STEPS to STEM : : A Science Curriculum Supplement for Upper Elementary and Middle School Grades – Teacher’s Edition / / by Aaron D. Isabelle.

• VerfasserIn: Isabelle, Aaron D.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed. 2017.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 262 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

"STEPS (Science Tasks Enhance Process Skills) to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is an inquiry-based science curriculum supplement focused on developing upper elementary and middle students’ process skills and problem-solving abilities characteristic of how scientists think and act. Students learn key concepts in seven “big ideas” in science: Electricity & Magnetism; Air & Flight; Water & Weather; Plants & Animals; Earth & Space; Matter & Motion; and Light & Sound. Using simple, readily available materials, teachers facilitate learning experiences using the following structure: STEP 1: Investigate – Hypothesis – Test STEP 2: Observe – Record – Predict STEP 3: Gather – Make – Try Once students complete a set of STEP activities aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), they are ready to collaborate using a STEM Center. STEM Centers provide students with the opportunity for extended investigations focused on a single problem or “team challenge.” Students utilize science and engineering practices while collaboratively conducting research to gather information. Once a plan is made, the team attempts to solve the problem or complete the open-ended task. In addition, a Science Notebook or Sci-Book serves as an essential companion to STEPS to STEM; students maintain a written record of their completed activities which can serve as a form of authentic assessment. STEPS to STEM aims to help students find enjoyment in science and in the process of problem-solving – there are things to do, discoveries to be made, and problems to solve. Ideally, these experiences will lead to more explorations and questions about the world around them.".

Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Electricity & Magnetism -- Step 1: Series Circuits -- Step 2: Parallel Circuits -- Step 3: Electricity and Heat -- STEM Center 1.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Static Electricity -- Step 5: Electromagnetic Poles -- Step 6: How Steady is Your Hand? -- STEM Center 1.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Charged Balloons -- Step 8: Making Magnets -- Step 9: Magnetism and Electricity -- STEM Center 1.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Air & Flight -- Step 1: Air Pressure -- Step 2: Out Goes the Candle -- Step 3: Pop! -- STEM Center 2.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Which Way? -- Step 5: Particles in the Air -- Step 6: Propeller Flights -- STEM Center 2.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Oxygen and Burning -- Step 8: Control of Flight -- Step 9: Air in Your Lungs -- STEM Center 2.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Water & Weather -- Step 1: Water to the Rescue -- Step 2: Ice Cubes -- Step 3: Measuring Rainfall -- STEM Center 3.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: A Bathysphere -- Step 5: Crystal Shapes -- Step 6: Candy Wrapper Hygrometer -- STEM Center 3.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Hard and Soft Water -- Step 8: Water and Weight -- Step 9: Water Finds Its Level -- STEM Center 3.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Plants & Animals -- Step 1: Pollen Grains -- Step 2: Mealworms -- Step 3: Leaf Vein Patterns -- STEM Center 4.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Root Hairs -- Step 5: Growing Molds -- Step 6: Hatching Brine Shrimp -- STEM Center 4.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Salt and Cells -- Step 8: Moth or Butterfly? -- Step 9: Collecting and Preserving Flowers -- STEM Center 4.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Earth & Space -- Step 1: The Good Earth -- Step 2: Surface Changes -- Step 3: The Earth’s Shape -- STEM Center 5.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Sunlight and Heat -- Step 5: Limestone and Shale -- Step 6: Satellites in Orbit -- STEM Center 5.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Star Sighting -- Step 8: Mineral Streak Test -- Step 9: A Simple Telescope -- STEM Center 5.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Matter & Motion -- Step 1: Molecules in Motion -- Step 2: Objects at Rest -- Step 3: A Balancing Act -- STEM Center 6.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Testing for Starch -- Step 5: Gears -- Step 6: Roll Back -- STEM Center 6.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Finding the Center -- Step 8: Vinegar and Calcium -- Step 9: Transfer of Energy -- STEM Center 6.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Light & Sound -- Step 1: Vibrations and Sound -- Step 2: Watch the Rebound -- Step 3: Canned Sounds -- STEM Center 7.1 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 4: Speed of Vibrations -- Step 5: Seeing -- Step 6: Up Periscope -- STEM Center 7.2 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Step 7: Light and Water -- Step 8: Groovy Sounds -- Step 9: A Kaleidoscope -- STEM Center 7.3 -- Science & Engineering Practices -- Conclusion.