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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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Looking to the Arts | |
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How This Book Can Help to Implement STEAM | |
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Chapter Contents | |
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Who Should Use This Book? | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Why STEM Should Become STEAM | |
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The Power of the Arts | |
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The Real Purpose of Schooling | |
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The Arts Are Basic to the Human Experience | |
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Why Teach the Arts? | |
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The Arts and STEM Do Have Differences | |
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STEM Learning Needs the Arts | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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What Science Says About the Arts and Creativity | |
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Brain Organization | |
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A Note of Caution | |
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Thinking and Learning | |
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Convergent and Divergent Thinking | |
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Divergent Thinking Challenges the Brain-That's a Good Thing! | |
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Divergent Thinking Changes the Brain-That's a Better Thing! | |
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Why Don't Schools Engage in More Divergent Thinking? | |
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Mind-Set: It Can Hinder or Improve Achievement | |
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The Arts, STEM, and Creativity | |
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Creativity Versus Intelligence | |
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Stages of Creative Thinking | |
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Everyone Can Be Creative | |
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Creativity in the History of Science | |
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Creativity in STEM Areas | |
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Does Technology Foster Creativity? | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Frequently Asked Questions About integrating the Arts and STEM | |
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What Are the Arts? | |
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Addressing Some Common Frequently Asked Questions | |
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How Can I Do This if I Am Not an Artist and I Am Not Creative? | |
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What About Arts Integration Versus Art for Arts' Sake? | |
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Is There a Difference Between an Artist and a Teaching Artist? | |
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Can a STEM Teacher Think Like an Artist and an Artist Think Like a STEM Teacher? | |
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How Do I Make My Schedule Provide for Arts Integration? | |
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Will Adding the Arts to STEM Affect My Students' Test Scores? | |
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What About Common Core State Standards? Curriculum? Textbook? | |
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Arts Perception Worksheet | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Implementing Arts Integration in the Primary Grades (K-4) | |
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Importance of Movement | |
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Science, Mathematics, and the Arts in the Primary Grades | |
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Organization of the School and Its Culture | |
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Self-Contained Versus Departmental Organization | |
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Planning Tips for Arts Integration | |
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Collaboration With Older Students in Mathematics-The "Buddy System" at Its Best! | |
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Arts Integration: A Solo Act or a Duet? | |
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Ideas for Arts-Integrated Lesson Plans (Primary Grades) | |
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Grade K-Mathematics | |
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Grade 2-Science | |
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Multigrade Arts-Related Activities About Different Animals | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Implementing Arts Integration in the Intermediate Grades (5-8) | |
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A Day in the Life of a Middle School Student | |
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Departmental Organization1 | |
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Challenges of Middle School Schedules | |
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Keeping Students Interested: Comparing Music and Science | |
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Teacher to Teacher Collaborations | |
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STEM Teacher and Arts Teacher Collaborations | |
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STEM Teacher and Guest Teaching Artist Collaborations | |
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Let's Hit the Road! Making a STEAM Class Trip Relevant | |
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Guidelines for the Lesson Plan Format | |
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Grade 7-Science | |
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Grade 6-Mathematics | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Implementing Arts Integration in the High School Grades (9-12) | |
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STEAM and the Culture of the High School | |
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Remembering the Purpose of High Schools | |
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The Value of Grit | |
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Arts Classes, Arts Integration, or Both? | |
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The Arts Show the Human Side of STEM | |
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Planning for an Arts-Integrated Lesson: Rerun or New Show? | |
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Pushing STEAM Along | |
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Sample Comparisons of Traditional STEM and Arts-Integrated STEAM Lessons | |
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Science (Biology)-Grades 9 to 12: "It's Alive!": Creating the Human Skeletal Form and Systems From Found Objects | |
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Mathematics/Science-Grades 9 to 12: "Living Land": Designing and Building a Community Garden | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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STEAM Lesson Plan Appetizers in Science, Technology, and Engineering | |
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The Appetizers | |
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Science-Grade K: "My World Through My Eyes" | |
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Science-Grades 1 to 5: Habitat | |
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Science-Grades 1 to 8: Earth to Table | |
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Science-Grades 3 to 9: Digest-a-Fabric | |
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Science-Grades 3 to 9: Learning Pitch/Frequency With a Bottle Xylophone | |
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Science-Grades 3 to 12: Using Drama in Science Lessons | |
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Science-Grades 5 to 9: "Cell Creation" | |
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Science-Grades 5 to 9: Using Mobiles to Teach About Levers | |
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Science-Grades 6 to 12: "Born This Way" | |
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Science-Grades 9 to 12: "The Case of the Origins of Life": Sherlock Holmes' "Bigger Than Life" Case! | |
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Science-Grades 9 to 12: Earth Structures Described Through Mime and Theater | |
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Science-Grades 9 to 12: Learning About Nature Through Watercolor | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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STEAM Lesson Plan Appetizers in Mathematics | |
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The Appetizers | |
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Mathematics-Grades 2 to 3: "Oceans of Time" | |
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Mathematics-Grades 3 to 12: Using Drama in Mathematics Lessons | |
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Mathematics-Grades 3 to 6: Introducing Artists in Mathematics Lessons | |
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Mathematics-Grades 6 to 8: "Fave Films and Probability" | |
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Mathematics-Grades 9 to 12: Using Fibonacci to Make Memorable Music | |
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Mathematics-Grades 9 to 10: A Geometry Field Hunt | |
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Mathematics-Grades 9 to 12: "Millennium Mural" | |
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What's Coming? | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Putting St All Together | |
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A Few General Guidelines for K-12 Lessons | |
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Theory of Multiple Intelligences | |
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Bloom's (Revised) Taxonomy Is Alive and Well | |
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Sample K-12 Lessons: Examples of Arts-Related Activities in Science Topics | |
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Simple Machines | |
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Observing Plants and Animals Through Journaling | |
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Part I of Color, Light, and Movement | |
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Part II of Color, Light, and Movement | |
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Periodic Table of the Elements | |
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Objects in the Universe-Stained Glass Mural | |
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Building Models of Cells (Plant and/or Animal) | |
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Sample Template for Designing a STEAM Unit Across Grade Levels | |
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Professional Development to Maintain STEAM | |
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Role of the Building Principal/Head Teacher | |
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Peer Coaching | |
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Study Groups | |
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Action Research | |
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Workshops on New Research | |
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Maximizing Professional Development | |
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Conclusion | |
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Major Points to Ponder | |
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Resources | |
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References | |
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Index | |