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What Can We Learn From the Original Sputnik Moment?
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This chapter reviews the Sputnik era—a significant turning point for the STEM disciplines—and reforms of the STEM disciplines. The chapter includes the historical discussion of the national mission and insights specific…
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Leadership for New Teachers: How to Turn the Job Into a Career
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Finally, this chapter talks about how to translate your enthusiasm and energy into becoming a young leader in the world of science education. It will look at possible future career aspirations that science teachers can…
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Is STEM Education a Response to This Generation's Sputnik Moment?
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This chapter sets the stage for the remaining chapters by describing several unique features for the STEM reform. The chapter addresses the themes of globalization and current STEM-related issues, 21st century workforce…
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STEM Education Seems to Be the Answer—What Was the Question?
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Here, the question seems to have been, “What do we need to develop a knowledge economy?” The answer is to focus on the STEM subjects—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This chapter directs attention to…
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If STEM Is an Opportunity, What Is the Federal Government's Role?
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This chapter presents five policy recommendations for the Federal Government, and is a response to a federal mandate to review STEM initiatives across federal agencies and coordinate, if not consolidate, various…
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Activity 5: Some Striped Seeds Seem Similar! Biology: Genetic Variation
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There is a pattern in nature that appears almost every time we measure or count individuals of a species based on a specific characteristic. This activity puts students in the role of scientists as they learn about…
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How Can a State, District, or School Develop a Coherent Strategy for STEM Education?
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This chapter presents a framework and concrete way to begin thinking about STEM programs and practices. The chapter identifies a general question about the purposes of STEM education and proposes answers to the question…
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What is Your Perspective of STEM Education?
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This chapter presents different perspectives of STEM education. The goal is to clarify and not confuse the issue of STEM. These perspectives are based on many discussions, articles, reports, and projects where there is…
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STEM Education: Where Are You Now, and Where Do You Want to Go?
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This chapter addresses a critical point—when taking a programmatic curricular view, does STEM imply an integrated perspective? This chapter begins with a view of separate STEM disciplines and progresses to a variety of…
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What Is Your Action Plan for STEM Education?
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This chapter will help you develop an action plan by considering critical factors such as the unit of change, resources, components, and support for STEM education. The plan should address the way you initiate,…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about series circuits. The probe is designed to determine what students think will happen to the brightness of light bulbs as more light bulbs are added…
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Two-dimensional (2D) motion means motion that takes place in two different directions (or coordinates) at the same time. The simplest motion would be an object moving linearly in one dimension. An example of linear…
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Students have early childhood experiences with basic force concepts well before they encounter the word force in the science classroom. For example, it doesn’t take long for a child to figure out that pushing or pulling…
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Lab 12. Explanations for Animal Behavior: Why Do Great White Sharks Travel Over Long Distances?
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to many of the theories and concepts used by biologists to study and explain the behavior of animals. This lab also gives students an opportunity to design and…
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The activities in this chapter provide an introduction to the NGSS. Activity 1 allows educators to explore the progressions of NGSS to begin understanding the structure of NGSS. Activities 2, 3, and 4…
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