Teaching STEAM Through Hands-On Crafts: Real-World Maker Lessons for Grades 3-8 [Hardcover]

1. Introduction to STEAM Crafts? 2. Twisty Twine? 3. Warp and Weft? 4. Clean Chemistry? 5. Practical Paper? 6. Brilliant Beeswax? 7. Plant Pigments? 8. Milk Metamorphosis? 9.Fungal Food? 10. Clay Creations? 11. Conclusion

This book provides guidance for turning classic crafts into STEAM lessons for grades 3-8. Ready-to-use lessons outline the history, science, mathematics, and engineering embedded within ten crafts from around the world. Supplemented with handouts and guiding questions, this book helps make STEM concepts tangible for your students.

Christine G. Schnittka is the Emily R. and Gerald S. Leischuck Professor of Critical Needs in Education in Auburn Universitys College of Education, USA.

Amanda Haynes is the STEM teacher at Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama, USA.

Help your students connect historic technologies with todays STEAM concepts through the lens of crafting! This book, written by a science education professor and a middle school STEM teacher, provides guidance for turning classic crafts into transdisciplinary STEAM lessons for grades 38. Ready-to-use lessons outline the history, science, mathematics, and engineering embedded within ten hands-on crafts from around the world. Each chapter outlines the history of a craft, its social impact, and the mathematics, engineering, and scientific concepts and skills embedded in the craft. Content standards from art, history, English language arts, technology, mathematics, and science are embedded within each unit. Lessons are supplemented with ready-to-photocopy handouts, guiding questions, and logistical support such as shopping lists and safety procedures. Activities have all been classroom-tested to ensure appropriate leveling and applicability across STEAM disciplines. Ideal for any STEM or STEAM classroom across upper elementary and middle schools, this l