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Accuracy Versus Precision Beanbag Toss In this activity, students engage in a game of beanbag toss—but instead of merely keeping score, they explore statistical concepts such as mean, median, mode, and range. View »
Very Trendy: Analyzing Data In your science course, spend some class time discussing data analysis at the beginning of the year to help your students understand what their data means. View »
Science Journalism in the High School Classroom Looking for new kinds of student artifacts that demonstrate three-dimensional learning? Consider integrating techniques of science journalism into your class. View »
Science Literacy With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts, literacy is increasingly important in the science classroom. Explore the standards as well as strategies you can use to help your students navigate through difficult text. View »
Holiday Demonstrations and Activities From Borax snowflakes to silver ornaments, engage your students with these lab activities. View »
The Conical Pendulum A great activity for physics classes investigating centripetal force and uniform circular motion. View »
Improving Students' Math Skills for Science Class As a science teacher, you want your students to succeed. But did you know that you could improve your students’ performance in the science classroom by helping them become better at math? With cross-curricular instruction, we’re rewriting the equation for science success. Read the article to find out more. View »
Basic Right Triangle Trigonometry Brief review of the basic trigonometry functions (sine, cosine and tangent) often used when solving two dimensional and projectile motion problems. View »
Infographic: How to Measure the Volume of Liquids Tips on measuring the volume of liquids—a task that, due to something known as the meniscus, can sometimes be a little tricky. View »
Engineering & Design Vocabulary A list of words frequently used by engineers and designers View »
Carolina Engineering & Design Process Worksheet Fill-in the blank worksheet to guide students through the engineering and design cycle for projects View »
The Nuts and Bolts of Good Scientific and Technical Writing Use this article to review with students the basics of good scientific and technical writing. Includes exercises and links to writing resources. View »
Physical Science Math Review: Techniques, Formulae, and Constants Help students organize formulae by topic and recall the appropriate SI units with this review sheet. It also provides a metric conversion and scientific notation refresher. View »
Infographic - The Engineering Design Cycle and NGSS Dimension 1: Engineering Practices Use this diagram to better understand the engineering design cycle and the set of NGSS practices used to solve problems. View »
Infographic: The Scientific Method and NGSS Dimension 1: Scientific Practices Use this diagram to better understand the scientific method and the NGSS practices used to solve problems. View »
Carolina STEM Challenge® Kits The Carolina STEM Challenge® kits introduce real-world design challenges that address Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS) through the lens of engineering. View »
STEM Activities for Interdisciplinary Teams Carolina STEM Challenge® kits provide STEM instruction for students in grades 6 to 12. The activities are applicable not only to science topics, but to history, economic, and general social studies concepts. View »
Writing for Assessments Use these resources to help your students practice writing for assessments. Each prompt includes explanatory information about techniques, examples, and practice questions. View »
Chemoween and Other Spooky Science Treat your students to some spirited demos and hands-on activities, and celebrate Halloween as the finale to your October science explorations. View »