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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Critical 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 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 […]
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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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Headstarting Spadefoot Toads
Project Description This is a grant proposal for headstarting endangered Spade Foot toads in 7th grade classrooms for Mattacheese Middle School students. We are excited about the possibility of having […]
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Vernal Pools: Restoring Wetlands Habitats
Project Description For the past three years, the Lawrence School 7th grade Science teachers have partnered with the Massachusetts Audubon Society to provide classroom instruction to approximately 250 7th graders […]
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Fishing for Life
Project Description -Promote service learning through fishing. -Explain and demonstrate fishing skills. -Explain and discuss the importance of the Recreation and tourism industry. -Research and discuss the importance of preserving […]
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It’s For the Birds
Project Description Goal: To create an environment that will attract various species of birds to feeders and birdhouses outside our classroom window. The students will plant bulbs and plants, and […]
Read moreMultipurpose gloves, redesigned backpacks, and spacesuits using bio-mimicry
Project Description Students will learn about the structure and function of plants and animals. They will use this knowledge to design a multipurpose glove, redesign a backpack or create a […]
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Spadefoot Toad Citizen Science Project
Project Description The goal of the Spadefoot Toad Citizen Science project is to educate our students about local endangered species on Cape Cod. This project empowers young people to take […]
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Biomimicry: STEM Multipurpose Gloves and Backpacks
The goal of this project is to incorporate Engineering and Product development in the study of animals structures and functions. The children will incorporate an animal structure to create a […]
Read moreWhale in the Classroom
Goals, objectives, and activities Whale in the classroom will enhance our mammal unit part of the Science Framework.The program is offered through the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and features […]
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Eggs to Legs – Creative Exploration of Animal Life Cycles
The objective of this project is to provide Science Curriculum Enrichment to all First Grade Students at Mullen-Hall School. To creatively enhance the students’ year-long study of Life Cycles, a […]
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Animal Adaptations and Life Structures
Next Generation Science Standards Integrated with Common Core English Language Arts standards Students who demonstrate understanding can: 3-LS1-1.Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life […]
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Brewster Bluebird Boxes
This project taught elementary students to watch and learn about bluebirds on their campus. They built the bluebird boxes and watched for residents to come inhabit them.
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