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Internet Resources: Life Science

Internet Resources: Environmental Science

STEM Learning Module (.ppt)

Introduction to Engineering (.ppt)

Greg Bartus' Powerpoints:

• Classification (.ppt)
  
• Bird Identification (.ppt)
  
• Tree Identification (.ppt)
  
• Human Genetics (.ppt)
  
• Arthropod Identification (.ppt)

Google Earth

• Track chimpanzees through the Jane Goodall Institute
• Hall Davidson's Rough Guide
• Google Lit Trips for Young Readers

Science Inquiry (.ppt)

• References
  • Olson, S. & Loucks- Horsley, S. (Eds). 2000. Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
  • Donovan, S. $ Bransford, J. (Eds). 2005. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. Wahington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
  • Duschl, R., Schweingruber, H., & Shouse, A. (Eds). Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
  • Chinn, C. & Malhotra, B. (2002). Epistemologically Authentic Inquiry in Schools: A Theoretical Framework for Evaluating Inquiry Tasks. Science Education, 86, 175-218.
• Sample Lessons
  • Cornell Science Inquiry Partnerships
  • Birdscope
  • K-5 Inquiry-Based Science Program

Engineering is Elementary

CIESE Sponsored Engineering Projects