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Science 2.0: Use 3D Printers to Teach Design Thinking
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue covers how a 3D printer is a helpful tool to use when teaching students design thinking, a process for identifying and proposing solutions to real-…
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Integration, Authenticity, and Relevancy in College Science Through Engineering Design
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An engineering design problem-solving framework was used to create a general chemistry lab activity focused on an important environmental issue—dead zones. Dead zones impact over 400 locations around the world and are a…
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Designing and Building a Rube Goldberg Machine to Contextualize a Unit on Energy
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Explore the conservation and transfer of energy by building a device that completes a simple task.
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Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge
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This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform readers of seven recommendations for optimizing an engineering lesson.
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Call the Plumber! Engaging Students With Authentic Engineering Design Practices
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Explore the plumbing of a house to build an optimal physical model of the system.
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Science 2.0: Designing Your Course Like a Video Game
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses gamification, which is the practice of applying game mechanics to nongame situations, and how it is being used as an instructional design…
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Designing Earthquake-Resistant Structures: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices
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Research how earthquakes affect structures and then design your own buildings that will withstand a tectonic event.
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