Indiana Resources
Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center
The Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center, in partnership with community leaders and educators, integrates science, math, and technology to provide a learning experience that incorporates communications, teamwork, responsible decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
Our mission is to encourage curiosity, discovery, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
Drive of Your Life
Drive of Your Life is a free, fun, video game-style Web site that helps middle-school and high school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers. On the site, students answer a series of questions about themselves to learn what careers could interest them and then go on a virtual drive to learn more about each of those careers all in their own customized car. If students learn now what it will take to achieve their desired career, they can plan high school courses accordingly and put themselves on the road to success. A printable "license" summarizes their trip through the Web site.
Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science
Located in Evansville, Indiana The Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science is home to one of Southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural centers. They encourage you to view their lively world through the many permanent and changing galleries.
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers (HASTI)
The Hoosier chapter of the National Science Teachers Association, HASTI is involved in the advancement, stimulation, extension, improvement and/or coordination of science education in Indiana. HASTI hosts an annual convention that usually takes place in February.
Indiana State Museum
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites preserves, interprets and presents material evidence of Indiana's cultural and natural history in a context that encourages people to actively participate in discovering their world as it was, as it is and as it can be.
Indianapolis Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, a nonprofit institution committed to enriching the lives of children, is the largest children's museum in the world. The more than 400,000-square-foot facility houses 11 major galleries that explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures and the arts. The Children's Museum is a place to learn and do. Whenever possible, exhibits are "hands-on" or participatory in nature. The Children's Museum strives to be one of the vital links in the lives of children as it supports their intellectual curiosity and love of learning. The museum, situated on 14 acres of land in Indianapolis, presents thousands of programs and activities each year.
Institute for STEM Education
From Indiana University, the Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education works to help ensure every student becomes a lifelong learner and problem solver. This is done through collaboration with industry, educators, and parents alowing student experiences to connect with real-world problems in all aspects of their lives.
Minnetrista
Minnetrista is a museum and cultural center that serves the people of East Central Indiana. Minnetrista offers exhibits and programs for children, families, adults, scouts, teachers and students that focus on nature, history, gardens, and art.
PRISM
Rose-Hulman's PRISM is a free website that provides collections of online resources for Indiana educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teaching materials is indexed according to the Indiana Academic Standards for grades 6, 7, and 8. PRISM also offers access to the course management features provided by Moodle.
Project Wild
Project wild is a wildlife focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. In Indiana, the Department of Natural Resources' Division of Fish and Wildlife sponsors Project WILD. Trained volunteer facilitators conduct local workshops for anyone interested in using the materials for youth education. After attending a six-hour workshop, participants will receive a copy of the curriculum guides at no charge. College credit is also available for attending a workshop
Science Central
Science Central creates an entertaining, informative, interactive and family-oriented environment for children and adults where the inspiration to learn how to do science, math and technology emerges from "hands-on" participation.
smartDESKTOP
The Indiana Humanities Council smartDESKTOP is an innovative educational service providing smart tools designed to improve teaching and student performance. Planning for instruction, finding standards-aligned resources, assessing student learning, and connecting to other professionals has never been easier.
Trip to College
Many Hoosier parents feel overwhelmed by the college planning process. To help parents along the path to college planning, the Indiana Youth Institute developed a Web site for parents of students in grades K-12, called Trip To College. This Web-based program is an Indiana-specific, step-by-step resource to assist with the college planning and funding process. On the Trip To College Web site, parents can find a college planning timeline; facts, figures and information about preparing and paying for their child’s college education; a customized search engine for Indiana colleges; and more. Trip to College can be your family's roadmap to planning for college at every age.
YourEncore (Videos)
YourEncore is an innovation services company that taps into our country's under-utilized asset: the growing number of retired scientists and engineers. We bring you this video magazine so you can meet some of those scientists and engineers, our Clients, and our employees and learn about all the exciting news from YourEncore. Our STEM video channel's mission is to get our younger generation excited about scientific and engineering careers from those currently in the industry.
