NAME OF SOURCE: eGFI Engineering Go For It: Lesson Plans, Class Activities, Outreach Programs, Web resources

URL: http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/

NOTES: Categories of learner level are K-5, 6-8, 9-12. Instructional materials are appealing, but maybe too complex or not supported enough for use in L2 classes. LPs include susmmary, grade level info, number & time of lessons, materials list, procedure, learning objectives & outcomes, map onto science standards (NSES & International Technology Education Association), extensions (enrichments). Web resources include websites, webcasts, curriculum fellowships and grants, latest research. "Special Features" are about "path-breaking engineers and educators who are making a difference." (WBF, 09/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): "Can-Do Canoe"

NAME OF SOURCE: AAG American Association of Geographers MyCOE -
"My Community, Our Earth": Learning Resources

URL: http://www.aag.org/cs/mycoe/learning_resources

NOTES:Program that links up K-12 learners around the globe - thus potential for languages. Includes Data Sources, Recommended Resources, Project Toolkit, Digital Library, Adventures, Project Gallery. Does not have detailed lesson plans, and thus is not readily suitable for STEM+languages. (WBF, 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: Figure This! Match Challenges for Families

URL: http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

NOTES: VERY PROMISING RESOURCE. The name says it all. Produced by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Activities - by their very nature - are hands-on and communicative. Cognitive level is late elementary, which means relatively modest L2 proficiency is required; but the activities are attractive enough for older learners. (WBF, 09/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): from "Challenge Index": 1. Line Up! How long do you have to stand in line?. 3. Popcorn: Which shape holds the most popcorn? 38. Monday's Child: On What day were you born? 50. Animal Ages: Do dogs age faster than humans? "Teacher corner includes info about math standards; family handout materials. "Math Index maps the Challenges onto specific features of math (example: representing patterns; estimation). Menu item "En Español" illustrates adaptation to a second language (though for many learners it will be a heritage language).

NAME OF SOURCE: Mixing in Math - activities linking math to everyday life and other subject areas

URL: http://mixinginmath.terc.edu/index.php

NOTES: EXCELLENT - hands-on and communicative. Produced by TERC (Technical Education Research Centers), with NSF support; TERC also develops learning activities for science. "Mixing in Math", according to site description, "builds children's skills in geometry, counting, measurement, arithmetic, estimation, time, data, money, patterns, algebra". Materials include: activity list, calendars & seasons, game boards and card decks, etc. Site notes that "MiM is designed so that adults can cusotmize them to fit the interests, cultures, and languages of their audiences." Menu item "Math in MiM" explains mapping onto standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Common Core Math Standards. Includes resources for French and Spanish. (WBF, 09/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): from the activity list around the town; count around; endurance; height museum; check the clock; pretend picnic; say it with shapes (with equivalents in Spanish).

NAME OF SOURCE: STEM Resources at STEM Education Center (University of Minnesota College of Education & Human Development)

URL: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/stem/Resources/Default.html

NOTES: Not itself a collection of lesson plans, but rather a link list - quite extensive and good - that has STEM education resources (by subject area and also "Informal STEM Resources" - zoos, etc.); includes career pathway resources, with special attention to girls & careers. (WBF, 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: NEA: The 10 Best STEM Resources- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Resources for preK-12.

URL: http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/stem-resources.html

NOTES: Not itself a collection of lesson plans, but links to such collections; also career familiarization resources. Brief and disappointing - info is easily available elsewhere. (WBF, 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) - for Educators

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/education/materials/

NOTES: Many lesson plans, but FRUSTRATING organization. The A-Z lists, which cover far more than education, are too long to be manageable. Search on "lesson plan" within the site yields many hits, but their URLs show that lesson plans are located under quite separate topics rather than in collections. (WBF, 09/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): "Moon Munchies" (middle school)

NAME OF SOURCE: I-STEM Resource Network lesson plan collection

URL: https://www.istemnetwork.org/resource/educational/lesson.cfm

NOTES: EXCELLENT! Self-description: "student centered, experiential and investigatory learning based lessonplans for all STEM subject areas and grade levels". Part of an Indiana initiative. Need account & login (free). Home page includes mapping onto curricular standards. Lesson plans (~1000) are organized according to program types, target levels (preK through HS), and subject (science, chemistry, earth science, geometry, technology education, etc.). Lesson plans include (initial display): overview, goals/ objective, time required, materials list, skills/ knowledge addressed, procedure, closure, assessment description, and links to download learner activity sheet and teacher lesson plan. Some links are external, and some such are broken - best to archive own copies. (WBF, 09/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): "Most Recommended" list - mouseover on links displays summary - includes (9/2013) "Building a Box", "Food Pyramid Power", "Graphing Trash Material".

