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This activity is provided by the Stanford Solar Center and gives students the opportunity to study sunspots. Students will measure sunspot speeds and shapes across the solar disk to determine whether the spots are on the Sun or are planets revolving around it (Galileo's dilemma). This activity...

This 22-page report, from Hanford High; Richland High; Homelink; and DELTA High Schools, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the ARES Marine Robotics team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition.. MATE ROV is a global...

Presented by the Arizona Solar Center, a non-profit organization that promotes the use of solar energy, this webiste provides information about solar technologies, including photovoltaics, solar cooking, solar water heating, solar architecture, wind power. It also provides hands-on activities for...

This curriculum guide, from the American Radio Relay League, is "a resource that will help you do what you do best...teach, and teach in a refreshing, captivating way that will bring your students into the world of wireless technology, a journey that will enrich their lives, and our lives." From...

This 42-page resource from the STEM Guitar Project provides instructions for building an electric guitar from a kit of parts. The resource is a step-by-step process divided into the following sections: a list of parts, Preparing the Body for Finishing, Finishing the Body, Designing the Headstock,...

This presentation by Candice Odgers of the University of California - Irvine was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. In it, Odgers discusses behavioral problem assessment and ASEBA, the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessments.

This presentation was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. Timothy Cleary, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and his presentation highlight four main points: 1. To briefly underscore the need for and importance of...

In this professional development video from Getting Results, Dr. John Bransford, professor of education at the University of Washington School of Education, as well as a community college statistics instructor and a course designer discuss assessment. Bransford explains that learning goals should...

This presentation, by Bruce A. Fuchs of the Office of Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health, was given during the second Workshop of Assessment of 21st Century Skills was held in May, 2011. In it, Fuchs examines problem solving skills, including the PISA 2003 Problem Solving Study and...

This presentation, by Joan Herman of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, was given during the second Workshop of Assessment of 21st Century Skills was held in May, 2011. In it, Herman gives a recap of the previous workshop held in January, themes which...