Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Construction Site Manager
The site contains information about the Construction site manager career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, it does contain information that is uniform for the career. Includes job description, tasks and...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pounding Papyrus: Ancient Egyptians Made Paper
In this materials science fair project, students will make a sheet of papyrus paper, and compare its tensile strength to that of common pulp paper. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
Other
Serdp: Managing Contaminated Sediments
This resource is from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), an environmental research arm of the Department of Defense. It explains how sediment contamination has affected DoD facilities and what is being...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Introduced Species Summary Project
The purpose of this website is to provide information that would help a natural resources manager or concerned citizen to understand the basic biology of a non-native species and whether and how to respond to its arrival. Most of the...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Anger as Inspiration by Sami Awad
Sami Awad is the Founder and Director of The Holy Land Trust, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities in the Middle East. The group identifies the cycle of violence as...
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University Library: Memory Project: Cuyahoga River Exhibition
Photographs and documents that explain the river-management practices of the city of Cleveland with respect to the Cuyahoga River, including efforts to straighten its path.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Fractography: The Way Things Break
When something goes wrong, do you like to try to figure out why? Engineers do this all the time. They even have a fancy name for it: failure analysis. Understanding how different materials break is an important part of failure analysis....
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Spending Habits: Tightwads vs. Spendthrifts
Do you have a hard time hanging on to your money or do you have a harder time letting it go? This project shows you how to conduct a simple survey to measure how people manage their money. Find out what percentage of your classmates are...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Veggie Snap! Modifying Bending Stresses in a Flexible Rod
Examples of the effect of bending stresses on flexible rods could include a large tree bending over to the ground, or a fishing pole bending till it snaps. Scientists actually study this phenomenon and discover ways to prevent breakage,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Learning Your A, G, C's (And T, Too)
This is a project about the "molecular alphabet" of DNA. With just four "letters," it manages to keep track of the plan for an entire person, and keep a complete copy in nearly every cell. This project will help you start learning this...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
Find out the training and education it takes to be a real estate broker or sales agent. Includes projected income ranges and the job outlook.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do Fears Change With Age?
Although some of us may not like to admit it, everyone's afraid of something. Big dogs, thunderstorms, public speaking, heights: what are you most afraid of? Do you think grown-ups have the same fears as kids? The goal of this project is...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Are We There Yet? Test How Migratory Birds Navigate
How do you figure out how to get places? Do you ask for directions, look at a map, or consult a compass? There are many ways for people to figure out how to travel from one place to another, but how do other animals do it? In this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
In this project students will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most out of...
Other
Canadian Water Network
This organization is funded by the Canadian government. Its mandate is to study water issues and come up with strategies for the effective management of Canada's water resources to preserve them for present and future generations. There...
Other
Educator Voices: Grade 3 Research Skills Unit
Describes the process teachers went through to create a lesson unit where students first brainstormed what it means to do research, then were tasked with choosing a topic, researching it, and presenting on it several days later. The...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fancy Feet
Students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem - shoe engineering! Working in small teams, students design, build and test a pair of wearable platform or high-heeled shoes, taking into consideration the stress...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environment
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Database Administrator
With so much data gathered on the computer, someone needs to be able to organize it. That falls to the database administrator. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a database administrator , as well as the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: You're the Expert
Student teams learn about and devise technical presentations on four reproductive technology topics pregnancy ultrasound, amniocentesis, in-vitro fertilization or labor anesthetics. Each team acts as a panel of engineers asked to make a...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Deformation: Nanocomposite Compression
Students learn about nanocomposites, compression and strain as they design and program robots that compress materials. Student groups conduct experiments to determine how many LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT motor rotations it takes to compress soft...
Other
Environmental Concern, Inc.
This organization in Maryland provides information on its wetlands conservation projects, educational materials for purchase, professional courses, and consulting services.
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Squeeze Is On
Students will learn about the force of compression and how it acts on structural components through a hands-on group project. Using everyday products such as paper, toothpicks, and tape they will construct a structure that will support...