Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
PBS AAPI History Spotlight: Saluting STEM Pioneers
Posters and videos that illustrate specific examples of STEAM within traditional Pacific island culture and practices
The Astronomy of Many Cultures: A Resource Guide compiled by Andrew Fraknoi
Asian American Women in Science
Stories of amazing Asian American women who broke barriers in science--for kids ages 8 to 12.
Asian Scientist Junior
These books are recommended for children ages 4 to 8.
Beautifully designed Asian Scientist Junior box set containing all six books from the Asian Scientist Junior series.
This book series dives into the lives of extraordinary scientists who have made significant contributions to the science and technology space—from a pioneer of India's satellite program to the scientist who discovered a cure for malaria. Through these stories of courage and conviction, Asian Scientist Junior hopes to inspire all children, wherever they grow up, to dream of a better tomorrow.
TITLES IN THE SET:
Asian Scientist Junior: Chou Loke Ming
Asian Scientist Junior: Chang Meemann
Asian Scientist Junior: Udupi Rao
Asian Scientist Junior: Kōsuke Morita
Asian Scientist Junior: Shinya Yamanaka
Asian Scientist Junior: Tu Youyou
ISBN: 9789811187308
Learner-Centered Classrooms - April 24
Learner-centered school communities are reshaping education and paving the way for a brighter future for all learners. In this edWebinar, attendees will gain insights into the free Learner-Centered Collaborative framework and discover concrete strategies that center learners and prepare them for a rapidly evolving world. The presenters, education professionals with extensive experience leading learner-centered classrooms, will:
- Discuss the conditions for a learner-centered classroom
- Explore its potential for enhancing the learner experience and success
- Share practical strategies to elevate your capacity to create experiences that match the aspirations of your learners
Hands-On, Heads-On Science - Recording
Ready for active, engaged students in your science classroom? Discover why a hands-on, heads-on approach to science is a powerful way to give students the opportunity to learn science by actually doing science—and how easy it can be to implement this approach in your own classroom!
Join this edWebinar with Dr. Jesse Wilcox, Assistant Professor in Biology and Science Education, and Dr. Sophia Garcia, Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology, as they share how to implement student-centered, phenomena-driven, three-dimensional science lessons in today’s K-5 classrooms. Viewers learn how to:
- Leverage real-world phenomena to ignite curiosity
- Quickly and easily engage students with relevant science content
- Use efficient 5E science lessons with diverse learners
- Facilitate manageable, hands-on activities
- Use stations-based science lessons
You leave with fun, practical strategies you can use to make science memorable and meaningful for all learners! All educators with an interest in elementary science—especially K-5 classroom teachers, instructional educators, curriculum directors, and education leaders—are encouraged to view this recorded edWebinar.
Leadership to Help Struggling Students Succeed
The achievement gap between rich students and poor students continues to be a major problem in our nation’s schools. Join us for a free webinar with educational expert Dr. Eric Jensen. Discover how learning environments and different teaching strategies impact brain development, and what school leaders and educators can do to help students of poverty catch up to their peers once and for all. Dr. Jensen is a leader in brain-based learning and author of several best-selling books, including Poor Students, Rich Teaching. If you are looking for ways to boost your Title 1 student performance, this is one session you won’t want to miss!
Jerry Changed the Game
Before Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadget-y things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer—a professional tinkerer—and in the 1970s, he turned his technical know-how to video games.
Back then, if players wanted a new video game, they had to buy an entire new console, making gaming very expensive. Jerry was determined to fix this problem, and despite roadblocks along the way and having to repeat a level or two, it was never game over for his mission. Eventually, he leveled up and built a brand-new kind of video game console: one that allowed players to switch out cartridges! He also founded Video Soft, Inc., the first African American–owned video game company in the country.
Jerry’s tinkering and inventions changed the video gaming world forever. Today, gamers have access to hundreds of video games at the push of a button, all thanks to him. Game on!
Santiago Saw Things Differently.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s father, the village doctor, wants Santiago to be a doctor. He discourages his willful son’s love and aptitude for art. But drawing and painting are as necessary to Santiago as breathing, so when his father confiscates his art supplies, the boy finds a way to draw in secret. He draws on doors, gates, and walls, and to the neighbors, his drawings are a nuisance. But Santiago sees things differently. He’s an artist and always will be, even after he grows up and becomes a doctor. And art helps him discover what no one else could: branching connections within the nervous system. Debut author Christine Iverson’s vivid text evokes Santiago’s pioneering nature, while Luciano Lozano’s stunning visual narrative incorporates Santiago’s actual art, including remarkable drawings of neural pathways. A self-portrait, facts about neurons, and the science behind Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s 1906 Nobel Prize for Medicine round out this brilliant account of a boy who shaped his scientific fate as an artist.
Soda Bottle Greenhouse
Got a green thumb? Want to bring the green inside? You probably already have all the ingredients you need to create a miniature garden right inside your house. With this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants. They'll be able to see roots spreading, leaves sprouting, and flowers blooming, all in a regular old soda bottle!
Balloon Greenhouse
A greenhouse protects the plants inside by blocking out some of the more harmful aspects of the environment like harsh winds, heavy rains, or extreme temperature fluctuations. It also traps the warm air inside and keeps the air around the plants moist and humid, making it the best environment for the plants to flourish. In this activity, your child will get to see firsthand how greenhouses work by making their own — with a balloon!
Grow Bean Sprouts Without Soil
Is it possible to grow a seed without using soil? Kids can see for themselves by conducting a simple science experiment using dried beans, damp coffee filters, and sunlight. He might be surprised to find out what happens! This fun growing experiment may produce a product even more magical than Jack's colossal plant from the classic tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.
Color Changing Carnations
White flower today, blue flower tomorrow! Give your science savvy kindergartener a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment. By the end, your child will have some new knowledge about plants and a cool gift for a friend.(great for Mother's Day)
Growing Sunflower Sprouts
With large seeds that are easy for kids to manipulate and a fast growth rate, sunflower greens make great first gardening projects for kids to try at home. Gardening is not only fun, it's a great learning experience too, offering kids the opportunity to learn about roots, stems, and leaves firsthand and helping to get picky eaters interested in healthy greens!
"See Through" Seed Museum
One of the most common kindergarten science topics is life itself. Is that rock over there alive or not? How can you tell? When it’s a seed (which looks like a rock at first), things get very interesting indeed. Not only can a seed sprout into a living plant, but each seed, and each plant, will be slightly different, just like all of us.
Here’s an exciting way for kids to put this all together to make a growing seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.
Drawing
To be entered into the drawing, tell me if this statement is fact or fiction:
Last Month: The Earth's rotation is constant. Fact or Fiction?
Fiction: It's actually slowing. This means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. 600 million years ago a day lasted just 21 hours.
April: The Sun makes a sound but we can't hear it.