JoinEngineering Encounters
Trap the Zhu Zhu!
Upper elementary students use an engineering design process to trap a moving Zhu Zhu pet
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Sandra Pearl and Elizabeth Bless
Start With Phenomena
Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?
Engaging third graders in a historical science phenomenon
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Laura B. Schneider and Kayce Wills
Methods and strategies
Mapping Students’ Engineering Processes with Design Zones
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Nicole Batrouny, Kristen Wendell, Chelsea Andrews, and Tejaswini Dalvi
Science 101
Can a Simple Engineering Project Be Used To Teach Some Science?
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Mission Cognition
Fifth-grade students undertake a mission to Mars
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Ronald W. Rinehart, Benjamin D. Olsen, Lisa Freese, and Mason Kuhn
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Inspiring Young Minds
An individual engineering fair capitalizes on technology.
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Kelly Feille, Annie Wildes, Janet Pyle, and Jessica Marshall
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A Light Challenge
First graders engineer an obstacle course with flashlights
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Alissa A. Lange, Erin Rice, Noell Howe, and Qiuju Tian
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Innovation and Design
Using books to introduce engineering-based thinking
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Julie K. Jackson, Michelle Forsythe, Joseph Parthemore, Alexis RIx, and Danielle Medeiros
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Pinning and Planning
Five tips for using Pinterest to teach science
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Ryan S. Nixon, Shannon L. Navy, Sarah Barnett, Marissa Johnson, and Delaney Larson
Teaching through Trade Books
It’s All About Energy!
Science and Children—January/February 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 3)
By Christine Anne Royce