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This resource is from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), which aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician education programs. The project features unique...

These lesson plans and activities explore the process of discovering and using oil and gas as energy sources. Lesson plans and activities for primary, intermediate, and secondary students are provided. Lessons that align with the Scotland Curriculum for Excellence and Canadian requirements are also...

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah highlights how educators can use mathematical discourse to increase student learning. Educators learn how to develop curriculum, create assessments, and build student mathematical fluency. The lesson provides PowerPoint slides, a mathematical discourse...

This 3-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), allows students to evaluate the difficulties that may arise in attempting to separate various materials. The lesson involves taking soil samples and performing a perk test of each sample....

This lesson, from the Technological Education Pathways Partnership (TEPP), compares some of the different light bulbs available to consumers. Light bulb types examined include incandescent, LED, and compact fluorescent lamp. Three PowerPoint presentations outline a test the output of incandescent...

This is a classroom activity to explain liquid crystal sensors for middle school students. A list of activity materials and .pdf handouts are included. The objectives of the activity are to "understand how liquid crystals (LCs) relate to other phases of matter (liquid, solid, gas); observe that...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity for students to further explore division through the standard algorithm. In this lesson, students will work in pairs to contextualize and apply division to problems. Included in...

This video assignment, provided by the GeoTech Center, is the first assignment from module four of the Python and Geospatial Mapping course, Loops and Decision Tools. The course is designed for experienced users of Global Information Systems (GIS) platforms who are new to programming, with the goal...

This video assignment, provided by the GeoTech Center, is the second assignment from module four of the Python and Geospatial Mapping course, Loops and Decision Tools. The course is designed for experienced users of Global Information Systems (GIS) platforms who are new to programming, with the goal...

This video case study assignment, provided by the GeoTech Center, is from module four of the Python and Geospatial Mapping course, titled Loops and Decision Tools. The course is designed for experienced users of Global Information Systems (GIS) platforms who are new to programming, with the goal of...