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This chapter features Physical sciences StEMT lessons. As humans, we live in a sea of air to the point that we forget the air is there. The lesson bri...
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This chapter features Physical sciences StEMT lessons. Ramps and sliders are common tools to help students understand the fundamentals of Newton’s l...
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This chapter features Physical sciences StEMT lessons. The lesson itself focuses on heat transfer and how materials have characteristics that can incr...
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This chapter features Physical sciences StEMT lessons. For most concepts, it is impossible to ensure deep understanding with just one lesson, and this...
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This chapter features Physical sciences StEMT lessons. This lesson is based on the classic misconception about reflections in mirrors with regard to d...
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This chapter features Earth and Space science StEMT lessons. Few topics are as difficult for students to understand as the relationships among the Sun...
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This chapter features Earth and Space science StEMT lessons. This lesson starts with a basic disaster preparedness which can be adapted to any areas o...
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This chapter features Life sciences StEMT lessons. With climate change as front-page news, this lesson seems very appropriate. The Explore part has st...
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Introducing a New and Urgent Case for STEM Education
The new case for STEM education developed over the course of several years. In this chapter, the author shares how his concerns about the STEM movemen...
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Looking Beyond the STEM Acronym
The local, national, and global challenges related to STEM disciplines give reasons to review the meaning and potential of K–12 STEM education. This...
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Recognizing and Accepting New Challenges for STEM Education
STEM is popular and widely accepted, but initiatives need to evolve past a simple slogan to have a lasting and meaningful place in American education....
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Connecting STEM Education, NGSS, and New State Standards
This chapter explores the question, “What are the connections among STEM, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and new state standards?”...
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Proposing Innovations for STEM Education
This chapter introduces a process that has the potential to move STEM education from simply being a collection of initiatives to a plan of action to m...
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The Enlightenment: Identifying Components of a Cultural Foundation
The reason for including this brief review of the Enlightenment is the clear relationship to STEM disciplines and the values that STEM education shoul...
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The Constitution: Establishing a Cultural Foundation
This chapter examines some historical and constitutional connections of STEM themes. This justification elevates STEM to a station considerably higher...