Conceptual connections between science and engineering in elementary teachers’ unit plans

Abstract Background Around the world, efforts are underway to include engineering design as part of elementary science instruction. A common rationale for those efforts is that Engineering Design-based Science Teaching (EDST) is a productive pedagogical approach for developing students’ understandin...

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Main Authors: Jacob Pleasants, Kristina M. Tank, Joanne K. Olson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of STEM Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00274-3