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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480305603321

Titolo

The go-to guide for engineering curricula, PreK-5 : choosing and using the best instructional materials for your students / / edited by Cary I. Sneider ; cover designer, Gail Buschman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4833-8437-3

1-4833-8436-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

372.358

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs - United States

Science - Experiments - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Science projects - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Engineering - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""THE GO-TO GUIDE FOR ENGINEERING CURRICULA, PREK�5 - COVER ""; ""THE GO-TO GUIDE FOR ENGINEERING CURRICULA, PREK�5""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE EDITOR""; ""ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANDARDS""; ""CHAPTER 1: ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY: ENGINEERING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS""; ""CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL SCIENCE COMES ALIVE! INTEGRATING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE THROUGH DESIGN AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF CARS AND GADGETS""

""CHAPTER 3: ENGINEERING BY DESIGN TEEMSTM: KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE""""CHAPTER 4: BSCS SCIENCE TRACKS: CONNECTING SCIENCE AND LITERACY""; ""CHAPTER 5: A WORLD IN MOTION: FROM SAE INTERNATIONAL""; ""CHAPTER 6: ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES IN FOSS (THE FULL OPTION SCIENCE SYSTEM): THIRD



EDITION FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY SCIENCE STUDENTS""; ""CHAPTER 7: SEEDS OF SCIENCE/ROOTS OF READING""; ""CHAPTER 8: TANGIBLE KINDERGARTEN: LEARNING HOW TO PROGRAM ROBOTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD""; ""CHAPTER 9: ENGINEERING ADVENTURES: ENGINEERING FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME""

""CHAPTER 10: ENGINEERING BY DESIGN TEEMSTM AND I3: FOR GRADES 3, 4, 5, AND 6""""CHAPTER 11: DESIGN IT! DESIGN ENGINEERING PROJECTS FOR AFTERSCHOOL""; ""CHAPTER 12: ENGINEERING FOR EVERYONE: 4-H�S JUNK DRAWER ROBOTICS CURRICULUM""; ""CHAPTER 13: PICTURESTEM""; ""CHAPTER 14: STEM IN ACTION: SOLAR HOUSE DESIGN""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

How to engineer change in your elementary science classroom  With the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won't just be scientists-they'll be engineers. But you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Seamlessly weave engineering and technology concepts into your PreK-5 math and science lessons with this collection of time-tested engineering curricula for science classrooms. Features include:     A handy table that leads you straight to the chapters you need    In-depth commentaries and illustrative examples    A vivid picture of each curriculum, its learning goals, and how it addresse