Moyer Richard H., Everett Susan A. More Everyday Engineering: Putting the E in STEM Teaching and Learning

Arlington,Virginia:, NSTA Press, 2016. — 134 p. — ISBN: 9781681402796.What makes a windup toy get up and go? How does an earbud operate? And why does the line you re waiting in always seem the slowest? Get middle-schoolers engaged in the fascinating science behind familiar items with More Everyday Engineering. Like Everyday Engineering, this compilation brings together activities based on the Everyday Engineering columns from NSTA s award-winning journal Science Scope. Thirteen hands-on investigations focus on three aspects of engineering: designing and building, reverse engineering to learn how something works, and constructing and testing models.Like the original collection, this book is easy to use. Each investigation is a complete lesson that includes in-depth teacher background information, expected sample data, a materials list, and a student activity sheet for recording results. The activities use simple, inexpensive materials you can find in your science classroom or at a dollar store. Whether you are a teacher, parent, or enrichment-program leader, go beyond the usual bridge-building and egg-drop activities. Spark curiosity with appealing activities that will help middle schoolers understand that engineering truly is a part of their everyday lives.About the Authors.Engineering Amusements.
Toying Around With Windups.
Budding Sound Engineers: Listening to Speakers and Earbuds.
An In-Depth Look at 3-D.
Engineering Materials.
Producing Plastic … From Milk?
If It’s Engineered, Is It Wood?
UV or Not UV? That Is a Question for Your Sunglasses.
Why the Statue of Liberty Is Green: Coatings, Corrosion, and Patina.
Engineering at the Retail Store.
Should Ice Be Cubed?
It’s Stuck on You.
Queuing Theory—Is My Line Always the Slowest?
Engineering Ordinary Things.
Keeping It Together—Fascinating Fasteners.
Twisting and Braiding—From Thread to Rope.
Sitting Around Designing Chairs.