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Resources that
work in your classroom.

Handbooks, lesson plans, and low-cost lab guides built for Indian STEM educators, from science-fair mentors to first-time researchers. Free to download. Yours to adapt.

Featured Resource

The IRIS Mentor Handbook

A field guide for teachers taking a student from idea to national finals. Twelve sections covering research questions, logbook habits, ISEF ethics forms, poster design, the judging interview, and what to do after the fair. Read online or download as PDF.

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IRIS Mentors

IRIS Mentor Handbook

End-to-end field guide: framing research questions, ethics & safety forms, logbook standards, and how to coach a student through independent inquiry without over-directing.

Web + PDFEd. 01 · 2026
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Sample Abstracts (Annotated)

Four annotated ISEF-style abstracts modelled on Indian projects, showing the six-part structure judges look for. Plus a direct route to hundreds of real ones on the Society for Science database.

ReferenceAnnotated
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Research Logbook Template

A worked example page from a real IRIS-style project, a printable blank template, and the six rules that separate a real research record from a nice-looking one.

PrintableWorked example
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ISEF Forms Guide

Every ISEF ethics and safety form (1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7, plus field-work and biosafety) explained with a decision matrix, timeline, and direct links to the official 2027 forms.

CompleteOfficial links
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Low-Cost Lab Activities

50+ experiments across physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences, using materials you can find at a local kirana store. Built for under-resourced classrooms.

Classes 6–12Hindi + English
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Lesson Plans (NEP-Aligned)

Ready-to-teach lesson plans mapped to CBSE, ICSE, and NEP 2020 learning outcomes, covering the seven STEM disciplines featured on our homepage.

NEP 202045-min & 90-min
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SDG Project Ideas

17 classroom-ready project prompts, one per UN Sustainable Development Goal, each with a materials list, discussion questions, and an extension into independent research.

Project-basedSDGs
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SDG Adventure Quest

A free interactive game your students can play in-class. Explore the 17 SDGs through story-driven scenarios. Works on any classroom tablet or projector.

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Teacher Development

Research Methodology Primer

A crash course for teachers who never formally learned it: literature review, hypothesis framing, variables & controls, basic statistics, and citing sources.

Self-paced6 modules
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Teacher Development

Mentoring a Young Researcher

How to supervise independent student research: asking better questions, when to intervene, holding space for productive struggle, and celebrating negative results.

GuidePractical
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Workshop Recording Library

Recordings of past Exstemplar teacher workshops, from crafting research questions to running an in-school science fair. Watch on your own schedule.

VideoArchive
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Community

Lighthouse Nomination Toolkit

Nominate a colleague, a student, or your own institution for the STEM Lighthouse Awards. Nomination criteria, sample write-ups, and deadlines.

AwardsAnnual
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Community

Educator Network

Join a growing WhatsApp & email community of STEM educators across India. Share what works, ask for help, and connect with others mentoring IRIS-bound students.

FreePan-India
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Educator Newsletter

A monthly digest built for teachers: new resources, upcoming deadlines, spotlight stories from classrooms across India. Separate from our general newsletter.

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