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Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 (e-book)
Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies in this resource are a livel...
NSTA Press Book
Scientific literacy for all students requires a deep understanding of the three dimensions of science education: disciplinary content, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. If you actively engage students in using and apply...
By Page Keeley, Joyce Tugel
Book Chapter
Chapters 1–3 provide background information and introduce the particular engineering design process (EDP) used in the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science (CEEMS) program, as well as how the design challenge unit framework connects with...
Book Chapter
Design Challenge Units and Research on Learning
Chapters 1–3 provide background information and introduce the particular engineering design process (EDP) used in the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science (CEEMS) program, as well as how the design challenge unit framework connects with...
Book Chapter
Defining and Using Our Design Challenge Units
Chapters 1–3 provide background information and introduce the particular engineering design process (EDP) used in the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science (CEEMS) program, as well as how the design challenge unit framework connects with...
Book Chapter
Setting the Stage: Create Hooks to Secure Student Buy-In
Chapters 4–7 contain sections written by individual secondary math and science teachers (grades 6-12) who focus on different aspects of implementing design challenge units. In this chapter, the teachers’ stories capture the excitement of engaging...
Book Chapter
Focusing on the Engineering Design Process
Chapters 4–7 contain sections written by individual secondary math and science teachers (grades 6-12) who focus on different aspects of implementing design challenge units. In this chapter, the three teachers detail the teaching strategies they use...
Book Chapter
Integrating Assessment Into Design Challenge Units
Chapters 4–7 contain sections written by individual secondary math and science teachers (grades 6-12) who focus on different aspects of implementing design challenge units. In this chapter, the three teachers identify the appropriate content that w...
Book Chapter
Developing 21st-Century Skills With Design Challenge Units
Chapters 4–7 contain sections written by individual secondary math and science teachers (grades 6-12) who focus on different aspects of implementing design challenge units. In this chapter, the teachers recognize the needs of students and develop i...
Book Chapter
Getting Started With Design Challenge Units
This chapter demonstrates how to modify another teacher’s design challenge for your own classroom and how to reflect on and improve your own units after implementation. It also shares resources for finding design challenge unit ideas, finding techn...
NSTA Press Book
Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers
If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units grounded in challenge-based le...