The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 9-12

Choosing and Using the Best Instructional Materials for Your Students
Cary I. Sneider - Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 9-12
December 2014 | 216 pages | Corwin
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How to engineer change in your high school science classroom

With the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave engineering and technology concepts into your math and science lessons.

In this volume, you’ll find descriptions of instructional materials specifically created for—and tested in—high school science classrooms. Features include:

  • A handy table that takes you straight to the chapters most relevant to your needs
  • In-depth commentaries and illustrative examples that demystify engineering curricula at the high school level
  • A vivid picture of what each curriculum looks like in the classroom, the learning goals it accomplishes, and how it helps address the NGSS
  • More information on the integration of engineering and technology into 21st-century science classrooms—and why it will make a difference

One of the most well-respected science educators in the country, Cary Sneider was an NGSS Writing Team Leader and is an associate research professor at Portland State University.

 

 

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Introduction

Introduction

Technology and Engineering in Middle School Standards

Technology and Engineering in Middle School Standards

Acknowledgments

  • 1. The INSPIRES Curriculum
  • 2. Active Physics
  • 3. Active Chemistry
  • 4. Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process
  • 5. Engineer Your World: Engineering Design and Problem Solving
  • 6. Global Systems Science
  • 7. Science and Global Issues: Electricity - Global Energy and Power
  • 8. Engineering by Design High School Courses
  • 9. Science by Design: Construct a Boat, Catapult, Glove, and Greenhouse
  • 10. Nature's Designs Applied to Technology
  • 11. Voyages Through Time and the Evolutino of Technology
  • 12. EPICS High Program

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Description

How to engineer change in your high school science classroom

With the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave engineering and technology concepts into your math and science lessons.

In this volume, you’ll find descriptions of instructional materials specifically created for—and tested in—high school science classrooms. Features include:

  • A handy table that takes you straight to the chapters most relevant to your needs
  • In-depth commentaries and illustrative examples that demystify engineering curricula at the high school level
  • A vivid picture of what each curriculum looks like in the classroom, the learning goals it accomplishes, and how it helps address the NGSS
  • More information on the integration of engineering and technology into 21st-century science classrooms—and why it will make a difference

One of the most well-respected science educators in the country, Cary Sneider was an NGSS Writing Team Leader and is an associate research professor at Portland State University.

 

 

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Introduction

Introduction

Technology and Engineering in Middle School Standards

Technology and Engineering in Middle School Standards

Acknowledgments

  • 1. The INSPIRES Curriculum
  • 2. Active Physics
  • 3. Active Chemistry
  • 4. Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process
  • 5. Engineer Your World: Engineering Design and Problem Solving
  • 6. Global Systems Science
  • 7. Science and Global Issues: Electricity - Global Energy and Power
  • 8. Engineering by Design High School Courses
  • 9. Science by Design: Construct a Boat, Catapult, Glove, and Greenhouse
  • 10. Nature's Designs Applied to Technology
  • 11. Voyages Through Time and the Evolutino of Technology
  • 12. EPICS High Program

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The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 9-12

Choosing and Using the Best Instructional Materials for Your Students


December 2014 | 216 pages | Corwin

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How to engineer change in your high school science classroom

With the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave engineering and technology concepts into your math and science lessons.

In this volume, you’ll find descriptions of instructional materials specifically created for—and tested in—high school science classrooms. Features include:

  • A handy table that takes you straight to the chapters most relevant to your needs
  • In-depth commentaries and illustrative examples that demystify engineering curricula at the high school level
  • A vivid picture of what each curriculum looks like in the classroom, the learning goals it accomplishes, and how it helps address the NGSS
  • More information on the integration of engineering and technology into 21st-century science classrooms—and why it will make a difference

One of the most well-respected science educators in the country, Cary Sneider was an NGSS Writing Team Leader and is an associate research professor at Portland State University.

 

 

Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Technology and Engineering in Middle School Standards
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The INSPIRES Curriculum
  • 2. Active Physics
  • 3. Active Chemistry
  • 4. Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process
  • 5. Engineer Your World: Engineering Design and Problem Solving
  • 6. Global Systems Science
  • 7. Science and Global Issues: Electricity - Global Energy and Power
  • 8. Engineering by Design High School Courses
  • 9. Science by Design: Construct a Boat, Catapult, Glove, and Greenhouse
  • 10. Nature's Designs Applied to Technology
  • 11. Voyages Through Time and the Evolutino of Technology
  • 12. EPICS High Program

Recent Product Reviews:

"Dr. Sneider's Go-To-Guide provides a framework for implementation, exemplary models, and sound advice to teachers wishing to embed engineering design and engineering-thinking into their instructional programs."
Michael Hacker, Co-Director, Center for STEM Research, Hempstead, NY
"The implementation of science standards and the quality of infusion of engineering into science classrooms will ultimately depend on curriculum, model programs, and sound assessment. With this work, Cary Sneider has compiled a set of materials certain to stimulate even more good work. Active and authentic engineering activities are transforming students' engagement with science. The ideas and programs presented in this book will help to show the way."
Rodney L. Custer, Provost & V.P. for Academic Affairs, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD

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