WVPT: Making School Connections

Looking for some STEM ideas? These web resources can help.

Please note – the listing of resources on this page does not constitute an endorsement of them by WVPT. The sole purpose of this page is to make it easier for educators to locate STEM information.

Classroom Activities

PBS: Sid the Science Kid – http://pbskids.org/sid/index.html

PBS: Fetch! – http://pbskids.org/fetch/index.html

PBS: Cyberchase – http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/?campaign=go_shows

PBS: Design Squad – http://pbskids.org/designsquad/?campaign=go_shows

PBS: Zoom – http://pbskids.org/zoom/?campaign=go_shows

Virginia Children’s Engineering Council – http://www.vtea.org/ESTE/

Children’s Engineering Educators – http://childrensengineering.com/freeresources.htm

TeachEngineering – http://teachengineering.org/index.php

Siemens Science Day – http://www.siemensscienceday.com/index.cfm

Curriculum

LJ Create: STEM – Learn by Design – http://www.ljcreate.com/services/stem_guide/index.asp

Boston Museum of Science: Engineering is Elementary – http://mos.org/eie/

Intel Education: Design and Discovery – http://educate.intel.com/en/DesignDiscovery/

International Technology Education Association Standards for Technological Literacy – http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html

TeachEngineering – http://teachengineering.org/index.php

CurrTech Integrations – http://currtechintegrations.com/

The JASON Project – http://www.jason.org

Contest and Events

West Point Bridge Design Contest – http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

VirginiaFIRST (Robotics) – http://www.virginiafirst.org/

References

Science.gov – http://www.science.gov/

WorldWideScience.org – http://worldwidescience.org/

National Engineers Week – http://www.eweek.org/Home.aspx

TeachEngineering – http://teachengineering.org/index.php

Professional Development

Children’s Engineering Educators – http://childrensengineering.com/professionaldevelopment.htm