Hands-on Science Raises Scores in Science, Reading, and Math
The Smithsonian’s 5-year LASER i3 validation study revealed that the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s inquiry-based programs helped raise student achievement on science, reading, and math assessments. Download PDF
Inquiry-Based Science Narrows the Learning Gap for At-Risk Students
The Smithsonian’s 5-year LASER i3 validation study revealed that the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s hands-on programs helped ELLs, students with IEPs, and FRLs outperform students in comparison schools in PASS assessments. Download PDF
STCMS™: Science and Engineering Practices
Science and engineering naturally intersect in the real world. The best way to show students the subtle differences and striking similarities in the work of these fields is through the Science and Engineering Practices. Scientists explain phenomena; engineers solve problems. Share this student-friendly infographic in your classroom! Download PDF
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom: Science and Engineering Practices
Science and engineering naturally intersect in the real world. The best way to show students the subtle differences and striking similarities in the work of these fields is through the Science and Engineering Practices. Scientists explain phenomena; engineers solve problems. Share this student-friendly infographic in your classroom! Download PDF
Advancing SEL through 3-D Science
When students are engaged in 3-D science instruction, the development of SEL skills is naturally being supported. This infographic shows you how. Download PDF
Innovative STEM Funding Program Engages Local Community
See how one educator uses creative funding to provide her district’s students with quality STEM materials. Download PDF
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™: 3-Dimensional Approach Leads to Teacher and Student Success
“How can I learn to use the Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS) approach in my classroom?” Many teachers have asked this question since the NGSS were finalized in 2013. Download PDF Participants: Dr. Maureen Ruby,Assistant Superintendent of Brookfield Public Schoolsin Brookfield, Connecticut Rachel Cohen,Teacher Leader for Middle School Science, 5–8for Brookfield Public Schools Debbie Farias,K–12 Director of […]
Teaching Everyone: Addressing Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in the STEM Classroom
Download PDF Principal Hayes walks into a fifth-grade classroom to observe a lesson. After listening to small-group discussions for a few minutes, she checks her schedule. She thought she was going to observe a science lesson, but the students are sharing stories about family meals. She approaches the teacher, Mr. Amari, who is in the […]
Tinkering in Makerspaces
Developing Skills for a Changing Technological Future Download PDF If one thing is certain about the job needs of the future workforce, it is that they are uncertain. Technology has been a source of global upheaval, requiring today’s students to be diversely skilled, adaptable, technologically savvy, and computational thinkers (ISTE, 2016). To prepare students for […]
Gender Equity in STEM Education
How Educators Can Help Girls Succeed in All STEM Subjects Download PDF “Boys are just better at science.” “Girls can’t do math!” “You don’t look like a scientist.” Common statements such as these are just one type of social cue that reflects deeply embedded ideas in society, reinforcing the underlying notion that girls and boys are inherently different […]