Tuesday, February 13, 2018

STEM Resources: Science Buddies







The STEM resources provided at https://www.sciencebuddies.org are absolutely fantastic! Science Buddies includes varying STEM resources from lesson plans, to project ideas, to information for parents, and even student led activities. The website is very organized and includes labeled tabs that help you navigate the site very easily.
The “Teachers” tab includes a variety of different hands-on STEM Activities. It includes full lesson plans on varying STEM topics that are FREE! Scientific method worksheets and assessments are provided, along with rubrics and guides to plan a Science Fair, and worksheets to explain the engineering design process. Science Buddies also offers the opportunity to connect through Google Classroom, allowing the use of varying Science Buddy resources and STEM assessments and quizzes. The “Project Ideas” tab is helpful for both teachers and students. The tab allows you to type in any key word and grade level and it will pull lists of different project ideas relating to that topic so you can easily incorporate it into the classroom, or in a science fair. It also provides you with a “Project Guide” that helps you get started with the project and helps you create experiments. The guide also gives you information on how to analyze your data and communicate the results. It even provides a Project Guide directly related to engineering!
The “Students” tab provides students with opportunities to try out some fun science activities on their own. If students are really interested in STEM, they can research different Science Competitions and become involved. The “Ask An Expert” tab allows students to research questions they cannot quite find the answer to, and learn a lot of new information along the way.
Science Buddies also includes a “Parents” tab so parents can also be involved in science projects with their students!

Overall, this website is a great resource for anyone interested in STEM and it provides a variety of helpful activities and information for everyone.

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