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Scientists and Engineers Are CONFIDENT (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are confident. They read about explorer Jacques Cousteau in the book Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau. After reading, they use a Vernier Go!Motion probe to chart a simulated ocean floor...
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Scientists and Engineers Are CLEVER (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are clever. They read about inventor Elijah McCoy in the book The Real MCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor. After reading, they observe friction and apply oil to their model race...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PERSISTENT (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persistent. They read about engineer John Roebling in the book The Brooklyn Bridge: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Bridge and the Remarkable Family That Built It. After reading,...
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Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inventive. They read about inventor William Kamkwamba in the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. After reading, they construct a windmill model and learn how wind is a source of energy...
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Scientists and Engineers Are RISK TAKERS (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are risk takers. They read about scientist Nikola Tesla in the book Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World. After reading, students observe and explore the differences between...
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Scientists and Engineers Are FEARLESS (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are fearless. They read about Sylvia Earle in the book Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. After reading, students observe photographs of two sawfish nostrums (bills...
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Scientists and Engineers Are CREATIVE (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are creative. They read about Waterhouse Hawkins in the book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. After reading, students create a three-dimensional model of a dinosaur from a two-dimension...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PERSUASIVE (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persuasive. They read about environmentalist Rachel Carson in the book Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. After reading, students engage in the scientific process of con...
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Scientists and Engineers Are PASSIONATE (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are passionate. They read about scientist Wangari Maathai in the book Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World. After reading, students compare Arbor Day and Earth Day as celebrations...
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Scientists and Engineers Are INQUISITIVE (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inquisitive. They read about scientist Carl Sagan in the book Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos. After reading, students investigate the difference between mass and...
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Scientists and Engineers USE MODIFICATION (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers use modification. They read Papa’s Mechanical Fish, a historical fiction book based on the inventive work of Lodner Phillips. After reading, students design a boat using specified materia...
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Scientists and Engineers USE IDEA DEVELOPMENT (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers use idea development. They read the book What Do You Do With an Idea? After reading, students learn about brainstorming and the design process. This selection highlights how scientists and ...
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Scientists and Engineers USE DESIGN PROCESS (Grades 3–5)
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers use design process. They read the book Rosie Revere, Engineer. After reading, students create a concept map of the design process after learning about the challenges that book character Ros...
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Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liquids to how a snake that eats only eggs can make body structures such as skin and scales that don’...
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Building the Science Department: Stories of Success (Book Sample)
How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teachin...