Project Description Creating opportunities to study the microscopic world and make it accessible to everyone requires simple resources. In many cases microscopes in conventional laboratories cost thousands of dollars. Our solution […]
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Google Expeditions and Virtual Reality Viewers
Project Description The 8th grade team would like to use Google Expeditions as an immersive learning and teaching tool that will allow us and our students to go on Virtual […]
Read more3D Printer
Project Description The 3D printer will be used within the shop for the IT students to learn how to create digital models in a 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) file […]
Read moreTrout in the Classroom
Project Description 8th grade students at ORR JHS are participating for the second year in the Trout in the Classroom Program. We will be raising Brook Trout from eggs and […]
Read moreCornell Bird Watch
Project Description My students will be using Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Citizen Science course to participate in the birdwatcher project. The Citizen Science course allows regular people, including students, to […]
Read moreWareham Honey Bee Project
Project Description The Wareham High School has had 2 Langstroth honey bee hives on its campus for the past 2 years. The hives are used in science and cross-curricular activities […]
Read moreCritical Habitats and Threatened Species Stewardship Project
Project Description The goal of the “Critical Habitats and Threatened Species Stewardship Project” is for all Grade 7 students at the Sandwich STEM Academy, to explore critical and unique coastal […]
Read moreVernal Sampling & Monitoring
Project Description The STEM Academy just recently completed construction of a vernal pool (June 2018), an outdoor living laboratory, on school grounds. This project was accomplished in conjunction with Mass […]
Read moreOrigami Microscopy with Foldscopes
Project Description Creating opportunities to study the microscopic world and make it accessible to everyone requires simple resources. In many cases microscopes in conventional laboratories are thousands of dollars. Our […]
Read morePenikese Island Field Trip and Educational Experience
Project Description We are piloting this new field trip to broaden our experiences and match the Next Generation Science Standards, and Social Studies particularly in the field of Immigration, cultural […]
Read moreHDMI Microscope Camera
Project Description For this project, one goal I have is to obtain an HDMI camera to attach it to a microscope that the students will be able to observe the […]
Read moreSTEAM: Minot’s Plant Musicians
Project Description Students will explore and compare plant communications using ” Music of the Plants”, an instrument that perceives the electrical impulses sent from the surface of a plant’s leaves […]
Read moreDeveloping Citizen Scientists
Project Description We hope to develop “citizen scientists” in our first grade so that they know they can impact our world by studying, observing and sharing their ideas with the […]
Read moreSpecial Scientists
Project Description The Cape Cod Collaborative STAR program serves a diverse population of learners from ages 6 to 22. This project, Special Scientists, focuses on providing interactive science curriculum materials […]
Read moreRaising Awareness about Rising Sea Level
Project Description I teach science to all of the 10th, 11th and 12th graders at the Cape Cod Collaborative Waypoint Academy School, located at the Wing School in Sandwich. This […]
Read moreAdaptions for Pollination
Project Description The goal of this multi-day lab is to investigate the structures in flowers and honeybees to ensure pollination. We focus on four different species of flowers: lilies, daises, […]
Read moreDigital Compound Microscopes with Camera
Project Description The Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks state that students are expected to provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells (6.MS-LS1-1), and develop […]
Read moreSpadefoot Toad Headstarting Project
Project Description The goal of our program is to spark a passion for science and discovery, instill respect for endangered species in our students, support innovative STEM programming, and strengthen […]
Read moreObserve and Inquire
Project Description Activities: Provincetown Schools continue to develop a 6-year ongoing relationship with Peaked Hill Trust and Cape Cod National Seashore, whereby middle school students and school staff spend overnights […]
Read morePersonal Genomics and Conservation Biology
Project Description The goal of this project is to incorporate two additional labs into the NRHS Biotechnology curriculum. The labs are detailed below: Sleep Lab – Lark or Owl? – […]
Read moreSustaining and Protecting Our Local Estuaries
Project Description In the coastal estuaries of Chatham and Harwich, development over the past several decades has resulted in the buildup of substances, such as excessive nitrogen. This causes blooms […]
Read moreGood Catch
Project Description The goal of the Good Catch project is to introduce, teach and help students fall in love with a positive activity, fishing. Students in the Cape Cod Collaborative […]
Read moreIndividual Student DNA Analysis
Project Description This year we would like to make our Forensic and Biotechnology DNA unit more personable to students. We teach them all about DNA and the how individual DNA […]
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Turtle release at Sandy Neck beach
Project Description Goals: Kindergarten students will understand the life cycle of the native terrapin turtle living in Sandy Neck marsh. They will understand the importance of raising these turtles in […]
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Bird Watching
Project Description The funds from this grant will be used to purchase a classroom set of binoculars for myself and the other 4th grade teacher at West Tisbury School. I […]
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Animals for Dissection
Project Description The funds from this grant would be used to purchase dissection materials from enasco.com. I teach both 7th and 8th grade Science. I need tools to teach my […]
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Amazing Adaptations
Project Description The goal of this project to illustrate the abundance of adaptations that organisms undergo. Plant adaptations are special features that allow a plant or animal to live in […]
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Agricultural Sustainability
Project Description The goal of our project is to create an agribusiness that will be sustainable, educational, and productive. Our objectives are to increase student awareness of their environment, promote […]
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Zombie Bee Citizen Science Watch
Project Description The goal of this proposal, the ZomBee Watch Citizen Science Project, is to collaborate with the Planet Bee Foundation, a non-profit organization and San Francisco State University, to […]
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Oak Ridge Outdoor Classroom
Project Description Our goal for the outdoor classroom is to develop a student-created space which will encourage curiosity, creativity, community, and collaboration. We hope that the space will be a […]
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