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Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 9, 2024

By Debra Shapiro

Kindergarten Pre-K Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Astronomy Biology Climate Change Climate Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Literacy Mathematics News Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

On Teaching Electricity Through History

Electricity is a fascinating phenomenon and one of the most important driving forces in the natural world, and our understanding of it all began with a fossilized lump of tree resin and a mystical rock from ancient Turkey. For the many years that I t...

By Christine Guy Schnittka

Engineering Interdisciplinary Physical Science Technology

Journal Article

Cardboard City

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

Journal Article

“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