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Scientists and Engineers Are COURAGEOUS (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are courageous. They read about scientist Galileo Galilei in the book Starry Messenger. After reading, they explore lines and curves that are produced by the…
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Scientists and Engineers Are CONFIDENT (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are confident. They read about explorer Jacques Cousteau in the book Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau. After reading, they use a Vernier Go!Motion probe…
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Scientists and Engineers Are CLEVER (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are clever. They read about inventor Elijah McCoy in the book The Real MCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor. After reading, they observe friction…
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Scientists and Engineers Are PERSISTENT (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persistent. They read about engineer John Roebling in the book The Brooklyn Bridge: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Bridge and the Remarkable Family…
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Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inventive. They read about inventor William Kamkwamba in the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. After reading, they construct a windmill model and learn…
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Scientists and Engineers Are FEARLESS (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are fearless. They read about Sylvia Earle in the book Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. After reading, students observe photographs…
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Scientists and Engineers Are CREATIVE (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are creative. They read about Waterhouse Hawkins in the book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. After reading, students create a three-dimensional model of…
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Scientists and Engineers Are PERSUASIVE (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persuasive. They read about environmentalist Rachel Carson in the book Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. After reading, students engage…
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Scientists and Engineers Are PASSIONATE (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are passionate. They read about scientist Wangari Maathai in the book Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World. After reading, students compare Arbor Day…
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Scientists and Engineers Are INQUISITIVE (Grades 3–5)
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In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inquisitive. They read about scientist Carl Sagan in the book Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos. After reading, students investigate…
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Amusement Park Engineer—Bumper Cars
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In this activity, students use PhET simulation to create a proposal for a design of a set of bumper cars that are safe, fair, and fun for children, teenagers, and adults. This selection highlights the physics concept of…
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How to Develop an Engineering Design Task
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This chapter is a good introduction to the process of designing lessons. It provides a valuable way to start your journey through the many wonderful ideas shared in Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom, as well as…
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You and Your Students as Green Engineers
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In this chapter, using creativity and everyday materials to design and improve a solar oven highlights one teacher’s journey with her fifth-grade students as they embarked on an engineering adventure together. In this…
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Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design
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The engineering, technology, and applications of science disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) address questions about the ways in which engineers use science to develop solutions, the process of design, and the effects of our…
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Designing and Building to Solve a Problem: Engineering
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This chapter focuses on the engineering part of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as it is often neglected in early childhood programs. Educators are seeking to change this by focusing increased…
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