PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR INTEGRATING SOCIAL STUDIES WITH STEM

STEM Project-Based Learning: An Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Approach, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 129-138

  Pryor, Caroline R ^a   Kang, Rui ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Thinking; Interdisciplinary Curriculum; Science Fair Project; Social Study; Surface Water Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927784865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6209-143-6_14     Document Type: Chapter

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