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Is It a Technology?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about what is and what is not technology. The probe is designed to find out if stu...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Assessment Engineering STEM

Lesson Plan

What’s the Purpose of Technology?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the purpose of technology. The probe is designed to find out if students rec...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

Lesson Plan

Why Are Plane Designs So Different?

Middle School Elementary Informal Education Careers Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 14, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Chemistry Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Tinkering vs. Engineering

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Engineering

Lesson Plan

How Can a Helicopter Fly on Mars?

Early Childhood Elementary Middle School Informal Education Aerospace Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Empathy in Action

By Mallory Tuominen

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Inquiry Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Codesigning With Indigenous Families and Educators

By Carrie Tzou, Elizabeth Starks, Meixi, Amanda Rambayon, Sara Marie Ortiz, Shawn Peterson, Paradise Gladstone, Ellie Tail, Arianna Chang, Elise Andrew, Xochitl Nevarez, Ashley Braun, Megan Bang

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Equity Inclusion Multicultural STEM Technology

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 30

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Life Science Mathematics Multicultural News Physical Science Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 20, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Engineering Equity General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Life Science Physical Science Physics STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Using Narratives to Evoke Empathy and Support Girls’ Engagement in Engineering

By Susan M. Letourneau and Dorothy Bennett

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Equity Inclusion STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Countdown to ISS 20, October 15, 2020

A celelebration of the 20th Anniversary of continuous human presence in space....

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Aerospace Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Life Science Mathematics STEM Technology

Journal Article

Teaching K–8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering

We examined the use of an engineering learning cycle (ELC) model and in a course for K–8 inservice teachers for two purposes. First, we were inter...

By Allison Antink-Meyer and Anna Arias

Postsecondary Engineering

Lesson Plan

How Can We Make a Room as Dark as Possible?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

How Can We Keep Our Vegetables Watered?

Elementary Biology Engineering Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning