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Becca Beutel; Samuel W. Stevens – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
Below the surface of the ocean, currents, eddies, and other physical processes redistribute energy and biologically important elements. Measuring this transport can be challenging, and scientists must address a wide spectrum of oceanographic and engineering concepts when designing instruments to observe these processes. In this activity,…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Shared Resources and Services, High School Students, Secondary School Science
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Beasley, Todd – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2022
The Native American Medicine Wheel is a powerful tool to bring alive curricular connections from science and history to mathematics and civics as part of schoolyard gardening initiatives. As a living lab these gardens also serve as valuable tools to reinforce lessons on habitat enhancement. However, deeper lessons connected to the cultures of…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Gardening, Teaching Methods, Natural Resources
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Canbazoglu Bilici, Sedef; Küpeli, Mehmet Ali; Guzey, S. Selcen – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2021
This activity provides opportunities for middle school students to design bio-inspired, eco-friendly vehicles. Twenty-four 8th grade students (12 girls, 12 boys) engaged in the activity which was implemented in four class periods, 40 minutes each, in an elective Environmental Education course. During the activity, students engaged in engineering…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Engineering, Design, Natural Resources