What if your students could build a wind turbine, optimize it through real investigation, and use it to pump water uphill—all while covering circuits, electromagnetism, energy transfer, and engineering design in one connected renewable energy...
Career and Technical Education
Once called vocational education and geared toward students who were not considered “college material,” career and technical education (CTE) has evolved into an educational approach that emphasizes setting all students up for success. Specifically, CTE stresses authentic, meaningful learning by giving students the opportunity to apply academic and technical skills in a contextualized fashion.
I've been teaching science since 2000, and the question that's driven me from the start is a simple one: How do I make science learning feel real and relevant for my students? Early on, that meant writing grants in a rural school just to get basic e...
Karen Van De Walle teaches agricultural science at Denver High School and Dunkerton High School in Iowa, where she uses CASE 4 Learning curriculum and Vernier technology to support hands‑on, inquiry‑driven instruction. A recipient of the 2025 CA...
Mary-Elizabeth Foote teaches agricultural science at Schuylerville High School in upstate New York, where she uses CASE 4 Learning curriculum and Vernier technology to support hands‑on, inquiry‑driven learning. Now in her ninth year in the cla...
Agricultural science blends biology, chemistry, environmental science, and technology to help students understand how plants, soil, water, and environmental conditions affect agricultural outcomes. Whether students are learning in a high school agri...
Every April, Earth Day offers a timely opportunity to explore how science and engineering intersect with the real world. This year’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, invites students to consider the role of energy in shaping the future—and how we c...
In honor of Women in STEM Month, we spoke with three professionals who use data collection, research, and hands-on science to make an impact in their fields. From food science to environmental compliance, their work showcases the many ways STEM shap...
When it comes to innovation, CASE educator Jamie Christiansen and her agricultural science students are bringing home the bacon—and the data—to help local pork farmers thrive. Christiansen, who teaches in the Midland Community School District ...
As the clean energy industry—especially wind power—grows rapidly, engineering, environmental science, and CTE classrooms have an exciting opportunity to explore real-world science concepts that impact both our environment and society. Te...
All species in an ecosystem, from critters on the forest floor to lions in the Serengeti, are directly or indirectly nourished by “dead stuff.” This organic matter, whether fallen leaves, rotting fruit, or decomposing organisms, is a crucial par...