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Web Seminar |
A great number of the amazing innovations in modern society have resulted from someone making a careful observation, a mistake, or finding out new or different information from experimentation. These unique and…
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Engineering Encounters: How Can We Store Water During a Drought?
Journal Article |
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This issue shares information about a sustainability engineering design problem for fourth graders.
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WISEngineering Hydroponics: A Technology-Enhanced, Life Science Engineering Design Unit
Journal Article |
Develop students’ understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with this online engineering resource.
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Teacher's Toolkit: Troubleshooting: A Bridge That Connects Engineering Design and Scientific Inquiry
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This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses how to troubleshoot during the design process.
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Building Models to Better Understand the Importance of Cost Versus Safety in Engineering
Journal Article |
While some disasters involving engineered structures are due to events in nature (e.g., tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes), others may be caused by inadequate materials, design flaws, and poor maintenance. These…
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Inspired by Real Science: Biomedical Engineering for Breast Cancer Research in the Classroom
Journal Article |
Design a tissue-engineered system using an iterative cycle of development to answer an open-ended question.
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The Ocean Platform Engineering Design Challenge: Flooded With Stem Content and Practices
Journal Article |
Design and build a floating structure that can withstand the motion and forces at play in the ocean.
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Everyday Engineering: Queuing Theory—Is My Line Always the Slowest?
Journal Article |
This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This month shares a lesson that shows students an iterative process that allows them to gather evidence to evaluate different models.
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Formative Assessment Probes: Pendulums and Crooked Swings: Connecting Science and Engineering
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores the complementary nature of science and engineering in the elementary classroom.
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Everyday Engineering: Why the Statue of Liberty is Green: Coatings, Corrosion, and Patina
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This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This month's issue describes a 5E-learning-cycle lesson where students test different types of coatings on pennies to observe how the…