“Accessible” Stem Teaching 101
Anatomy
Biology
Chemistry/Physics
Earth Sciences – Energy, Geology
Engineering
Images – Scientific
Map Making
Podcasts
Simulations and Analyzing Scientific Phenomena
“Accessible” Stem Teaching 101
“Accessible” Stem Teaching 101
Course from SciTrain Free tutorials for instructors
“SciTrain U has free online courses and reference materials for
university instructors. Its purpose is to teach the basics of Universal
Design for Learning, emphasizing accessibility for people with disabilities.
We currently have two courses: a general training course and a
specialized workshop for instructors with large class sizes. Log in to
explore either one.”
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Anatomy
Illustrations from Gray’s Anatomy
Know your body parts from the Smithsonian Institute
Anatomical Images from Patrick Lynch
Medical Illustrations by Patrick J. Lynch, generated for multimedia teaching projects by the Yale University School of Medicine, Center for Advanced Instructional Media, 1987-2000. Patrick J. Lynch, http://patricklynch.net
Biology
Chemistry and Physics
Videos on the Symbols of Physics and Astronomy Sixty Symbols
ChemTeam’s site
“The ChemTeam provides study resources in all standard topics for students in high school and Advanced Placement chemistry.”
Physics units from Intel Projects
Help Wanted: Physicist!: Just because we can, should we?
Lobby Congress! Influence policy! Student teams for special interests lobby various groups in order to investigate and weigh the outcomes from modern physics research. Topics students study may include plasma physics, fusion, superconductivity, lasers, optical engineering, condensed matter, quantum teleportation, and biophysics.
Phabulous Physics: Can all the events around us be anticipated and explained?
Use Physics! Phabulous Physics! To solve physics puzzles presented by linear motion, students learn about motion by working with challenging physics problems. Students use spreadsheet software to analyze and represent data from a physics problem and then present their physics findings to their peers by creating a brochure. To seek community input about local traffic hazards, students then produce a survey or blog and post it on a site. Armed with this community data and their own research, student groups take on the role of members of a highway safety advocacy group. Their task is to create and deliver a slideshow presentation to the city planners proposing changes
Tables charting the chemical elements have been around since the 19th century – but this modern version has a short video about each one.We’ve done all 118 – but our job’s not finished. Now we’re updating all the videos with new stories, better samples and bigger experiments.Plus we’re making films about other areas of chemistry, latest news and occasional adventures away from the lab.
Most recently we’ve started a new series – The Molecular Videos – featuring our favourite molecules and compounds.
Earth Sciences – Energy, Geology
Habitable Planet – Science Units
- Many Planets, One Earth
- Atmosphere
- Oceans
- Ecosystems
- Human Population Dynamics
- Risk, Exposure, and Health
- Agriculture
- Water Resources
- Biodiversity Decline
- Energy Challenges
- Atmospheric Pollution
- Earth’s Changing Climate
- Looking Forward: Our Global Experiment
US Dept. of Energy for Educators:
Help with Science Fair Projects
Energy Activities for Students & Teachers
Human Genome Basics and Beyond
Milestones Introduction
NEED Curriculum Guides & Activities
Ocean Energy, Tidepool Math and Sand
Science Fair Experiments
Ten Cool Educational Sites
Including the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal
US Geological Survey Earthquakes
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Engineering
Science Netlinks “Science NetLinks and AAAS have developed a number of resources that will help encourage the budding engineers amongst your students and interest those in your classroom who aren’t sure why engineering is relevant to their lives. We hope you find them useful.”
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Images – Scientific
Free Scientific Images Compfight.com- a database which searches through Flickr for images which were specifically designated under the Creative Commons (CC) license model, which means you can use these images under the approachable terms of the CC license.
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Map Making
Google’s Building Maker
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Podcasts
Science Podcasts; from astronomy to the mind to zoology
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Simulations and Analyzing Scientific Phenomena
PhET project at the University of Colorado Interactive Science Simulations
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena
Wise
Harness the power of the Internet… wisely. WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies.
