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Developing a Strong, Diverse Science Teaching Workforce Is Critical
By Latrece Johnson, MEd, MS
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Using rain to manipulate art media, and modeling rain
A day where the rain had lasted so long that the playground became soupy led to an investigation of the properties of art media—tempera paint and oi...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Nature of science: a new NSTA position statement
Winter weather often makes us wonder how wild animals survive without a heated environment....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Play—outdoor, in-door recess, and science
Children move eagerly to get their winter wear gear, stream out the door, across the street and onto the playground....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Engineering in early childhood continues
Engineering was celebrated last week but it continues to happen spontaneously, and with teachers’ support, in early childhood settings. Engineering ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Supportive communities for teaching science in the early childhood years
There are times when educators miss opportunities to support young children’s interest in exploring and learning about natural phenomena. We might...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Engineering in early childhood
In early childhood settings both educators and young children solve problems using available materials and an engineering design process. The process ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Early childhood science education at conferences
When a conference has plenty of sessions about science and engineering learning in early childhood—so many that each time slot has 2 or more ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Local nature experiences help children relate to other environments
My side of the street is shaded for hours longer than the opposite side which gets full sun for more than 6 hours a day, even in winter. The differenc...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Myths about Science, with an early childhood focus
The National Science Teachers Association website has a section for families titled, “Help Your Child Explore Science.” Here’s my adaptatio...
By Peggy Ashbrook