September 11, 2017
Ms Sharon Thomas, a middle school teacher in Medford, NJ, is eager to welcome her students back to school this fall so she can introduce them the Smithsonian's new STCMS curriculum, which was selected to reflect the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. The curriculum was created by the Smithsonian Science Education Center and is called Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STCMS). As Ms. Thomas explains to her students' parents, STCMS is a hands on, inquiry based program that integrates engineering and design throughout each unit. Each classroom will have a class set of textbooks and students will have access to the textbook online for use outside of the classroom.
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