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Zeynep Gül Dertli; Bahadir Yildiz – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2025
Engineering design practices in STEM education focus on reflecting the discipline-specific work of engineers in a manner that is suitable for the student level and course learning objectives. Using an engineering design context also facilitates student identification of global problems and feasible solutions to address such problems. In this…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle Schools, Engineering Education, Design
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Sivanpillai, Ramesh; Whitman, Ronald D. – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2019
Understanding the concept of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and its interaction with matter (absorption, reflection, and transmission) can be difficult for students in seventh and eighth grade physical science classes. This inquiry-based activity (IBA) is aimed at improving their understanding of these concepts by exploring the interaction of EMR…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 8, Plants (Botany)
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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