Scientist Teacher Education Partnership Program

Scientist Teacher Education Partnership Program (STEPP)

Brain Science CurriculumGrades 3 and 4Brain Science CurriculumGrades 5 and 6

Scientists at the Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School in Waltham, Massachusetts, in collaboration with local elementary school educators and administrators have developed a neurobehavioral science education curriculum for use with children in grades 3-6. The Scientist Teacher Education Partnership Program (STEPP) began in 1998 through a grant funded by the Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) program of the Division of Clinical Research of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR/NIH).

The goal of the STEPP project is to enhance science literacy by providing elementary and middle school students with innovative learning experiences that will establish the foundation for broad, socially connected understanding of how the brain works and how brain functioning relates to behavior. In designing the curriculum we have taken advantage of the environment and resources of the Shriver Center, a center of interdisciplinary scientific research training, and clinical service.

Funding provided by NIH-NCRR, Grant # 1R25RR13433, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School and private donors.© Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2005.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Music and Interdisciplinary Connections

Lesson based on a song written by Max Martin and Kristian Lundin.

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50 States to Celebrate Discussion Guide with Common Core Connections

Use Green Light Readers Fifty States to Celebrate series to introduce interesting facts and features about each state.

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Convection Connection

Two investigations that will help children better understand air and water movements, or convection currents.

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Making Connections with Inventions

Student simulate how inventors compare objects by making connections between pairs of items.

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Atypical Vision

Use a lesson that is designed to help students understand that several things can cause atypical vision.

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Connecting Volume, Mass, and Capacity (Gr. 5)

Your students will use the information provided to answer questions about the volume, mass, and capacity of the human bo...

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