Science teachers

"In my opinion the most thoughtful and poignant quotation about the environment is the following: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children" .. So what is the origin of this saying?

Both of these interactive charts could be useful in starting lessons about energy and natural resource consumption. Have students use both interactives to see how they compare to others. Then ask students to identify opportunities for reducing consumption.

"This is a video journal of a CSIRO Astronomy course by education officer Rob Hollow that was held at the ANTF Radio Telescope "The Dish" at Parkes NSW on May 2009."

Ed Walsh, Science Advisor for Cornwall Learning, has taken eight of the case studies from the book and turned them into lessons aimed at GCSE level students. The lessons are designed to engage and excite students and encourage them to think for themselves. Pupils in secondary schools are in many cases very capable of understanding the 'Bad Science' approach and making good use of it themselves. Their grasp of scientific concepts and their enquiring minds mean that Bad Science is good for school science.

"At the Exploratorium, we dissect cow eyes to show people how an eye functions, and look at the parts that make up an eye. In this video, one of our staff Explainers demonstrates a cow eye dissection."

Great video that explains how collimating properties help in the radiator of a car.

Game that asks kids to answer questions about invasive species, endangered animals and so on.

"What the bureau really found is that many STEM graduates don't all wind up in the very most STEMmy of positions. The bureau counted computer workers, mathematicians and statisticians, engineers, and life, physical, and social scientists as STEM positions."

"This is a guest post by Joanne Manaster, a cell biologist and educator at the University of Illinois who writes a blog at Scientific American. She is active on social media as an advocate for STEM and science literacy."

Super resource for not only teacher created review and introduction activities, but remember, the computer lab and their Macbooks- let them make their own games.