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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them determine ”What Is the Mathematical Relationship Among the Net Force Exerted on an Object, the Object’s Inertial Mass, and Its Acceleration?” ...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore ”How Does the Mass of the Counterweight Affect the Acceleration of a Pulley System?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standa...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore ”What Is the Mathematical Relationship Between the Angle of Incline and the Acceleration of an Object Down the Incline?” The Teacher Not...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them determine how different types of oils change the coefficient of kinetic friction between two metal plates to explain ”Why Are Some Lubricants Bet...
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Falling Objects and Air Resistance
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”How Does the Surface Area of a Parachute Affect the Force Due to Air Resistance as an Object Falls Toward the Ground?” The Teac...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore factors that affect the rotation of an object to determine ”How Do the Mass and the Distribution of Mass in an Object Af...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore the nature of circular motion and determine ”How Does Changing the Angular Velocity of the Swinging Mass at the Top of a...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”How Can Someone Predict the Amount of Force Needed to Open a Bottle Cap?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standard...
Book Chapter
Simple Harmonic Motion and Pendulums
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore simple harmonic motion and the behavior of pendulums to determine ”What Variables Affect the Period of a Pendulum?” Th...
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Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore the simple harmonic motion and determine ”What Is the Mathematical Model of the Simple Harmonic Motion of a Mass Hanging From a Spring?”...
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Simple Harmonic Motion and Rubber Bands
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine if a mass hanging from a rubber band obeys Hooke’s law, and, if so, ”Under What Conditions Do Rubber Bands Obey Hooke’s Law?�...
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Linear Momentum and Collisions
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them the opportunity to explore the conservation of momentum during a collision to determine ”When Two Objects Collide and Stick Together, How Do the I...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving students an opportunity to explore impulses and momentum to determine ”How Does Changing the Magnitude and Duration of a Force Acting on an Object Affe...
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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”Which Properties of a System Are Conserved During a Collision?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards, referen...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to identify ”Which Material Is Most Likely to Provide the Best Protection for a Phone That Has Been Dropped?” The Teacher Notes provide the c...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by having them to explain and predict “How Can We Use the Work-Energy Theorem to Explain and Predict Behavior of a System That Consists of a Ball, a Ramp...
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Conservation of Energy and Pendulums
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by giving them an opportunity to determine ”How Does Placing a Nail in the Path of a Pendulum Affect the Height of a Pendulum Swing?” The Teacher Notes...
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Conservation of Energy and Wind Turbines
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by giving them an opportunity to determine ”How Can We Maximize the Amount of Electrical Energy That Will Be Generated by a Wind Turbine Based on the Des...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy to measure the horsepower of a toy car and determine ”Which Toy Car Has the Engine With the Greatest Horsepower?” The Teacher Notes p...
Book Chapter
Creating a STEM Culture for Teaching and Learning (Book Sample)
This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from “not me” to “I’m in!” Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. He sees STEM as “a white-hot, transformative revolution in ...
Journal Article
Free reports from the National Research Council and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine can help practitioners bridge in-school and out-of-school STEM learning. ...
By Jay B. Labov
Journal Article
Facilitating Formal–Informal Connections in Rural STEM Ecosystems
“STEM Guides” serve as human brokers to connect 10- to 18-year-old youth from rural Maine in STEM education opportunities that already exist in their communities, including after-school programs, clubs, camps, library activities, special events...
By Jan Mokros, Jennifer Atkinson, Sue Allen, Alyson Saunders, and Kate Kastelein
Journal Article
Collaboratory = Collaborate + Laboratory
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By Peggy Harris Willcuts, and Cathleen Kennedy
NSTA Press Book
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning
"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school day. We are so excited to do more of the same with these Picture-Perfect STEM books!"—Chris Gible...
By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
Interactive E-book Kids
Investigating Weather and Climate
Clear patterns emerge from weather data collected over time. These patterns are the foundation of what we understand as a location’s climate. By investigating the data of different climates for long-term patterns, students begin to notice that not ...
Interactive E-book Kids
The Sound All Around interactive e-book uses a variety of everyday events to introduce the concept of sound. Students explore how to make sounds, how sound travels, and how sounds are used. Characters Molly and Juan guide students to explore as they ...
Interactive E-book Kids
I Live Where I Live Because...
In order to survive in an environment, organisms have many different physical characteristics that help regulate their temperature, move, find food, and protect themselves. The students’ first analyze data from a case study on the peppered moth, le...
Journal Article
Learn how to create opportunities for young people from low-income, ethnically diverse communities to learn about growing food, doing science, and how science can help them contribute to their community in positive ways. The authors developed a progr...
By Amie Patchen, Andrea Aeschlimann, Anne Vera-Cruz, Anushree Kamath, Deborah Jose, Jackie DeLisi, Michael Barnett, Paul Madden, and Rajeev Rupani
Journal Article
Collaboration + Good Coffee = Connected Science Learning Success
A collaboration between two North Carolina state agencies allows in-school and out-of-school educators to share knowledge, engage students in in-school and out-of-school opportunities, and develop learning communities to advance science education i...
By Debra T. Hall, Benita B. Tipton, Lisa Tolley, and Marty Wiggins
Journal Article
Showing how various math and science topics relate to the real world is the key to motivating youth to pursue STEM careers. This idea is essential to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) BLOSSOMS initiative....
By Elizabeth Murray and Richard Larson
Journal Article
Editor Dennis Schatz introduces the third issue, focused on how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning surrounds us. This issue features contributions on the theme of STEM Learning Surrounds Us: Building learning ec...
By Dennis Schatz
Book Chapter
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning (Book Sample)
"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school day. We are so excited to do more of the same with these Picture-Perfect STEM books!"—Chris Gible...
eBook
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning (e-book)
New in 2017!"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school day. We are so excited to do more of the same with these Picture-Perfect STEM books!"�...
Interactive E-book Student Edition
Resources and Human Impact (Student Edition)
The Resources and Human Impact Interactive E-book examines the role society plays in environmental degradation and the technological solutions that arise in response to environmental issues. Human beings modify components of Earth’s ecosystems as t...
Interactive E-book Student Edition
Explaining Matter with Elements, Atoms, and Molecules (Student Edition)
The Explaining Matter With Elements, Atoms, and Molecules Interactive E-book explores the properties of substances and elements and examines the investigative evidence for the atoms and molecules that make up all matter. Certain properties can be use...
Journal
Connected Science Learning May-July 2017
Volume 1, Issue 3 STEM Learning Surrounds Us: Building ecosystems that connect STEM education across learning settings ...