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Journal Article

Improving the Quality of Engineering Design Challenges

By Matthew Perkins Coppola and Alice Merz

Journal Article

Editor's Note: STEM Lessons for All

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

STEM Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Early Childhood Resources Review: <i>Creative Investigations in Early Engineering & Technology</i>

This column evaluates elementary science resources. This issue focuses on engineering and technology in early childhood....

Early Childhood STEM Technology NGSS

Book Chapter

Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)

What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Investigating Environmental Changes outlines a j...

Journal

Science Scope—February 2019

The crosscutting concept of Stability and Change helps students understand dynamic systems such as the Earth’s climate. Explore how large systems are affected by change with the articles found in in this issue of Science Scope....

Journal

Science and Children—February 2019

In classrooms today, elementary teachers work tirelessly to fit STEM into an already jammed, packed day. This month’s focus on STEM offers ideas for incorporating all four elements of STEM and provides support and guidance in creating STEM lessons ...

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Connected Science Learning January-March 2019

Volume 1, Issue 9 Introducing Youth to STEM Careers ...

Informal Education

Journal Article

Promoting STEM Interest and Identity Through the 4-H STEM Ambassadors Program

The Rutgers University 4-H STEM Ambassadors program is a collaborative partnership between New Jersey public schools in urban communities in Paterson, Newark, Union, New Brunswick, Atlantic City, and Trenton and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension pr...

By Janice McDonnell, Marissa Staffenova, Chad Ripberger, David Shernoff, Marycarmen Kunicki, Denise Bressler, and Christine Bean

Informal Education

Journal Article

STEM Careers for the 21st Century

Welcome to the ninth issue of Connected Science Learning! Having spent most of my career building connections and supporting collaboration in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, I am quite excited about my new role as CSL f...

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Careers Equity Inclusion STEM

Book Chapter

Let’s Explore Environmental Changes Over Time!

In this lesson, students consider the various types of environmental changes that occur over time and participate in a class investigation of the causes and effects of erosion. They also begin to consider ways in which environmental changes can be tr...

Book Chapter

Planning Our Outdoor STEM Classroom

This lesson introduces students to the engineering design process (EDP) as a way to plan and construct an outdoor STEM classroom. Students will use the EDP by working through its steps together to design a birdbath.They learn about dialogue in fictio...

Book Chapter

Outdoor STEM Classroom Design Challenge

In this lesson, students continue to use the engineering design process (EDP) to create their outdoor STEM classroom. They investigate the phenomenon of seed dispersion and its effects on the environment and use the EDP to construct seed dispersal d...

Book Chapter

Staging Family Science Nights (Book sample chapter)

Get rave reviews for science by putting this book’s step-by-step plans to work. Staging Family Science Nights is your playbook for creating an informal learning environment that will generate enthusiasm and enjoyment of science among the entire fam...