Harlan, J. M., & Pruet, S. A., & Van Haneghan, J., & Dean, M. D. (2014, June), Using Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Modules to Improve Understanding of Math and Science Content and STEM Attitudes in Middle Grade Students  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--23258

\bibitem{asee_peer_23258}
  Harlan, J. M., \& Pruet, S. A., \& Van Haneghan, J., \& Dean, M. D. (2014, June), \emph{Using Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Modules to Improve Understanding of Math and Science Content and STEM Attitudes in Middle Grade Students}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--23258

Jessica M. Harlan, Susan A. Pruet, James Van Haneghan, and Melissa Divonne Dean.  "Using Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Modules to Improve Understanding of Math and Science Content and STEM Attitudes in Middle Grade Students".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/23258 Internet.  01 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23258}
  Jessica M. Harlan, Susan A. Pruet, James Van Haneghan, and Melissa Divonne Dean.
  "Using Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Modules to Improve Understanding of Math and Science Content and STEM Attitudes in Middle Grade Students".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/23258 Internet.  01 May, 2024

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