Exploring the Science of Retroreflectivity: Curriculum for Grades 4 through 6
| dc.contributor.author | Finley, Melisa D. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Hanover, Stephanie | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Chrysler, Susan T. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-11T21:00:23Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2018-12-11T21:00:23Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-10 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | According to the United States Department of Commerce, careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are growing faster than occupations in other areas. However, in-class academic concepts can seem abstract with little relevance to a student’s life. There is therefore a need for in-class curricula that links academic concepts with real-world STEM applications. Over the past 10 years, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers have developed many educational activities for elementary and middle school students (K–8) that provide an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and insight into what transportation engineering and other STEM careers have to offer. In 2011, a TTI researcher taught approximately 300 fifth graders about the scientific principles of reflection, refraction, and retroreflectivity through a brief history of sign sheeting, hands-on activities, and a laboratory exercise. While these activities successfully engaged the students, it is not possible for one researcher to visit the numerous K–12 classrooms in their area, much less on a state- or nation-wide level. Therefore, TTI researchers created a curriculum and associated materials that can be used by teachers and other professionals to connect real-world applications in transportation to academic concepts to enhance the STEM learning experience for students. | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86347 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | SAFE-D: Safety Through Disruption National University Transportation Center | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | TTI-01-05 | en |
| dc.rights | CC0 1.0 Universal | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | STEM | en |
| dc.subject | transportation | en |
| dc.subject | retroreflectivity | en |
| dc.subject | reflection | en |
| dc.subject | refraction | en |
| dc.subject | curriculum | en |
| dc.title | Exploring the Science of Retroreflectivity: Curriculum for Grades 4 through 6 | en |
| dc.type | Report | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |