Using STEM to Investigate Issues in Managing Waste will provide students with a means to actively engage in solving real-world problems using scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design.

Designed to interest students in specific career fields related to science, technology, engineering, and math, this 128-page book helps students use science inquiry and integrated activities to explore careers in waste management.

The book includes topics such as:

• solid waste
• product life cycle
• composting
• packaging
• landfill construction

It supports National Science Education Standards, NCTM and ITEA standards, and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.