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Elementary
Asking questions CCC2: Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation CCC6: Structure and Function Clouds Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Earth and Space Science ENCdl ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution ETS1: Engineering Design Experimenting Fronts Hurricanes Hypothesizing Inquiry Lesson Plans Observing Precipitation Predicting Pressure Science and Engineering Practices Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations SEP6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions SEP7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence STEM Storms Temperature Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS Tornadoes Using technology Weather Wind
Type Journal ArticlePub Date 10/1/2013Stock # sc13_051_02_50Volume 051Issue 02
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Buoying Up Learning
This interesting article covers all components of STEM and NGSS in its lessons. First students learned about buoys and also did experiments about floating and sinking. Then they constructe... See More
This interesting article covers all components of STEM and NGSS in its lessons. First students learned about buoys and also did experiments about floating and sinking. Then they constructed their own buoys and tested them in a wading pool. The teachers asked leading questions about construction to help the students’ analytical thinking skills. Then they added a payload of a weather instrument.
Elementary Design
The subtitle here says it all; "creative inquiry-based lessons with buoys connect STEM ( and I would add NGSS) standards and promote teamwork." This is a keeper!
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