STEM Lesson Essentials, Grades 3-8: Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

This is a wonderful book. I homeschool my child and we use this either in a group setting with other homeschoolers or just in some of our daily work. It is FULL of information!

These lessons were very helpful in my classroom. As we move to a more STEM environment, it is important to incorporate this into classrooms to get our young learners ready for their future. Highly recommend this book!

If you already know what the STEM acronym means and you want to add depth to your knowledge and understanding, STEM Lesson Essentials is a good book for you. It is an easy read, which is great for the busy teacher with limited time, so you'll be able to use what you learn quickly. Chapters are short and focused, with vignettes of STEM integration in action and reflection questions that can be used in a Professional Learning Community. I've used this book as part of an online PLC dedicated to Integration of Math and Science in K-8, and participants found the chapter on STEM assessment particularly helpful. This is a well-written, useful resource book for pre-service and classroom teachers.

STEM is a hot topic, and this book includes lots of good info. I used it recently when I taught a group of teachers, and they enjoyed the activities we used.A good one for classroom teachers!

I read through this book in a couple of hours and then immediately placed in back on Amazon to sell. It's ok, but it wasn't for my particular uses. Maybe I didn't read the description of the book closely enough. I guess I saw the title of "STEM Lesson Essentials" and thought it would cover actual lessons (there are a few examples), but this book is more about how to incorporate STEM, assessment tools, defining STEM and implementation. I teach home school children of middle/high school level in the sciences. I'm beginning a STEM class this year for 8th-9th graders in order to have them better prepared for the study skill requirements of high school/AP courses. Most of the teaching style and implementation of STEM into unit-type studies and so forth are second nature to any home schooling parent and were not useful to me. I was looking more for lesson ideas, lab ideas and things like that. I think that in the right hands, this book could have value.

bought for a class

Is very informative for a beginner at teaching STEM lessons. Great background information.

I have learned a lot about what STEM is and why it is important to use as we teach our students to be better prepared for their future. I would have liked a little more information on ideas to use in the classroom to reach this goal.