Mammoth Cave National Park, Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky University Partnership in Environmental Education (KUPEE) will offer a climate change workshop for middle school and high school teachers April 15 at Mammoth Cave. Participants will examine the roles of water, weather and climate and global systems as they relate to a changing climate. Participants will practice new classroom activities [...]
High school students who are interested in cancer research may apply for the Emperor Science Award program, an initiative designed to empower high school students to become the next generation of cancer researchers. PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer will choose 100 students each year for at least three years to work alongside an esteemed university-level research scientist on [...]
The American Geosciences Institute/ExxonMobil Exploration Teacher Leadership Academies is recruiting teachers for its annual institute next summer in Houston. Two week-long academies – one June 25-30 for teachers in grades K-5 and one July 16-21 for middle school teachers – help prepare a cadre of teachers to share key ideas in the geosciences with their colleagues, students and others. [...]
The Kentucky Science Speakers Bureau offers educators access to scientific experts from across the Commonwealth.
The National WWII Museum is looking for 28 5th- through 8th-grade science teachers from across the country who want to spend a week in New Orleans learning how to teach hands-on, minds-on science connected to World War II history.
Help your students understand winter weather with these explanations and experiments from the Kentucky Academy of Science.
ACT is conducting surveys with Kentucky teachers, principals and district leaders through March to better understand how schools prioritize teaching science and history/social studies in grades K-3. There are separate surveys for teachers (traditional classroom teachers, ESL teachers, resources teachers and special education teachers), elementary school principals and superintendents. The surveys will take about 15 minutes to complete and all [...]
The Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems will host four STEM-based 4-H and youth development summer programs for middle school and high school students. There are three residential programs geared toward high school students and one for middle school students, all offering hands-on experiences and opportunities to advance their minds and extend their understanding of [...]
Rebecca von Groote, the academic coordinator for the University of Kentucky’s horticulture, plant and soil science degree, offers a presentation on the crop, soil and horticulture science track that is an option for students who express an interest in research-based STEM careers. Von Groote’s presentation discusses the major, highlights some of the faculty’s recent and diverse research efforts and talks [...]
Kim Sword Kim Sword, the STEM lab teacher at William Wells Brown Elementary School (Fayette County), has been named the 2016 Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Science Teachers Association. She was honored Nov. 11 at the KSTA annual conference in Lexington. Sword earned a bachelor’s degree from Midway College and a master’s degree [...]