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STEM to Story
Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8
Bring STEM to life for students with zombies, rockets, celebrities, and more
STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans forGrades 5-8 inspires learning through fun, engaging, andmeaningful lesson plans that fuse hands-on discovery in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with creative writing. Theworkshop activities within the book are the innovative result of apartnership between 826 National's proven creative writing modeland Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds, an initiativededicated to connecting young people to the wonders of STEM throughhands-on learning. Authentically aligned with both the Common CoreState Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards, thisbook provides teachers, after-school and out-of-school providers, and parents with field-tested lessons, workshops, and projectsdesigned by professionals in each field. Including reflectiveobservations by arts and science celebrities like Jon Scieszka, Mayim Bialik, and Steve Hockensmith, lessons feature bonusactivities, fun facts, and teaching points for instructors at everylevel. These quirky, exploratory lessons will effectively awakenstudent imaginations and passions for both STEM and creativewriting, encourage identity with scientific endeavors, and makeboth science and writing fun.
Grades five through eight is the critical period for engagingstudents in STEM, and this book is designed specifically to appealto - and engage - this age group. The guided curriculafosters hands-on discovery, deep learning, and rich inquiry skillswhile feeling more like play than school, and has proven popularand effective with both students and teachers.
* Awaken student imagination and get them excited about STEM
* Fuse creative writing with STEM using hands-on activities
* Make scientific principles relevant to students' lives
* Inspire students to explore STEM topics further
The demand for STEM workers is closely linked to globalcompetitiveness, and a successful future in STEM depends upon anearly introduction to the scientific mindset. The challenge forteachers is to break through students' preconceptions of STEMfields as „hard“ or „boring,“ to show them that STEM is everywhere, it's relevant, and it's loads of fun. For proven lesson plans withjust a dash of weird, STEM to Story is a dynamic resource, adaptable and applicable in school, after school, and at home.
STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans forGrades 5-8 inspires learning through fun, engaging, andmeaningful lesson plans that fuse hands-on discovery in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with creative writing. Theworkshop activities within the book are the innovative result of apartnership between 826 National's proven creative writing modeland Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds, an initiativededicated to connecting young people to the wonders of STEM throughhands-on learning. Authentically aligned with both the Common CoreState Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards, thisbook provides teachers, after-school and out-of-school providers, and parents with field-tested lessons, workshops, and projectsdesigned by professionals in each field. Including reflectiveobservations by arts and science celebrities like Jon Scieszka, Mayim Bialik, and Steve Hockensmith, lessons feature bonusactivities, fun facts, and teaching points for instructors at everylevel. These quirky, exploratory lessons will effectively awakenstudent imaginations and passions for both STEM and creativewriting, encourage identity with scientific endeavors, and makeboth science and writing fun.
Grades five through eight is the critical period for engagingstudents in STEM, and this book is designed specifically to appealto - and engage - this age group. The guided curriculafosters hands-on discovery, deep learning, and rich inquiry skillswhile feeling more like play than school, and has proven popularand effective with both students and teachers.
* Awaken student imagination and get them excited about STEM
* Fuse creative writing with STEM using hands-on activities
* Make scientific principles relevant to students' lives
* Inspire students to explore STEM topics further
The demand for STEM workers is closely linked to globalcompetitiveness, and a successful future in STEM depends upon anearly introduction to the scientific mindset. The challenge forteachers is to break through students' preconceptions of STEMfields as „hard“ or „boring,“ to show them that STEM is everywhere, it's relevant, and it's loads of fun. For proven lesson plans withjust a dash of weird, STEM to Story is a dynamic resource, adaptable and applicable in school, after school, and at home.
