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Below you can find a wide variety of STOM resources to view or download. Some resources are only accessible by logging into the STOM website, which requires membership. The boxes immediately below show some of the most recently uploaded resources and at the very bottom of this page you can find a complete listing.

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Volume 12, Number 4 (December 2007)

- Election Results Are In
- Award Recipients Honored
- Saturday Morning Science
- Science Courses Nearly Extinct
- NSTA Position: Liability and Lab Safety

Volume 12, Number 3 (Aug/Sept 2007)

- STOM Fall Elections
- STOM Fall Conference
- Vocabulary Development
- Uncovering Student Ideas in Science
- Teachable Moments

Volume 12, Number 2 (May 2007)

- NSTA Position Statement
- STOM Fall Conference
- End of Course Exams
- Even Solar Sails Need a Mast
- A Miniquiz on Evolutionary Theory

Volume 12, Number 1 (March 2007)

- 2007 STOM Conference
- NAS Report on K-8 Science Education
- Missouri Science Olympiad News
- Engineering Exposure for Girls
- Recycling - Batteries, Cell Phones

Volume 11, Number 4 (December 2006)

- Kauffman Funding for NSTA
- Do You Beta Chi Pi?
- ExxonMobil Expands Programs
- Pluto’s Song
- CRASH! The Science of Collision

Volume 11, Number 3 (September 2006)

Volume 11, Number 2 (May 2006)

STOM Board Position on HB 911 (2004)

HB 911 -- Standard Science Instruction (Summary) (2004)

HB 911 -- Standard Science Instruction (Bill) (2004)

STOM Board Position on HB35 (2005)

HB35 - Biology Textbooks and Curricula (2005)

Davis, Cynthia L.
Requires that all biology textbooks sold to the public schools of the State of Missouri have one or more chapters containing a critical analysis of origins

02/10/2005 – Has been referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

5/4/2005 - Public Hearing held, Elementary & Secondary Education Committee. Dr. Becky Litherland represented the STOM Board at the hearing. She distributed copies of our Legislative Alert and outlined reasons for our position. As she was last to speak she was able to address many points raised by other witnesses. Although no further action is scheduled at this time, she also reports support among committee leaders for this type of legislation.

Missouri Science Educator Award Winners (Missouri Science Educator)

Distinguished Service Award Winners (Distinguished Service Awards)

Outstanding Science Teacher Award Winners (Outstanding Science Teacher)

Outstanding Science Teacher Awards Form (Outstanding Science Teacher)

This award honors members who display excellence in classroom teaching. The award is presented annually to an elementary teacher, a middle school teacher, and a high school teacher. Teachers considered for this award are nominated by the membership. Nomination materials are available below.

Senior Division - Student Records (Beta Chi Pi )

MAP Vocabulary Powerpoint Presentation, Liz Petersen, Ladue MS (Lesson Plans)

Tips for MAP improvement (Missouri Assessment Program (MAP))

MAP Generic Scoring Guides (Missouri Assessment Program (MAP))

Performance Event (Missouri Assessment Program (MAP))

MAP Content and Process Standards (Missouri Assessment Program (MAP))

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