Challenger Center of NW Indiana
Have you ever considered how many people it takes to launch, maintain and land a space shuttle? Using our space simulation programs and planetarium, people of all ages can participate in activities that focus on teamwork, problem solving, communication and critical thinking
skills. From corporations to classrooms, visitors to the learning center see why every detail is crucial and every team member is critical to the success of the mission.
At the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, we cater to schools and companies located in Indiana, Chicagoland, Illinois and Michigan.
Encouraging Technology & Hands on Science (ETHOS)
ETHOS' Goal is to support the best science curriculum and instruction available. A hands on, inquiry-centered approach engages students and the ETHOS Matrix of recommended kits is aligned with the state and ISTEP science standards. ETHOS provides science kit management including science kit refurbishment. ETHOS can serve as a district?s science materials support center. In addition, ETHOS offers in-depth quality Professional Development for teachers. This training builds on the instructional skills they already possess and provides the key to utilizing the full potential of the hands on curriculum.
Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo
Located in Fort Wayne the Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo was rated on of the Top Ten Zoos in the country by Child magazine. The zoo draws 500,000 visitors every year and offers rides, such as the Sky Safari that allows riders to traverse the south end of the African Journey exhibit, as well as the many animals.
Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
The Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) is a statewide organization concerned with and working for the interests of mathematics educators and mathematics education. The membership including the ICTM Board of Directors, includes teachers from all levels and from all parts of the state. The activities of the council are many and varied, as are the benefits to be derived from membership and participation.
Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center
Merging the power of a child's imagination with the excitement of discovery, students become engineers and scientists as they "Rendezvous with a Comet" (suggested for grades 5-10) or "Voyage to Mars" (suggested for grades 7-10). Students work as teams in mission control and aboard a spacecraft as they test their decision-making skills and solve problems during this innovative, inquiry based, space-themed science and math simulation. Pre and post-flight activities allow teachers to prepare students for their flight as well as use the experience to delve further into science and technology careers.
Indianapolis Zoo
Located in White River State Park, the Indianapolis Zoo is a world-class facility hosting a million visitors each year and plays a major role in worldwide conservation and research. The website contains information about the zoo, pictures of its animals, educational tools, and much more.
Learn More Indiana
Learn More Indiana is a state-led communications and community outreach initiative working to help Hoosiers succeed in school, complete college and connect to careers. In print, in person, on the phone and on the web, Learn More provides students and families with information on how to succeed in school, explore careers, plan and pay for college, and more.
Muncie Children's Museum
In 1993, a professional feasibility was done in order to address the response of the community toward the Museum. The response was positive, and a goal of $3,000,000 was set. The campaign began in late fall of 1994. Thanks to support from businesses, government and individual support from the community, the goal was met in 1996.
The new Children's Museum leased 24,000 square feet from the local Horizon Convention Center and has since tripled its size. The new Museum opened to the community in June of 1996 and has successfully brought educational, but fun entertainment to the children of our community ever since.
Project Wet
Project Wet reaches out to teachers and learners using water education. They provide workshops around the state along with activities to engage students with hands-on interdisciplinary lessons that teach important water concepts.
Rose-Hulman Homework Hotline
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Homework Hotline provides FREE math and science homework help to Indiana students in grades 6-12. Students may call the Homework Hotline from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) toll free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE or ask questions online at www.AskRose.org. It's a free service and a free call! The program is funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Science Education Foundation of Indiana, Inc
SEFI is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage and assist young people tobecome scientists and engineers and to practice their professions in Indiana. The membership of the Board of Directors is composed of volunteers from industry, the not-for-profit sector, and academia who are committed to enhancing science education in Indiana. Our mission statement is embodied in deliverable outcomes.
TerreHaute Children's Museum
Serving parts of Indiana and Illinois, the Terre Haute Children's Museum strives to enrich children's lives through the exploration of science and technology by creating a fun and dynamic learning environment of the highest quality.
WonderLab
WonderLab was the inspiration of Debra Kent, a Bloomington journalist and mother, who gathered a small group of like-minded individuals in late 1994 to talk about creating a hands-on science museum in Bloomington. It remains a grassroots organization supported by hundreds of volunteers, staffed by many individuals who nurtured it from its beginnings and treasured as a valuable asset by the community