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Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers will be in high demand in the 21st century. Young scientists and mathematicians can begin developing a love of experimenting and discovery that builds on a child’s natural sense of curiosity. This issue, part of a series developed with Chevron Corporation and the United States Golf Association, looks at the game of golf through the eyes of a scientist. Aerodynamics is the focus as students discover how a heavy airplane can fly through thin air; how lift, drag and weight affect flight patterns; why a golf ball has dimples; and how a man named Bernoulli explained one essential law of physics that changed the world.
In this issue students will:
- read expository scientific text
- complete a “cloze” activity to strengthen reading comprehension
- use the newspaper to identify articles in STEM fields
- sequence events
- conduct a simple experiment
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