SciFest All Access – Attendee and Educator Resources

We are pleased to offer the following worksheets and other resources to engage students and help educators and parents utilize SciFest as a classroom activity.

The resources below are sorted by their location within the SciFest All Access virtual platform.  Each location can be accessed from the SciFest Lobby or the main menu bar.

A login is required to access the SciFest All Access virtual platform.  If you are not already registered to attend, please click here to sign up.

Click on the links below to download materials for shows on the STEM Stage. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the STEM Stage to access the performer listing.

Nate Ball: Build With Nate Ball: Three Ways to Make a High Power Stomp Rocket:  Worksheet and Materials List

Amelia Draper: Behind the Scenes Weather Forecasting Tutorial with Meteorologist Amelia Draper:  Worksheet

Dr. Tracy Fanara:  Explore Global Warming / Polar Ice Ice Baby:  Worksheet and Materials List (plus FREE digital comic book!)
Dr. Tracy Fanara:  Crisis in the State of Florida / Water Treatment Lab:  Worksheet and Materials List (plus FREE digital comic book!)

Grand Hank:  All About Dry Ice in The Science Lab of Grand Hank:  Materials List

Jason Lindsey: Hooked on Science Experiments:  Bubble Snake, Egg Drop, Soaring Streamers

Jacqueline Means:  Live Science Experiments with STEM Queen Jacqueline Means:  Worksheet and Materials List

Roy Moye III, African Zoology STEMusic Moment:  Worksheet
Roy Moye III, Rockets Go Up STEMusic Moment:  Worksheet
Roy Moye III, Skyscrapers STEMuscic Moment:  Worksheet

Muzology:  Video Pop Quiz

NASA: NASA Landsat 9 narrated by Marc Evan Jackson:  Worksheet

Maynard Okereke “Hip Hop M.D.”, Water Quality:  The Coolness of H20:  Worksheet and Materials List

Tamara Robertson: Superhero Science – The Science of Elasticity: Worksheet and Materials List (plus FREE digital comic book!)

Dr. Padhu Seshaiyer:  Making Math Meaningful Lab:  Worksheet and Materials List

Steve Wolf:  Stunt Science:  Worksheet

Click on the links below to download materials for Defense & Security Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Defense & Security icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I
US Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP):
Teacher Resources and Advisor Resources (grant program)
Worksheet about Electricity and Energy for Students

TIES:
K-12 STEM Activities
Teacher Resources Links
Twitter Chats for Educators:  Equity in STEM, STEM in a Virtual Classroom

ZONE II
Exhibitor Resources Coming Soon!

Click on the links below to download materials for Energy Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Energy icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I
Brookhaven National Laboratory:  Teacher Resources

Idaho National Laboratory:
Navigating Nuclear Middle School Curriculum
Navigating Nuclear High School Curriculum
Learn from Home Lesson Plans and Resources
To invite an INL speaker to your classroom email: [email protected]

Los Alamos National Laboratory:  Cloud Identification Flashcards

MIT Plasma and Fusion Center:  Teacher Resources, Word Search Puzzle and Answer Sheet

ZONE II
GirlStart:  STEM Activities You Can Do At Home

Pennsylvania State University:
Mission: Materials Science from our MRSEC
At-Home Experiment Tutorials for Parents and Teachers from our Chemistry Graduate Student Association
Finding Your Roots Teacher Resources
DIY Science Activities

Click on the links below to download materials for Engineering & Tech Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Engineering & Tech icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I
Amateur Ham Radio:  Radio in the Classroom, Resources for Classroom Teachers, Radio Lab Handbook, Bringing Space Into the Classroom

IEEE-USA:  LED Flashlight Instructions

Lawrence Technological University:  Lava Lamp and Elephant Toothpaste

Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers:  Lesson Plans

Minerals Education Coalition:
Info on Mining in Society Merit Badge
Move Mining Next Gen Challenge!

