The PESI Newsletter – April 2020 is out!
https://mailchi.mp/26366c068cc3/pesi-april-newsletter
Read about the ways PESI has been supporting Tucson area teachers with ASTA Workshops & Cooper Center Collaborations, get the latest Grant updates, see descriptions of the SARSEF 2020 Competition winners’ projects, and find out about TUSD Summer Science Professional Development opportunities.
Check out these science related interactives for teachers and PESI followers to use in these unique times of online learning.
Exploratorium – General science support for your virtual classroom or learning together at home.
Edheads is an online educational resource that provides science and math games and activities that promote critical thinking. Choose from Simple Machines, Virtual Knee Surgery or Stem Cell Heart Repair, among others. All activities meet state and national standards. Edheads requires a membership for access to the entire website, but . . . THERE ARE STILL SOME FREE GAMES! Look at the menu bar, click ‘Games’ and look for the ‘free games’ section. You can still play Virtual Hip Resurfacing, Sickle Cell DNA, Trauma and other games without logging on and without a membership! Edheads recommends Parent and Teachers: Read Dan Edwards’ blog posts to learn more about how to raise a STEM-oriented, critically thinking child!
The Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finder was developed by curriculum experts and funded by the National Science Foundation and other private and federal granting agencies. Free registration is available for teachers. The site offers scientifically accurate models and activities for use with students.