More Everyday Engineering: Putting the E in Stem Teaching and Learning

By Richard Moyer

Book Overview

What makes a windup toy get up and go? How does an earbud operate? And why does the line you're waiting in always seem the slowest? Get middle-schoolers engaged in the fascinating science behind familiar items with More Everyday Engineering. Like Everyday Engineering, this compilation brings together activities based on the "Everyday Engineering" columns from NSTA's award-winning journal Science Scope. Thirteen hands-on investigations focus on three aspects of engineering: designing and building, reverse engineering to learn how something works, and constructing and testing models. Like the original collection, this book is easy to use. Each investigation is a complete lesson that includes in-depth teacher background information, expected sample data, a materials list, and a student activity sheet for recording results. The activities use simple, inexpensive materials you can find in your science classroom or at a dollar store. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or enrichment-program leader, go beyond the usual bridge-building and egg-drop activities. Spark curiosity with appealing activities that will help middle schoolers understand that engineering truly is a part of their everyday lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681402785
• ISBN13: 9781681402789
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.7"