NAME OF SOURCE: PBS Teachers STEM Education Resource Center (preK-12)

URL: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/stem/

NOTES: Mediocre for STEM+Language purposes. Few lesson plans, though lots of media. (WBF, 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: TryEngineering.org lesson plans

URL: http://tryengineering.org/lesson.php

NOTES: Most TOO COMPLEX for STEM+Language, but a few might work: "Build a Big [Ferris] Wheel", "Can You Canoe"; many require teamwork and thus discussion; many are hands-on learning. (WBF, 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: Maryland Public Schools: World Languages Elementary STEM Curriculum Modules

URL: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/instruction/wl_escm.htm

NOTES: GOOD but not large collection of pre-made STEM lesson-plans ready to use in the Language classroom. This website, produced with federal "Race to the Top" support, has a collection of lessons for the Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and ESOL classrooms that can easily be adapted for the German Language classroom. The website is well organized with separate links for each language and worksheets pertaining to the lesson/lesson theme. The lessons are designed for more than one class period, provide information about the materials needed and provide some background information for the teacher. (SSch 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): (links are on main page of site): "Your House and Mine", based on "The Three Little Pigs"; explores construction materials, design, shapes, cultural aspects.

NAME OF SOURCE: Orange County Public Schools: Elementary STEM Resources

URL: https://www.ocps.net/cs/services/cs/currareas/stem/Pages/default.aspx

NOTES: GOOD but limited collection, wiht all materials housed on the parent site. Organized by grade level (elementary, middle, high), with dozens of LPs for elementary but almost none for middle/high. These lesson plans are for the L1 English classrooms; however, they can be adapted for the L2 German classroom, and the elementary-level ones are sufficiently interesting for older learners working with L2. In addition to strictly STEM lesson plans, the website combines some STEM subjects with Language Arts/Art subjects. The lessons are linked to Word or PDF documents hosted on the website and are labeled by subject, “math,” “science,” etc. (SSch 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): Garden Design (.doc) (audience: Intermediate Low-Mid Speakers/Listeners/Readers, STEM Subjects: Science: Earth Sciences, Biology, Engineering). This lesson plan is designed for Grade 1, but could be used in a language classroom with Novice High Proficiency levels. The plan could be modified to discuss Schrebergärten in Germany and the different living situations (apartments) here and in Germany. Groupwork activities, speaking, listening.

NAME OF SOURCE: Smithsonian Education: Science and Technology

URL: http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/science_technology.html

NOTES: VERY GOOD. The Smithsonian Education webpage offers a database of Science and Technology lesson plans for grades K-12 with easy to find links, background information and supplemental materials. Pull-down menus allow selection/ filtering by subject and grade; subjects include not only the sciences but also art & music, language arts & literature, social sciences, world studies, famous people. Some lessons are themselves collections of activities that cover several school grades. The lessons cover everything from marine-biology to podcast-producing technology. They would be for the more advanced classes since most of the lessons involve background reading and discussion. The lessons would have highly-specific vocabulary and would focus on the teaching of subjects through story analysis, interpretation and discussion. Although some of the lessons relate to specific exhibits at the Smithsonian Museums, the lessons could be easily modified to include local museums/science-centers and/or content. (SSch 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): Tomorrow's Forecast: Oceans and Weather (Audience: Novice High-Intermediate low speaking/listening, Intermediate Low-Mid reading, STEM Subjects: Environmental Sciences). This lesson plan is designed for L1 English Students between grade 4-8. The lesson highlights key terms and provides background information on major themes. Science, Math, Geography and social studies are the subjects focused on in this lesson. The lesson involves situational thiningking, groupwork, individual reading/work, homework and presentation. It may be appropriate to exclude final lesson. (SSCH 10/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: California Academy of Sciences

URL: http://www.calacademy.org/ • lesson plans are linked via http://www.calacademy.org/teachers/resources/lessons/

NOTES: An EXCELLENTLY WELL-ORGANIZED website. The searcher can choose among grade levels,, year by read, and some lessons overlap grades as necessary. Some lessons require previous visit to museum, but materials can be adjusted to local museums for the classroom or in-class “museum” activities (review of material: reading, discussion, etc.). (SSCH 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): What's on a Penny (http://www.calacademy.org/teachers/resources/lessons/whats-on-a-penny/); audience: Novice Mid-High, STEM subjects: General Science. This lesson is designed to discuss qualitative and quantitative data/observation and uses US currency. The lesson could be modified to compare US currency and the Euro. The lesson involves writing, partner-work, listening and discussion.

NAME OF SOURCE: Try Engineering & Try Computing

URL: http://tryengineering.org/ & http://trycomputing.org/

NOTES: These websites, both managed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), offer databases of lesson plans that have an easy search engine. The websites focuses are computing and engineering, but the lessons overlap with mathematics and technology. Some of the lessons would be complicated, but the majority of them can be modified for intermediate L2 classrooms with a variety of activities. (SSCH 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): Solving a Simple Maze (audience: Intermediate Mid-High, STEM Subjects: Mathematics, Engineering). The Lesson involves group work and presentation in the creation of a maze and use of algorithms. Great for hands-on activities and could be divided into two lessons; introductory and application.

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NAME OF SOURCE: Keepschool.de - tutoring service and resource

URL: http://www.keepschool.de/

NOTES: Largely a gateway to tutoring services for schoolkids. Offers "Unterrichtsmaterial", but only for German, Math, English and French . Materials are primitive and mechanical. NOT A USEFUL RESOURCE.

