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Engineering Habits of Mind

Journal Article

Engineering Habits of Mind

By Peggy Ashbrook and Anne Lowry

Early Childhood Elementary Engineering Teaching Strategies

A Focus on Function

Journal Article

A Focus on Function

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. ...

By Marisa Garcia, Christine Gentry, Elissa Jordan, Bekka Nolan, and Christine M. Cunningham

Early Childhood Engineering

STREAMing Engineering

Journal Article

STREAMing Engineering

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. ...

By Lauren Burrow and Chrissy Cross

Early Childhood Elementary Engineering Preservice Science Education

Journal Article

Design engineer Greg Luterman

Interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. ...

By Luba Vangelova

Careers Engineering

It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

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It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real...

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Engineering Life Science Physical Science Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Interdisciplinary

Designing Engineering Projects That Teach Science Concepts by Cory Culbertson

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Designing Engineering Projects That Teach Science Concepts by Cory Culbertson

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the engineering projects in my courses. On the surface, they don’t seem like something I need to worry about...

By Cory Culbertson

High School Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering NGSS Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Making On and Off the Spectrum

People have been making since the first human used a tool, and have continued to create things for both fun and function. From building model trains t...

By Wendy Martin, Regan Vidiksis, Kristie Patten Koenig, and Yu-Lun Chen

Informal Education Disabilities Engineering Technology

Journal Article

Design an Amusement Park

In the last two decades, precollege engineering education has become more prevalent. At the same time, the number of children diagnosed with autism ...

By Hoda Ehsan, Elizabeth Gajdzik, and Monica Cardella

Informal Education Disabilities Engineering Interdisciplinary

NSTA Press Book

Discovery Engineering in Physical Science: Case Studies for Grades 6–12

Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro? Discovery En...

By M. Gail Jones, Elysa Corin, Megan Ennes, Emily Cayton, Gina Childers

High School Informal Education Middle School Engineering Physics STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Careers Citizen Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary