The Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World (MSOSW) curriculum uses data gathered by students to develop optimum scenarios for conserving energy and reducing the global production of greenhouse gases.
The inspiration for d.loft STEM (also known as ITEST project Design Loft STEM Learning Program) is the "Design for the Other 90% Movement,” which consists of engineers, designers, scientists, technologists, architects, and mathematicians engaged in designing low-cost innovative solutions for large portion of the world’s population who do not have access to basic services and products. Design Thinking is an approach to learning that builds students' creative confidence. DIVE In! is a middle school curriculum that integrates STEM learning activities and the design thinking process. Inspired by
The Waksman Student Scholars Program (WSSP), also known as ITEST project Conducting Authentic Molecular Biology and Genomics Research in High Schools, provides opportunities for high school students and their teachers to conduct an authentic research project in molecular biology and bioinformatics and publish their findings. Resources used and developed as part of this project can be found by clicking on the link. On the WSSP site, one can find teacher and student notes, games, powerpoint files, problem sets and answer keys, videos, a DNA sequency translator, DNA apps, equipment and supply
The linked and attached field trip sites are recommended by ITEST project GreenTECH because they provide high school students with the opportunity to explore green technology facilities in the NYC-metropolitan area. This is not an exhaustive list.
Watch these three videos made by ITEST project GreenTECH! These videos give you insight into environmental engineering. In the first video, meet Adam, a mechanical engineer who works in an NYC power plant. The second video features Team Reakter, a team of green battery experts. Finally, the last video features Levi and Ozgem, two energy activists, who will show you how to get your community excited about saving energy.
The STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CIS) measures interest in STEM classes and careers, particularly in middle school students. Leveraging social cognitive career theory, the STEM-CIS contains four subscales: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The STEM-CIS is a 44-item survey that uses a 5-point Likert scale. The linked site provides both the STEM-CIS and its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.
The Students’ Adaptive Learning Engagement in Science (SALES) Questionnaire was developed to measure salient factors related to the motivation and self-regulation of students in lower secondary science classrooms (grades 8-10). The SALES consists of 32 items, each measured on a 5-point Likert scale. The link provides access to the SALES and its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.
The School Perceptions Questionnaire (SPQ) Scale is a 13-item scale, each scored on a 5-point Likert scale, that assesses the extent to which a student's self-esteem is connected with and dependent upon academic outcomes (also called selective valuing or domain identification in the self-concept literature; identification is conceptually distinct from academic self-esteem or academic self-concept). The link provides both the SPQ Scale as well as its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.
The Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool – the Simpson Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STQ), a 58-item Likert type scale created by Simpson and Troost in 1982. Used with middle school students, the STAQ-R is comprised of 22 items, and each is measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
The Piers-Harris 2 provides an overall view of an individual’s self-perception and helps identify children, adolescents, and teenagers who may require further testing and possibly treatment. It is used in both educational and clinical settings to identify specific problem areas, coping and defense mechanisms, and develop suitable intervention techniques. The Piers-Harris 2 is available as a handscored Autoscore™ Form. 60 items cover six different subscales (measuring physical appearance and attributes - 14 items, freedom from anxiety - 16 items, intellectual and school status - 11 items