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Cardboard, a common maker space material, is inexpensive, readily available, and durable. It is also easy to manipulate. It can be folded, cut, painted, and taped or glued together. Caine’s Arcade, a video featuring Caine Monroy’s cardboard arcad...

By Julie Jackson, Julie Brenegan, Kristi Wagner, and Michelle Berry

Elementary Engineering Instructional Materials Makerspace Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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“Yours Needs To Be More Like Mine!” What Does Competition Look Like in Informal Engineering Design Activities?

By ChangChia Liu and Dorothy Bennett

Informal Education Engineering Inclusion Science and Engineering Practices STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Exploration Generation: Sensemaking in Elementary Rocketry, November 29, 2023

This web seminar will introduce teachers to the Exploration Generation Elementary School Playlist and Unit Plan. These instructional materials provide equitable STEM experiences to students and increase educator confidence in teaching rocketry. Explo...

Preschool Elementary Aerospace Earth & Space Science Engineering Physics STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Exploring the Unknown: The Importance of Space-Based Telescopes, January 25, 2024

In this web seminar Dr. Jon Arenberg, Chief Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman, will provide unparalleled insights into working on NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope....

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology

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We Borrowed That?

By Alissa A. Lange

Elementary Biology Engineering Evolution Life Science

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Using Force and Motion Concepts to Achieve a Hole in One

By Heidi Masters, Kylee Plants, Elizabeth Sutton, and Rebecca Mitchell

Elementary Engineering Physical Science Physics

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Quest for Survival

By Samantha Richar, Arianna Pikus, Marisol Massó, Maggie Demarse, Amelia Gotwals, Tanya Wright, and Amber Bismack

Elementary Biology Engineering Evolution Life Science

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Open-Ended Engineering at Family STEM Events

By Derek Butterton

Elementary Informal Education Engineering Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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Career of the Month: Building Science Engineer

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Engineering

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Revolutionizing Robotics

By Thomas Tran, Elizabeth McNeela, Jason Robinson, Jill McLean, Karin Jensen, and Holly Golecki

High School Curriculum Engineering Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Improving Retention and Graduation of Female Engineering and Polytechnic Students With First-Year Interventions

Prior research in student retention emphasizes that building students’ connections with the institution and their peers is key. Students from underrepresented populations often lack these connections, making them more prone to dropping out or trans...

By Anne Lucietto, Holden Buckner, and Antonia Munguia

Engineering Teaching Strategies

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Fostering Community-Engaged Problem-Solvers

By Amanda Rapstad, Rebekah Hammack, and Nicholas Lux

Elementary Earth & Space Science Engineering Phenomena

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Justice-Centered STEM Education With Multilingual Learners

By Scott E. Grapin, Sharon Dudek, and Okhee Lee

Middle School Computer Science Engineering English Language Learners Equity STEM

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