NAME OF SOURCE: 4Teachers.de - homepage; links to Stundenentwürfe, Arbeitsmaterialien, Alltagspädagogik, Methodik / Didaktik, Bildersammlung, Interaktiv, Sounds, Videos

URL: http://www.4teachers.de/

NOTES: Account + login required but easy to get. RICH RESOURCE of materials contributed by actual teachers; all major subject areas, not just STEM; neatly organized; keyword search; highlights newly-listed resources; subject areas are the discrete conventional ones (Chemie, Physik), rather than integrated subjects like sustainability, etc.; geography has 135 lesson plans, biology has 335 (as of 02 September 2013); subject-area lesson plans are listed according to school-year. Example of an LP adaptable to L2: Geografie, Klasse 05, "Maßstab erarbeiten (Kaninchen)": simple arithmetic about size of a bunny; download includes learner worksheets, lesson timeline and setup for teacher, and line drawing of cute rabbit. Listings of lesson plans have short summaries and comments about digital materials. Arbeitsmaterialien include templates (Blanko=Materialien) for making card games, etc.; also resources for holidays, seasons; ALSO resources for subject areas (example: NaWi, "Wie viel Mineralwasser trinker wir?" with questionnaires, etc. for surveys conducted in classroom. Bildersammlung is extensive (examples: Wetter - 200 items; Astronomie 24; Jahreslauf, Feste und Feiern 478). (WBF 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: Umwelt im Unterricht: Materialien und Service für Lehrkräfte – BMU-Bildungsservice | Umwelt im Unterricht

URL: http://www.umwelt-im-unterricht.de/

NOTES: EXCELLENT QUALITY, HUGE NUMBER OF RESOURCES. Produced by BRD Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz undd Reaktorsicherheit; Themengruppen: Energie, Klima, Ökosysteme und biologische Vielfalt, Stadt, Gesundheit und Ernährung, Mobilität, Ressourcen, Wirtschaft und Konsum; also Wochenthemen, Bilderserien, Arbeitsmaterialien, Videos (online trailers, with full version as DVD, and booklet for free in iTunes bookstore; with related learning resources); search handles Stichwörter A-Z, Fächer (Biologie, Chemie, Geografie, Geschichte, Gesellschaft und Politik, Mathematik, Physik, Sachunterricht), Zielgruppen (Grundschule, Sekundarstufe). Examples of activities: "Sommerzeit, Badezeit? Wie sauber sind unsere Badegewässer?" Example of video: "Wasser im Hamburger" (Grundschule) - Wie viel Wasser wird berbraqucht, um einen Hamburger zu produzieren?" (cartoon video produced by schoolkids; Unterrichtsvorschläge expands the idea to "Wie viel Wasser braucht die Welt?" and "Grundschule: Wie viel Wasser steckt in unseren Lebensmitteln?"). (WBF 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: Unterrichtseinheiten zur Klimakatastrophe und zum Umweltschutz (Uni Köln)

URL: http://methodenpool.uni-koeln.de/umwelt/

NOTES: Ca. 15 activities, organized by school year level and environmental topic. Word/PDF files for teachers and learners. Example: Primarstufe: Klimawandel und Erderwärmung - Lernstationenarbeit mit Arbeitsblättern und Text. For children, but not childish, and thus suitable for middle/high-school learners at ACTFL Intermediate-High (maybe even -Mid). Relatively simple texts about atmosphere and greenhouse effect. Then gap-filling vocabulary activity. This as preparation for experiment: Build a little greenhouse (form 2 glass dishes), measure various temperatures. Second activity: measuring water levels when ice cubes melt in a bowl. (WBF 09/2013)

NAME OF SOURCE: Komm mach MINT: Nationaler Pakt für Frauen in MINT-Berufen

URL: http://www.komm-mach-mint.de/Service/Good-Practice/Experimente-und-Unterrichtsmaterial

NOTES: Target group is girls / women "an den Schnittstellen" between school and post-secondary and college/university and profession. It is a database of websites that provide MINT (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft, Technik) lesson plans and teaching materials. The website is completely in German and is easy to navigate with links to external websites. (SSCH 10/2013)

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NAME OF SOURCE: Das Agnes-Pockels-Labor

URL: http://www.agnespockelslabor.de/

NOTES: Website provides chemistry experiments and supplemental worksheets that can work as lesson plans. The experiments are inspired by the work of Agnes Pockels (1862-1935), a housewife and chemist from Braunschweig. The website is in German and has experiments involving nutrition, water content in milk, salt intake, forensics, combustion, and other themes for elementary and grade-school students. (SSCH 10/2013)

EXAMPLE(S): Chemie und Magie (.exe file for all documents on website, also .pdf for all files on website) (audience: Intermediate Mid-High, STEM Subjects: Chemistry, Math). These experiments teach the chemistry behind “magic.” The experiments/activities could be divided over the course of a number of classes first involving safety and materials in the lab and then continue on to the actual experiments. The experiments use food and kitchen supplies and involve observation and note-taking to explain the chemistry behind everyday phenomena.

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