Video Snippets Show Elementary Engineering in Action
Posted on January 8th, 2016 by Mary Lord
What does it mean for fourth graders to plan and carry out investigations? How can you help students develop engineering habits of mind? Engineering is Elementary’s new “video snippets” lets teachers see what integrated STEM and Next Generation Science Standards look like in real classrooms.
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