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"The 13th century empiricist Roger Bacon called mathematics "the door and key to the sciences." High-quality lesson plans, games, interactives and video from PBS"

"Division of fractions is rare in everyday life because it's too cumbersome for casual use. It is also rare in sciences, where people use decimals. We only want division of fractions to avoid a hole in our math theory. We have division, and we have fractions"

"STEMNET (the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) creates opportunities to inspire young people in STEM. We do this by working with thousands of schools, colleges and STEM employers, to enable young people of all backgrounds and abilities to meet inspiring role models, understand real world applications of STEM subjects and experience hands-on STEM activities that motivate, inspire and bring learning and career opportunities to life."

Students will be able to describe the motion of the particles in solids, liquids, and gases. - The particles of a gas move quickly and are able to spread apart from one another. - The particles of a liquid are able to move past each other. - The particles of a solid are not able to move out of their positions relative to one another, but do have small vibrational movements."

"broad range of subjects covered by all the resources accessible in the library. You can change the graph as you wish to show the resources by grade level or by type of resource." ** great repository of educational resources

In Crazy Plant Shop, students learn about plant genetics by taking on the role of a budding (pun intended) young botanist who operates a plant shop that specializes in rare and exotic breeds of plants! "

"I will be able to explain how one rock type can transform into another rock type."

"series of experiments about sound and its application to animals, musical instruments and communications. This unit was designed for use in the second grade. "

"Does it seem to you that rocks never change? For example, if you find a chunk of granite today, can you expect that it will still be granite at the end of your lifetime? That may well be true - but only because our lifetimes are very short relative to the history of the earth."

"Browse or search KQED Education's library of lesson plans, educator guides and student activities inspired by programming from KQED television, radio and interactive."

" Discover rock secrets through these activities. Create a rock collection as you learn about the three main types of rock, find out how to tell the different rock types apart, and see how rocks change from one type into another!"

"This lab walks students through modeling rock cycle processes, and asks them to make analogies between the activity and the rock cycle."

used minecraft for educational purposes. 'Nuff said. "

" soft robotic tentacles here before, but researchers from Harvard working with the Department of Energy and DARPA have come up with one that they claim is sensitive and nuanced enough to grip and manipulate a flower without breaking it. Their work is detailed in the latest issue of the journal Advanced Materials. Most robot grippers/manipulators work in a very mechanical fashion. That is, they are generally made of solid materials and controlled by various actuators and joints that allow them to assist in tasks like factory manufacturing."

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"the embodied experiences can lead to more effective learning - learning that is kinesthetic, collaborative, and multimodal. SMALLab Learning is at the forefront of this exciting new field of embodied learning."