STEM Activities
- Height-O-MetersGreat Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) produced this unit on measurement and triangulation.
- Moons of JupiterGreat Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) developed this astronomy unit.
- Vitamin C TestingGreat Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) produced this experiment in titration.
STEM Resources
- GEMS - Great Explorations in Math and ScienceGEMS (University of California, Berkeley) develops and publishes science and math curriculum, offers professional development, and maintains an international support network.
- The GEMS Teacher's HandbookThe GEMS Teacher's Handbook is both an introduction to Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) and a clear explanation of the elements included in all GEMS guides. Produced by the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.
- Interactive Simulations - PhETFun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.
- The National Science Digital LibraryNSDL's mission is to provide quality digital resources to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community, both formal and informal, institutional and individual.
- Next Generation Science StandardsThe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students.
- Understanding Science - How Science Really WorksProduced by the UC Museum of Paleontology of the University of California at Berkeley, Understanding Science provides a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works. Understanding Science gives users an inside look at the general principles, methods, and motivations that underlie all of science.
Subject Guide
Tracy Ruppman
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Contact:
Research and Learning Librarian
Liaison for the School of Education
Liaison for the departments of Psychology and Sociology
Interim liaison for the Department of English
Lewis Library
Loyola University Chicago
truppman@luc.edu
Liaison for the School of Education
Liaison for the departments of Psychology and Sociology
Interim liaison for the Department of English
Lewis Library
Loyola University Chicago
truppman@luc.edu