Skip to main content
 

All Engineering resources

Journal Article

Design an Amusement Park

In the last two decades, precollege engineering education has become more prevalent. At the same time, the number of children diagnosed with autism ...

By Hoda Ehsan, Elizabeth Gajdzik, and Monica Cardella

Informal Education Disabilities Engineering Interdisciplinary

NSTA Press Book

Discovery Engineering in Physical Science: Case Studies for Grades 6–12

Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro? Discovery En...

By M. Gail Jones, Elysa Corin, Megan Ennes, Emily Cayton, Gina Childers

High School Informal Education Middle School Engineering Physics STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Careers Citizen Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary

Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students

Blog Post

Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students

Envision a room filled with noise, excited whispers, and students shouting across tables. Piles of tinfoil, plastic cups, scissors, string, and tape a...

By Cindy Workosky

Elementary Engineering Multilingual Learners Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

NSTA Press Book

Rainwater Analysis, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater recycling systems to provide water for a fictional community garden? With this volu...

Elementary Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

Making as a Performance Task

Journal Article

Making as a Performance Task

By Kira Lowery, Shelly Rodriguez, and Patrick R. Benfield

Middle School Engineering Teaching Strategies

Just Roll With It

Journal Article

Just Roll With It

Incorporating engineering into third-grade science...

Elementary Engineering Physics Lesson Plans NGSS

Engineering Encounters: Balancing Engineering and Science Instruction

Journal Article

Engineering Encounters: Balancing Engineering and Science Instruction

This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue describes how to teach third graders about balanced and unbalanced forc...

Elementary Engineering Physical Science STEM

Methods and Strategies: Scaffolding for Failure

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Scaffolding for Failure

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This issue helps students navigate Engineering Design Failure. ...

Early Childhood Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Engineering Design Challenge

Minnesota 4-H seeks to improve the quantity and quality of out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experiences for middle sc...

By Mark Haugen, Margo Bowerman, R. Michael Compton, Anne Stevenson, and Patrick Jirik

Informal Education Engineering

Asset 2