Stem
STEM/YACS Digital Resources
Written by Administrator Friday, 21 January 2011 22:08
KIDS Consortium has been awarded a three-year grant from the federal Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Learn and Serve America Program, for a project that engages four design sites and three expansion sites in work to implement and document high quality service-learning projects in the STEM disciplines. As a result of this work, we will create a SL/STEM Guide for middle school teachers that integrates the KIDS SL model with national/state STEM standards and research-based instructional strategies. This guide will be disseminated to state and national audiences.
Key CNCS priorities for this grant include:
Key CNCS priorities for this grant include:
- promoting the use of high-quality service-learning to address STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) objectives in middle schools with high percentages of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds
- expanding the use of service-learning as a teaching strategy to increase students' motivation to learn, community problem solving skills, and readiness for careers and post-secondary education
- engaging young people in service-learning activities that address community needs in order to build healthier communities
SERVICE LEARNING IDEAS BASED ON THREE CTS REVIEWS
Decomposers and Decay- Waste-to-energy
- Waste treatment management
- Composting
- Non-point source pollution
- Runoff contaminants
- Bioremediation
- Soil depletion
Data and Analysis
- Analyze food waste data
- Consumption of school supplies
- Consumption of non-renewable resources
- Development/Construction on school grounds
- Idling buses
- Food packaging
- Irresponsible Cafeteria Policy
- Recycling
- E-waste
- How does our consumption of energy affect environment?
- How do our cleaning products affect our environment?