Teacher's Guide

Authentic STEM learning begins with opportunities to adopt the identity of a STEM professional. This is central to the Remote and Equitable Access to Learning STEM (REAL STEM) project. Adopting the identity of a STEM professional means that students are actively engaged in observations, data collection, interpreting findings, and drawing conclusions in a way that reflects the process by which scientists and statisticians make sense of phenomena. It is our belief that all students, regardless of location or resources, should have access to authentic STEM experiences wherein they can further learn and hone their STEM habits of mind and habits of interaction.

All aspects of these remote learning modules are aligned to Idaho's science standards and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and are available for use within and beyond the classroom. As with all things in education, we are highly reflective of our practice and welcome your feedback as well. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Cory Bennett at corybennett@isu.edu for more information on this project.

Lastly, we want to thank the Idaho National Laboratory, the Idaho STEM Action Center, and the Idaho NASA Space Grant Consortium for their support in this project; great work comes from great partnerships.

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