This chapter moves from discussing ideas about designing STEM units to focusing on their development. It begins with a discussion of an integrated approach to STEM instruction, which is one of the innovations of the units proposed. Next, it shares a brief review of contemporary research on student learning. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a model for developing an integrated instructional sequence—a STEM unit. Teacher background information is included in this book selection, as well as the Table of Contents, Preface, Acknowledgments, About the Author, References, and Index.