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  • Uncovering Student Ideas Probes Engineering

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    Uncovering Student Ideas Probes Engineering

  • Hero’s Engine

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    In learning how this apparatus works, students will improve their understanding of action/reaction. This knowledge will also help students understand how a rocket engine works and many other important phenomena. Just as…

  • Engineering Adaptations

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    This chapter shares two examples of “classic” science lessons adapted to teach science content through engineering design. It also provides some more general strategies for adapting science investigations to focus on…

  • SCAMPERing Into Engineering!

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    A “Snapshot of Science” Program brings science and engineering into the library. The lesson described here is part of what we like to call a “Snapshots of Science” program. These mini-lessons of science are taught once…

  • Engineering Practices

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    The first part of this chapter explains the importance of the two practices that include elements designed to address the different goals and outcomes of engineering. The latter part of the chapter, shares a classroom…

  • More Everyday Engineering: Putting the E in STEM Teaching and Learning

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    What makes a windup toy get up and go? How does an earbud operate? And why does the line you’re waiting in always seem the slowest? Get middle-schoolers engaged in the fascinating science behind familiar items with More…

  • Professional Learning Units and Courses Science and Engineering Practices

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    Professional Learning Units and Courses Science and Engineering Practices

  • Engineering Like a Bird

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  • Yes, Engineering in Preschool!

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  • Online Extra: Integrating Engineering and Science in Your Classroom

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    Online Extra: Integrating Engineering and Science in Your Classroom If you have purchased Integrating Engineering and Science in Your Classroom, you can view the accompanying update online. This resource is for your personal use only and is not to be redistributed. To view the update, please type in the second word in…

  • Online Extras: Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

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    Online Extras: Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12 If you have purchased Engineering in the Life Sciences, you can view the accompanying additional materials and full-color images online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in the…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are OBSERVANT

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    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…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are IMAGINATIVE

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    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…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are EXPLORERS

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    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.…

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