Teaching Steam Through Hands-On Crafts: Real-World Maker Lessons for Grades 3-8

This book provides guidance for turning classic crafts into STEAM lessons for grades 3-8. Ready-to-use lessons outline the history, science, mathematics, and engineering embedded within ten crafts from around the world. Supplemented with handouts and guiding questions, this book helps make STEM concepts tangible for your students.

Christine Schnittka is the Emily R. and Gerald S. Leischuck Professor of Critical Needs in Education in Auburn University’s College of Education, USA.

Amanda Haynes is the STEM teacher at Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama, USA.