Embedded Files
General
How We Teach Science - What's Changed and Why It Matters - this book by John Rudolph digs into how we (should) teach science
Science Notebook Corner - Click here: Sample our easy-to-implement strategies and lessons to bring science notebooking into your classroom or home!
Elements
K–2nd
Defining problems in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple descriptive questions that can be tested.
Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
3rd-5th
Defining problems in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to specifying qualitative relationships.
Use prior knowledge to describe problems that can be solved.
Define a simple design problem that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process, or system and includes several criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
6th-8th
Defining problems in 6–8 builds on K–5 experiences and progresses to specifying relationships between variables, and clarifying arguments and models.
Define a design problem that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process or system and includes multiple criteria and constraints, including scientific knowledge that may limit possible solutions.
Instructional Support
Question Formulation Technique - provides a protocol for supporting students iNSTA webinar on engineering connections - by Cary Sneider, 90 min
Engineering is Elementary videos - have a range of videos from professional learning to engineering design in action in the classroom
Engineering Go For It - resource from the American Society of Engineering Education, lots of lesson plans K-12
TeachEngineering - curated K-12 lessons from the University of Colorado
Link Engineering - a variety of resources on engineering. They also have a blog that highlights videos of K-12 engineering classes.
DPI STEM website - resources for STEM including a vision, qualities of a STEM literate student, grants, and business partnership suggestions
Comparing Science and Engineering - professional learning module from the California Academy of Sciences
Core Ideas of Engineering and Technology - NSTA article by Cary Sneider detailing foundation ideas of engineering in the NGSS
Mini Lesson
Level 1: Defining a Design Problem
Level 2: Identifying Necessary Scientific Knowledge
Level 3: Describing the Criteria and Constraints
Graphic Organizers
Useful for Multiple or ALL Science & Engineering Practices
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