Design for Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting 1 Running head: DESIGN FOR SCIENCE REASONING IN AN URBAN SETTING The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting Eli M. Silk and Christian D. Schunn Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh Mari Strand Cary Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University December 22, 2008 Accepted to Journal of Science Education and Technology Corresponding Author Information: Eli M. Silk LRDC Room 820 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 T: +1 (412) 624-7469 F: +1 (412) 624-7439 esilk@pitt.edu