The Pitsco 59460 Balsa Bridges Teacher's Guide by Dana Cochran (ISBN: 1-58651-915-8) provides instructions, lesson plans, tests, and resources for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities based on the balsa wood or basswood model bridge (sold separately), and it includes six lessons for grades 6-8 and 9-12. Through hands-on activities, students learn STEM concepts including structural engineering, strength of materials, types of joints, construction techniques, and symmetry. The guide addresses how the lessons and activities meet standards set by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). The 96-page guide is paperback and spiral bound for ease of use. A teacher's guide is typically used in an educational setting to complement lesson plans and provides supplemental activities for students.
Science education products incorporate applied math and science principles into classroom projects. Teachers in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science education kits and products alongside science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities. Science education projects include a broad range of activities, such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics, robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.
Pitsco Education develops K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum, educational kits, and classroom tools. The company, founded in 1971, is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.
