The curricular materials below have been developed by ITEST projects and shared for dissemination to broader audiences through STELAR’s resource library. ITEST projects work with PreK-12 youth in a variety of STEM disciplines and settings. Additional information is included within each entry, including information about the project’s focus and audience, as well as PDFs and/or URLs to the original resource. These materials are made available for public use through the National Science Foundation’s public access policy, which encourages funded projects to share all materials generated over the course of the grant. Unless otherwise noted, these curricular materials are free to use with appropriate credit to the organization/authors.
Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry
Curricular MaterialsThe Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry project engages students in STEM activities through the integrated use of technologies that include modeling, computational thinking, and real-time data acquisition. This comprehensive project will assist teachers in preparing diverse students for STEM careers by engaging them in exciting, inquiry-based science projects.
STEM Digital Educational Materials
Curricular MaterialsITEST project STEM Digital shares its summer institute and seminar materials. These include PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, student worksheets, and teacher notes for doing projects with high school and middle school students.
CryptoClub.org
Curricular MaterialsCryptoClub.org is the official webpage of ITEST project The CryptoClub. It contains many activities for learning and enjoying cryptography: ciphers, challenges, games, and comics.
Cosmic Ray Observation Project (CROP) Curriculum
Curricular MaterialsThe Cosmic Ray Observation Project (CROP) Curriculum, created as part of ITEST project Action at a Distance, provides information and resources to its school and staff participants to meet two goals: first, to study the patterns of arriving cosmic particles, and second, to interest high school students in careers in science (especially Physics). Through the use of detection equipment, CROP allows high schools to produce research quality data in a program that prepares their students for college level science and research. Provided on the CROP website are resources divided by school and staff
C-STEM Curricula
Curricular MaterialsThrough their focus on integrating computing and robotics into regular STEM classroom with hands-on project-based learning, the C-STEM Center, part of ITEST project Co-Robots for STEM Education in the 21st Century, has developed innovative teaching strategies, textbooks, and courseware.