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STEAM Extreme Magnet Activities
California State PTA
Flier from STEAM Extreme illustrating at-home activities working with magnets.
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Pendulum Pandomonium
California State PTA
Flier illustrating at-home experiments working with pendulums and physics.
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Nurturing a Natural Curiosity
Orange County Department of Education
The OCDE program Inside the Outdoors is giving parents tools to use the out of doors as a classroom. They have printable resources, links and videos to help families learn while exploring their own backyard or front yard or local park!
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Science Resources for Parents
National Science Teaching Association
Provides information on how parents can help their children learn science at home and why parent engagement is vital to science learning. Explains the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Understanding STEAM and how children use it
Early Childhood National Centers
Details how STEAM Education is a daily part of children’s lives.
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STEAM Education Resources
Learn It By Art
Helps teachers inspire better STEM education in their classroom
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Lisa Ely Gardens
Dedicated to making gardening fun for all, this high energy website offers ideas for families and a serious gardening curriculum many school communities have used.
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STEM Education Needs a Course Correction
Scientific American
Report detailing how students must be trained to assess the social impacts of innovation in STEM.
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Sustainability Resources
Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation
Resources including one-page guides, activities and other information about making sustainability an integral part of every child’s K-12 learning experience.
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Outside Still Open
NatureBridge
Discovery is about modeling curiosity and the wonder and awe of the natural world. Be a co-explorer with your kids: Doing these activities together can make for new discoveries for you all.