Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: Engineering Design -- 1. The Engineering Design Process: Eric Brunsell -- 2. Science and Engineering: Two Models of Laboratory Investigation: Jennifer Harkema, James Jadrich, and Crystal Bruxvoort -- 3. Using a Cycle to Find Solutions: Students Solve Local Issues With a Four-Step Cycle: Glenn Fay Jr -- 4. Building Models to Better Understand the Importance of Cost Versus Safety in Engineering: William Sumrall and Michael Mott -- 5. Miniature Sleds, Go, Go, Go!: Engineering Project Teaches Kindergartners Design Technology: Gina A. Sarow -- 6. Science and Engineering: Donna R. Sterling -- 7. Elementary Design Challenges: Students Emulate NASA Engineers: Jonathan W. Gerlach -- Part Two: Content Area Activities -- Life and Environmental Science -- 8. Repairing Femoral Fractures: A Model Lesson in Biomaterial Science: Jarred Sakakeeny -- 9. Get a Grip!: A Middle School Engineering Challenge: Suzanne A. Olds, Deborah A. Harrell, and Michael E. Valente -- 10. A Partnership for Problem-Based Learning: Challenging Students to Consider Open-Ended Problems Involving Gene Therapy: Amanda Lockhart and Joseph Le Doux -- 11. Plastics in Our Environment: A Jigsaw Learning Activity: Elaine Hampton, Mary Ann Wallace, Kristan Keele, and Wen-Yee Lee -- 12. Designed By Nature: Exploring Linear and Circular Life Cycles: Sandra Rutherford, Bonnie Wylo, Peggy Liggit, and Susan Santone -- 13. The Sport-Utility Vehicle: Debating Fuel-Economy Standards in Thermodynamics: Shannon Mayer -- Earth Science -- 14. Design Challenges Are "ELL-ementary": English Language Learners Express Understanding Through Language and Actions: Nancy Yocom de Romero, Pat Slater, and Carolyn DeCristofano.

15. Save the Penguins: Teaching the Science of Heat Transfer Through Engineering Design: Christine Schnittka, Randy Bell, and Larry Richards -- 16. Shake, Rattle, and Hopefully Not Fall: Students Explore Earthquakes and Building Design: Adam Maltese -- Physical Science -- 17. Gravity Racers: Dawn Renee Wilcox, Shannon Roberts, and David Wilcox -- 18. The Egg Racer: Jeremy Brown and John Corbin -- 19. Engineering for All: Strategies for Helping Students Succeed in the Design Process: Strategies for Helping Students Succeed in the Design Process -- 20. Fuel-Cell Drivers Wanted: Todd Clark and Rick Jones -- 21. The Science of Star Wars: Integrating Technology and the Benchmarks for Science Literacy: Stephanie Thompson -- 22. Catapulting Into Technological Design: Kristen Hammes -- 23. Potato Problem Solving: A 5E Activity Addresses Misconceptions About Thermal Insulation: Sarah J. Carrier and Annie Thomas -- 24. Nanoscale in Perspective: Elvis H. Cherry, Weijie Lu, and R. P. H. Chang -- 25. What's So Big About Being Small?: MaryKay Orgill and Kent J. Crippen -- Part Three: After-School Programs -- 26. Fueling Interest in Science: An After-School Program Model that Works: Kathleen Koenig and Margaret Hanson -- 27. The Invention Factory: Student Inventions Aid Individuals With Disabilities: Thomas W. Speitel, Neil G. Scott, and Sandy D. Gabrielli -- 28. Engineering-A-Future for Tomorrow's Young Women: Susan Gore -- 29. A Model of the INEEL Science and Engineering Expo for Middle Schools: Elda Zounar -- 30. Engineering in the Classroom: Kathleen Matthew and Stacy Wilson -- Index.