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This chapter explores how one teacher employed 3-D printing technology with fourth-grade students in a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) lab to design and create a prosthetic hand. This…
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In this chapter, a paper airplane investigation highlights scientific and engineering practices. The investigation relates to students’ personal experiences and interests and cultivates enthusiasm by allowing students…
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This chapter features a STEM investigation project for intermediate students with real-life connections. The goals for this unit were to help the students understand systems and system models in real-world contexts and…
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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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A “Snapshot of Science” Program brings science and engineering into the library. The lesson described here is part of what we like to call a “Snapshots of Science” program. These mini-lessons of science are taught once…
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An integrative science unit combines science content on severe weather with the engineering design process (EDP). The purpose of this unit is to interweave science content on severe weather with the EDP. The unit…
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Straw Rockets Are Out of This World
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This chapter features STEM activities for upper-elementary students. This lesson gives students the opportunity to experience the joys and challenges of developing straw rockets and then observing which design can…
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In this chapter, learning about plant structures helps students design water collection devices. This chapter describes the final lesson in a seven-day STEM and literacy unit that is part of the Picture STEM curriculum…
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When confronted with a robotics engineering task, fourth-grade students develop growth mindsets. In this chapter, the tightrope challenge will be discussed and a length of rope is suspended at student height and secured…
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Model-eliciting activities (MEAs) create opportunities to incorporate new standards and evaluate teacher performance. MEAs are simulated real-world problems that integrate engineering, mathematical, and scientific…
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This lesson asks students to devise a solution to the challenge of a decrease in pollinator availability for crop production. The first goal is to introduce students to justified design, which occurs when design choices…
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This lesson asks students to engage in a series of activities to understand the relationship among photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide (CO2), and human impact on the environment. The purpose is to have students…
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This lesson asks students to develop strategies for matching genetic characteristics with environmental conditions to optimize the growth of the Pacific yew tree, which is a threatened species. Student teams will…
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This lesson asks students to develop a synthetic genetic code to minimize the change in amino acid sequence in a protein due to mutations, within given criteria and constraints. Students compile and analyze data for…
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This lesson asks students to consider the aspects of cell cycle regulation and feedback as they propose a mechanism to stop cancerous cell division with the strategic use of cell cycle regulators. The purpose of…
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