Designing meaningful STEM lessons / Milton Huling and Jackie Speake Dwyer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- About the authors -- About our approach -- Connections to standards -- What is STEM? -- What constitutes a STEM program of study? -- It's about the question : matching the how to the why -- Is integration enough? -- Teaching StEMT through inquiry and the 5E instructional model -- Correlation to a framework for K-12 science education -- Earth and space sciences StEMT lessons. To infinity and beyond ; Oh, how the garden grows ; Separation anxiety ; The human factor -- Life sciences StEMT lessons. Cell-fie ; Itsy, bitsy spiders ; Gobble, gobble, toil and trouble ; Designing the super explore ; It's a what? -- Physical sciences StEMT lessons. Is it air or wind? ; Aircraft catapult ; Keepin' it cool! ; The pitch in the wave ; Mirror, mirror, on the wall -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Claims, evidence, reasoning rubric -- Appendix B: Constellations -- Appendix C: Moon phases model sheet.

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This book presents 13 ready-to-use lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science that help educators embed engineering, technology, and science applications into their lesson plans.

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