This winter, fourth-graders at New Hampton Elementary School are tying their math, science and literacy lessons to a common theme: motion. A day at school may catch them calculating velocity, reducing friction, modeling automobile safety and writing technical reports that bring it all together.
That is STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in the classroom as experts define it — integrated, active, real-world problem-solving. Learners in this style of education, according to the Center for Education at the National Research Council, are more creative, collaborative, intelligent and interested in STEM-based careers.
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