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  • Numbers in Nature, Math on the Mountain

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    Data are the workhorses of the scientific endeavor and their use is rapidly evolving (Haendel, Vasilevsky, and Wirz 2012). Ask almost any scientist about their work, and the conversation will involve the data they…

  • Environmental Education and STEM (E-STEM)

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    The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) shares the programs and publications it developed to advance E-STEM—the integration of environmental education into STEM.     The North…

  • Digital Observation Technology Skills

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    Digital Observation Technology Skills (DOTS) is a framework for integrating modern, mobile technology into outdoor, experiential science education. DOTS addresses longstanding tensions between modern technology and…

  • Enter the Nation’s First Student Chief Science Officers

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    Students vote for one of their peers to become a STEM advocate in their school. These Chief Science Officers select and promote STEM programming, connect with STEM organizations to bring STEM programming to their…

  • CAISE

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    The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education hosts resources for designers, evaluators, and researchers of informal STEM learning experiences and settings. The Center for Advancement of Informal Science…

  • Delving Below the Surface With the Montana Groundwater Academy

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    The Montana Groundwater Academy is a high school program that integrates classroom and field-based experiences to teach the fundamentals of groundwater science.     According to the U.S. Geological Survey…

  • Connecting Urban Families With Environmental Science

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    The PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors Toolkit is a new set of free, public media resources designed to help informal educators and parents infuse science learning into outdoor recreation.     Few people think…

  • Science Action Club

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    Youth in Science Action Club (SAC) use citizen science to investigate nature, document their discoveries, share data with the scientific community, and design strategies to protect the planet. Through collaborations…

  • A New Year for Connected Science Learning

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    Connected Science Learning Editor Dennis Schatz provides readers with news about behind-the-scenes updates for the journal.   Funding to support Connected Science Learning We are delighted to announce that The…

  • PEEP and the Big Wide World

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    PEEP and the Big Wide World is a public television show and website devoted to engaging preschool-aged children in developmentally appropriate science. PEEP’s newest effort is to address the needs of home-based, family…

  • Preschool in a Science Center

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    The Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines began an on-site preschool shortly after its doors opened in 1970, inspired by the founders’ belief in the importance of science education for early childhood learners.…

  • TeachEngineering Digital Library

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    A visual representation of the various curriculum types TeachEngineering offers. The TeachEngineering Digital Library is a free, online collection of K–12 curricular materials that focus on integrating engineering…

  • SciToons

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    Brown University’s Science Cartoons (SciToons) series makes science fun, engaging, and easier to understand through the captivating power of storytelling and animation.   Brown University’s four- to five-minute…

  • Itty Bitty Science

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    The Collaborative for Early Science Learning is a group of six museums in six different cities that partner with their local Head Start programs to provide training for teachers and opportunities for family engagement…

  • Creating Professional Development for Informal and K–12 Educators

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    The results of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate surveys help science education professional development providers successfully work with educators.   NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) explores the Earth…

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