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Journal Article
Serving Youth With Special Needs
In the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education community, we are well aware that “the representation of certain groups of people in science and engineering education and employment differs from their representation in the U.S....
By Beth Murphy
Journal Article
Middle School Girls Gain Confidence, Competence, and Interest Through Summer STEAM Camp
To combat the well-researched and documented drop in interest and confidence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) that girls tend to experience in their middle school years, the Plum Borough School District, as part of the ABC CREAT...
By Tamar McPherson, Stephanie Reilly, and Colleen Smith
Journal Article
KEYS High School Student Internship Program
By Marti Lindsey, Heather Ingram, and Bob Mittan
Journal Article
Where can a middle school girl wield a chop saw or welder in one moment, and build her interpersonal and self-advocacy skills in the next? For 20 years, Rosie’s Girls, a program of Vermont Works for Women, has helped girls and gender-nonconformin...
By Alison Lamagna
NSTA Press Book
Rainwater Analysis, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater recycling systems to provide water for a fictional community garden? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Balancing Engineering and Science Instruction
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue describes how to teach third graders about balanced and unbalanced forces....
Journal Article
Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Changing perceptions and attitudes toward the teaching and learning of physical science...
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Scaffolding for Failure
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This issue helps students navigate Engineering Design Failure. ...
Journal Article
High school capstone courses—culminating educational experiences for seniors as they conclude their formal high school education—have become increasingly popular across the nation, particularly in New England. The STEMStarter Capstone was desig...
By Elizabeth A. Radday, Katherine A. Shields, Joshua Cox, and David Bamat
Journal Article
The National Girls Collaborative Project
Girls start off strong in math and science, participating and achieving at similar rates as boys, but lose interest and confidence in their skills as they grow older. Although equally capable, girls’ interest and confidence in science, technology...
By Karen Peterson
NSTA Press Book
Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...