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The activities in this book are meant to inspire teachers to bring the human aspect of STEM education into their classrooms while still aligning with their existing curriculum and the National Standards; however, we encourage teachers to modify each classroom activity to better suit their grade level, as well as the needs of their particular children.

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  1. State University of New York at New Paltz, USA

    Aaron D. Isabelle

  2. State University of New York at New Paltz, USA

    Nataly Z. Valle

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Isabelle, A.D., Valle, N.Z. (2016). Concluding Remarks. In: Inspiring STEM Minds. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-352-0_6

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