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Did you know that we have class sets of Braiding Sweetgrass and Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults available at the IMC for check out? You can pick them up in person or order through Destiny for delivery to your school site. Click here for a job aid on how to order.

Grant-funded programming is available now for San Diego Unified schools to participate in education programs with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, located in Escondido! Our fun and engaging programs support NGSS and provide an exciting opportunity for students to learn about nature, wildlife, and our conservation efforts around the globe. On-site and virtual programs are available at no charge for Kindergarten through High School. To reserve your visit, email EducationPark@sdzwa.org.

The Birch Aquarium Express Van can travel to your school and provide students with a hands-on

Discovery Lab in the comfort of their own classroom.

Ignite curiosity in the earliest of nature lovers with our free outdoor education program, Nature Navigators. Thanks to support from the California Natural Resources Agency, we’re offering an outdoor 2-hour field trip in our new pocket gardens of the Nature Trail and other gardens around Balboa Park. Students will engage in hands-on learning, observe local ecosystems, and connect with nature in new ways. Plus students will receive a complimentary pass for themselves and one adult to return to the Museum to keep the adventures going! Sign up

Starting October 28th, while funds last, you can earn $100 for completing an All Career Tour on Kahoot! With Amazon Future Engineer. Take your class on any one of our Career Tours, provide feedback in a survey, and you’ll receive $100 DonorsChoose credit. Amazon Future Engineer will use all feedback to guide the creation of future Career Tours. Click Here!

Green Our Planet, the only STEMworks-approved garden and hydroponics program in the U.S., is a non-profit that helps teachers use hydroponics to teach kids about STEM, conservation, health eating, and business in a fun way. Through donations and grants, the HydroConnect program provides schools with everything needed to run a hydroponics program free of charge. Schedule a Discovery Webinar today.

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) is recruiting K-12 STEM teachers to take part in a virtual professional learning community!

If you are interested in participating in this cohort, please complete the application by November 29th: https://forms.gle/gH76MRujbA6ZeUSS9

Not sure? Join their informational webinar on November 4, 2024 from 7:00-7:30pm ET to learn more about the program and ask questions about the cohort. Register to attend the webinar or to receive the recording:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZCtBmL80wDRXx7PDwsi5r0xbjN2HMumsUbfRKoCTLRVCTVQ/viewform

With our partners at the San Diego Science Project, we are developing a professional learning opportunity to support science instruction and the implementation of the 5th Grade STEAM Unit, Cooler Communities. This will be a continuation of the trainings offered in the 23-24 school year. If you are interested, please complete this short survey.

Do you have a 3D Printer at your site? Are you interested in an introductory training on how to use it? Please complete this survey so we can gather information to help put together resources and learning opportunities.

Did you find a great curriculum resource? Participated in a great research opportunity? Do you enjoy reading one of the books we offered teachers? Had a great PLC or PD meeting that you want to recommend for other teachers?

We want to hear your recommendations and share them with other science teachers!

If you have a favorite curriculum, reading, activity, or PLC plan that you want to recommend to other teachers we want to capture a short (1-3 minutes) video of you describing it and share it with other unified science teachers!

Email tlerner@sandi.net and one of us will come to visit you and record a short clip !

How do you colonize Mars?

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