An Integrated STEM and Computing Curriculum for the Human-Technology Frontier

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Abstract

Read this comprehensive overview of the Smart Greenhouse curriculum that incorporates computing into STEM learning.

Keywords:

• Middle School
• High School
• Informal Education
• Computer Science
• STEM

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through the ITEST and DRK12 programs through grants No. 1814001 and No. 1759152, respectively. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

On the Web

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uw6Okfb7OjFg1ZQ0bYDNpC6jJTqm8tc4xpnyp7lKLRM/edit?usp=sharing. This document contains a price list of items needed to assemble the greenhouse.

• http://growthings.netlify.com/unit1/lesson1/. This curriculum website contains the curriculum, lesson plans and content. This should be used in conjunction with Tables 1, 2, and 3.

Websites

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uw6Okfb7OjFg1ZQ0bYDNpC6jJTqm8tc4xpnyp7lKLRM/edit?usp=sharing.

This document contains a price list of items needed to assemble the greenhouse.

Curriculum website: http://growthings.netlify.com/unit1/lesson1/.

This website contains the curriculum, lesson plans and content. This should be used in conjunction with Tables 1, 2, and 3.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Christian Konadu Asante

Christian Konadu Asante ([email protected]) is a doctoral Candidate at Boston College Lynch School of Education in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Amy Semerjian

Amy Semerjian is a Doctoral Candidate at Boston College - Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Paul Xu

Paul Xu is a researcher at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

David Jackson

David Jackson is a doctoral Candidate at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Yihong Cheng

Yihong Cheng is a doctoral candidate at Boston College Lynch School of Education in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Ariel Chasen

Ariel Chasen is a doctoral candidate at UT Austin in Austin, Texas.

Ahmad Shah

Ahmad Shah is a doctoral student at Boston College Lynch School of Education in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Jessica Brett

Jessica Brett is a researcher at the Education Development Center in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Meghan Broadstone

Meghan Broadstone is a researcher at the Education Development Center in Waltham, Massachusetts.