Welcome to the STEM Alliance practices repository
The repository offers approaches and materials for STEM education, provided mainly by industries.
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Minecraft education - Lesson plan - Build a cathedral
Subject: mathematicsAge: 8 - 13
Supported by: Microsoft
Language: English
Description: This lesson plan was developed by Microsoft as part of the Minecraft game's set of educational resources. Minecraft Education Edition is a game world that can be used to engage students in learning STEM-related subjects. The game's approach...
DiscoverE - Cool Contents and Activities
Subject: engineering, information and communications technology (ICT), technologyAge: 6 - 17
Supported by: IBM & Shell
Language: English
Description: DiscoverE, supported by Shell and IBM, offers a series of “Cool content and activities” to engage students in engineering. The range of activities includes hands-on, video, trip&destinations, websites, games, lesson plans. The activities aim at...
DiscoverE - Resources & Downloads
Subject: engineering, technologyAge: > 1000
Supported by: IBM & Shell
Language: English
Copyright:
Description: The repository of DiscoverE "Resources and Downloads" is a library for copyright free images, videos, artwork, slideshares (aka powerpoint presentations), and logos to be used for outreach efforts. DiscoverE helps stakeholders expand community and...
Creative Coding through Games and Apps
Subject: computer science, engineering, information and communications technology (ICT), mathematics, softwareAge: 6 - 18
Supported by: Microsoft
Language: English
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Description: Creative Coding through Games and Apps, developed by Microsoft, is a first semester course for introduction to programming for the early secondary grades. The course is designed to attract and reach a broad and diverse range of students, including those who...
Creating Interactive Tutorials
Subject: computer science, information and communications technology (ICT), softwareAge: 6 - 18
Supported by: Microsoft
Language: English
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Description: In the Microsoft TouchDevelop application users can create and distribute interactive tutorials where they get help from the system to create a particular script. The tutorials are easy to create and they do not require any experience in programming. They...
Using Biotechnology to Detect and Treat Disease - Lesson plan
Subject: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, pharmaceutics, technologyAge: 14 - 19
Supported by: AMGEN
Language: English
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Description: Lesson plan "Using Biotechnology to Detect and Treat Disease" is the fifth of five components of the Biotechology Collection funded by the Amgen Foundation and produced by WGBH. In this media-rich lesson, students will learn how...
Biotechnology. Careers
Subject: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, career education, chemistry, environment, equal opportunities, genetics, medicine, pharmaceutics, technologyAge: > 13
Supported by: AMGEN
Language: English
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Description: Careers in Biotechnology is the fourth of five components of the Biotechology Collection funded by the Amgen Foundation and produced by WGBH. These resources demonstrate the multifaceted nature of biotechnology jobs and the wide range of opportunities in...
Biotechnology. Applications
Subject: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, career education, chemistry, genetics, medicine, pharmaceutics, technologyAge: > 13
Supported by: AMGEN
Language: English
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Description: Applications of Biotechnology is the third of five components of the Biotechology Collection funded by the Amgen Foundation and produced by WGBH. These resources explore common laboratory techniques used for treating disease and improving diagnosis, and...
Biotechnology. Tools and techniques
Subject: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, career education, chemistry, genetics, medicine, pharmaceuticsAge: > 13
Supported by: AMGEN
Language: English
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Description: Tools and techniques of Biotechnology is the second of five components of the Biotechology Collection funded by the Amgen Foundation and produced by WGBH. These resources explore common laboratory techniques used for treating disease and improving...
Biotechnology. Concepts
Subject: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, career education, chemistry, genetics, medicine, pharmaceuticsAge: > 13
Supported by: AMGEN
Language: English
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Description: Concepts of Biotechnology is the first of five components of the Biotechology Collection funded by the Amgen Foundation and produced by WGBH. These resources explore the science facts behind diseases and demonstrate how research is contributing to the...