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Scientists and Engineers Are CURIOUS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are curious. They read about Mary Anning in the book The Fossil Girl: Mary Anning’s Dinosaur Discovery, by Catherine Brighton. After reading, students will learn about the history of Eart...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PERSUASIVE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persuasive. They read about Rachel Carson in the book Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder, by Thomas Locker and Joseph Bruchac. After reading, students will collect observations...
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Scientists and Engineers Are FEARLESS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are fearless. They read about Eugenie Clark in the book Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist, by Jess Keating. After reading, student...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PROBLEM SOLVERS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are problem solvers. They read about Margaret Hamilton in the book Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing, by Dean Robbins. After reading, students will ...
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Scientists and Engineers Are RESILIENT
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are resilient. They read about Marie Curie in the book Little People, Big Dreams: Marie Curie, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara. After reading, students will plan and conduct an investigation to d...
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Scientists and Engineers Are INSPIRING
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inspiring. They read about Thomas Edison in the book Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives, by Gene Barretta. After reading, students will observe vibrations and provide ...
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Scientists and Engineers Are CATALYSTS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are catalysts. They read about Isatou Cessay in the book One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, by Miranda Paul. After reading, students test different types ...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PASSIONATE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are passionate. They read about Cynthia Moss in the book A Passion for Elephants: The Real Life Adventure of Field Scientist Cynthia Moss, by Toni Buzzeo. After reading, students observe th...
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Scientists and Engineers Are DEDICATED
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are dedicated. They read about John Muir in the book John Muir: America’s Naturalist, by Thomas Locker. After reading, students use their seasonal observations about trees to develop a so...
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Scientists and Engineers Are CARING
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are caring. They read about Helen Martini in the book Mother to Tigers, by George Ella Lyon. After reading, students observe two types of worms and debate whether they are living or nonlivi...
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Scientists and Engineers Are EXPERIMENTERS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are experimenters. They read about Michael Faraday in the book Burn: Michael Faraday’s Candle, by Darcy Pattison. After reading, students will use the modified CER framework to discuss ch...
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Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inventive. They read about Leonardo da Vinci in the book Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci, by Gene Barretta. After reading, students will plan and conduct an investigatio...
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Scientists and Engineers Are GENEROUS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are generous. They read about Katherine Sessions in the book The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever, by H. Joseph Hopkins. After reading, students...
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Scientists and Engineers Are DETERMINED
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are determined. They read about Elizabeth Blackwell in the book Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, by Tanya Lee Stone. After reading, students learn about ...
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Scientists and Engineers MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER TIME
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers make observations over time. They read about Ada Twist in the book Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty. After reading, students will recognize that scientists and engineers make observati...