Framingham State offers science teaching material for students stuck at home

Courtesy | Framingham State University Framingham State University’s Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science

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By Sam Bonacci

Staff at Framingham State University’s Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning have gathered pre-K through 12 interactive science content online to boost educational resources during the coronavirus shelter-in-place.

The center’s staff have been collecting and curating online resources at the centers website cm-center.org. These resources include STEM at Home, a curated list of free online resources being offered by universities and science education organizations from around the country. The list is sorted into topics, includes links with brief descriptions, and the most appropriate age group for the activity.

“We’ve heard from people who have felt a little overwhelmed with everything that is being offered out there,” said McAuliffe Center Director Irene Porro. “What we’ve tried to do is put the materials in one place, and present it in a way that is really easy to browse and digest.”

The collection has resources created by the McAuliffe Center including video presentations given at the center and a program using images from the International Space Station to promote understanding of the planet.