MIT adapts free online courses for high schools
Posted by jeremyl on 5th December 2007
New secondary-school web site contains OpenCourseWare resources for teaching STEM disciplines
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Lexus and Scholastic Announce Launch of Environmental Challenge Education Program
Posted by jeremyl on 12th October 2007
Automaker Lexus has announced the launch of the Lexus Environmental Challenge, a program designed to educate and empower students to take action to improve the environment. The program encourages middle and high school students across the
United States to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. More than $1 million in total scholarships and grants will be awarded to students, teachers, and schools. Lexus has joined with Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, ! educati on, and media company, to create the program.
The Lexus Environmental Challenge has two distinct elements: standards-based supplementary educational materials and a contest to reward environmental action. The contest helps young people apply what they’ve learned in class through the program and empowers them to make improvements in their community by participating in any of the four environmental team challenges.Middle and high school teams comprised of five to ten students and one teacher advisor are invited to participate in four initial challenges, each addressing a different environmental element — land, water, air, and climate.For each of the challenges, teams will define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report on the results. Teams are invited to participate in as many of the four challenges as they choose. Submission Deadlines are: Challenge #1 (Land) — October 5, 2007; Challenge #2 (Water) — November 5, 2007; Challenge #3 (Air) — December 5, 2007; and Challenge #4 (Climate) — January 7, 2008.There will be sixteen winning teams for each of the four challenges — eight middle school and eight high school teams. The winning teams will each receive a total of $3,000 in scholarships and grants. The sixty-four winners of the first four challenges will be invited to participate in the Final Challenge, where teams will develop an environmental program with the potential to impact the world in a dramatic way. From the Final Challenge entries, fourteen finalists and two grand-prize-winning teams will be selected. Each of the fourteen finalists will receive a total of $50,000 in grants and scholarships, and the two grand-prize-winning teams will each receive $75,000. The money will be shared by the students, teacher advisor, and school.Full program information, including rules and entry details, can be viewed at the Scholastic Web site.Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
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New Science Resources in WebMax
Posted by jeremyl on 28th September 2007
Greatest Discoveries With Bill Nye Series: GL: Middle School – Senior High. Join Bill Nye the Science Guy to see some of the most amazing discoveries and events in scientific history. Well known for his children’s programming, Bill Nye will inspire older students with these upper-level titles, discussing such milestones as Einstein’s theory of relativity, Mendel’s experiments with pea plants, and the creation of the microscope. Nye presents these discoveries and explores how each of them has affected modern science. Astronomy ( 45 Min , DVD, DV393)Biology ( 45 Min , DVD, DV392)Chemistry ( 45 Min , DVD, DV89)Earth Science ( 46 Min , DVD, DV74)Genetics ( 45 Min , DVD, DV443)
Physics ( 45 Min , DVD, DV394)
| Junkyard Wars: Cool Cars |
| VHS videocassette, M-S, 89 Min,Discovery Channel School, 2002. From the television program, these two episodes show teams racing to build a hot rod and an off-road vehicle with materials scrounged from junkyards. A teacher’s guide includes 4 classroom challenges: 1) A Dune Buggy Lab, 2) Kinematics Of A Student, 3) A Mass and Acceleration Lab, and 4) A Self- Propelled Car. Some National Science Standards covered are: Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter, Motions and Forces, Transfer of Energy, Structure of Atoms, Chemical Reactions, Interactions of Energy and Matter, etc. With this video kit, students experience Newton’s Laws, speed and acceleration, energy and power, force and motion, and construction in a whole new way. 1 PHYSICS – FORCE AND MOTION 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE – ENERGY AND MATTER 3 CHEMISTRY – REACTIONS |
| Junkyard Wars: Ready, Aim, Launch! |
