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Archive: Science Update: Bridging a Passion for Human Discovery in Space and on Earth — The Lucy Mission and Lucy in Space Contest, January 14, 2021

Two world-renowned scientists, Donald Johanson PhD and Hal Levison PhD, will discuss human’s passion for exploration and discovery through the lens of two “Lucys.” One — an upcoming NASA mission, led by principal investigator L...

Middle School High School Astronomy Biology Earth & Space Science Engineering Evolution STEM Technology

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, October 20, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 13, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Biology Careers Computer Science Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 29, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Careers Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Life Science News Physics Professional Learning old Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Freebies for Science Teachers, September 22, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Preschool Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Disabilities Engineering Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

Equity Strategies: Community Hosts and Design Thinking in a Middle School Summer Camp

By Adam Talamantes

Middle School Informal Education Curriculum Engineering Equity Inclusion Multicultural STEM

Journal Article

Extending Engineering Learning Beyond Field Trips

By Alexandria Muller, Tarah Connolly, Ron Skinner, and Danielle Harlow

Elementary Engineering

Journal Article

Look, It’s Changing!

By Bridget Miller, Christie Martin, and Diane Ford

Elementary Engineering

Journal Article

Sailing into Engineering

By Matthew Perkins Coppola and Alice Merz

Early Childhood Engineering Physical Science

Journal Article

Transforming Learning With Design Thinking

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Engineering Inquiry Interdisciplinary STEM

Journal Article

Prototyping Builds Resiliency

By Brooke Barraza

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Inquiry STEM

Lesson Plan

What’s the Problem?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial response to an ill-defined problematic situation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that in a problem situation, there is sometimes a more important proble...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

Lesson Plan

Is It an Engineering Problem?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how to approach a problem. The probe is designed to gain insight into how students think about an engineering design process (EDP) and the kinds of problems that it can be used...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School High School Engineering STEM

Lesson Plan

Pizza Problem

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about researching a problem. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which students are aware of the need to learn as much as possible about how others have solved a problem...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM