Anne Arundel STEMAZing Saturday

Anne Arundel STEMAZing Saturdays are free events for PreK-12th grade students held the last Saturday of the month. STEM activities, which are highly engaging for learners of all ages, will keep you noticing, wondering, and thinking beyond our time together. Students may participate on their own, but we find it even better for other family…

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STEMAZing Systems Thinking Cohort Resources

STEMAZing Systems Thinking Cohorts are funded by the Arizona State University – Arizona STEM Acceleration Project. They consist of 100 teachers from around the state of Arizona learning about the Habits and tools of systems thinking and how to integrate them into 3-dimensional science instruction, technology explorations, engineering design projects, and mathematical adventures. Cohorts are…

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Disruptions in Ecosystems from American Museum of Natural History

This middle school unit was designed to support the middle school NGSS related to Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics integrated with elements of related Earth science NGSS (Human Impact). The unit includes five chapters, each focused on a specific phenomenon related to ecosystem disruption, including questions around the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone and the…

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Adapt or Die? – Stanford SCALE Curriculum

How do species change over time and should we intervene? This integrated science unit is part of the Stanford NGSS Integrated Science Curriculum. For Arizona teachers, this unit best aligns with some of our 6th grade standards though it is part of the 8th grade curriculum from Stanford. You can explore the Unit 3 –…

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Save the Andes! – Stanford SCALE Curriculum

How can we sustain biodiversity in a modern, changing world? This integrated science unit is part of the Stanford NGSS Integrated Science Curriculum. For Arizona teachers, this unit best aligns with some of our 6th grade standards though it is part of the 7th grade curriculum from Stanford. You can explore the Unit 4 –…

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Matter Matters – Stanford SCALE Curriculum

How can models of matter help us understand the resources we use? This integrated science unit is part of the Stanford NGSS Integrated Science Curriculum. For Arizona teachers, this unit best aligns with some of our 6th grade standards though it is part of the 7th grade curriculum from Stanford. You can explore the Unit…

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