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Curated OER

Unit Circle Triangle

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find the different ratios of a right triangle. In this geometry lesson, students apply the concept of the Pythagorean theorem as they identify the different angles and parts of a Unit Circle. They find the ratios of sine,...
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Article
PBS

News Hour Extra: Obama Overturns Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Utilize this segment highlighting President Barack Obama's reversal of the decisions the Bush Administration regarding stem cell research in the classroom. March 10, 2009.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Glossary of Stem Cell Related Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful listing of definitions of terms used in reporting about stem cell research.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Stem and Leaf Plots

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explains how to create a stem-and-leaf plot from a data set. Demonstrates how to format a clear stem-and-leaf plot.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:stem Cell Research Policy Lesson Plan: Create an Advocacy Brochure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research the science and controversy around stem cell research and evaluate, defend or attack President Bush's ruling on federal spending regarding this issue. Create brochures to display knowledge and point of view.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stem and Leaf Plots Review

For Students 9th - 10th
A stem and leaf plot displays numerical data by splitting each data point into a "leaf" (usually the last digit) and a "stem" (the leading digit or digits).
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Handout
Other

Types of Stems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the different types of plant stems and their function.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Plant Parts: Stems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource contains very brief information on the stems of a plant. The information is set up in a very easy to understand format. Great for younger ages.
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Handout
Other

Narrangansett High School: Herbaceous Stems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describes the herbaceous stem. Contains a link to information on woody stems.
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Activity
Other

Port Discovery Children's Museum: Stem at Home: How to Diy Cloud in a Bottle

For Students 1st - 8th
Do you ever wonder what happens when a cloud gets too full? Find out in this easy and fun experiment.
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Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Air, Natural Resources, and You

For Students 6th - 8th
Students will analyze data from an air pollution study as well as facts about air pollution and use the data as evidence to infer the effect of using natural resources on the atmosphere and on public health.
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Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Pelicans on Gunnison Island

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students will explore interactions between a population and the environment as they learn about why so many American white pelicans spend the spring and summer on Gunnison Island in the Great Salt Lake.
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Professional Doc
CPALMS

Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer a Pneumatic Creature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Create a creature that uses air to create motion with this challenge. Site includes tips, lesson plans, and a place for students to document their design process.
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Rube Goldberg Machine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Build a machine that accomplishes a task in an inefficient way with this Rube Goldberg challenge. Find some tips and a place to document your engineering process on this site.
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Pine Cone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using cardboard, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and strings create a pine cone that opens and closes. This site contains lesson plans, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Design a Microexpression Zoetrope

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Build a zoetrope machine where you can animate a facial expression and the machine plays the animation back with this site. Site contains lesson plans, tips, and a place to document your design process.
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Control a Microraptor's Flight

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using common household materials students are challenged to make a flying raptor and control its flight with attached strings. Site includes lesson plans, tips, and a place for students to document their process.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Sci Girl: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math -- or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Advanced Data Grapher

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Advanced Data Grapher can be used to analyze data with box plots, bubble graphs, scatterplots, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Introduction to Plants

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses plants, their needs, and their importance, and describes the structure and function of roots, stems, and leaves.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Life Science: The Importance of Plants

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses plants, their needs, and their importance. The structure and function of roots, stems, and leaves are covered as well.
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Website
Other

Engineering Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
Dedicated to educating the world about engineering, and promoting engineering concepts and projects, Engineering UK inspires people at all levels to pursue careers in engineering.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measure Photosynthesis With Floating Leaves

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this activity, you will be able to observe the oxygen production in leaves by doing a floating leaf disk experiment. You can also find out how quickly plants produce oxygen, and what variables affect photosynthesis.