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Engineering Encounters: Identifying an Engineering Design Problem
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Engineering a pancake recipe gives fifth graders a taste of chemistry in everyday life....
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Science 101: Why Do You Add Salt When Making Homemade Ice Cream?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the role of salt when making ice cream....
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This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the The Face That Follows You challenge from last month....
NSTA Press Book
Construction Materials, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School
What if you could challenge your 11th graders to gain an understanding of the feats of engineering required to build high-rise buildings—and maybe even improve them? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...
NSTA Press Book
Amusement Park of the Future, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School
What if you could challenge your sixth graders to design an amusement park for children of tomorrow to safely enjoy? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Amusement Park of the Future outlines a journey that will stee...
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Science 101: Why Aren’t There Magnetic Charges?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electricity and magnetism....
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This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Bouncing Ball challenge from last month....
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Engineering Encounters: Chemical Reaction Vehicles
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In this issue a STEM project takes off in fifth-grade classrooms....