Teacher and Student Resources

Middle school teachers - are you wondering how to help your students with conducting their research projects in preparation for science fair? Check out these middle school resources to help kids with research at home: https://www.societyforscience.org/research-at-home/.

Are you a student who wants to work in a lab over the summer? Are you a teacher who wants to work in a lab over the summer? Visit https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/index.aspx to find opportunities in all STEM disciplines all over the country!

Calling all high school and middle school teachers interested in elevating the level of your students' research projects, and/or just getting students doing research! Consider applying for the Advancing Science Research Teaching (ASRT) program: https://www.asrtprogram.com/.

• FREE

• provides teachers with up to 5 days of intensive professional development

• teachers will walk away with ideas, files, activities, etc. that can be used immediately to grow your program and improve student projects

• funding provided by Regeneron and Zeiss

• Are you a middle schooler who likes to create things? Do you have a great idea? We offer special award programs for students in grades 6-8 who create inventions! Check out these two programs to see what you need to do:

  • Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge (https://www.societyforscience.org/jic/)

  • Lemelson Early Inventors Prize (https://www.lemelson.org/society-for-science-the-public/#:~:text=The%20Lemelson%20Early%20Inventor%20Award,solution%20to%20real%2Dworld%20problems)

• Both prizes offer cash awards at the regional level and the opportunity to move on to the national competition to compete for even more prizes!