This month: Afterschool activities based on NASA space science; EQUiP rubrics; EiE in middle school, more.
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EiE News March 2016
Space-themed Afterschool Project Ready to Launch

Engineering is Elementary is collaborating with Northern Arizona University’s Center for Science Teaching and Learning on a NASA-supported project that will bring space-themed STEM resources to afterschool programs nationwide. The $3.4 million project is called PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science).

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Boston Business Brings EiE to Local School

We're thrilled to announce a new initiative supported by AIR Worldwide, a Boston-based risk-modeling firm, that will bring the Engineering is Elementary curriculum to six elementary schools in the Boston Public Schools this spring!

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Evaluate Your EiE Unit with New EQuIP Rubrics

The D.C.-based education non-profit Achieve recently created new EQuIP rubrics to measure how different STEM curricula align to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Wondering how EiE measures up in these rubrics? You can find complete details on the “Connections to Standards” page of our website.

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San Antonio Museum Brings EiE to Local Teachers
The DoSeum, a hands-on children's museum in San Antonio, Texas, is using a $150K award from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to bring EiE professional development and curriculum materials to teachers at high-needs local schools.
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ASK EiE: Can I Use EiE in Middle School?
EiE's design is carefully based on research on "what works" for STEM education for grades 1–5. Even so, we often hear from teachers who are using EiE units in their middle school classrooms with great success. Read on for simple ways to modify EiE for grades 6–8.
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