Parents

Summer Camps

2013 Summer Camps
throughout the Metro area
 
2013 Overland Park Arboretum BioBlitz
June 15
www.opabg.org
 
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Nature and Art Camps
July 29-Aug 2
mdc.mo.gov/discoverycenter
 
Camp Invention
May 28-June 1
June 10-14
June 17-21
July 8-12
July 15-19

iON Future

Link: 
www.ionfuture.org

A suite of online learning games that encourage middle and high school students to explore careers in STEM fields. Students can use the STEM career Matchmaker to find a field that best suits their interests and needs, then access profiles of more than 50 STEM careers from 3D animator to zoologist. 

Digital Bits Science Lab

Link: 
www.andybrain.com/sciencelab

Great science experiments for teachers, parents and kids in all categories of science. 

Cells Alive

Link: 
http://www.cellsalive.com/

Great website with tons of interactives on various science content. Learn about Cell biology, Microbiology, Immunology and Microscopy with models, cycles, puzzles and quizzes. Includes a photo gallery! 

Weather Wiz Kids

Link: 
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

Weather Wiz Kids is a user-friendly comprehensive website that explores all of the different types of weather from hurricanes to winter storms with complete information and pictures. It includes lesson plans, experiments, other weblinks, forecasting, optical illusions and science fair ideas. It also has animations, safety information, weather folklore, and career information. 

Earthworks

Link: 
http://ecewkc.org/earthWorksMain

Teach and Learn Experientially is an organization founded in 2011 to coordinatre Earthworks and Exchange City. Earthworks is a laboratory that comes to life when young people take on the role of scientists who work to determine the health of a habitat. Scientific teams collaborate to determine whether a habitat can continue to sustain life. Earthworks offers school curriculum, day trips, scouting programs and camps.  

Why STEM Education Is Important For Everyone

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics—STEM, and therefore, STEM education—are vital to our future—the future of our country, the future of our region and the future of our children. Besides, STEM is everywhere; it shapes our everyday experiences.

Just for Parents

The National Science Teachers Association

http://www.nsta.org/
Search “Getting Families Involved” and you will find 10 pages worth of articles, blogs, and discussions about how parents and families can help students become more engaged in school subjects and beyond.

Parents

Welcome, Parents, Grandparents, and Interested Others

Because you are here, we know that you want your student(s) to be enthusiastic, competent science learner(s). You have probably bought into at least one of the following messages about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics):