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- Title
Wacky Weather.
- Authors
Sabarre, Amy; Gulino, Jacqueline
- Abstract
The article discusses the integrative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (I-STEM) education unit, Wacky Weather, which seeks to teach U.S. elementary school children about severe weather while engaging them in the engineering design process. Topics discussed include classroom instruction on weather measurements and meteorological tools, the study of severe weather involving high winds, and the ways the unit and lessons align with the Common Core State Standards.
- Subjects
STEM education; ENGINEERING design education in elementary schools; SEVERE storms; METEOROLOGICAL instruments; WIND measurement; COMMON Core State Standards; ACTIVITY programs in elementary education
- Publication
Science & Children, 2013, Vol 51, Issue 2, p37
- ISSN
0036-8148
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2505/4/sc13_051_02_37