Resources for teaching EiE

General Resources

EiE Website

EiE Educator Resources site

The Engineering Design Process :  ASK, IMAGINE, PLAN, CREATE, IMPROVE!

Definitions and Relationships:  Science, Technology, and Engineering from the Museum of Science in Boston, MA

1st Grade:  Windmills

Unit Overview

Leif Pictures from the storybook

Photo of a completed windmill

Photo of sail set-up

2nd Grade:  Pollinators

Unit Overview

Mariana Pictures from the storybook

Hand Pollinator Photo

Louie Schwartzberg:  The hidden beauty of pollination

A TED talk with video.  It's 7min 40 sec. long and is really cool.  The talk at the beginning is not for 2nd graders but the images are amazing and start at 3:18

3rd Grade:  Membranes

Unit Overview

Juan Daniel Pictures from the storybook

Membrane Photo

Another Membrane Photo

Model Membrane Set-Up

4th Grade:  Alarms

Unit Overview

Emily Pictures from the storybook

Trough Photo

Trough with Ruler Photo

5th Grade:  Tarpuls

Unit Overview

Tarpul Set-Up Photo

6th Grade:  Filters

Unit Overview

Salila Pictures from the storybook

Water Filter Set-Up Photo

Another Water Filter Photo

Science Literacy Reading Mini-Lessons - EiE in the Literacy Pacing Guides

Alphaboxes.pdf

Four Square Word Map.pdf

The following dates are in the respective literacy pacing guides for classroom teachers.  During these days, classroom teachers will be using the EiE stories and related text sets with their students. 

In the perfect world, this would happen AFTER students have learned the related science content in your science classes but BEFORE you have taught the EiE units.  Since the world isn’t always perfect, please talk with your classroom teachers about how to make this work in your context.

1st Grade:  March 29 and 30, 2012

2nd Grade:  Nov. 9 and 10, 2011

3rd Grade:  Oct. 24 and 25, 2011

4th Grade:  March 27-30, 2012

5th Grade:  Feb. 29 and March 1, 2012

6th Grade:  March 20 and 21, 2012