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Centre of the Cell is a science education center hosted by Queen Mary University of London. It is the first science education center in the world to be … learn more

Fast Plants was developed as research tool at the University of Wisconsin and has been used by K-12 teachers around the world for nearly 30 years as an … learn more

NASA’s Student Launch is a researched-based, competitive, experiential exploration activity. It includes yearly challenges reaching a broad audience of middle and high schools, colleges and universities, and non-academic … learn more

Lawrence Livermore National Lab has programs for both teachers and students. The Teacher Research Academy is a professional development program where middle school, high school, and community college … learn more

Maxis (now Electronic Arts) pioneered environmental simulation software for students. The series includes SimEarth, SimCity and, recently, the Sims (probably not appropriate for students). Each involves constructing a … learn more

Purple Plow Challenge, from the American Farm Bureau, encourages students to research scenarios related to food, hunger and sustainability and build their own prototypes to solve the defined … learn more

WestEd offers professional development, evaluation, research, coaching, and assessment development in all STEM subjects. Their resources include teacher professional development and classroom lessons to help students, address and … learn more

A growing body of research suggests that creating video games can be a highly engaging way for children to learn a range of STEM skills. Moreover, it encourages … learn more

Education is the conduit through which today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders. And this guide serves as a toolkit for K-12 teachers who are preparing the next generation of … learn more

Our nation’s first female Supreme Court justice and first female majority leader of any state legislative upper house, Justice O’Connor is a peerless trailblazer who has left a … learn more

A review of U.S. public opinion in the two decades since 9/11 reveals how a badly shaken nation came together, briefly, in a spirit of sadness and patriotism; … learn more

The Concord Consortium has over 35 active projects, covering a wide variety of areas, including free interactive, visual heat transfer simulation software for the classroom, providing an easy-to-use … learn more

The Institute for Adult Literacy at Penn State University offers lessons and tips for adults to acquire stronger English skills.

This archive was originally founded as the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library in 1928. Today the Archive includes over three million photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, … learn more

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides acceptable formats for citing online sources. They suggest that it is always a good idea to maintain personal copies of electronic … learn more

The good news is your project works. The bad news is that you now have LOTS of data that needs to be analyzed. What do you do with … learn more

Michelle has created a free, printable “Coding a LEGO Maze” activity that can grow with kids. No computers are used. Just paper and (optionally) a maze made of … learn more

The Visible Human Project was an outgrowth of the NLM’s 1986 Long-Range Plan. The project created complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human … learn more