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Science by Design: Construct a … Boat, Catapult, Glove, and Greenhouse


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Type of Product:NSTA Press Book (also see downloadable PDF version of this book)
Publication Date:11/15/2012
Pages:376
Stock Number:PB331X
ISBN:978-1-936959-48-8
Grade Level:High School
Read Inside:Read a sample chapter: Model Boat Design Brief

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Description

Launch a new generation of students into catapult- and boat-building—plus glove- and greenhouse-making—with this newly refreshed resource. Four sets of well-loved activities have been repackaged in one convenient volume that seamlessly combines hands-on experience with intriguing engineering concepts.

Perfect for inspiring interest in STEM topics, the activities encourage high school classes to learn by doing. The activities will get your students fully engaged in meaningful explorations of concepts such as
• buoyancy and friction (through boats);
• torsion and elasticity (catapults);
• heat transfer and insulation (gloves); and
• plant biology, thermodynamics, and energy transfer (greenhouses).

Best of all, Science By Design is written with the needs of time-starved teachers like you in mind. Each of the four units provides thorough explanations, materials lists, cost and timing estimates, and teaching suggestions. You also get ideas for assessment and student portfolios, plus lists of connections to national standards. And if those aren’t enough, don’t miss the bonus resources called “side roads”—off-the-beaten-path investigations that let you and your students delve further into the links between inquiry and design.


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Additional Info

Intended User Role:High-School Educator, Teacher
Educational Issues:Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, STEM, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

Contents

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART I: CONSTRUCT-A-BOAT

INTRODUCTION

ACTIVITY 1: Design Brief
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 2: Quick-Build Model Boat
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 3: Research
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 4: Development
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 5: Communication
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

APPENDIX A: Side Roads

APPENDIX B: Text Reconstruction Exercises

APPENDIX C: Sample Answers

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED READINGS

PART II: CONSTRUCT-A-CATAPULT

INTRODUCTION

ACTIVITY 1: Design Brief
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 2: Quick-Build Catapult
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 3: Research
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 4: Development
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 5: Communication
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

APPENDIX A: Side Roads

APPENDIX B: Text Reconstruction Exercises

APPENDIX C: Sample Answers

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED READINGS

PART III: CONSTRUCT-A-GLOVE

INTRODUCTION

ACTIVITY 1: Design Brief
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 2: Quick-Build Insulated Glove
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 3: Research
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 4: Development
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 5: Communication
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

APPENDIX A: Side Roads

APPENDIX B: Text Reconstruction Exercises

APPENDIX C: Sample Answers

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED READINGS

PART IV: CONSTRUCT-A-GREENHOUSE

INTRODUCTION

ACTIVITY 1: Design Brief
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 2: Quick-Build Model Greenhouse
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 3: Research
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 4: Development
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

ACTIVITY 5: Communication
Student Activity Pages
Teacher Pages

APPENDIX A: Side Roads

APPENDIX B: Text Reconstruction Exercises

APPENDIX C: Sample Answers

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED READINGS


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