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  • Scientists and Engineers Are IMAGINATIVE (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are imaginative. They read about scientist Annie Jump Cannon in the book Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer. After reading, they learn about how Annie Jump Cannon…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are VISIONARY (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are visionary. They read about engineer George Washington Ferris Jr. in the book Mr. Ferris and His Wheel. After reading, they create a three-dimensional…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are PATIENT (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are patient. They read about scientist Gregor Mendel in the book Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas. After reading, they create a model of inherited…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are OBSERVANT (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are observant. They read about primatologist Jane Goodall in the book Jane Goodall’s Life With the Chimps. After reading, they observe crickets and discover…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are PUZZLERS (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are puzzlers. They read about Charles Darwin in the book Darwin: With Glimpses Into His Private Journals and Letters. After reading, they become familiar with…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are INTUITIVE (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are intuitive. They read about paleontologist Barnum Brown in the book Barnum’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World.…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are DEDICATED (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are dedicated. They read about photographer Wilson Bentley in the book Snowflake Bentley. Students learn how Wilson Bentley introduced the world to the…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are CURIOUS (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are curious. They read about naturalist John James Audubon in the book The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon. After reading, they construct a…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are INNOVATIVE (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are innovative. They read about inventor Ada Byron Lovelace in the book Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. After reading, they use scientific…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are COURAGEOUS (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are courageous. They read about scientist Galileo Galilei in the book Starry Messenger. After reading, they explore lines and curves that are produced by the…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are CONFIDENT (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are confident. They read about explorer Jacques Cousteau in the book Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau. After reading, they use a Vernier Go!Motion probe…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are CLEVER (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are clever. They read about inventor Elijah McCoy in the book The Real MCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor. After reading, they observe friction…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are PERSISTENT (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are persistent. They read about engineer John Roebling in the book The Brooklyn Bridge: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Bridge and the Remarkable Family…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are INVENTIVE (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are inventive. They read about inventor William Kamkwamba in the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. After reading, they construct a windmill model and learn…

  • Scientists and Engineers Are RISK TAKERS (Grades 3–5)

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    In this lesson, students learn that scientists and engineers are risk takers. They read about scientist Nikola Tesla in the book Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World. After reading, students observe and…

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