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Entrepreneurship is defined in different fields with definitions
ranging from a specific perspective such as starting a business to
a broader perspective such as a process of establishing new social,
economic, environmental, institutional, cultural and/or scientific
environments. There has been some movement toward entrepreneurship
in STEM education through hackathons and makerspaces, but they tend
to be limited to informal settings. In higher education, there
seems to be a border line between business schools and education
departments. This book aims to remove the borders between the
Business Schools and the Department of Education and help Business
Schools to develop their educational practices further and help
Education Departments to develop their knowledge of
entrepreneurship from its formal discipline. The purpose of this
book is to bring together experts from STEM education and the
formal discipline of entrepreneurship to explore the role of STEM
in everyday life through an entrepreneurial lens and show how this
integration can broaden STEM education practices.
What if you could challenge your first graders to create
instruments they can play in their own “Show Me the Waves”
musical show? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum
Series, you can! Influence of Waves outlines a journey that will
steer your students toward authentic problem solving while
grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other
volumes in the series, this book is designed to meet the growing
need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This
interdisciplinary module uses project- and problem-based learning
to help young children explore cause and effect. It introduces them
to the concept of waves as disturbances that travel through space
and substances to transfer energy. Students will draw on physical
and biological science, mathematics, engineering, and English
language arts to do the following: Discover that there are
different types of waves, such as water and sound, that come from
different sources and travel in various ways. Find out that eyes,
ears, and skin respond to sound and light. Use technology to gather
research and communicate. Design, test, and evaluate models to
demonstrate how people experience and interact with sound and
light. Put on a show that combines voices and flashlights with
guitars and drums they’ve made themselves to demonstrate how
sound waves and light can be used to communicate and entertain. The
STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation
Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and the
Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible,
Influence of Waves can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet
the needs of districts, schools, and teachers who are charting a
course toward an integrated STEM approach.
What if you could challenge your 10th graders to develop a product
or process that helps people embrace diet and exercise and has a
positive impact on society? With this volume in the STEM Road Map
Curriculum Series, you can! Healthy Living outlines a journey that
will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while
grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other
volumes in the series, this book is designed to meet the growing
need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This
interdisciplinary, three-lesson module uses project- and
problem-based learning to help students build their knowledge about
health from the varied perspectives of a cell biologist, nutrition
scientist, biochemist, physiologist, public health practitioner,
and consumer. To support this goal, students will do the following:
Explain how diet and exercise affect an individual’s health at a
cellular level. Explain the extent to which certain foods (plant,
animal, or industry-produced) are beneficial for health. Critically
evaluate media messages and scientific research about healthy
lifestyles. Analyze the effects of individuals’ health choices on
the community. Interview community stakeholders about factors that
harm or enhance health. Use an engineering design process to create
a prototype that individuals can use to manage their nutrition or
exercise regimen. Create a video documentary demonstrating their
understanding of a healthy lifestyle. Healthy Living can be used as
a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts, schools,
and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM
approach.
What if you could challenge your eighth graders to help people
recognize the inherent risks of living in a region that's prone to
flooding, earthquakes, and volcanoes? With this volume in the STEM
Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! The Changing Earth outlines a
journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem
solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like
the other volumes in the series, this book is designed to meet the
growing need to infuse real-world learning into K-12 classrooms.
This interdisciplinary, six-lesson module uses project- and
problem-based learning to introduce the powerful idea that the
Earth is shaped by ongoing geologic processes that can alter our
landscape in a short time. The module also helps students
appreciate the nature and process of science, including the roles
of evidence, conjecture, and modeling. Students will learn about
the rock cycle, including how it's driven by the Sun's energy and
heat from the Earth's core. To support this goal, students will do
the following: Learn that Earth is a dynamic system, shaped by many
geological processes that are driven by energy from the Sun and
internally from the Earth. Build a model to explain the evidence
suggesting that the Earth's surface has changed in the past and
will continue to change in the future. This model will include
explanatory text as well as visual representations of processes.
Evaluate claims based on provided evidence. Use mathematics content
and skills to collect and analyze data to support or refute a
claim, and use appropriate graphics or tables to summarize data.
Create a museum display to explore the geology of an area in North
America or Great Britain. Students' displays will include scale
models of influential rock formations in their assigned area and
posters about topics such as geology's impact on culture and
community. The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the
Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards,
and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible,
The Changing Earth can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet
the needs of districts, schools, and teachers who are charting a
course toward an integrated STEM approach.
What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini
roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of
motion? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series,
you can! Physics in Motion outlines a journey that will steer your
students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in
integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other volumes in the series,
this book is designed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world
learning into K–12 classrooms. This interdisciplinary module uses
project- and problem-based learning to help young children explore
cause and effect. It prompts students to create marble track roller
coasters as they make discoveries about energy, gravity, friction,
and speed. Students will draw on physical science, mathematics,
engineering, and English language arts to do the following:
Demonstrate awareness of motion- and energy-related concepts
through play. Use technology to research and communicate
information. Measure, compare, and test numbers related to their
project. Discuss, investigate, and create a marble track roller
coaster. Identify careers associated with roller coaster design and
construction Describe and apply the engineering design process. The
STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation
Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and the
Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible, Physics
in Motion can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs
of districts, schools, and teachers who are charting a course
toward an integrated STEM approach.
What if you could challenge your second graders to build an outdoor
STEM classroom—complete with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and
sundial? Investigating Environmental Changes provides young
children with a STEM context in which to explore how plant and
animal life cycles coincide with the Earth’s movement around the
Sun. To develop a proposal and data collection plan for their
outdoor classroom, students will draw on life, Earth, and
environmental sciences; the engineering design process;
mathematics; and English language arts. In addition, they will make
connections among local weather patterns, the seasons, and plant
life cycles. They will also learn about recycling, including
sorting and tracking recycled materials.
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater
recycling and delivery systems to provide water for a fictional
community garden? With Rainwater Analysis, students can use their
own school building and grounds as a design lab. This
interdisciplinary module makes the connection between Earth’s
spheres, rainfall analysis, irrigation, and mathematical modeling.
Students draw on Earth and environmental science and the
engineering design process to complete activities such as creating
a rain gauge, learning about volume calculations, and analyzing
data to determine the best location for a water collection system.
Students will also use English language arts to present a proposal
for a rainwater system, formulate a message about watershed
conservation, and create an ad campaign to share with their
community.
What if you could challenge your sixth graders to create packaging
that's engineered to both protect a product and make it a hot
seller? Packaging Design is based on the concept that success in
the 21st-century workplace requires blending content and
communication skills. Throughout the module, students will apply
mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies to
the complex fields of design and marketing. Students will develop
nested packages that require learning about geometric properties of
three-dimensional shapes and engineering design. They'll also build
persuasive writing and speaking skills with social media campaigns
and PowerPoint presentations.
Outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic
problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM
disciplines. The series is designed to meet the growing need to
infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This book is an
interdisciplinary module that uses project- and problem-based
learning to investigate energy and energy sources, with a focus on
solar energy and water scarcity.
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