Hydropower Efficiency, Grade 4 - Stem Road Map for Elementary School

This interdisciplinary, four-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students create a highly efficient dam that has a minimal impact on the environment.

List of contents

Part I: The STEM Road Map: Background, Theory, and Practice 1. Overview of the STEM Road Map Curriculum 2. Strategies Used in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Part II: Hydropower Efficiency: STEM Road Map Module 3. Hydropower Efficiency Module Overview 4. Hydropower Efficiency Lesson Plans Lesson Plan 1: Wind Wheels Lesson Plan 2: Water Wheels Lesson Plan 3: Under Pressure: Water Pressure and Dams Lesson Plan 4: The Big Changes for Millside Corners Design Challenge 5. Transforming Learning with Hydropower Efficiency and the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series

About the author

Carla C. Johnson is a Professor of Science Education and Office of Research and Innovation Faculty Research Fellow at North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA.
Janet B. Walton is a Senior Research Scholar at North Carolina State's College of Education in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Erin E. Peters-Burton is the Donna R. and David E. Sterling Endowed Professor in Science Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Summary

This interdisciplinary, four-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students create a highly efficient dam that has a minimal impact on the environment.

Product details

• Authors: Carla C. (Purdue University Johnson
• Assisted by: Carla C. Johnson (Editor), Erin Peters-Burton (Editor), Janet B. Walton (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032618142
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261814-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education, teacher training, Educational strategies & policy, Primary & middle schools, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational: Technology, Educational material, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, Educational: Environmental science, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices