STEM education insights and resources for educators
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Our forward-thinking and groundbreaking research projects often result in insightful and inspiring learning materials, many for free.
The Evolving Minds Curriculum
The Evolving Minds Project curriculum is a cohesive sequence of 12 lessons on biological evolution. It combines storybooks, animations, hands-on investigations, and group activities to help elementary school students build foundational understandings of big ideas, preparing them for lifelong success in science.
The curriculum is fully aligned with NGSS standards. It has been designed by child development and curriculum experts, life scientists, and classroom teachers, and extensively field-tested in third grade classrooms. It’s an easy-to-use, scientifically accurate curriculum you can trust.
Takeaway: AI tools can meaningfully support K–12 educators with feedback, assessment, and content creation, but the challenge is figuring out which ones are truly practical and worth the time.
How TERC Can Help: TERC Tech Talks helps educators cut through the noise by exploring AI tools in real classroom contexts. Through live, unscripted episodes—often featuring teachers and students—the series highlights what actually works, what doesn’t, and what’s worth adopting, giving educators clear, practical insights they can use right away.
STEM Fact!
Although they both live underwater, dolphins evolved from mammals whereas sharks evolved from fish ancestors.
Math Identities Matter: Cultivating Belonging and Community in Elementary Classrooms
Recording now available
What’s possible when math centers belonging? This talk explores how classrooms can become connected communities where every child feels valued and capable, drawing on Indigenous perspectives to reimagine math as a deeply human experience.
REVISE is launching a series exploring how informal STEM education researchers and practitioners are bringing data literacy to life through engaging, hands-on experiences.
Part 2 (May 18, 2026) spotlights the Mathematizing, Visualizing, and Power (MVP) project, where youth become “data artists,” using creative, community-centered approaches to explore and communicate data.
Across both sessions, presenters will share emerging insights into how learners interpret, question, and use data in meaningful ways. The Part 1 recording will be available soon.
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