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  • Improving the Quality of Engineering Design Challenges

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  • Editor's Note: STEM Lessons for All

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    Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

  • Early Childhood Resources Review: <i>Creative Investigations in Early Engineering & Technology</i>

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    This column evaluates elementary science resources. This issue focuses on engineering and technology in early childhood.

  • Design Your Own Navy

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    Virtual shipbuilding technology from professional naval engineeers

  • Do Plants Breathe?

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    The idea that plants do photosynthesis but do not do cellular respiration is a common misconception among middle and high school students that often stems from an over-simplification of these processes in diagrams and…

  • From Bean to Cup

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    Coffee comes to the science lab

  • Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games

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    Games allow teachers to interact with their students in a different way than they normally do. They also have the potential to challenge and assess students’ understanding of content. Games allow me to “play” with my…

  • Teaching With Simulations

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    Teachers use simulations for student motivation, content learning, and engagement in science practices.

  • Quickly Teaching Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration—Part 2

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    In the February 2019 issue we looked at teaching speed and velocity. Now we’re ready to tackle acceleration.

  • More than a Game

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    Computer simulations have become essential to scientific investigation and engineering design, thanks to advances in mathematical modeling, game theory, and computing technology. Simulations now provide an indispensable…

  • An Interview With Atmospheric Scientist Shawn Urbanski

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    Atmospheric scientists study the chemical composition of the atmosphere. More specifically, they look at how atmospheric gases, liquids, and solids interact both with each other and with the earth's surface. This helps…

  • Envisioning the Possibilities of Educational Gaming with Carl Sagan

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    In the late summer of 1983, when video games were relatively new, astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator Carl Sagan recognized their potential value as he imagined “how to design a home video game which would…

  • How to Design a Performance Task

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    Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.

  • The Science Project Portfolio

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    Transform the science fair experience into an authentic summative assessment.

  • Ride the Movies

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    Apply science and engineering practices to design and build an amusement park ride based on a Hollywood film.

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