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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 of seed dispersion and its effects on the environment and use the EDP to construct seed dispersal d...
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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 informal learning environment that will generate enthusiasm and enjoyment of science among the entire fam...
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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 world’s many riddles—from how we see to what’s at the bottom of the ocean. It shares how scientis...
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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 their yard, in a park, past a pond, and through the pages of a photo album. Like them, you’ll find yo...
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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? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Patterns and the Plant World ou...
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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. After reading, students observe ghost shrimp and discover patterns of what plants and animals (inc...
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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 of Albert Einstein, by Jennifer Berne. After reading, students investigate what happens when light s...
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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 American Woman to Walk in Space, by Carmella Van Vleet and Kathy Sullivan. After reading, students make obs...
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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 Corey. After reading, students will build a model for underground transportation. This book selection...
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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: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed the World, by Allan Drummond. After reading, stude...
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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 Maria Merian, by Margarita Engle. After reading, students develop a simple model that mimics the func...
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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 Meltzer. After reading, students will complete a design challenge and build a roller coaster. This book se...
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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. After reading, students learn motion words and record the meaning with motions using the Seesaw app. Thi...
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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 Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, by Julie Finley Mosca. After reading, students learn to compare ...
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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 George Washington Carver, by David A. Adler. After reading, students use observations to describe patter...