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by Arthur Eisenkraft (Author), Shu-Yee Chen Freake (Author)
Problem: You're eager to expand your physics curriculum and engage your students with engineering content but you don't know how. Solution: Use the approach and lessons in Beyond the Egg Drop to infuse engineering into what you're already teaching, without sacrificing time for teaching physics concepts. In addition to a thorough discussion on the rationale, justification, meaning, and implementation of integrating engineering into your science curriculum, this book provides 24 flexible, engineering-infused physics lessons that cover mechanics, optics, electricity, and thermodynamics. Lessons also include examples of student work; incorporate strategies for assessment, teaching, and student learning; and connect to A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. And like the venerable egg-drop experiment, these are classroom-tested lessons that are designed to truly engage your students. You can tell your students will tune in from the lesson titles--from "Bumper Cars" to "Zombie Apocalypse Flashlight." Developed as part of Project Infuse, a National Science Foundation study, the lessons in Beyond the Egg Drop will make it easier to include engineering concepts and skills without having to restructure your existing physics curriculum.
Author Biography
Arthur Eisenkraft, PhD, is the distinguished professor of science education, professor of physics, and director of the Center of Science and Mathematics in Context at the University of Massachusetts (U Mass) Boston. He is past president of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and is past chair of the Science Academic Advisory Committee of the College Board. Eisenkraft is also project director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported Active Physics and Active Chemistry curriculum projects, which introduce high-quality, project-based science to all students. In addition, he is chair and co-creator of the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards, involving 15,000 students annually. Eisenkraft also leads the Wipro Science Education Fellowship program, which is bringing sustainable change to 20 school districts in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas, and he has recently been supporting novel educational initiatives in Thailand and India. His current research projec is include investigating the efficacy of a second-generation model of distance learning for professional development--a study of professional development choices that teachers make when facing a large-scale curriculum change--and assessing the technological literacy of K-12 students. He has received numerous awards recognizing his teaching and related work, including the National Public Service Award, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the American Association of Physics Teachers Millikan Medal, the Disney Corporation's Science Teacher of the Year, and the NSTA Robert H. Carleton Award. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, holds a patent for a laser vision testing system, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
