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"Welcome to the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference. The conference will be held September 19 - 21, 2013. The conference is online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and free to attend!  Register as a member of this conference network to be kept informed!  See the conference information and welcome HERE and the menu links to the left and at the top of each page."

Great find by Linda Gering, "The National Defense Education Program has some great "webisodes" dealing with science..."

"All students and educators participating in the challenge will have their name flown on the Exploration Flight Test-I mission as a member of the virtual crew. This mission will be unmanned and will launch in late 2014. So, kids can be a "virtual explorer." There are 4 challenges, age appropriate, to help design protective radiation protection for astronauts. We need to get students interest in space travel for a variety of reasons. This is a lovely real world project for students to join. "The goal of the Exploration Design Challenge is for students to research and design ways to protect astronauts from space radiation. NASA and Lockheed Martin are developing the Orion spacecraft that will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit and on to an asteroid or Mars. Protecting astronauts from radiation on these distant travels is an important -- and very real -- problem that needs solving. NASA would like your help!"

NSTA agrees with incorporating technology skills into science education.

Description The next DRAFT of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is anticipated to be released for public review in late November or early December. This session will provide background information on the vision and development of the NGSS and how they incorporate the three dimensions from the Framework for K-12 Science Education. You will learn how to interpret and navigate the architecture of the standard, find information about where you can provide feedback, and learn about anticipated implementation timelines.

This webinar takes place on 11/13/12.

A great site for looking up lesson ideas and current trends in science education. **To access archives, you need to be a member.

STUDENT and class webinar with nuclear physicist on Japan recovery Thursday, May 19th at 10:00 AM

What a great opportunity! I don't know your benchmark schedule, but wanted to share this opportunity! STUDENT and class webinar with nuclear physicist on Japan recovery Thursday, May 19th at 10:00 AM

Great for 4th-12th grades

Video Conference with NASA

You sign up, ask your students to find some bugs, and mail them to us. We accept your application, schedule your session, and prepare the bugs for insertion into the electron microscope. When your session time arrives, we put the bug(s) into the microscope and set it up for your classroom. Then you and your students login over the web and control the microscope. We'll be there via chat to guide you and answer the kids' questions.

Gives an idea on how to use Google Apps Template to create a digital science notebook.

Take a picture of a tree & have it identified while adding to a Smithsonian database. You can also search for a particular leaf/tree.

I found this app for my iPhone, so I'm not sure there is a compatible app for Android or Blackberry, but it might be worth a look if you are interested.

"National Science Bowl - The National Department of Energy offers this unique experience." The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams from diverse backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. These teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math. A featured event at the National Finals for middle school students, the Electric Car Competition, invites students to design, build, and race battery-powered model cars. This competition tests the creative engineering skills of many of the brightest math and science students in the nation as they gain hands-on experience in the automotive design process and with electric battery technology.