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This 6-page resource, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC), features three activities centered on Emergency Response Plans to oil spills. Included are lesson plans for each activity, assignments, timeframes, and materials needed. The activities are...

This 13-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the use of tolerances in engineering drawings. During the activity students will "learn to identify tolerances on a drawing, calculate the acceptable dimension of a feature, and specify tolerances for dimensions...

This 25-page document is designed to assist educators in the development of curriculum, application of supporting instructional technology, and in supporting other aspects of natural resource education. This Toolbox is intended to assist faculty in documentation and testing of their instructional...

This 8-page paper, from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2014 Conference, discusses the accomplishments of a STEM transfer program. The program featured a graduation rate of over 95% with more than 60% of students being female or an underrepresented minority. Dr. Mary R....

These learning materials, made available by the STEM Guitar project, are an activity and a presentation on the growth of trees. The presentation describes factors that affect tree growth including the following topics: what information about a tree can be gained by looking at the cross section of...

In this video, published by the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE), science teacher Greg Hogan discusses two alternative energy activities designed for middle school students. They aim to address the transition from fossil fuels to alternative...

This case study explores the Opening the Pathway to Technician Careers Conference, which engaged biology teachers of Deaf students in 2019. The case study describes how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be used to support a bilingual (English and American Sign Language), accessible, and...

This case study explores CAST's partnership with Manchester Community College, which aimed to remove barriers to learning in laboratory environments through employing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and accessibility best practices. The case study focuses on Manchester Community...

This case study explores case-based learning strategies for active learning in bilingual classrooms with Deaf and hearing students. A five-part video series is provided. In part one, Dr. Sandi Connelly describes how she checks for understanding when teaching cases in large classes. In part two, ...

This resource kit is provided by Unesco and is designed to aid in teaching scientific and technological literacy. "Scientific and technological literacy is about understanding and applying concepts, process skills, attitudes, and values which enable a person to relate science and technology to the...