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Greening STEM Educator Resources The environment is a compelling context for teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) as it provides teachers with a diverse range of real-world challenges that engage students in hands-on opportunities to apply and reinforce STEM concepts across multiple subject areas.

#WomenInSTEM: Inspiring Others to Become Scientists and Engineers : Inspiring Others to Become Scientists and Engineers

We aren't the only ones making romantic gestures at the same time each year! Migratory birds rely on their internal biological clocks to tell them when to arrive and leave breeding grounds. Find out how a changing climate makes it harder for our feathered friends to find love at the right time.

https://www.neefusa.org/nature/plants-and-animals/birds-are-late-very-important-date

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"...they teach us as well as delight us. They inspire active curiosity as well as passive awe. They help us imagine what the American landscape and its resident creatures looked like before railroads and automobiles and motels existed. Repeat: They help us imagine. They carry a glimpse of the past into the present and—if our resolve holds and our better wisdom prevails—they will carry that into the future."


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/national-parks-centennial-text

How National Parks Tell Our Story—and Show Who We Are They’re more than scenic places. They’re a nation’s common ground.