This lesson is based on the novel Girls, Drums and Dangerous Pie (middle school LA) It is one of the first unit lessons that I wrote that included STEM pedagogy practices. When I used this lesson in the classroom, the students became more invested in the novel study. Most of the students had no idea about childhood cancer and so they could not relate to the story as they had no understanding or personal experience to connect with. Using this STEM lesson BEFORE engaging in the novel connected st