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"Bring wind energy into the classroom with our wind energy curriculum."

"TryEngineering offers a variety of lesson plans that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply engineering principles in the classroom. "

"Understanding the engineering process means understanding the way things work and how technology helps advance society. Leading children through engineering discoveries is to lead children through natural curiosity and learning experiences. "

"high-tech ideas can translate and be relevant in low-tech environments."

"National Engineers Week Classroom Activities 1990-2002 "

"An award-winning source for standards-based classroom resources in science, technology and engineering, from NOVA and other public television series."

"raise students awareness to some environmental issues threatening our planet. I have compiled some great resources for you to use with your students in the classroom. These are mainly acitivities, videos, and printables for teaching and learning about Earth Day."

"Paul Anderson talked about using the principles of game design to revamp his methods for grading, delivering insrtuction and planning. "

NASA education specialist Julie Clift and her new blog, "Julie's Journey: Rocket City to Russia." On May 8, 2012, Clift will leave Huntsville, Ala., for Russia and then Kazahkstan, where she'll see her friend Joe Acaba embark on a space-bound adventure. Astronaut Acaba, a former classroom teacher, will be on a Soyuz spacecraft when it launches to the International Space Station. Acaba will become a member of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. Follow along with Julie's international adventure. We will post blog entries as she prepares for the trip and throughout her journey.

"NASA Explorer Schools invests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM educators to inspire and engage future scientists, engineers and technicians that NASA needs to continue our journey. NES gives educators of grades 4-12 access to NASA's people, missions, research and facilities. We have assembled a comprehensive set of NASA's free classroom materials to help you teach dozens of STEM concepts. "

"WELCOME TO THE EXPEDITION EARTH & BEYOND STUDENT WORKSPACE WIKI A place for student teams to share research, work with a mentor, and learn with and from others! Expedition Earth and Beyond (EEAB) promotes student research in the classroom and allows student teams to submit requests to have astronauts take pictures of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) to support their team research. "

"Life outside the classroom for the seventh grader ( age 12). Why does mathematics exist? Every learning community has a need to quantify some aspects in its environment. Its language(s), economic and social environment determines how much content will be adopted and adapted to meet those aspects. Unfortunately increase globalization is bringing about changes. "

SMILE is collecting the best educational materials on the web and creating learning activities, tools, and services - all designed especially for those who teach school-aged kids in non-classroom settings.

"The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author(s) and the directors of the SMILE program. The Physics lessons are divided into the following categories: Matter, Mechanics, Fluids, Electricity & Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics, and Miscellaneous. "

get Resources - Find lessons and Web activities, videos and other resources for use in your classroom. join Community - Connect with colleagues near and far to share a wealth of expertise and best practices. Access the training from local, regional, and statewide sources across the entire state.

"The Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the headquarters for the Space Foundation's education team, an education destination for students and a professional development center that provides space-themed training and support for teachers from around the world. It serves as the base for our education programs, and houses classrooms, the AGI Space Missions Simulator, a Mars Yard and a NASA Educator Resource Center."

"Story Spine Teacher-Created Apptivity: It is always refreshing when I come across innovative and purposeful classroom integration ideas as the ones Ashley Solomon (8th grade ACL & Reading Workshop at Ed White Middle School) shared below using the app Story Spine:"

APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings."

"using QR Codes. How can we use them? They are an excellent way of directing students to content. Whether the content is a book in the Library, a YouTube video, a seminar room at a given time, it doesn't matter. What matters is working out an appropriate use."

Pinterest technology, amazing assortment of activities for primary grades