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Engineering Encounters: Think It, Design It, Build It, Test It, Refine It

A unit on water quality ends with a water filtration engineering design activity....

Elementary Engineering STEM Citizen Science

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Engineering Encounters: Elephant Trunks and Dolphin Tails

An elephant-trunk design challenge introduces students to engineering for animals....

Elementary Engineering Life Science STEM Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old

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Scope on Safety: Tooling Up for Safer STEM Activities

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the safety of using hand and power tools when conducting hands-on STEM experiences....

Middle School STEM Makerspace Safety

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Engineering Encounters: Blasting Off With Engineering

Toy testing creatively engages fifth-grade students in engineering design....

Elementary Engineering STEM

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Scope on Safety: Storing STEM Projects Safely

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses storage safety precautions....

Middle School STEM Instructional Materials Makerspace Safety

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Engineering Encounters: The Tightrope Challenge

When confronted with a robotics engineering task, fourth-grade students develop growth mindsets....

Elementary Engineering STEM Science and Engineering Practices

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Scope on Safety: Safety's Within Your Grasp

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses assessing safety issues during a model's testing phase....

Middle School STEM Labs Makerspace Safety

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Scope on Safety: Safety Requires Collaboration

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers teachers receiving multidisciplinary safety training....

Middle School STEM Science and Engineering Practices Safety