Making STEM curriculum useful, relevant, and motivating for students

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Making STEM curriculum useful, relevant, and motivating for students

More than ever, we live in a connected, global community. In this chapter we argue for a STEM school education that helps students to explore and experience the kind of connectedness that reflects life outside of school. While many would agree that STEM curricula should be embedded in real-world, au...

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Main Authors:	Rennie, Leonie, Venville, G., Wallace, J.
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59988

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