Technology Brings STEM to Struggling Students

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Harness the Power of Technology to Bring STEM to Life for Struggling Students

With today’s constantly changing technologies and workplaces, it is critical that students receive a solid foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Engage students in activities that teach valuable skills and envision themselves as STEM professionals. Interactive activities make students more likely to continue STEM coursework beyond high school. See CITEd’s Using Multimedia Tools to Help Students Learn Science for more information.

With broadband technology, students can attend lectures with scientists, pose questions to experts in a variety of fields, and make connections between STEM and everyday life. Check out some of our favorite resources below to bring scientists from around the world into the classroom.

Ask a Scientist

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute puts students and teachers in touch with scientists available to answer questions on a variety of STEM topics including medicine, human biology, biochemistry, microbiology, animals, genetics, and evolution.

Elements of Humanity

Make Magazine interviewed leading experts in science and technology about their work and passion for STEM. Share these videos with students to help inspire a generation of future scientists!  

Periodic Videos

University of Nottingham chemists created entertaining videos of experiments to show the properties of each chemical element on the Periodic Table. Most videos are closed captioned and available subtitled in multiple languages. Also, see physics and astronomy videos from Sixty Symbols.

TED Talks About Science

Expose your students to leading thinkers in the fields of science, technology and mathematics with TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Talks. Find engaging and illuminating talks on topics ranging from green technology, human-like robots, bacterial ‘communication’ and many more.

Symphony of Science

Introduce your students to the philosophy of the cosmos through the words of Carl Sagan, Bill Nye (the Science Guy), Neil de Grasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking and others set to music.