Description:
PUMAS is the online journal of one-page examples illustrating how math and science concepts are actually used in everyday life. Our goal is to capture, for the benefit of pre-college education, the flavor of the vast experience that working scientists have with interesting and practical uses of math and science.

PUMAS examples may be activities, anecdotes, descriptions of neat ideas, formal exercises, puzzles, or demonstrations, written primarily by scientists, in any style that serves the material well. They are intended mainly to help K-12 teachers enrich their presentation of science and math in the classroom.

All examples are peer-reviewed by at least one scientist with a relevant background, and at least one teacher at an appropriate grade level. Teachers can search the PUMAS collection based on curriculum topic, grade level, and subject. They can select relevant examples, and develop ideas of their own about how to integrate the material into their lesson plans.

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

URL:
http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact:
Contact: Ralph Kahn, PUMAS Editor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 169-237, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109; Phone: (818) 354-9024; Fax: (818) 393-4619; Email: ralph.kahn@jpl.nasa.gov

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Mathematics
Climate
Environmental Science
Earth System Science

Resource Type:
Internet Site

Year Published:
2000

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00