FaCSME Resources

For years Fairmount Center has served area schools by providing free Classroom Presentations. Download the document to see what topics are available. More ideas for classroom activities and field trips can be found by following links to NGSS Lesson Plans and the STEM Activities Calendar. The lesson plans include links to different websites that feature activities. Each lesson is sorted into corresponding NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. The STEM Activities Calendar includes information about events going on around the Wichita area.

2022 UPDATE: Fairmount Center no longer regularly performs classroom presentations. However, each year a few WSU students are trained to do a couple of the presentations. If you are interested, please email Jill Fisher to see what's available.

Videos of the Classroom Presentations can be viewed or downloaded from below.

Resources about "Big Picture" Unit Planning

A Framework of STEM Integration: paper discussing Next Generation Science Standards and ways to approach its 3-dimensional components for unit planning.

Student-Centered Learning and Exploration to Inspire Future STEM Professionals: A proposal that to increase the STEM workforce, curricula must include learner-focused activities to help students find their interest and fit in a STEM-related career.

The Roles of Teacher and Students in Curriculum: An overview of several learning theories and how they tie in student-centered curriculum.

Energy -- Forms and Infrastructure: A showcase unit that allows students to explore different parts involved with where and how we get electricity (inspired by the rolling blackouts of 2021).

Welcome Science Sleuths! Over the years, Jill Fisher of the Fairmount Center has led different workshops for students focused on Forensic Science. The workshops provided real-life application of observation skills mixed with different scientific testing methods. Below are instructions for using these workshops in a classroom, as well as resources for doing the activity remotely. Email Jill at jill.fisher@wichita.edu for the results and cheat sheets. Please use an official school email address.

COMING SOON!!!

Want more information about STEM education and Wichita-area STEM happenings? Email Jill to subscribe to our monthly FaCSME Flash email. Below are past issues. 

2022 UPDATE: A new newsletter (LASSO) is available, which features stories and snippets about departments and people in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at WSU. If you would like to subscribe to LASSO, please email Jill.

LASSO May 2024   ■   LASSO December 2023   ■    LASSO March 2022   ■    LASSO September 2021   ■    LASSO March 2021   ■    LASSO December 2021

July 2020: "Social Media STEMfluence"   ■   June 2020: "Practicing is Critical"   ■   May 2020: "The New Normal"   ■   April 2020: "Gears of Change"   ■   March 2020: "Remote Control"   ■   February 2020: "Roles in Learning"   ■   January 2020: "IDEAversity"   ■   December 2019 (NASA Challenge Info)   ■   November 2019: "Faulty Pipelines"   ■   October 2019: "Career Pathways"   ■   September 2019: "Mindful and Meaningful"   ■   August 2019: "What's the Big Idea"   ■   July 2019: "STEM for All"   ■   June 2019: "Practicing Scientific Literacy"   ■   May 2019: "Styles and Skills"   ■   April 2019: "Learning through Exploration"   ■   March 2019: "Creating Connections"   ■   February 2019: "Paying it Forward"   ■   January 2019: "Passions and Professions"