Welcome to Martha's STEM Stories! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You may already know that doing STEM means testing ideas, collecting data, making calculations, and drawing graphs and charts-but you...

Is personalized medicine for individual bodies in our future? Possibly -- with the use of stem cells, undifferentiated cells with the power to become any tissue in our bodies. The following learning module describes the role of these...

Students learn about stem cells, and how these cells are used in medical research and treatments. Find out scientific facts, read several case studies, and participate in a group debate activity to explore the ethics of this topic. A...

Meet 43 groundbreaking Women in STEM! Their discoveries have saved millions of lives, pioneered modern technology, and pushed the boundaries of the universe in pursuit of knowledge. But before they were Nobel Prize winners and...

The National Environmental Education Foundation is greening the STEM program in an effort to attend to the demands of the environmental challenges facing the nation and the world in the 21st Century. Lessons included in this toolkit...

Stem functions, origin of the shoot, meristem structure, dicot stems, and monocot stems are the topics examined in this thorough lesson.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of Stem-and-Leaf Plots. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button...

Provides diagrams comparing the cross sections of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous stems. It is necessary to click on the links provided on this page to access these diagrams

In addition to defining adult stem cells, this resource examines where they are found, what they normally do, and what tests are used for identifying adult stem cells.

Learn the basics of stem cells by reading the article and watching the stem cell animation. Stem cells as therapy for diseases is the perspective of this website. Somatic cell nuclear transfer is covered.

Discover what stem cells are and where they come from in this informative article from Medical News Today. Learn how they are classified and identified, new advances in stem cell research, and what the legal issues are.

Utilize this segment highlighting President Barack Obama's reversal of the decisions the Bush Administration regarding stem cell research in the classroom. March 10, 2009.

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of Stem-and-Leaf Plots. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...

A teacher guide and student handout for a lesson where students must weigh the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of stem cells to treat diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, heart disease, and lupus. They also compare gene...

The buzz word "stem cells" are scientifically defined and the differences between stem cells and other cells explained in this "Everyday Mystery".

The Why? Files have provided a fantastic site about stem cells. Stem cells are described in detail and their role in the body. The content is mildly controversial and opinionated.

This site provides thirty questions that test your knowledge of stem changing verbs in the present tense. Click on the "?" mark if you have difficulty filling in the blank.

During this Curious George STEM instructional activity, learners will explore the concepts of air and wind. Student will engage in a hands-on activity after watching a video excerpt from Curious George.

This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research.

Do you like to climb trees? The branches of trees are what make them so fun to climb. Each branch starts out as a tiny shoot that grows out from a stem. How is the growth of shoots along a stem regulated?

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and understand the structure and function of plant stems.

This essay from NOVA: "Life's Greatest Miracle" explores the debate over the use of embryonic stem cells in scientific research.

Animated tutorial with captions shows how stem cells play many important roles in our bodies from conception through adulthood.

This resource provides 14 STEM Lessons for 3rd graders.