| VHS videocassette, M-S, 90 Min,Discovery Channel School, 2002. From the television program, these two episodes show teams racing to build a pumpkin launcher (ballistic missile) and a sky rocket with materials scrounged from junkyards. A teacher’s guide includes 4 classroom challenges: 1) Balloon Rockets, 2) How Far Can You Go?, 3) Project Bottle Rocket, and 4) Project Your Grade. Some National Science Standards covered are: Structure of Atoms, Structure and Properties of Matter, Chemical Reactions, Motions and Forces, Conservation of Energy and Increase In Disorder, Interactions of Energy and Matter, etc. With this video kit, students learn about simple machines, air pressure, Newton’s Laws, projectiles, catapults, aerodynamics, acceleration, and surface area and drag. 1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE – FORCE AND MOTION 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE – ENERGY AND MATTER 3 EXPERIMENTAL – MOTOR PERFORMANCE |
| Junkyard Wars: Wind Machines |
| VHS videocassette, M-S, 87 Min,Discovery School, 2002. From the television program, these two episodes show teams racing to build a glider and a sand yacht with materials scrounged from junkyards. A teacher’s guide includes 4 classroom challenges: 1) Bernoulli Ball, 2) Sailing With The Wind, 3) Paper Airplane Contest, and 4) Flying To Improve Your Grade. Some National Science Standards covered are: Structure of Atoms, Structure and Properties of Matter, Chemical Reactions, Motions and Forces, Conservation of Energy and Increase In Disorder, Interactions of Energy and Matter, etc. This video kit focuses on flight, the Bernoulli effect, surface area, and Newton’s Laws. 1 AVIATION, GENERAL (AERONAUTICS) 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE – FORCE AND MOTION 3 PHYSICS – ENERGY AND MATTER 4 RESOURCES – WIND POWER |
| Planet Earth Series |
| Discovery Education/BBC, 2007. Journey from the rain forests of Borneo to the peaks of the Himalayas to uncover the beauty and mystery of life on our planet. More than five years in the making, this series presents never-before-seen animal behaviors, startling views of locations captured by cameras for the first time, and an unprecedented look at Earth’s creatures from biological and ecological perspectives. The supplementary programs “Saving Species”, “Into The Wilderness”, and “Living Together” interweave key arguments from leading environmental commentators about what the future may hold for the world’s most threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems. Separate Teacher’s Guides for Grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 are included. 1 WORLD ISSUES 2 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES 3 BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY – ECOSYSTEMS Caves ( 42 Min , DVD, DV447)Deep Ocean ( 42 Min , DVD, DV454)Deserts ( 42 Min , DVD, DV448)Fresh Water ( 42 Min , DVD, DV446)Future, The: Into The Wilderness ( 50 Min , DVD, DV456)Future, The: Living Together ( 50 Min , DVD, DV457)Future, The: Saving Species ( 50 Min , DVD, DV455)Great Plains ( 42 Min , DVD, DV450)Ice Worlds ( 42 Min , DVD, DV449)Jungles ( 42 Min , DVD, DV451)Mountains ( 42 Min , DVD, DV445)Pole To Pole ( 42 Min , DVD, DV444)Seasonal Forests ( 42 Min , DVD, DV453)Shallow Seas ( 42 Min , DVD, DV452) |
| Chemistry At Work |
| DVD, M-S, 55 Min,Discovery School, 2005. From crime-scene clues to pyrotechnic beauty, there’s wonder and power in the molecular makeup of substances. Segments in this program cover methods of analysis, chemical reactions, the periodic table of elements, and the significance of carbon. This presentation uses fascinating examples to reinforce the roles and importance of chemistry in today’s world. 1 CRIME & CRIMINALS 2 CHEMISTRY – REACTIONS Forensic Detectives Series |
| Our Changing Earth |
| DVD, M-S, 52 Min,Discovery Channel School, 2004. Investigate the restless forces that lurk beneath the ground we walk on. Four segments report on geologists’ theories and findings around the world. Can we learn to predict these upheavals and minimize the damage they cause? Hear what leading scientists have to say. 1 EARTH SCIENCE – GEOLOGY |
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Environmental Education Website
Posted by jeremyl on 14th September 2007
Hello all !
I have been working this summer on developing a new Region 8 Environmental Education website.>
New features include:
-Regional EE news and events
-Teaching Water Webpage
-Teaching Stewardship and Sustainability Webpage
-Rocky Mountain and Plains Environmental Education Resources Page
-Rocky Mountain and Plains Regional Climate Science Education
- Collaborative
-Tribal Nations EE Resources
Please bookmark and check back often as the site will be updated weekly. Send me your news and events in your state for possible inclusion and let me know of any resources for addition to these pages. Also let me know if you would like to see any other major EE subject areas addressed further. These pages will grow over time with your help!
http://www.epa.gov/region8/ee/
Thanks!
Wendy Dew Region 8 ( CO, ND, SD, MT, UT, WY ) Environmental Education Coordinator
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