Some Facts About the Inland Empire
The Inland Empire region lags behind much of California in academic achievement, economic opportunity, and the numbers of students who go on to college.
|
The Inland Empire has:
Check out this book:
|
Events and Connections
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) invites you to participate in the Annual DNA Day Essay Contest! The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. The student writes the essay and the teacher has to submit it.
In 2012, the Inland Empire had the second highest growth rate in technology jobs in the U.S., but the region does not have the skilled labor to fill the positions or to encourage STEM businesses to locate or expand in the region. These circumstances are evidenced across the education pipeline from K-12 mathematics scores to the number of students who persist in college STEM degree programs. As a result, FACE has partnered with regional stakeholders to actively support innovative projects and regional best practices.
Create partnerships.
Take company tours.
Take company tours.
Creative Lessons and Activities
The exploratorium is located in San Francisco and offers many activities that you can do at home or in the classroom. There are also miniature activities a.k.a. "snacks."
They also offer short podcasts from Teacher Institute Teaching Tips, which is a bite-sized podcast series of almost 70 episodes for science teachers, by science teachers. In each five-minute episode, we give you pedagogy tips, science history, hands-on activities, or other ideas for your science classroom.
They also offer short podcasts from Teacher Institute Teaching Tips, which is a bite-sized podcast series of almost 70 episodes for science teachers, by science teachers. In each five-minute episode, we give you pedagogy tips, science history, hands-on activities, or other ideas for your science classroom.
Use these hands-on activities to spark interest in geometry.
You can also explore more websites and activities for various subjects and topics at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
You can also explore more websites and activities for various subjects and topics at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
Learn about seismic science past, present, and future. Explanations about plate tectonics, damage control, and active zones. There are also some fun activities!