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Links to Great ResourcesPassionaries provides resources, connections, information, links, scholarship informaton and all the tools you need to make a difference in your community. John McConnell is one of 35 "passionaries" featured in a book by the same name (read more). For TeachersColorado Association of Science Teachers (CAST) is affiliated with the National Science Teachers Association. Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics (CCTM) includes a page of math links as well as organizational information. PBS TeacherLine is sponsored by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and provides innovative online professional development. For Kid InventorsCamp Invention®: A nationwide summer day camp run by the National Inventors Hall of Fame®. Club Invention®: A nationwide afterschool enrichment program run by the National Inventors Hall of Fame®. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world's largest pre-college science competition that provides an opportunity for the world's best young scientists and inventors to come together to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science projects, and compete for over U.S. 3 million dollars in awards and scholarships. Kids Invent!™ develops and distributes curriculum for one week summer camps, after school programs, and classroom learning that foster creative thinking, inventing and entrepreneurial enterprise among elementary and middle school children. United States Patent and Trademark Office Kids Site
More Resources for Kids & Teachers"Breaking Away from the Math Book", Creative Projects for K-8 by Pat Baggett and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht of New Mexico State University's Department of Mathematical Sciences Earth & Sky (radio series) Subscribe to one of many e-newsletters geared to various audiences and interests. The Golden Mean, a great web page full of examples, equations, and also a resource list for learning more. Science Club Monthly: science news and experiments, plus science kits, plus online resources. Science News for Kids: weekly online magazine offers timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials and offers teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms.
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