Free STEM Resources From Discovery Education and Partners Support National STEM Day 2024

CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2024 / Discovery Education:

For observances of National STEM Day 2024, global edtech leader Discovery Education and select partners offer a curated collection of free resources to engage students in STEM education. Held annually on November 8th, National STEM Day unites communities to celebrate the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to students in grades K-12.

Among the free STEM resources now available to educators, students, and families from Discovery Education and its partners are:

Virtual Field Trips

• Premiering on November 21, 2024, the Mission Possible Virtual Field Trip: Re-powering the Future brings students to field locations being repurposed to host different energy generation sites and introduces new STEM professionals who share the skills required for careers in STEM. This VFT is the first in a new series from the STEM Careers Coalition, an alliance of industries and non-profit organizations partnering with Discovery Education to create equitable access to free STEM content and career connections. Since 2019, the STEM Careers Coalition has reached over 10.7 million students, including 2.97 million in the 2023-2024 school year alone, 65% of which are from Title I schools.

• The Innovators for Impact Virtual Field Trip from STEM Forward, a program with Panasonic and Olympian & Presidential Medal of Freedom award winner Katie Ledecky. In this VFT, participants will travel virtually to Japan with Katie Ledecky to meet and interact with Panasonic STEM specialists who are exploring innovative ways of living and working today and in the future. A 4-time Olympian, 9-time Olympic Gold Medalist (14-time Olympic Medalist), and 21-time World Champion, Katie is a proud STEM advocate.

• In the Internet of Things Virtual Field Trip from Conservation Station: Creating a More Resourceful World-an educational initiative produced in partnership with Itron-students get an exciting look at how the internet they use in their everyday lives can be used to conserve natural resources, protect ecosystems, and create safer, more sustainable communities.

Classroom Resources

• Futurelab+ - an educational initiative from Discovery Education and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group - offers resources to support independent research projects for students in grades 9-12 that can be used to apply knowledge of biotechnology to real-world scenarios. The capstone resources provide students and teachers with various tools to support academic success, connect your students to biotech industry volunteers for free through Career Connect, and learn about various career paths in the growing STEM industries.