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Scientists and Engineers Are CARING
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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…
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Scientists and Engineers Are EXPERIMENTERS
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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…
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Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE
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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…
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Scientists and Engineers Are GENEROUS
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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…
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Scientists and Engineers Are DETERMINED
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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…
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A design task helps students identify and find solutions to a school-yard problem. A module was conducted in four 90-minute sessions. Session 1, Preview module and introduce engineering with a warm-up design; Session 2…
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This chapter shows how science and engineering practices can be integrated into the elementary classroom by providing snapshots of activities from a STEM curriculum unit. The unit, focused on aerospace engineering,…
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In this chapter, toy testing creatively engages fifth-grade students in engineering design. This toy rocket unit engaged fifth-grade students in an engineering design process that allowed them to integrate engineering,…
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This chapter contains five engineering case studies. Each one presents an engaging story of how engineering was used to find a solution to a real-world problem or opportunity. The stories were chosen to span a range of…
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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…
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The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
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Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting from these emerging fields is poised to dramatically affect everyday…
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