STEM Resources for Teachers

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STEM Resources for Teachers

• George W. Stickel
• Supervisor
• Cobb County Public Schools
• May 16, 2009

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GPS is based on NSES

• AAAS NSES 1st place to look
• http//www.aaas.org/publications/
• http//www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id4962

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National Science Education Standards
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The climate of science and technology in the
United States

• National Science Boards report to Congress and
  the Nation Americas Pressing ChallengeBuilding
  A Stronger Foundation

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Response to National Standards

• Inquiry and the National Standards
• Appendix B
• Establish criteria

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The System of Science Education

• (Based upon National Science Education Standards)

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Science InquiryMapK-12
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Science Knowledge Map of Matter K-12
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Georgia DOE

• GaDoe, 2nd place to look
• www.gadoe.org

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Georgia Performance Standards

• Testing
• Standards

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DOE Classroom support
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Three key websites

• National Science Education Standards
• http//www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id4962
• Georgia Performance Standards
• http//www.gadoe.org/
• Cobb County Public Schools
• http//www.cobbk12.org/hr/index.htm
• Your local school website

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Where next?

• People
• Places
• Publications
• Products
• Organizations
• References
• Competitions

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People

• Elementary school science teacher
• Middle school science teacher
• High school science teacher
• Higher education
• Technical college professors
• Local college or university professors
• Textbook authors

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People continued

• Professional STEM medical people
• Trade professionals
• Plumbers
• Carpenters
• Electricians
• Agricultural employees
• Manufacturing professionals
• http//www.georgiamaw.org/

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Publications

• National Geographic
• Smithsonian
• National Wildlife Federation http//www.nwf.org/
• Related to organizations

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Organizations

• NSTA, http//www.nsta.org/
• GSTA http//www.georgiascienceteacher.org/

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Other Science Ed Organizations

• National Assoc. of Biology Teachers
  http//www.nabt.org/
• Etc.

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Government Organizations

• NASA, nasa.gov
• NOAA, noaa.gov
• USGS, usgs,gov
• Globe Program, http//www.globe.gov/r

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The Globe Program

• Teachers Guide
• Protocols
• Atmosphere/climate
• Soil
• Hydrology
• Land cover/biology
• General
• Phenology

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References

• http//dictionary.reference.com/
• http//bartleby.com/
• Dictionaries, Thesauruses
• Anthologies
• Quotations

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Competitions

• FIRST Robotics
• Best Robotics
• F1
• Science Olympiad
• Science Bowl

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My Home (edge of a glacier)

• http//www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/mccon
  nellsmill.aspx

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McConnells Mills State Park

• http//www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/ParkGuides/pg4
  _9/indexmap.aspx

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The Glacier
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Georgia Resources

• http//www.gadnr.org/ Department of Natural
  Resources

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Grand Canyon
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You dont know a national park?

• Nps.gov/findapark

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Chemistry

• http//portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content
  American Chemical Society
• http//www.chemed.org/ Chem Ed Foundation
• http//www.chemcollective.org/ Chemistry
  Collective
• http//www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm/ Center for
  Biomolecular Modeling

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Green Chemistry

• MKC http//www.mkcenterprises.com/index.htm
• Occipational Safety and Health document Download
  NIOSHSchoolSafetyLabGuide
• on "Green Chemistry"--see also Download
  ChemicalInventory_GreenTnStU
• Download Appendix A - Prohibited Chemicals and
  Download HighrisktableMKCrecommends 

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Physics

• http//www.aps.org/ American Physical Society

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Biotechnology

• http//www.georgiabio.org
• http//www.ellyndaugherty.com/

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More BiotTech

• www.georgiabioed.org
• www.molecularmovies.org
• www.ted.com go to science on left
• www.biosciednet.org/portal established by AAAS
  NSDL

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Assessments

• http//sciencescass.org/ Science Assessment
  Project
• UserName gasci PassWord 8g4a2
• http//pals.sri.com/ Performance Assessment Links
  in Science

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General data

• http//2000survey.horizon-research.com/ National
  Math Science Survey information

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ESOL

• New York Science Teacher http//www.newyorkscienc
  eteacher.com/sci/index.php Click on
  "ESL/Bilingual Glossaries" for terms in various
  languages.
• Cobb County ESOL Blog http//flesolcobbcentral.ty
  pepad.com/esol/

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Thank you

• george.stickel_at_cobbk12.org
• www.cicobb.typepad.com/science/