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Engineering Encounters: The Internet of Things for Kids
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In the “Talking Window Garden” project, students create “smart” pl...
Blog Post
Using the Crosscutting Concepts to Scaffold Student Thinking
At the recent NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles, three-dimensional learning was, of course, a major topic of discussion. When those discussions ...
By Cindy Workosky
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Engineering Encounters: Reverse Engineering
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information on how students’ everyday experien...
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Engineering Encounters: Building Technological Literacy With Philosophy and Nature of Technology
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In this issue the authors discuss a design project they have used with upp...
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: From STEM to STEAM
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Incorporating the arts in a roller coaster engineering project....
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From Fish Tank to Fuel Tank: Engineering Photobioreactors in the Classroom
Grow algae in the classroom to explore bioenergy and related concepts....
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Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform r...
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Design an Energy-Efficient House: Applying Multidisciplinary Knowledge to Solve a Design Challenge
Can you keep a house warm while avoiding high energy bills?...