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Amanda Obery; Matt Queen – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Exploring the intersections of CTE and STEM education may foster interest in critical rural healthcare careers beginning in elementary school. Starting early to develop career awareness may be essential and best take advantage of the possible flexibility that rural schools can provide. This study provides a theoretical foundation for rural…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Career Awareness, Rural Schools, Occupational Aspiration
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Saunders, Marnie M. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2010
To promote math and science, this author designed an activity to show students that biomedical fields are within their reach. The activity has three distinct goals: (1) To introduce the field of biomedical engineering to students and encourage them in these career pursuits; (2) To give them hands-on experience conducting a biomechanical test; and…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Grade 5, Mathematics Education, Science Education
Ricles, Shannon; Jaramillo, Becky; Fargo, Michelle – NASA Educator Resource Center for Langley Research Center, 2005
In this companion to the "NASA SCI Files[TM]" episode "The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge," the tree house detectives learn about anatomy, fitness and nutrition in preparation for the President's Challenge. The guide is divided into four segments aimed at grades 3-5, each of which includes an overview, a set of objectives, vocabulary to be…
Descriptors: Health Education, Anatomy, Physical Fitness, Nutrition Instruction