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Scientists and Engineers Are DEDICATED
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are dedicated. They read about John Muir in the book John Muir: America’s Naturalist, by Thomas Locker. After reading, students use their seasonal observations about trees to develop a so...
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Scientists and Engineers Are CARING
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are caring. They read about Helen Martini in the book Mother to Tigers, by George Ella Lyon. After reading, students observe two types of worms and debate whether they are living or nonlivi...
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Scientists and Engineers Are EXPERIMENTERS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are experimenters. They read about Michael Faraday in the book Burn: Michael Faraday’s Candle, by Darcy Pattison. After reading, students will use the modified CER framework to discuss ch...
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Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inventive. They read about Leonardo da Vinci in the book Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci, by Gene Barretta. After reading, students will plan and conduct an investigatio...
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Scientists and Engineers Are GENEROUS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are generous. They read about Katherine Sessions in the book The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever, by H. Joseph Hopkins. After reading, students...
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Scientists and Engineers Are DETERMINED
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are determined. They read about Elizabeth Blackwell in the book Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, by Tanya Lee Stone. After reading, students learn about ...
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Scientists and Engineers MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER TIME
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers make observations over time. They read about Ada Twist in the book Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty. After reading, students will recognize that scientists and engineers make observati...
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Scientists and Engineers USE “OUT OF THE BOX” THINKING
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers use “out of the box” thinking. They read the book Not a Box, by Antoinette Portis. After reading, students brainstorm ideas of what to turn boxes into. This book selection highlights th...
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Scientists and Engineers DO EXPERIMENTS TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS
In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers do experiments to answer their questions. They read the book Noa the Little Scientist, by Shenell L. T. Bolden. After reading, students perform a simple experiment that is developmentally a...
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Lesson Plan 1: Earth’s Sensational Seasons
In this lesson, students explore the concept of the four seasons and how the changing seasons affect plant development. They will begin to understand that seasonal changes are caused by Earth’s tilt as it rotates around the Sun. Students focus on s...
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Lesson Plan 2: Our Container Garden–Design Time
This lesson introduces students to the engineering design process (EDP), the process they will use to design and create their container garden. In this lesson, students work through the first steps of the EDP to develop a plan for their garden. A mat...
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Lesson Plan 3: Our Container Garden–Planting Time
In this lesson, students continue to use the engineering design process (EDP) to create the class container garden. Students move into the Try phase as they construct the garden. Through the construction and planting of their container garden and sub...
Interactive E-book Kids
No matter where you live, you see plants and animals everywhere. But why are they all different? The What Makes Them Special? e-book provides the opportunity for students to be both scientists and engineers while learning about structures and functio...
Interactive E-book Kids
It is the year 2095, and Great Uncle Dar has just taken up the post of chief engineer on the solar system’s first inflatable space apartment building. Even better, his nephew, Peter, is spending the summer with him! Excited to catch up with Great U...
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Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)
What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!Swing Set Makeover outlines a journey that will steer your students toward auth...