All Book Chapters
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Outdoor STEM Classroom Design Challenge
In this lesson, students continue to use the engineering design process (EDP) to create their outdoor STEM classroom. They investigate the phenomenon...
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Staging Family Science Nights (Book sample chapter)
Get rave reviews for science by putting this book’s step-by-step plans to work. Staging Family Science Nights is your playbook for creating an infor...
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Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data (Book Sample)
If you think of science as a puzzle, you’ll see that data is a key to unlocking it. Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data touches on the wor...
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The Beaks of Birds (Book sample)
Come along on a tour of the wonderful world of birds and their beaks. This book is the story of a child and two grown-up friends on a jaunt across the...
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Patterns and the Plant World, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)
What if you could challenge your first graders to relate changes in seasonal weather patterns to changes in the plant world using a container garden? ...
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Scientists and Engineers Are OBSERVANT
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are observant. They read about Jane Goodall in the book Me … Jane, by Patrick McDonnell...
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Scientists and Engineers Are IMAGINATIVE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are imaginative. They read about Albert Einstein in the book On a Beam of Light: A Story ...
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Scientists and Engineers Are EXPLORERS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are explorers. They read about Kathy Sullivan in the book To the Stars: The First America...
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Scientists and Engineers Are THINKERS
IIn this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are thinkers. They read about Alfred Ely Beach in the book The Secret Subway, by Shana C...
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Scientists and Engineers Are UNITED
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are united. They read about the people of the Island of Samsø in the book Energy Island:...
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Scientists and Engineers Are ARTISTIC
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are artistic. They read about Maria Merian in the book Summer Birds: The Butterflies of M...
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Scientists and Engineers Are BRAVE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are brave. They read about Amelia Earhart in the book I Am Amelia Earhart, by Brad Meltze...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PLAYFUL
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are playful. They read about Isaac Newton in the book Newton and Me, by Lynne Mayer. Afte...
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Scientists and Engineers Are EXAMINERS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are examiners. They read about Temple Grandin in the book The Girl Who Thought in Picture...
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Scientists and Engineers Are DILIGENT
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are diligent. They read about George Washington Carver in the book A Picture Book of Geor...