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Integrating Technology: The Innovative Utensil Challenge

Journal Article

Integrating Technology: The Innovative Utensil Challenge

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article talks about creating innovative problem-solvers....

Middle School Engineering STEM

Balloon Racers

Blog Post

Balloon Racers

Anyone who teaches middle school students knows they have a lot of energy, and a lot of hot air. Why not put it to use? In this activity, students will be challenged to modify a simple plastic balloon racer to travel farther and faster. Students begi...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Engineering

NSTA Press Book

Car Crashes, Grade 12: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

High School Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed something. Life science teachers were highly receptive to engineering ideas related to everything from genom...

By Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty, Julia M. Ross, Katheryn B. Kennedy, Cory Culbertson

High School Biology Engineering Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

Engineering Encounters: How Can We Store Water During a Drought?

Journal Article

Engineering Encounters: How Can We Store Water During a Drought?

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This issue shares information about a sustainability engineering design problem for fourth graders....

Elementary Earth & Space Science Engineering Citizen Science

NSTA Press Book

Improving Bridge Design, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School

What if you could challenge your eighth graders to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure by designing bridges that last longer? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Improving Bridge Design outlines a journey that wi...

Middle School Engineering STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation

Renovating Our Science Learning Centers

Journal Article

Renovating Our Science Learning Centers

Informal learning centers transcend disciplinary boundaries as students address real-world applications....

Elementary Engineering Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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