Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) Resources
for Teachers and Parents

STEM World Wide Web Resources

The following are some sites on the World WideWeb that are helpful in planning activities or lessons in science, technology, engineering, or math.
To return to this page after you visit one of these sites, just clickthe back button near the top left of your screen, which looks somethinglike this: OR open the "Go" menu and click "Back".

Other STEM Resources: Programs

Science-By-Mail National Pen-Pal Program
For more information, contact Melissa E. Cotter, National Program Manager,Museum of Science, Science Park, Boston, MA 02114-1099. Telephone: 800-729-3300;E-mail SBM@A.1mos.org; Fax 617-589-0474. Program is funded in part by theNSF and designed for the average student in grades 4 through 9, regardlessof previous exposure to science. Over half of the students are girls. Studentsreceive packets of hands-on experiments, and send their reports to an assignedvolunteer scientist who provides encouraging feedback to develop and maintainthe students' interest in science. Through pen-pal correspondence, studentsexperience scientists as real people and as role models. Almost half ofthe volunteer scientist are women.
The Aquatic Ecology
Extra-curriculum science program; Arrowhead International Field School,Richmond Heights, MO. Scholarships are available. Contact Jeff DePew at(314) 781-5455. DePew and staff also develop environmental education programsfor schools. Program is for junior high students. Classes held on eveningsand weekends over the course of 1 year. Activities include visiting a water-treatmentplant, learning canoeing and camping skills, tracing the source of a river,contacting environmental groups through Internet and e-mail. Studies includewater quality, conservation management and preservation.
The Field Study Year
Extra-curriculum science program; Arrowhead International Field School,Richmond Heights, MO. Scholarships are available. Contact Jeff DePew at(314) 781-5455. DePew and staff also develop environmental education programsfor schools. Program is for high school students. Classes held on evenings and weekends. Activities include conducting cave and underground hydrologystudies in MO, visiting a wolf reintroduction program in NC, and studyingan endangered wetlands area in MO. Independent research at area firms andinstitutions is possible after completion of program.

Other STEM Resources: Books

Free Stuff for Science Buffs by Barry Young
Book listing free resources and Web sites about astronomy, atoms, aviation,the earth, physics, and weather (1996, Scottsdale, AZ: Coriolis Group Books,$19.99; http://www.coriolis.com)
Tech Girl's Internet Adventures by Girl Tech
Textbook that introduces girls 8 and up to technology and the internet(IDG Books, 1997)
The Internet Resource Directory, for K-12 Teachersand Librarians, 96/97 Edition, by
Elizabeth B. Miller

Directory of websites divided by curriculum areas (Libraries Unlimited,1997)

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