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Field Trip Opportunity: STEM at iFLY  - What makes flight possible? State-of-the-art wind tunnel experience.

Virtual Content, Activities, and STEM Resources

Do you ever wish you had time to find new and engaging STEM activities and resources for your classroom? LaunchLearning™ helps you do that without requiring hours of your time to source materials - we have them for you! And, you even have an expert at your disposal to talk you through exactly what's available.

In a nutshell, LaunchLearning™ provides NGSS-aligned content; lesson plans; hands-on activities (you can even get a 3D printed Venturi tube...or we'll send you the plans to print your own!); live streaming with Cosmosphere space science educators so your class can interact and ask questions; access to subject matter experts and great stories of the history and future of space exploration 

Future City Competition
Future City starts with a question—how can we make the world a better place? To answer it, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue. Past topics include stormwater management, urban agriculture, public spaces, and green energy. 

Adopt-A-Physicist Program 2026    CLOSED for 2026
Adopt-a-Physicist connects high school students with physics graduates via online message boards. In this supervised forum students and physicists can talk freely about careers, school, work, and family balance.   The most common student reactions to participating is, "I never realized that physicists were real people, like us!"  Sign up period for teachers is through September 27, 2021  OR until all available physicists 'adopted.'  A truly unique experience for your high school students! 

National Research Study on Improving Acceleration Practices    https://ncrge.uconn.edu/acceleration/#
This is a great opportunity for teachers and administrators in grades 2-5 to learn more about acceleration practices, universal screening, and resources to implement acceleration decisions. Participation may include some funding. Click the link to apply & watch an information video: https://ncrge.uconn.edu/acceleration/#

How to Get Gifted Kids to Work in Groups  GiftedGuru.com