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What happens when light encounters different objects and surfaces? Follow two characters, Liz and Sam, while they put on a light show to investigate t...
Journal Article
Increasing STEM Outcomes Through Quality Collaborations
Discover how early childhood faculty at the University of Memphis launched a new collaborative partnership with the Children’s Museum of Memphis to ...
By Shelly L. Counsell and Felicia Peat
Journal Article
Brown University’s Science Cartoons (SciToons) series makes science fun, engaging, and easier to understand through the captivating power of story...
By Oludurotimi Adetunji
Journal Article
The Collaborative for Early Science Learning is a group of six museums in six different cities that partner with their local Head Start programs to ...
By Michelle Kortenaar, Victoria Fiordalis, Miriam Krause, Laurinda Willard, Cheryl Lani Juárez, Melissa Thomas, Zoe Peters, Carrie Jubran, and Alli Sribarra
Book Chapter
Wind Energy, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)
New in 2017 What if you could challenge your fifth graders to develop an economical, eco-friendly wind farm? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Cur...
Book Chapter
This lesson introduces the concepts of energy as the ability to do work, energy transformations, and potential and kinetic energy. It also presents th...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students are introduced to the concept of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. By tracing their own energy supplies to the sourc...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the greenhouse effect as a natural process that traps warm air in the Earth’s atmosphere and is ma...
Book Chapter
This lesson incorporates a scientific investigation of the properties of salt water. Students investigate the salinity in different types of water and...
Book Chapter
In this final lesson, students use the knowledge they have accumulated throughout the module to complete the Water for All Challenge. The teams design...
Book Chapter
The Thrill of the Ride—History and Psychology of Amusement Parks
This lesson launches the module by having the students examine photos, watch a video of an art project with extreme amusement rides, and view the acco...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students investigate types of energy transfer and run simulations to consider design factors for amusements such as speed, height, and...
Book Chapter
Amusement Park of the Future Design Challenge
This lesson is the culmination of the module and synthesizes the knowledge and skills that students gained in the first two lessons. They conducted pr...
NSTA Press Book
Harnessing Solar Energy, Grade 4: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your fourth graders to use solar energy to provide the world with clean water? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curr...
eBook
Harnessing Solar Energy, Grade 4: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)
What if you could challenge your fourth graders to use solar energy to provide the world with clean water? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curr...