ERIC Number: EJ1296146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Crafting Circuits: Integrating Culturally Responsive Teaching and Current Events into Science
Tofel-Grehl, Colby; Searle, Kristin; Hawkman, Andrea; Hansen, Tyler; Lott, Kimberly
Science and Children, v58 n4 p81-86 Mar-Apr 2021
This article shares the "Paper Circuit Story Timeline" and the "Story Quilting" project from the Elementary STEM Teaching Integrating Technology and Computing Holistically (E-STITCH) curriculum, a free curriculum and project guide set for grades 3-6. The E-STITCH curriculum is designed as a method for teaching science and social studies together in order to teach both in more culturally responsive and inclusive ways. Students learn science content around energy transfer and circuits as a means to produce projects that highlight their social studies learning about immigration, migration, and forced relocation--topics that are relevant to children living across the United States. This article outlines how these projects were implemented as part of an energy transfer unit within a fourth-grade classroom, but they can be easily modified to meet the needs of students in grades 3-6.
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Current Events, Science Education, Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Electronic Equipment, STEM Education, Science Instruction, Energy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Integrated Activities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1758823; 1542801
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