Everyday Engineering: Putting the E in STEM Teaching and Learning

By Richard Moyer

Book Overview

Here's an ideal way to spark students' fascination with the marvels of engineering behind the seemingly simple. This book is a compilation of popular " Everyday Engineering" columns from NSTA's middle school journal, Science Scope. The collection is made up of 14 activities that explore engineering's role in five areas: the office, the kitchen, the bathroom, electricity, and outdoor recreation. Students can perform hands-on investigations of objects they use all the time, asking questions such as: - What makes a Bic click? - Why do squirt guns squirt? - What makes a better cereal box? Each activity includes a clear explanation of the science and history behind the object's development plus a materials list, student data sheets, and safety suggestions. The collection is useful to classroom teachers as well as scout leaders, engineers leading outreach activities, after-school and summer enrichment program staff, and parents. Everyday Engineering may soon have your students taking a number of things apart-- and putting together a lifelong interest in engineering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936137194
• ISBN13: 9781936137190
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.