Introduction.- Electricity & Magnetism.- Step 1: Series Circuits.- Step 2: Parallel Circuits.- Step 3: Electricity and Heat.- STEM Center 1.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Static Electricity.- Step 5: Electromagnetic Poles.- Step 6: How Steady is Your Hand?.- STEM Center 1.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Charged Balloons.- Step 8: Making Magnets.- Step 9: Magnetism and Electricity.- STEM Center 1.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Air & Flight.- Step 1: Air Pressure.- Step 2: Out Goes the Candle.- Step 3: Pop!.- STEM Center 2.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Which Way?.- Step 5: Particles in the Air.- Step 6: Propeller Flights.- STEM Center 2.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Oxygen and Burning.- Step 8: Control of Flight.- Step 9: Air in Your Lungs.- STEM Center 2.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Water & Weather.- Step 1: Water to the Rescue.- Step 2: Ice Cubes.- Step 3: MeasuringRainfall.- STEM Center 3.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: A Bathysphere.- Step 5: Crystal Shapes.- Step 6: Candy Wrapper Hygrometer.- STEM Center 3.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Hard and Soft Water.- Step 8: Water and Weight.- Step 9: Water Finds Its Level.- STEM Center 3.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Plants & Animals.- Step 1: Pollen Grains.- Step 2: Mealworms.- Step 3: Leaf Vein Patterns.- STEM Center 4.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Root Hairs.- Step 5: Growing Molds.- Step 6: Hatching Brine Shrimp.- STEM Center 4.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Salt and Cells.- Step 8: Moth or Butterfly?.- Step 9: Collecting and Preserving Flowers.- STEM Center 4.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Earth & Space.- Step 1: The Good Earth.- Step 2: Surface Changes.- Step 3: The Earth’s Shape.- STEM Center 5.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Sunlight and Heat.- Step 5: Limestone and Shale.- Step 6: Satellites in Orbit.- STEM Center 5.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Star Sighting.- Step 8: Mineral Streak Test.- Step 9: A Simple Telescope.- STEM Center 5.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Matter & Motion.- Step 1: Molecules in Motion.- Step 2: Objects at Rest.- Step 3: A Balancing Act.- STEM Center 6.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Testing for Starch.- Step 5: Gears.- Step 6: Roll Back.- STEM Center 6.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Finding the Center.- Step 8: Vinegar and Calcium.- Step 9: Transfer of Energy.- STEM Center 6.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Light & Sound.- Step 1: Vibrations and Sound.- Step 2: Watch the Rebound.- Step 3: Canned Sounds.- STEM Center 7.1.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 4: Speed of Vibrations.- Step 5: Seeing.- Step 6: Up Periscope.- STEM Center 7.2.- Science & Engineering Practices.- Step 7: Light and Water.- Step 8: Groovy Sounds.- Step 9: A Kaleidoscope.- STEM Center 7.3.- Science & Engineering Practices.

"A “Sci-Book” or “Science Notebook” serves as an essential companion to the science curriculum supplement, STEPS to STEM. As students learn key concepts in the seven “big ideas” in this program (Electricity & Magnetism; Air & Flight; Water & Weather; Plants & Animals; Earth & Space; Matter & Motion; Light & Sound), they record their ideas, plans, and evidence. There is ample space for students to keep track of their observations and findings, as well as a section to reflect upon the use of “Science and Engineering Practices” as set forth in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).  Using a science notebook is reflective of the behavior of scientists. One of the pillars of the Nature of Science is that scientists must document their work to publish their research results; it is a necessary part of the scientific enterprise. This is important because STEPS to STEM is a program for young scientists who learn within a community of scient ists. Helping students to think and act like scientists is a critical feature of this program. Students learn that they need to keep a written record if they are to successfully share their discoveries and curiosities with their classmates and with the teacher. Teachers should also model writing in science to help instill a sense of purpose and pride in using and maintaining a Sci-Book. Lastly, students’ documentation can serve as a valuable form of authentic assessment; teachers can utilize Sci-Books to monitor the learning process and the development of science skills."