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While some have argued that the recent surge of attention to Science Technology and Engineering (STEM) education is misguided, it's clear that Obama and Duncan have made this area a priority. One of the latest results of this new push can be seen in the form of new STEM-focused schools.

livebinder on STEM resources

Free web-based STEM games

Watching video from the Apollo space programme one can't help but notice how things have changed since those days in the early 1970s. Banks of small round rectangular screens, dot matrix printers, a myriad of switches and dials each with a specific task to perform and a design aesthetic that says functionality in mild mannered green. What is missing beside the sort of computing power we carry in our pockets today are women. In the 70s science and engineering was what men did and from a quick look at the statistics there continues to be much room for change.

Stem resources and lesson plans

Free STEM resources, including curriculum and lesson plans

Lesson plans and videos for STEM

Techlearning on the Edchat Interactive series

research on education games and game design

The message from PwC is clear, Australia needs to take action now if we are not to slip behind the rest of the world. 'Australia is waking up to the fact that the good times can't go on forever. In the face of economic challenges and a digital revolution that's reshaping business and the workforce, we need to act.'

From MIND Research Institute

An investigation in which students conduct three mini-experiments to discover how water passes through a plant's roots, stems, and exits through a plant's leaves.

ree science e-books, textbooks, lecture notes, monographs, and other science related documents.

A visual interactive periodic table

Fre software to design bridges and learn about stresses and forces

science search engine from the US government

A great way to involve students as they learn math, coding, or whatever

wiki on the uses of lab and science notebooks