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This video, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, provides two presentations on how GIS can serve K-12 educators. In the first presentation, Soumya Chennapragada describes a GIS club at Morning Creek Elementary School. The GIS club's implementation, the Esri kids fair, GIS activities for students,...

This page, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, offers links to organizations providing student and educator resources on global climate change. Organizations featured include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA), the...

This site is a free public resource which provides teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth, the free program that brings the world to the classroom. Lesson plans include basic how-to guides, student and teacher controlled exercises and more.

This page, from GreatScopes, offers a number of labs and experiments for teachers to incorporate microscope use into the classroom. The activities range from learning to prepare wet mounts and blood smears, to observing specific substances like yogurt and spider webs. There are also lessons on...

This webpage, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, is part of the Water Science for Schools. The page information about types of wells, drilling and water levels. Links to many other water-related sites are also included.

This 22-page report, from Hackley School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Hackley Aquatic Engineers team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a mathematics data visualization activity designed for eighth graders. In this activity, students use a computer simulation to collect data on helmet safety in order to act as crash-test scientists make a recommendations on...

This 25-page report, published by Harrington Middle School, describes the design and construction of Triton II, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by HMS SeaBots, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Ranger class. MATE ROV is a...

This 25-page report, published by Harrington Middle School, provides an overview of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) HMS Polaris, created as a part of the Ranger class for the MATE ROV 2022 Competition. Every year, the "competition challenges students to build an [underwater] ROV to tackle tasks...

“Excite Camp” is an annual program designed to build self-efficacy and bolster an interest in STEM in middle school Hawaiian girls. In 2008, 100% of participants surveyed reported that the camp experience increased their confidence/interest in math and science.