday Science Mysteries - A great book series that integrates inquiry-based science activities into everyday mysteries Open-Source/Open-Access Math Textbooks - These can be great as reference books or textbooks for higher level math courses in high school and college Blended Learning Models - Different teaching strategies that are especially helpful for hybrid teaching! [more coming soon...I'm working on updating these for the Next Generation Science Standards] US National Standards/Syllabus Next Generation (NextGen) Science Standards About the Standards Science Content Progressions Performance Expectations National Science Standards, Benchmarks (AAAS) Science Benchmarks National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Math content standards North Carolina Standards Science standards Math standards Math Tools 4 NC teachers resource website California Standards/Syllabus California Department of Education Curriculum and Instruction Content Standards (K-12) Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Materials Common Core State Standards ResearchersScience Education Journals
Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) Science and Children ...A comprehensive list ...A really comprehensive list Physics Education Journals Physical Review ST Physics Education Research American Journal of Physics |