Over the past decade, NSF investments in development of instructional materials and technologies for STEM education have produced a variety of full-service and special purpose programs of curriculum material and instructional software. The following are examples of products available.
STEMStudy is a centralized source of articles, videos, and interactive content that focuses entirely on college preparation and the application process.
FEI and the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF) have partnered to launch MyScope Outreach. It is an easy-to-use platform that gives students a glimpse into the microscopic world around them.
FEI and the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF)
This book represents a new way to think about science education for young children. It identifies important science inquiry skills and concepts appropriate for the very young.
Karen Worth, Grollman Sharon
Center for Science Education; a division of Education Development Center, Inc.
Whyville is an interactive website and part of a larger research project. In Whyville, millions of "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together.
The Education Developoment Center (EDC) is developing, field-testing, and disseminating professional development materials for mathematics teachers in grades 6-12.
The Video Mosaic Collaborative (VMC) is a collaboration portal that integrates the Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning Video Collection with tools designed to transform mathematics research, teaching and learning.
develops pathways for inner-city students to enter college with a focus in a STEM area by learning how to use cutting edge geospatial and computer modeling software to investigate pressing urban ecological problems and take action using social and environmental justice lenses.
The mission of Understanding Science is to provide a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works.
The University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley
The Teaching Elementary School Science as Argument (TESSA) has two main purposes: (1) To develop electronic resources to support preservice elementary teachers in learning to teach science as argument, and (2) To study the development of preservice elementary teachers knowledge and practices for teaching school science as argument.
SimStudent is a computational model of human learning. It is a model of inducing rules by generating explanations of example problem solving steps. SimStudent allows us to study domain-general mechanisms of skill acquisition, which in turn provides us opportunities to advance theories of machine- and human-learning.
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy for children ages 8 and up to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share them on the web.
The science snackbook is a collection of science education resources that are based on, and scaled down from, exhibits in the museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco.
With over a million hits per year, www.evolution is a teacher resource aimed at improving the understanding of the nature of science, the patterns and processes of evolution, and the history of evolutionary thought and to increase their ability to teach these subjects effectively.
My World GIS is a geographic information system (GIS) designed for use in middle school through college classrooms. It offers easy-to-use tools to perform investigation and analysis as they explore critical issues about the enviornment, geography, geology, demography, history, and much more…
The Minds-On Physics curriculum prompts students to work together using simple equipment to learn about fundamental physical concepts and principles and how to apply them properly…
Mathematics: Modeling Our World is an integrated core curriculum for high school that is based on the premise that students learn best when they are actively involved in the process…
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
Mathematics in Context (MiC) is a comprehensive 6-8 mathematics curriculum. It uses realistic contexts and multiple strategies to discover, explore, and understand rich math concepts…
LEGO engineering provides teacher and student resources for building, programming, and troubleshooting robotics and other engineering projects using LEGOs. Materials include curriculum modules, programming challenges and quick reference guides for all ages, and a searchable knowledge base with code examples…
SEPUP materials are standards-based, issues-oriented science curricula that emphasizes the scientific thinking, personal and societal decision-making, science and technology as professions, and science as a predictive activity. SEPUP has three core supporting text: Science and Life Issues; Issues and Physical Science; and Issues and Earth Science. Each can serve as a stand-alone, full-year program or as part of a three-year integrated science program.
The IT Across Careers (ITAC) project has developed resources that promote broader learning and implementation of information technology (IT) knowledge and skills. Resources include instructional materials and assessment rubrics…
Teachers' Domain is an extensive library of free digital media resources produced by public television, designed for classroom use and professional development
SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) shares state-of-the-art learning studios, teaching methods, and instructional materials that are based on more than a decade of discipline-based education research.
Resources for Environmental Literacy offers a fresh way to enhance your classroom productivity. The environmental context it provides can improve your students' science learning even as learning the science improves their ability to deal with five real-world topics.
Environmental Literacy Council and National Science Teachers Association
Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks.
The Science and Math Informal Learning Education (SMILE) pathway collects the best educational materials on the web and creates learning activities, tools, and services for those who teach school-aged kids in non-classroom settings.
The SimCalc project seeks to democratize access to the mathematics of change, making challenging concepts accessible to ordinary middle school students.
Investigations in Number, Data, and Space is a complete K-5 mathematics curriculum that has been designed to help all children understand fundamental ideas of number and operations, geometry, data, measurement and early algebra…
Investigating Earth Systems (IES) is an Earth science curriculum for the middle grades (6th-8th grades). Inquiry and the interrelation of Earth systems form the backbone of all IES activities…
The Interactive Mathematics Program (IMP) is a growing collaboration of mathematicians, teacher-educators, and teachers who created a four-year program of problem-based mathematics…
Insights: An Inquiry-Based Elementary School Science Curriculum is a K-6 curriculum designed to meet the needs of all children in grades K-6 while specifically addressing urban students.
Insights in Biology is a comprehensive first-year high school biology curriculum that emphasizes cellular and molecular biology as well as genetics, ecology and evolution…
The Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3) is a youth-produced, Web-based media series and companion educator materials on science and engineering careers targeting girls from underserved groups…
Education Development Center; Young Women's Leadership Charter School; Spy Hop Productions
Core-Plus Mathematics is a college-preparatory high school mathematics program emphasizing the integrated development of fundamental concepts and skills in algebra and functions…
Christian R. Hirsch, James T. Fey, Eric W. Hart, Harold L. Schoen, Ann E. Watkins
Western Michigan University; University of Maryland; Maharishi University of Management; University of Iowa; California State University, Northridge
BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach is a three-year program in the sciences for high school that introduces students to the core concepts in inquiry, the physical sciences, the life sciences, and the earth-space sciences.
MATH Connections focuses not only on skills and problem-solving found in other secondary math programs, but it also focuses on conceptual thinking and the connections that make mathematical sense to students…
BSCS Biology: A Human Approach is an introductory high school biology curriculum that helps students look at and understand biology in a brand new way.
ATE Central is a freely available online portal and collection of materials and services that highlight the work of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects and centers.
Internet Scout at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Active Physics is a different species of physics course. It has the mechanics optics, and electricity you anticipate, but not where you expect…
American Association of Physics Teachers; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Geological Institute; American Institute of Physics; Georgia Institute of Technology; Northwestern University; San Diego State University; TERC; University of Michigan; WestEd