MIT Society of Women Engineers:  Programming Word Scramble – coming soon

ZONE II
Discovery Education:
3M Young Scientist Lab Lesson Plans
TGR EDU: Explore Professional Development
Fueling Education Digital Lesson Bundles
STEM Careers Coalition Classroom Activities
Ignite My Future in School Master Class Series
Girls Get STEM Virtual Field Trip
Innovation Generation Classroom Activities & Career Profiles
Science Fair Central Classroom Activities

Click on the links below to download materials for Health & Medicine Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Health & Medicine icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I
American Industrial Hygiene Association:  Coloring Sheet and Game

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO):
Blind Spot Optical Illusion Flyer
Cone Fatigue Optical Illusion Flyer
Negative Image Optical Illusion Flyer

AstraZeneca:
Moldy Bread Experiment Worksheet
Moldy Bread Experiment (for Younger Kids) Worksheet
DNA In Living Things (Extracting Strawberry DNA) Worksheet
Exploring Germs and Bacteria at Home (Agar “Petri Dish”) Worksheet

Millipore Sigma:  Curiosity Labs

ZONE II
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Educator Resources:  Science and Our Food Supply – Free Supplementary Curriculum for Middle Level and High School Classrooms (Hard copies of the curriculum materials can be shipped to a teacher, they would just need to request one with their name and address through the ask a question feature on our exhibit.)
Parent Resources:  Nutrition label family activity – English, Spanish
Student Resources:  Nutrition Label Cool Tips for Kids – English, Spanish and Nutrition label Word Search – English, Spanish

FDA – Center for Devices and Radiological Health:  Teacher Worksheet

ZONE III
Learning Undefeated – Find these within the Learning Undefeated Booth:
Inflation Station: DIY Science Experiment with Video Demonstration. Students conduct an investigation at home with everyday materials to learn about chemical changes. Suitable for grades 6-8.
DNA Mutation Video Game: Students practice finding single base mutations in chromatograms and amino acid chains, and identifying mutation type (insertion, deletion or substitution). Suitable for high school biology students.

Click on the links below to download materials for Math & Computer Science Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Math & Computer Science icon, or navigate from the main menu.

American Statistical Association:  Resources List

Math Matters to Me:  Student Worksheet

National Math Festival (MSRI):
Helpful Educator and Parent Resources: Numberphile (YouTube Channel), Math Moms & Math Dads (Facebook group), NMF Weekly (puzzle newsletter for kids)
Mathical Book Prize Flyers: PreK flyer, Grades K-2 flyer, Grades 3-5 flyer, Grades 6-8 flyer, Grades 9-12 flyer
Public Understanding of Math Flyer

Click on the links below to download materials for Natural Sciences Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Natural Sciences icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):
Morse Code Madness
Cargo Challenge
Wings of Flight
Hunting Hurricanes
Invertebrate Hotels
Picture Perfect 
Career as a Structural Engineer
Kitchen Science
Plastic Patrol
Map Your Community
Sun Lab
Birding from Home
Leaf Walkabout
Spot that Species
Cool Cats
Critter Camouflage
Inside Scoop on Zookeeping 
Career as a Zoo Keeper
Shark Science
Asteroid Impact
A Star Wars Story

American Institute of Physics:
AIP Center for History of Physics Teaching Guides
Acoustical Society of America Educator Resources
American Association of Physics Teachers K-12 Teacher Portal
American Astronomical Society Online Teaching Resources
American Meteorological Society K-12 Teachers
Optical Society Classroom & Educator Resources

UHandy:
Complete this form to get a free booklet to know how students can benefit from having hands-on activities with mobile microscopes.
Promo codes for UHandy for Educators on Amazon

ZONE II
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History – Biocube at Home Activity:  Activity at a Glance, Explorer Directions

Click on the links below to download materials for Space & Aviation Zone exhibits. From the SciFest Lobby, go to the Exhibit Portal and click on the Space & Aviation icon, or navigate from the main menu.

ZONE I – NASA
Exhibitor Resources Coming Soon!

ZONE II – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Balloon Rocket Activity
Introduction to Aviation Weather & Convection Activity
Paper Airplane Activity
Resources for booth video “Humans Adapting to Space”:  Paper Version of Video Lesson – Quiz Questions – Hands-on Activity

ZONE III
Exhibitor Resources Coming Soon!

GIANTMicrobes:
Educator Resources + Classroom Activities
Educational Infographics

Sony KOOV:  Teacher Resources