Resources
Educational Resources for Students and Families
The following educational resources are ones that we have found useful for our students and families.
Digital Books, Primary Sources, and Educational Electronic Materials
- Howard County Library – OverDrive, eContent for Kids, and cloudLIbrary, Little Pim language learning
- International Children’s Digital Library
Digital Books, Primary Sources, and
Educational Electronic Materials
Educational Electronic Materials
- Howard County Library – OverDrive, eContent for Kids, and cloudLIbrary, Little Pim language learning
- International Children’s Digital Library
Education Philosophy Resources
Montessori Resources
Science Education Resources
- BSCS – The 5E Instructional Model
- BSCS – Why Does Inquiry Matter?
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development – Advocating for Exceptionally Gifted Young People A Guidebook
International Baccalaureate
Inspiration and Information for Makers and Coding Resources
Ideas and Recipes for Makers
- Make Magazine
- Discover Engineering
- DiscoveryKids – Games, videos, and activities.
- DIY.org – Awesome videos about things awesome kids have made.
- Instructables.com – Videos, classes, and recipes for things you can make.
- Maker Camp – Project recipes
Learn to Code
Artificial Intelligence in Engineering
Other Great Educational Resources
Online Learning
- Xtramath – Practice your math fact automaticity.
- Khan Academy – A Free online resource with quick learning videos for just about anything.
- The Great Barrier Reef – Official Australian government website about the Great Barrier Reef.
- NASA Oceanography Website – Learn about how NASA generates and uses data about the Earth’s oceans.
- Watch, Know Learn – Free educational videos.
- Inside the Mind of Leonardo DaVinci
- PBS Design Squad – Kids compete to solve creative engineering problems.
Gifted and Talented Organizations
Social Media Accounts to Follow
- International Baccalaureate Official Twitter Account
- Maker Faire Silver Spring – Keep up with local Maker Faires
- FutureMakerKids
- Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
STEM Challenges and Activities
- Little Bins for Little Hands – Science experiments and activities for kids of all ages
- The STEM Laboratory – Fun science, technology, engineering, and math activities for kids
- 25 STEAM Projects for Kids
- Exploratorium – Cool experiments
- STEM Works – a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
- iExploreSTEM – non-profit volunteer organization that brings communities together to appreciate and celebrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
- TitleMax – Engineering Games & Projects. Special thanks to Lizabeth Miss Martin for this resource suggestion!