Engineering Encounters: No, David! But Yes, Design!

Journal Article | June 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue describes how kindergarten students are introduced to a design way of thinking.

Engineering Encounters: Designing Healthy Ice Pops

Journal Article | August 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about a STEM enrichment project for second graders that incorporates nutrition and design principles.

Scientific and Engineering Practices in K–12 Classrooms

Journal Article | November 2011

The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.

Everyday Engineering: What Makes a Bic Click?

Journal Article | March 2009

The ballpoint pen is an ideal example of simple engineering that we use everyday. But is it really so simple? The ballpoint pen is a remarkable combination of technology and science. Its operation uses several…

Engineering Encounters: Elephant Trunks and Dolphin Tails

Journal Article | November 2014

An elephant-trunk design challenge introduces students to engineering for animals.

Everyday Engineering: Keeping It Together—Fascinating Fasteners

Journal Article | August 2015

This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. In this 5E learning-cycle lesson, students will construct and test a fastener of their own design and compare their design to those of…

Astrobiobound: Tying Science and Engineering Design Together

Journal Article | October 2015

Engage your students in the engineering design process used by all NASA missions.

Engineering Encounters: Catch Me If You Can!

Journal Article | November 2013

A STEM activity for kindergarteners is integrated into the curriculum.

Engineering Design and EFFECTs: A Water Filtration Example

Journal Article | October 2014

Teach students the language of engineering while addressing a real-world problem.

Everyday Engineering: What makes a better box?

Journal Article | January 2010

Every morning, many Americans start their day with a bowl of cereal. Some spend time while they eat breakfast reading the back of the cereal box, but few consider its size, shape, and construction, or realize that it…

Science 2.0: Engineering, Modeling, and Computational Thinking

Journal Article | January 2012

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue describes software programs used for modeling.