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Journal Article
Find out how the Detroit Zoological Society partnered with local organizations to create Celebrate Urban Backyards, which engages afterschool educators and students in hands-on, inquiry-based programs and activities focused on their urban environme...
By Claire Lannoye-Hall and Zahraa Aljebori
Journal Article
Learn about an effective and affordable three-focus approach that brings together academia, the community, and the real world in a way that makes afterschool STEM enrichment available to a wide audience. ...
By Edward Njoo, Surabhi Narain, Lakshmidevi Pabbisetty, and Mahesh Agrawal
Journal Article
Minnesota 4-H seeks to improve the quantity and quality of out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experiences for middle school–age youth. In 2013 the Minnesota STEM team, a statewide team of 4-H staff charged with provid...
By Mark Haugen, Margo Bowerman, R. Michael Compton, Anne Stevenson, and Patrick Jirik
Journal
Connected Science Learning October-December 2018
Volume 1, Issue 8 STEM Learning Connected to Afterschool Settings ...
Interactive E-book Kids
How can patterns be used to predict the positions of the Sun, Moon, and stars? The Be a Sky Sleuth e-book helps students figure out the answer to this question by following two students, Ana and Zane, who call themselves the Sky Sleuths. The Sky Sleu...
Virtual Conference
Archive: Embracing STEM, December 1, 2018
Science is ultimately about explaining the phenomena that occur in the world around us. Recent reforms in science education have focused on how phenomena should be used during instruction. This conference will focus on how using phenomena effectively...
NSTA Press Book
Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!Swing Set Makeover outlines a journey that will steer your students toward auth...
NSTA Press Book
Patterns and the Plant World, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your first graders to relate changes in seasonal weather patterns to changes in the plant world using a container garden? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...



