... have difficulties to understand osmosis. This challenge has been attributed to the abstract nature of the concept and the way it is presented to students. Thus, we present an engineering design, integrated biology unit in which students use the engineering design process to learn about osmosis and its...

...David C. Owens; Gillian E. McCall; Kimi Jaikaran; Nedra Cossa; Thomas R. Koballa, Jr. We investigated pre-service elementary teachers’ engagement in science and English language arts (ELA) instruction integrated in the context of a children’s book. Teachers developed models and conducted a compare...

...Duygu Sönmez; S. Aslı Özgün-Koca We share a STEM activity designed to integrate biology and mathematics through technology. The proposed activity was completed in two class hours (80 minutes), during which middle school students worked with LabQuest and Vernier probeware to collect data...

... from lab activities. We describe an engineering-design-integrated biology unit designed for high school students in which they learn about the properties of slime molds, the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes, and the iterative nature of the engineering design process. Using the engineering...

... their presentation skills while engaging authentically in a process of developing crosscutting, interdisciplinary fundamental scientific questions that integrate scientific theory and practice. This exercise may be useful in science courses in which students are expected to critically and creatively engage...

...Emine Çil Students need to be aware of plants in order to learn about, appreciate, care for, and protect them. However, research has found that many children are not aware of the plants in their environment. A way to address this issue might be integration of plants with various disciplines. I...

... suggest preloading the spreadsheet on each student computer; emailing the spreadsheet to each student; or providing the procedures for creating the model for individual entry (which is, incidentally, an opportunity to integrate computer science with this lesson). Lastly, we suggest selecting ‘Protect...