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Integrated Math and Science
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Networking projects
 ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: 1998 Grade(s): 07 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 011990 URL: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbs/Academics/gbsmat/Internet%20Projects/Network/network.html This Internet site, created by former high school mathematics teacher Evan Glazer, contains student projects ready for classroom use. Each project begins with a problem solving scenario, then provides a detailed list of requirements for carrying out the project and making the final report. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011990,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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CIESE Online Classroom Projects
 ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: 2000 Grade(s): 03 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 012233 URL: http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html This World Wide Web (WWW) site, sponsored by the the CENTER FOR IMPROVED ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION (CIESE), contains projects that teachers grades 3 to 12 can use to enhance their curriculum through use of the Internet. The site focuses on projects that utilize realtime data available from the Internet and on collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012233,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Ada Lovelace
Date: 1993 Grade(s): 07 - 09 Cost: 35.00 ENC#: 001765 This program developed for junior high school students focuses on the historical contributions that women have made in the fields of mathematics and science and introduces present day role models of women in mathematics or science careers. This episode centers on women in mathematics and computer science and features the historical figure of Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, considered the world's first computer programmer. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,001765,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Girls and young women inventing: twenty true stories about inventors plus how you can be one yourself
Date: 1995 Grade(s): 06 - 12 Cost: Out of Print ENC#: 016309 This book provides students, in grades 6 to 12, with stories told by girls about the inventions that they designed, advice about how to become an inventor, and historical information chosen to inspire student inventiveness. The girls in the stories designed products that could be used for a variety of purposes, including convenience, safety, and fun. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,016309,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Group solutions: cooperative logic activities for grades K to 4, teacher's guide
Date: 1992 Grade(s): K - 04 Cost: 21.00 ENC#: 002789 This series of teacher's guides contains guided discovery activities that have been published under the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) title, after a refinement process that includes classroom testing of trial versions, and step by step instructions and background information to allow presentation by teachers without special background in math or science. Activities and games in this book, developed for grades K to 4, integrate science and math, and are intended to develop such skills as observation, map reading, classification, sequencing, and communication. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,002789,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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How to encourage girls in math & science: strategies for parents and educators
Date: 1982 Grade(s): K - 08 Cost: 14.50 ENC#: 001298 Designed for grades K to 8, this parent and educator guidebook examines effects of sex role socialization on girls' skills, knowledge, and confidence in mathematics and science; and traces the pattern of girls' involvement with math and science from early childhood through adolescence. On the basis of this analysis, the book presents a variety of educational strategies and 69 math and science activities designed to develop girls' skills and confidence to pursue interests and careers in math and science. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,001298,00.shtm (For more details, see ENC Record.)
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