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The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education has a great motto "Inspire...then Educate." The NCESSE is a great resource for STEM teachers as it creates and oversees different initiatives, projects, and educational resources in these areas, with a focus on Earth and Space. There are a lot of different resources, from professional development, to community projects, to science news and research. There are also free Education Modules for grade K-12 that are very comprehensive and include full lesson plans, background information, activities, assessments, inquiry based hands-on activities, rubrics, handouts and more. There are 5 modules available right now and each module is broken up into three (K-4, 5-8, 9-12) or four (K-2, 3-4, 5-8, 9-12) grade levels. The modules are on topics such as the solar system, earth science, extreme environment of space, human space exploration, and the search for life in the universe. You can download any of the lessons. There is also a Lesson Layout with descriptions of each section that you can download: Lesson Layout (PDF, 490 kb

"With a diverse range of resources; including free lesson plans, educational games for classroom use and profiles of inspiring educators; Practical Money Skills hopes to empower educators, enable student learning, and help provide people of all ages with the tools necessary for financial success. "

"Lemelson-MIT Program Who We Are Awards Outreach News celebrating invention and innovation photo The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates those inventors who have turned their ideas into accomplishments. We foster an enthusiasm for asking-and answering-the questions that change lives. Learn how our acclaimed awards and outreach programs inspire the next generation of inventors, and explore our unique Invention Dimension. what's new Boy Scouts of America and Lemelson-MIT Program Introduce Inventing Merit Badge Chemical Biologist and Entrepreneur Carolyn Bertozzi Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Biotechnology Innovations $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability Awarded to Dr. BP Agrawal for Rainwater Harvesting System, Mobile Health Clinics and Cultural Implementations Erez Lieberman-Aiden wins the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Transformative Work in Genomics and Linguistics 2010 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index Reveals Ways to Enhance Teens Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the Classroom and Beyond "

"PiNation.com is inspired by the mathematical constant - π - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. π is commonly used in mathematics, physics and engineering. For several thousand years, much effort has been put into understanding and calculating π. At PiNation you can just enjoy Pi. Leave the math aside. Don't even think about the circumference of a circle. Start by clicking on the [ Pi-Art Tool ]. You will be rewarded with unique pieces of Pi, each time you use it. Is it art? Is it science? Does it matter? You decide. If you like PiNation.com, tell your friends, so they can have a go. "

"Forget about that image of librarians as a mousy bookworms. More and more of today's librarians must be clever interrogators, helping the patron to reframe their question more usefully. Librarians then become high-tech information sleuths, helping patrons plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records, often starting with a clever Google search but frequently going well beyond. Click here to find out more! Librarianship is an underrated career. Most librarians love helping patrons solve their problems and, in the process, learning new things. Librarians may also go on shopping sprees, deciding which books and online resources to buy. They may even get to put on performances, like children's puppet shows, and run other programs, like book discussion groups for elders. On top of it all, librarians' work environment is usually pleasant and the work hours reasonable, although you may have to work nights and/or weekends The job market for special librarians (see below) is good but is sluggish for public and school librarians. Nevertheless, persistent sleuthing-that key attribute of librarians-should enable good candidates to prevail. That effort to land a job will be well worth it if you're well suited to the profession: love the idea of helping people dig up information, are committed to being objective-helping people gain multiple perspectives on issues-and will remain inspired by the awareness that librarians are among our society's most empowering people."

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